The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-14

E
ters are very interesting aud deal
with the history, topography and
climate OF Idaho respectively. The
fourth chapter is on the resources OF
the state, the water power, timber
and mineral resources. Data CLEANED
from this chapter shows that Idaho
has about so, 900, 000, 900 feet o. tim
ber, OF which amount 10000, 900, 900
feet Is located In the Clearwater
basin.
Chapter treats OF industries, and
chapter g gives the legal methods OF
acquiring titles to land. One chap
ter Is devoted TO labor unions OF the
state, one to education, one To the
state Institutions and another TO the
counties of the state, treating OF
each briefly but comprehensively.
Here are some facts picked from
the report promiscuously that are OF
great interest,
Idaho has nearly 5000, 900 acres Of
land under cultivation.
The Irrigated area reaches over IL
coo, 900 acres.
The population OF the state Is easily
300, 900.
The wheat yield for 1905 reached
over 1900, 900 bushels.
The stock shipments for that year
reached ! $3.50 carloads Of swine.
And 2,197 carloads OF beef cattle.
| Also 500 carloads OF horses and I,
500 carloads OF sheep.
i The wool production Is estimated
at $4,000, 900 pound.
Idaho has ,6D5 miles OF railroads
IN operation, and those under con-
struction viii make the total about
2,i50.
The mininR output for 1905 was
s2o, 35s, 900.
The increase for the last two years
over the previous two years was
ahon. 1000, 900,
The manufacturing establishments
number very close TO 1000; capital
invested IN these is shown to be con.
siderable ovei $4,000, 900.
Men employed In mining aud man
ufacturing In 1909 reached over 10
500.
There are at present more than
30, 300 farmers In Idaho.
The valuation OF the state for tax
alton In 1900 was ssl 900, 900, the In
crease In two years being si3, 0oo 600.
| Colonel Miller estimates the actual
value OF the property Of the state at
over si00, ,000
There are ~ national banks In Ida
no, with paid up capital OF s2,12I,-
900 and the deposits run above si2,-
| 400, 900.
There are ~ state and private
banks with paid up capital OF a..
a2o ooo aud deposits upwards Of si3,.
400, 600.
Combined paid up banking capital
reaches ", ,i35, ,00o, and combined de-
posits stretch above VS., 800, 900.
In 1882 the whole banking system
OF the territory consisted OF five pri.
yate and one nationl bank With a
visible capital OF 800, O0O.
The following interesting para
graphs are clipped from the pages of
the report:
"Up to this time we have built
and equipped a9i common school
buildings, two normal schools. one
state academy and one university at
a cost OF si,6j0,UD. and the deyo-
tional people Of the state have sup
plemented this educational system
with 10 denomlnational schools. scad-
emies and colleges at a cost OF si44,-
90, and during the same time built
i53 houses OF worship at cost of si,-
233, ,ooo.
up TO this tinIe the state has put
under canals, over 3,n0J,O acres OF
| land at cost of over sl2. .Go, ,eOJ and
has Withdrawn from the public do.
main under the Carey act 5000
acres, more 10y far than any other
one OF the arid states and neither her
| ifFigable land nor her waters give
any sign OF exhaustion.
During the same season (laO5l
some !, 40 farmers planted as a sort
OF side issue 2l,0oo acres to sugar
beets and received in return for their
labor over ~ .O00, o01.
Idaho possesses great oppoIt,In-
/ tiles for the sober aud industrious tO
gain, Ii not wealth, at least com
/ petence She is yet the state where
the poor man can own q home aud be
independent. As yet there are no
great cepters Of wealth and no great
combinations of capital aud her man
ufaeturing industries are as widely
distributed rs that OF her banking,
both accommodating themselves to
the wants and needs OF her growing
communities.
"The opportunities foI becoming
the owner OF a farm on her irrigated
lands and on those yet TO be irrigat-
ed, are now and will be for years TO
come, unlimited. The opportunities
! ~ gsftinu nOSsaSSion of eoyaFnment