The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-10


tory OF the state when there has been
such an influx OF settlers as within
the past year. The class OF citizen
ship we have been receiving Is what |
is the most generally appreciated.
The majority OF the new corners are
from the East, and not from foreign
countries. The new settlers are,
generally speaking, fairly well-to-do,
as new immigrants are generally con-
sidered. They bring enough capital
with them to make a substantial
payment on small tract OF irrigated
land and TO last them for a year, or
antil they can raise a crop. Most OF
the people who have come from the
Fast in the past year have settled
upon the lands which have been
opened by the irrigation projects.
In addition to the small capital,
which they possess, In financial
way, they have still better capital
the experience and frugality OF the
older sections Of the United States
While they lack 10 the experience Of
irrigation possibly, yet they soon
adapt themselves to the conditions
and make the class OF citizens which
we most earnestly desire. They are
the builders Of the country.
In the development OF our agricnl-
tural and horticultural facilities
Lemhi county has been sleeping on
its privileges. These resources have
not been brought to the notice OF the
outside world as they should have
been. The consequences are that we
have not been securing that element
of citizenship which we most greatly
desire for the future development Of
our agricultural resources. Our at
tention has apparently been concen
trated upon our greatest natural re
sources-that Of mining, and our az
ricultural has been In measure liz
nored. During the past year a mum
Der of large mining enterprises hav
been inaugurated, which employ
large number Of men; and II this In
crease continues In the same proper
tion for the next few years 1t vii
not be matter OF but short tim
, before the demand for agriculture
! products will exceed the supply. Il
some extent this Is now true II. som
of the products Of the soil.
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What we especially need to Civ
the Salmon River country a create
, publicity Is an organization who
J will see to the matter OF presentin
our natural resources to the outsid
. world. 1t Is true the two paper
published In the county are doip
their part In this connection, In
measure, their facilities In this d
: rection are limited. A couple ,
D hundred dollars could be expended
5 this manner, without creating ar
Q hardship upon any one, and return
r hundred fold, even In a financial wa
s Today cultivated land In the count
. Is sold for one-third of It's value d
i years hence. 1t would place it 10
i estimate to say that there is not on
u fourth OF the land under cultivate
= which could be placed under water
n nominal expense and cultivrte
u What we need Is larger populati'
y to both produce and consume. IL o
;, resources we're brought to the atte
a tion of those looking for homes
would upquestionably secure our pr
portion of the most desirable citize
a. of the East.
Or ~
a. Thousands upon thousands OF sun
a. farmers In the East are looking
is the West to better their conditic
n There they are ekeing out an exi'
as ance, as renters. With their SIN
III accommodations they could come he
In invest In small tract of land, a
tn eventually gain a competence
n their old age. All that Is needed
er to present these matters to tn
TT view In common sense way, and
ny battle Is won. BY securing emil
at grafton every. avenue of industry
nh benefited. Unoccupied lands wo
he he made to produce their share
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