The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-12-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS
Items Of General Interest to All OF
Our Readers.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DOINCs

A Brief Review Of the improvements. Growth
and Development Along All Lines Of In.
| Industry Throughout Our State.
| Kendrick--That fortunes are to be
made In land IN this vicinity was never
better illustrated than in the case OF
M. V. Thomas, prominent retired
farmer, who today 10 vatiyely
estimated to be worth 800 900, while
In 1893 and 1894, the years OF the
panic, he was TO all practical purposes
broke" The account of how Mr..
Thomas. starting with nothing, accum-
ulafed the snug sum of about $50 900,
only to lose all In the CRISIS, and how
he then turned around and has since
amassed 100000. reads more like fiction
than cold facts, but Mr.. Thomss youch-
% for the story
Moscow--Since the visit OF the Wey-
erhauser timber people here recently
much interest Ia being again aroused
in the Moscow x Eastern railroad pro-
jeet. Those In touch with the matter
express themselves as being OF the
opinion that something definite will
soon develope. The people OF this
community regard the timber belt
tributary to this place az being very
important matter for the welfare OF this
section, and are therefore anxious TO
cooperate with the timber people. Mr..
Weyerhauser stated while here that if
there Is to be road to this belt from
any point it would have to be through
Latah county.
Boise--At the annual meeting OF the
Boise Terminal railway company, a
branch of the Short Line, the articles
OF incorporation were amended no as to
authorize the construction of the line
now being built to the Barber lumber
plant, five miles apove this city. The
amendment also authorizes the extern
sion OF the line to the mouth of More
creek, 20 miles from the city.
The latter feature Is regarded as sig |
nificant. The action was taken under
the direction Of Farley l.. Williams,
general counsel for the Oregon Short
line, and it is understood a right of
way will be filed ON at once. In view
OF the fact that there is much talk of
a road beiog built from Denver to this
place, and because it would probably
come down the river, this move is
looked upon with much interest. 1t
would give the Short line right of
way through the canyon.
Orofino - Tbs officers of Nez Perez
county still refuse TO recognize this ter.
itory as a part of that county and
he officers OF Shoahone county refuse
o have any official relations with this
ection except to collect taxes. Deeds
nd other Instruments can not be re-
orded In either county at present, and ,
Vhile justices of the peace probably
AVE authority to act, neither county
gill certify to their official character in
instances where it is required. The
overnor holds that the annexation OF !
his part of shoshone county to Neg {
'erce county nullifies the commissions ..
all notaries public who reside In the :
art OF Shoshone county that was cut +
n, consequently there is a territory !
ere Of 1900 square miles in which /
here Is not an officer who can take ac a
edgements of deeds. Real estate a
'ansfers are at standstill. A notary Q
ublic has been appointed at Orofno, l
Boise-Data upon which to estimate
ne population of the state of Idaho is n
eager. BY the state officials the fig Q
re- is placed at 225, 900, but that is 4
robably high, perhaps is 900 too +
UGH. The census of 1900 gave the I,
ate l61 1922, which of 1884 were W
adams, Chinese and Japanese, leav- q
g white population of 154,73s.
here we've cast that year 81, 7s1 votes.
the recent election II .22l votes were
st The vote fell far below the regis ee
alton, owing to Democratic disaffec- is
on on both the state and. the national III
'kets of that party, and it is estimat- to
that the falling off from the regis %
alton was fully 5 pei cent more than ~ ~
1900. Adding per cent to the total ~ ~
tie cast we get "A, as the number ST
at would have been cast had there su
en- as large percentage of the vote fir
He'd as In the last preceding presi. Ill
ntial election. At the same proper M
m OF vote to population that would WI
'e 2OO,4l6 white people in the state. ~
Stunning the other races number the
ne as in 1900, the total would be
400.
The common basis OF calculation is. pl'
viewer, three to one. II that proper eg
o holds true, the total would be OF
$50. Again, it has always been we
'rged that the population OF 1900 I W.
greater than shown by the census. ,va
CD carelessness having been shown RI
the taking OF the census. That his
nd Affect the propoitio OF popula- hin
to vote. The proportion OF three we
me Is probably too great, the figure sta
ng neaier 26S, that found in max tur
the computation from the figures o. SAT-
census and the vote in 1900.
Inder all circumstances the most
can be conservatively claimed IL l.
200 population for the state at this the
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ondon, Dec. 8. - According IN nas'
Petersburg dispatch IN tha Da;f, ava,