Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-05-11
BIG PAY ROLLS
IN The STATE
Col. Miller Gathering
Valuable Data in
Idaho

six lnllliOn COLLARS are luNeslSu III
manufacturing industries IN Kootenai
county alone is an interesting fact
made known by Colonel Miller, the
state immigration agent, who Is In
Lewiston today compiling statistics he
is gathering in the counties of northern
Idaho.
Colonel Miller has completed his cam
vass Of Kootenai and Latah counties.
and when seen by an Evening Teller
representative gave the figures COM
piled from Kootenai. His totals have
not been prepared on Latah county yet.
and he is just starting his canvass of
Neg Perez. 1t is scarcely realized how
great is the production without look
| ing over the Colonels report In one
sawmill in Latah county the actual
capital invested Is over one million |
dollars. The colonel has not estimated
what the showing will be In either OF
these counties. but promises to give the
people of the porthern part of the state
an actual statement as to their manu-
featuring production before he returns
to Boise.
| He will go tomorrow to Genesee. and
this will finish his work In Latah
county. He will then cover every man
ufacturing industry in Nee PIERCE coun-
ty. after which he will canvass Idaho
county.
Bio Pay Roll in kootsnai.
I'm Kootenai county," said the col
onel, 1.-THE actual output Is $5.500.000
annually, and over 5000 men are en-
ployed in manufacturing industries
Some Of these men draw large pay and
some small, but the average right
straight through is $3.50 per day. 80 It
can readily be seen that the actual pay
roll in the north Is more than we would
at a glance imagine.
"The pay roll for the year 1905 was
in round figures 100000 and this did
not really represent the entire pay roll
for many Of the lumber mills get their
logs from contractors, and we were not
able to get the number Of men or the
price paid by the contractors who FUR
nished logs to the mills.
"In Kootenai the showing Of last
year does not represent the standing
OF the county today, for there are 2
4 large number Of new enterprises that
!. have hardly begun operations. and
: which will add materially to the pay
! roll as well as to the output.
Y "Some Of the larger concerns which
a have been taken into account in maxi
{ ing this estimate are the Lewis mill at
Occur d'Alene. which employs 500
: men; the Occur d'Alene lumber mill
. which employs 200 men: the Hamburg
= min at Sand Point which employs 400
a men, and the Bonner's Ferry mill.
n which employs $50 men.
lmmsnss Lake Traffic.
: "The traffic on the Occur d'Alene
!, lake." continued the colonel. IL equal
. to the traffic on any body Of water its
}. size in the United States. On this
y small lake there are 81 boats that carry
: passengers, two Of which make regu-
9 lar daily trips to st. Joe and return.
''The growth in this county has been
remarkable. The school census and
vote Of 1904 showed . population IN
Occur dAlene Of $500 and in Sand
Point Of 1850. Today believe con-
sentative estimate win place tho popu-
Ilation Of Occur dAlene at $500. and o.
Sand. Point 1T $500.
Timber Men Aoalnst Forest Rssevvss
I'm visiting the mill men. and men
who have the interests Of the timber a
heart" said the colonel. II ma thai
they are opposed to the present forrest
Z reserve policy. II has been the gen.
: eral belief that they are In favor Il
e forest reserves. but this Il wronl
4 impression. When the land = CLEARED
= " timber Il II good farm land. X tn
z settlers were allowed to take this land
: the timber companies would make ar.
: rangements with them to remove IN
timber It = good price. and 1t the sams
d time the settler would Be- getting paid
i tor Improving his own place. and max.
e ing tillable land Of It.