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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

The greatest good that can be done
to the American farmer today is to
teach him to make the largest posi-
BILE profit from the smallest tract Of
land from which a family can be sup
ported in comfort. \ great influence
operating today against keeping the
boys in the country is that the boy
does not have money enough to buy
a farm. It is unfortunately true that
there is a trend in the direction Of
the absorbing Of farms into still
larger farms. with a consequent
diminution of population, as in Iowa
and other farming sections. The
remedy for this.is to demonstrate that
if the value is in the boy rather than
in the farm, and the boy is taught
that by intensive, diversified, scien-
tific farming a good living with a sur
plus profit that will provide amply for
old age, may be made from a COM
parativeIy small tract of Iand-say 10
acres-with ample cultivation, irriga-
ton and fertilization-or even with
out irrigation because a hoe and a
cuItivator in the hands of a scientific
farmer may bring as good and better
results in providing moisture for
growing plants than a ditch and I'M
limited water in the hands Of a lazy
farmer
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
CanNOn COmntN.

Canyon county was organized in
1891, and has an area of $4,000
acres. 2S1.5S0 of which are under
canals, and 236.30O under cultivation
and owned in fee or under incipient
title from the federal government as
hOmesteads or from the state of Idaho
on contract. The county has over .
600 farmers, who are raising corn,
wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa. clover, po-
tatOes, sugar beets, melons, fruits of
all kinds and many other things. The
county is situated in the very heart
of the Snake river valley and has the
benefit of the waters of the Boise and
Payette rivers and when the Payette-
Boise canal shall have been completed
it will vie with Bingham and Fremont
in irrigated acreage. 1t is in the
heart of the great fruit growing belt
of the State and has many fine or
Chards already in full maturity. Per
haps the majority of the commercial
fruit of the State is produced in this
county.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

lines in the writing book read What
Man has done Man can do" 1t is
well to still keep this in mind when
dealing with the matter of available
land. Successful irrigation projects
are almost as old as the human race.
Before America was discovered both
Peru and Mexico had their irrigation
systems, and land that is unavailable
at one time may become, by reason of
the advance in the sciences and the
shifting of population, the most valu-
able in existence. Many now living
remember when their school geOgra-
phies had a considerable area west
of the Mississippi labeled great
American desert" Much of this
same land is today making its owners
prosperous, if not rich. Comparative
ly little land, after all, is really abso-
lutely without any wealth producing
value. 1t is only a matter of making
the crop tit the soil. If not proper
for wheat or corn, or beans, or cab
bages, it may be the best .ueep pas
ture in the world. or peculiarly fitted
for timber culture, or at least avail
able for a stone quarry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
Honors for CanyonC ountyAppIes
Led All Others at National Horticultural Congress December

1t was a wonderful record that Ida
no made during the National Horti-
cultural congress in Council Bluffs,
which closed last night. In the face
Of distance and of difficulty, despite
the lack of Variety in early fruits and
the lack of time to prepare, the state
won second honOrs in competition with
the world in the state sweepstakes,
and first honors among all the coun-
ties of the Union went to Canyon
county.
In reality first honors as a state
went to Idaho. The award was made
nominally to Iowa, the home state Of
the congress, but it went there be-
cause under the rules Of competition
there were a third of the points at
issue to be decided by the judges, for
which neither Idaho nor any other
western state could, under the cir
cumstances, enter into competition.
The big sweepstakes award was
made primarily from the variety of
fruit Apples counted but so points,
and it was too late in the season be-
fore Idaho and other western states
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

nual yield per acre of timothy and
clover is four tons, of alfalfa six tons.
Glover is cut twice, alfalfa three
times, and in addition both yield rich
pasture during the fall and winter
The quality of the hay is probably
better than that of almost any other
in the country, for the reason that
there are no showers to cause dam
age while it is being put up, and it
comes out of the stack as fresh and
sweet as the day it was cut. The mar
ket outside of the home consumption
in the towns and cities, is principally
to the sheep and cattle men, for win
tering the great herds that roam the
hills and mountains in the summer
time. The price averages from $500
to $1,000 per ton in the stack, ac-
cOrding to the season, and proximity
to market, and as these crops require
seeding only once in several years, and
the expense of tending and putting
up is small, they are very remunera-
tive. oats are also popular, yielding
from 40 to 100 BUSHELS per acre, and
bringing the farmers an average price
of about SIPS per hundred.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

