The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15

ing plant, recently completed a of $40 OOO
the capacity of the former being O00 gallons day.
furnishing consumers of water for one-haf the rate
charged in Boise and neighborng cities Its half
million gallons storage reservoir at elevation of 80
feet insures pressure sufficient to overcome the
efforts o. the flames Forty five fire hydrants are
udiciously distributed about the city, and sufficient fire
apparatus, comprising three hose hook and lad
der truck, and 1900 feet hose is provided 1t has
nearly 90 600 feet of particularly sewerage system
representing expenditure of nearly many thousand
dollars
Another evidence of the Weiser habit-advanced pub
lie enterprises evnced by the plans fresh from the
architects hands, of two story brick build
ing the erection of which will be begun Immediately
1t is to be eight structure built along the most
approved modern lines, ghtsome we'll ventilated
When completed it will represent an outlay of at least
S2o 600, and will give adequate accommodation to the
children OF the CITY, This building will be the cap
stone of splendid educational structure as NAV be
FOUND In any city in the east of corresponding This
supplemented by three other splendid school buildings
The excellence of the school system to the drec
tion OF Prof j. M Martin school superintendent and
MS able corps OF assistants The SOULS health of this
community is conserved by six denominations Metho-
DIST Episcopal, Baptist, United Brethren Congrega
tonal Catholic, Christian and the Salvation Army all of
which have neat houses of worship except the last
The business houses for the most part of solid mas
onry indicative of their master spirits are and
OF varied lines carrying stocks wholly adaquate to meet
the great and growing demands of supply point
Prominent among Weisers industries are an eyapor-
ALL,
GOLDEN OPENINGS ARE HERE
for cannery, wooden MILL wholesale house and an
other evaporation and steam laundry Two stoutlv
capitalized banks keep the finances of the CITY on an
basis and give commercial to the city abroad
OF fraterna ORDERS we'll represented there are the
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M W. of A., F. 0. E., 0. E. S.. Rebekahs Women Of
Woodcraft, G. A. r., w. r. c. and Order of Pendo
Weiser is at a healthful altitude of 21O6 feet
An inkling of Weisers Importance as shipping
centre Is found in the following facts There were ship
ped during the past SIS stock alone in
Guiding Sheep horses cattle hogs of which 90 nar
cent or 10000 head Sheep against 80 per cent
IN Soo tne year preylous besides this there num-
erous cars of fruit brick and other local products
Weiser is the county seat of Washington a comfy
where failure OF has been known and which
combines every the state possesses and in ire
natural wealth OF SOIL grazing lands timber and miner
ais stands at the head There in the county
over 600 head of CATTLE 275 900 head of sheen
over g. 600 horses and 900 head of swine for oil
Oh winch there is good, strong cash market CITY and
county taxes are jointly four percent The average
yield OF staple alfalfa six to ten tons oor
nifty to 100 bushels, wheat thirty eighty bushels oats
10 to 100 bushels barley 80 to 60 bushels potatoes
to 1000 and vegetables and fruits flourish and of unn
qualify Its fruits especially have been prize winners at
national and International exhibitions
irrigated lands sell, unmproved at s25 to $40 -;
proved $40 to 500 and the increase in value for
ooen during the past five has from
one-nalt Welser town lots quoted thus business
and oro
enhansed In value in five years 100 percent
Inc county enjoys two Free Rural DELIVERY ro,+os
over 3oo days of shine the average of nIost
weather enjoyed in this county per year
THE WEISER SHELTER
Another agency progress that is destined 20 u..
Meisers prosperity is the reopening of the Wasorl
oei'er' as arrangements have been effected for s mr.
~ Dy strong eastern Oregon company who proposa 10
pu ~ INTO early operation aud TO work the conner r
OF tne Seven Devils district aud the gold ores 90 ~
pAher ana sumpter districts. This plant Il of 1O0
u"y capacity, but with building capacity for nlsoi
machinery which will reduce 200 tons per day n wa
Dut an 1901 Is thoroughly modernized Ia ia eouina,
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