Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-31
IDAHO

Dr. A. f. winship, the celebrated
educator and editor OF the Boston
Journal OF Education, attended the re-
cent meeting of the State Teachers
Association at Boise On his return
home he wrote the following article
on Idaho" for his magazine:N
Idaho is the Iowa of the Intsrmoun-
tain Empire. In moral sentiment. in
loyalty to conventionality and consci-
ence. in uniformity of earnest pur-
pose. Idaho rivals Iowa, and no higher
tribute is possible.
Idaho has never been a boom state,
but a developed and developing state.
The slowness of her unfolding has con-
tributed to her elasticity, to her we'll
| tempered condition.
Idaho is in two entirely distinct
natural Industrial commercial dis |
J tricts. The panhandle is IN the in
land empire, while the body Of the !
state Is in the inter- mountain en-
pira. The inland empire section Is .
mining, cereal and forestry region,
l
the garden spot OF the nation in fruit
and vegetables.
"The inland empire section Is rich
beyond expression In forests. the no
blest of forests. in mines of intense
wealth, and In cereal yield 1t is only
equalled in the rest of the Palouse
country across the line in Washington.
Moscow. seat Of the State Univer-
sity. and Lewiston, seat Of the State
Normal school of the north. are in the
: Palouse country. which distances
every other portion Of the country in
the yield Of wheat I dare not give
figures, which are SO marvellous as to
read like a bit of romance. Suffice 1t
: to say that the Idaho of the north is
a bit Of the worlds area whose glory
will never be over stated The day Is
not far distant when this entire dis
= trict will be a net work Of electric
railroads, radiating from Spokane.
1.-THE chief area Of Idaho. however, is
south of the inland empire in the inter
mountain empire which has been the
heart of the sage brush desert. Such
sight as 1T has been! For the first
time I am allowing my pen to praise
this dessert region, for the first time
appreciate it's possibilities.
lone instance samples the condi-
= lions which have but begun to appear
. Twelve years ago a friend of mine fol
many years, a woman teacher, marri
ed telegraph operator, and pooling
their interests, went to the sagebrusl
country, where there was water fo
irrigation. They bought AZ acres o
sage brush, including water rights
for $40 per acre. a total Of $500. The!
proceeded to build a small, comforta
BILE home and put five acres into vege
tables upon which to live. The mex
year they planted 5000 apple trees
Within three years two little one
came to their home. In five years the.
began to sell apples, more and NOR
each year. until this year they soil
1900 bushels of apples and 5000 gal
Ions Of cider. They have been offere
5000 per acre for a part of their or
chard and edclined n because the
know they will get more The in
crease in the value Of their place ha
been more than $4,000 while tn
ne
annual profit has come to be a luxur.
This is an actual experience Of on
family. 1t is typical OF what man
have experienced. A little capita
ability to wait FIVE or six years. a Low
OF hard work and purpose to TAX
n. care OF ones orchard are essentials I
-. success.
Now for the first time there is
be abundant water for the reclamatio
~ of the vast area of sage brush. Nes
,ho Boise the quiet metropolis, and capit
,ss. " 'e' '"eie - " oe mug
IN natural reservoir. costing ultimate
70 $11 900, 100000. and when this is read
n and kindred irrigation schemes al
~ perfected there need not be an acre
IN. the great sage brush desert that
ron not radient with bloom in May ar
laden with apples in autumn-ar
such apples.
of Internationally Idaho is admiral
at appointed. The school laws are
veil every way modern. The state is b
tics Is years of age. and every provisis
the has been intelligently made by di
as interested officials.
and THE superintendent Of public Il
structfon Miss Relic Chamberlain n