We're notified of the proposed horti-
cultural congress, and determined to
take part in it, for pears and peaches,
pIums and grapes and nuts to be
brought here. Each of these minor
fruits counted five points in the gen
eral award, out Of a possible 100.
Idaho was unable to compete for
these 25 points, nor for the 10 points
given for number of varieties on dis
play, BECAUSE of these seemingly un-
avOidable circumstances. The so
points on apples and Is points on gen
eraI artistic arrangements were all that
could be relied upon and the handi-
cap was too great for even Idaho fruit
to overcome.
The real competition of the con-
gress was between the state of Idaho
and Washington. and between Canyon
county, Idaho, and Chelan county,
Washington, as represented by the
great Wenatchee valley. In both these
competitions Idaho won, taking sec
Ond place to WashingtOn's third in
the state sweepstakes, and first hon
ors to WashingtOn's second in the
county sweepstakes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

warmed by atmospheric pressure. 1t
has been scientifically determined that
the chinook wind in falling from
these mountains is warmed at the rate
of one degree for each $50 feet of
descent A fall of $500 feet from the
summit of the Cascades to the
interior raises the temperature about
80 degrees. The peculiar qualities of
the chinook are its warmth and its
dryness: melting the SHOWS with its
warmth and drinking them up be
cause Of its dryness. The phenomenon
is repeated again at the Rocky noun
tains. and over the broad plains of
Montana. by the time the chinook
reaches the Rocky mountains. it is
again moisture-laden. This moisture
is precipitated at the lofty summit of
the Rockies, and the dry wind is again
warmed by the descending process.
and spreads with a melting breath
across the snow covered Montana
plains. The Indians used to welcome
the chinook as do the white settlers
Of today, and sought to hasten its ar
rival by long continued dances and
sacrifices to their great spirit. Its com
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
The NIarrcIs Of the Soil.

The Technical World tells about
some Oregon orchards, and it ought
to be good reading to Idaho farmers
and horticulturists, because Oregon is
not any better fruit country than Ida
no. This account says that F. Fl.
Hopkins in the Rogue River valley in
southern Oregon, in 1907, made a
profit Of $4,000 off 16 acres Of win
ter Neiis pears. $11ST5O an acre. In
the same valley G. H. Hover bought o
acres Of pear orchard at $500 an acre
and - months later sold a crop for
$4,000. Eight years ago J. L. Du-
mass set out so acres in apples near
Dayton in the WalIa WaIla district Of
south Washington. In the summer Of
1907 he bought 80 acres Of apple or
chard adjoining the property at an
inv stmcnt Of $4,000 The apples he
picked from those 80 acres that sea-
son sold for $4,000. and the total
crop from the hundred acres realized
$4,000, a return to the owner Of $50
600
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

on the Snake river and from the
Horseshoe Bend plant above Emmett
on the Payette river to the towns in
the valley, through Emmett and on to
Boise. Everybody thinks an electric
car line will soon follow the power
line.
The prospects here look better to
me than anything I have seen in Ida
no, and l have bought a large ranch
right at the lower end of the bench.
l am 45 years old, have grown fruit
all my life in Tennessee, studied the
business in western North Carolina,
and only last summer travelled extern
sively, and operated a canning factory
in the great peach belt of Georgia,
but l have never seen anything to
equal the fruit produced around En-
nett. and on the bench and slope
lands Of the Payette valley.
PAUL F. KEFAUVER.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
Timber Wealth of the Payette
By 6. B. Mains, Forest Supervisor.

At this rate Of cutting tn timber
upon the national forests alone in
sures a supply TO the valley for 40
years hence OF course, the demand
for timber is going to increase as set
tIement and building increase with the
reclamation Of new lands. This de-
mand will undoubtedly be met by the
manufactures from private holdings
and the introduction Of improved
logging machinery to lessen the cost
Of logging upon the more inaccessible
parts Of the national forests.
The policy Of the forest service is
10 preserve the timber for local use
when needed; to so regulate the cut
ting of the mature timber that another
cutting may be made EVERY 40 or so
years. Under this policy the resident
Of the Payerte valley is assured of a
supply Of timber for his needs for all
time 10 come. A fact not as thorough
Iy appreciated now as it will be fifty
years hence.
As a playground the forests of the
Payette are becoming famous. Its
lakes, streams and mountain recesses
are famed among sportsmen from
Maine to California. Hundreds seek
them every year for relaxation and
sport. and each succeeding year
brings new converts. Its accessible
ty and unsurpassed scenery makes it
the greatest playground in southern
Idaho and one Of the most famous in
the Rocky Mountains.
Many Of the most beautiful places
have passed into Drfyara hands and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
The Blessings of the Grass.
John PuskiuD

