Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-11-20
HEREIN LIES OUR WEALTH.
Permanent Basis for Prosperity Still
Remains in the Country.

In the Nezperce and Camas prairie
country there is stored at the present
time in the warehouses over 5,000,-
000 bushels of wheat and barley
awaiting shipment to the grain mar
kets of the world.
This immense quantity of grain
represents a part of the crop for the
year 1907 and is valued at about 3d.,
500, 900 all of which should be at
this time on its way to the worlds
markets and it's equivalent in money
be back into the country for the
purpose of carrying on legitimate
business.
A1arge part of this great crop has
been paid for by the banks of the
country, part is represented by
warehouse certificates and still
greater part is stored upon the farms
awaiting the opening of the market
so that it may be disposed of.
This 5000, 900 bushels does not
represent the entire harvest of this
vast and productive country for
there still remains millions of BUSH
els upon the farms for feeding pur-
poses and future delivery.
/ In addition to the vast sum which
! is represented in the cereal crop of
this country as wealth, there remains
! to be added the value of the annual
shipments of hay, fat cattle and
hogs, which in the aggregate amount
! to the enormous sum of $4,000, 900.
Crop Three fourths Tax Wealth.
The entire taxable wealth of Nez
Perce and Idaho county for the year
of 1906 amounted to 81, 100000 in
round numbers. This sum represents
the taxable value of the entire
wealth, which includes all the land.
: improvements both city and coun-
try f4Inr
4 The output of the farms of this
country, including the grain, cattle.
hogs and hay amounts to fully S.
O0O, 900, or nearly three-fourths of
the combined taxable wealth of the
two counties wherein lies the Nez-
perez and Camas prairie sections.
Sixty days ago, when the clouds
bespoke downpouring of rain, So
,licitous glances shot out towards the
great Nezperce and Camas prairies,
and those who had experienced the
dire destruction of the wheat crop of
the Palouse, Big Bend, Nezperce and
Camas countries in 1898, looked with
anxious faces towards the clouded
skies and wondered whether the
promised bountiful crop of Idahos
wheat lands was to be a total fail
ure, or whether it was going to be
saved and thus make all the farmers
of this great productive country
HAPPY and prosperous.
For days the outcome of the kreat
crop hung In the balance, and from
day to day those who knew whereof
they spoke were preparing them
selves for the worst. Each day that
the rain fell, the future of the great
wheat belt looked more dismal, and
many who had passed through
scores of harvests were satisfied that
the great bulk OF the crop would
be lost.
The clouds passed away, however
and the bright sunshine, that glad
deued every heart. came forth again
and with it's warm rays, came hope
and following hope came success
The great crop was saved, the coun.
try was safe, farmers were happy
and golden smiles wreathed the peo-
pie and the country round about.
Sunshine Removes Doubt.
The change from rain clouds tt
sunshine meant a world of things tt
the country The farmers on more
than 100000 acres of choice wheat
lands had labored for a year untir.
ingly and increasingly; they haC
millions in the harvest, and millions
they expected to realize from it, OIL
hardships and privations must fol-
low and this was not what they
wanted
When the rain stopped and the