The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-17
PRESIDENT IS Determined
WANTS A BUSINESS SESSION
He Will Probably Assert His Personality in Con.
ggess in Order to Bring about
Desired Results

lewiston, ana $75O,0o6 for the i'm
proyement of the Columbia at Cello.
In the course of his remarks he said:
In urging all the above appropria-
tions I would briefly cite few general
reasons why they should be made. The
country that would be directly bene-
flied comprises all Of Northern Idaho,
eastern Washington and eastern Ore
gon. Indirectly all three OF the states
would be greatly benefited. The area
Of tillable land within the counties
within close proximity to the rivers is
10. 900. 900 acres. of which about $780,
900 acres are being cultivated, and
much more would be were freight rates
lower. During the last ten years this
region has produced from 100000 to
&C, 600, 900 bushels of grain annually,
about nine tenths OF which was wheat
and one-tenth oats, barley rye and
other grains. The same counties have
produced annually for years almost
10O0 900 horses and cattle and about one
half million head Of sheep and hogs.
They produced last year for shipment
$3,252, 450 worth of fruits and vegeta-
bles: about 100000 worth of hay and
81, 000, 900 worth of dairy products.
They have produced about $4,000, 900
worth of wool and hides annually for
years, and immense wealth Of miner
ais. The Occur d'Alene mines alone
in 1904 produced about $14.o00.o0o
worth OF ore. Vast copper mines await
better transportation facilities and are
contiguous to the Snake river between
Lewiston and Pittsburg Landing. 1t
IS estimated that the White pine in
Idaho alone would scale 1880. 100000
feet and it covers 10000 acres of land.
It is said by umbermen to be the fin-
est body of white Pine in the United
States today. In eastern Oregon there
is vast forest Of Yellow pine which.
1t is estimated would scale $500, 900, 900
feet and which covers 100000 acres.
Tributary TO these rivers in Idaho,
Oregon and Washington are other
tracts of valuable timber awaiting the
means to reach the markets of the
world. Last year $4,000 car loads of
lumber was shipped from his region.
Besides this there are many other pro-
ducts that have left unmentioned be-
cause l have wanted to be brief--pro-
ducts which are of vast Importance to
the people of the northwest.
The opening up of these rivers to
navigation would in very short time
save In freight rates the amount of the
expense that would be incurred. BY
way of illustration: II costs about lac
per bushel to ship wheat to the coast
markets from these counties tributary
to these rivers. The distance Is from
two hundred to five hundred miles and
the rate per bushel per hundred miles
In from four to five cents. On the Mis-
sissippi river between St. Louis and
New Orleans the rate per bushel per
hundred miles is a little less than one
cent. In other words from three to
four times as much is paid for freight
as would need to be paid could we have
water transportation. Could the freight
rates be reduced ten cents per bushel
, the wheat producer would still be pay
| ing greater rates than he would pay
| for freighting on the Mississippi FLYER
| Could the rates be reduced to one