Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-11

legislatures were today |
nailed copy Of the pamphlets OF sta
Listies on the Lewiston Charleston |
bridge. prepared for the instructions
of the special joint statistical conn
mittee of the Lewiston Commercial
club and the Charleston Chamber Of
The report says in part:
Resources Of Territory.
"The territory most effected IN
cludes Nee Perez county in Idaho. ana
Asotin county in washington. It also
afYects In greater or less degree Ill
Of the Clearwater basin and rnucn Of
the Salmon and Snake river basins in
Idaho; also GARFIELD. Columbia. walla
Walla and Whitman counties in Wash
ington and wallowa and Union coun-
ties in Oregon.
"The nearer and smaller territory
has closely estimated population Of
81, 200 people, an assessed valuation Of
$l1.25s,211. approximately 23.S70 cat
tie, 1885 horses. 51,556 sheep and
produces some 100000 u so.000.000
bushels Of grain annually. The larger
or total territory affected more or less
has an estimated population Of 177.7oo
people an assessed valuation Of $685.
427,s64. 1922 cattle, 102,233 horses.
4ls,052 sheep and produces some So
900, 900 bushels Of grain
The report then shows the bank re-
sources Of the banks in the four Idaho
counties, the Ave In washington and
the three in Oregon-being tributary to
the bridge-compiled from the bank
statements at the close Of business on
June 80, 1906. The counties are as
follows:
Financial Condition Of Banks.
Idaho-Nez Perez. Idaho. Latah and
Shoshone.
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Whitman. Gar
field, walla Walla and Columbia
| oregon--walowa, Union and Uma-
4 -
tilla.
| The report shows the following
financial condition Of the banks in the
counties named:
Idaho Capital, $1,ss1. goo; surplus
ss34, 400: deposits. s7.OO4,0o0.
washington Capital, $1.757.500;
surplus, $1,017 900; deposits, $s,770,o0o
oregon-Capital. $s5O,ooo; surplus
s1ss.0oo: deposits. $1.94s.0o0.
Total-Capital. s4,sss,5oO; surplus
| 81, os7, 400: deposits SHIFT 900.
| Total resources Of banks, $24,122.40e
Then comes page showing the as
sesed valuation Of the different coun
ties named above the number of cat
tie horses and sheep In the common
wealths and the estimated population
| OF the eleven counties mentione'
above, as follows:
4 Traffic Across Bridge.
1 Assessed valuation. s9s.427,s64
number of cattle. 1922; number Q
horses. 102,23s: number Of sheep. 40,
lose: estimated population. 177.7oo.
The report closes with the followin
bridge statistics:
During the twelve months endin
November / 1906 there was total 9
25s, 2o6 crossings of the bridge, divide
as follows:
"Men afoot. s7.15s; women afoo
2s.19s; children afoot, 11,744: wheel
men, 1887; horsement, 1850; -four
horse vehicles, 3,092; two-horse We
hicles. SCOTS; one-horse vehicles, 81
ego; livestock. 2o,sss; to4al, 25a,2o6.
During the twelve months endir
November /. 1906, there were CROSSING
Iof the bridge as follows:
Approximate. $500 loads of lumbe
. 700 loads of coal. $500 loads of WOO
5000 crates of berries, $4,000 boxes
cherries. $4,000 boxes of pealhes, 500
600 pounds melons and lantelopes. 300
900 pounds potatoes"
Earnings OF the Bridge.
The report shows that the operatin
expenses of the bridge. including tax'
and interest for the last fiscai yea
were $9.369.11. as against s9,6s2.17 II
1905, a net decrease OF 3I3.06.
The gross earnings for the last fisc'
year were s14.0s4s0, as against s1s
$3.50. for 1905. an increase of $T02.
The profits for the last fiscal yes
were s4.725.49. as against $3,710.43, &
compared with 1905. being a net In
crease of $1.o15.o6.