Gather a single blade Of grass, and
examine for a moment quietly its mar
row, sword-shaped strip of huted
green. Think Of it well, and judge
whether, Of all the gorgeous flowers
that beam in summer air, and Of all
strong and goodIy trees, pleasant to
the eyes or good for food, there be
any by God more highly graced, by
man more deeply loved, than that
narrow point Of feeble green. Con-
slider what We owe to the meadow
grass, TO the covering Of the ground
by that glorious enamel, by the com
panics Of those soft and countless and
peaceful spears.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

A we'll known physician tells how
70 avoid grip: Don't neglect slight
colds; dress warmly; breathe through
the nose; keep the feet dry; don't
keep overcoat or wraps on in the
house or office; shun drafts. especial
ly when Derspiring; keep living rooms
and offices well ventilated; don't ov-
Great; parrake sparingIy of alcoholic
beverages. Grip and pneumonia
germs the doctor said, are lurking
everywhere as a result of the foggy
moisture-Iaden atmosph re and com
paratiyeIy mild weather, and every
precauti0n should be taken to guard
against becoming a victim. This is
pneumonia and grip weather. and ev-
erybody should be careful" said he.
Avoid excuses Of all kinds. and
breathe only fresh air. Be outdoors
as much as possible, and become in
ured to the cold. Everybody should
avoid crowds and crowded street cars.
Germs are plentiful wherever there
are crowds of people
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
BuY While YOu Can.

Buy a farm, young man. No mat
ter how small it may be, buy a farm
and prepare it so that your land will
provide you a living. Twenty years
from now the man who owns his own
farm will be Independent and will
have at his command the means Of
a livelihood, no matter what indus
trial crisis causes trouble. The ex-
pansiOn Of manufactures cannot go on
forever, there will come a day in this
country. as there has in others. when
the supply will exceed the demand.
and the only absolutely sure occupa-
ton will be farming. Buy a farm
while one may be had.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
Observations BY a Newcomer.

Two months ago I left my home in
sunny Tennessee to visit Idaho and
coo for myself what OppOrtunities real
II, v,era offered in that section. where
tho govarnrnsnt and private enterprise
is DOING ca much to reclaim the desert
ard make If blossom as the rose. Re
rnarl,ab1a stories came back to US in
tho east about the wonderful fertility
of those lands when reclaimed; about
~. TaaI+bfr,I bracing climate; variety
and great superiOritv of the fruit pro-
d,cad there and the general rapid de-
yaIonrnent. of the country. The gov
eminent reb0rts were also highly IA
vorabIe AppIes from Oregon and
Idaho are being sold in our markets
ar twice the p.rice of oranges. So
wanted to see the country.
NV first sion was at Pocatello. GER
tafnlv a promising little city. Spent
two davs at American Falls, and this
Leaked mighty good to me- Three
DAYS in the Minfdoka district; surely
Dotbing couId be better. Three days
ar GoodineLthe best prospect I had
vet seen. Three DAYS in Hagerman
valley Here I found fruit like that
which brings such fancy prices at
home and alfalfa fields that yielded
az to $50 an acre in seed this year.
T-riad +o huv two places. but they
know the value of their land too well
for me. Mountainhome is a much
larger and better town than l had
exnected to see. 1t is surrounded by
a vast expanse of beautiful land and
will make a real good town some day.
Mamma suited me even better than
Gooding and I stayed there nearly
two weeks. Found some land that
suited me fine in the Deer Flat cOun-
trv and wrote home to my bank to
send me some money. Spent three
davs in Boise and one at Meridian,
and was much impressed by the guam
tity and perfection of the fruit in all
this section. Went to Caldwell and
found some more Deer Flat land near
there just as good as that near Nam
pa.
The weather so far had been me
but while at Caldwell, it rained' |
turned cold and showed. The power |
line between Nampa and Murphy |
went down before the storm and Tor
a while we had no electric lights, or
cars on the electric road. The ground .
was covered with snow and slush ana
it was generally disagreeable.
1 had heard that Emmett was in
a delightfully."- sheltered valley; that
they claimed the finest fruit land in
the state, and that many expert fruit
growers from Colorado and other
points were going there, so l thought
this a good time to see Emmett.
This place is situated in and right
at the head of the Payette valley.
This is considerably lower than the
country and from the
high lands above one gets a fine view
of the valley and of the famous bench
on the other side, as the train ap-
proaches. True enough! There was
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

more than quadrupIed it since state
hood-lS90.
6So.o56.90 lone-half its actual vaIue).
not including mines.
Its increase in valuation in the last
five years is $49.705.3S4SI.
II has S4.400 square miIes-over
+ot2 times larger than the state of
Delaware. and nearly 5000 square
miles larger than the state Of Mime
sofa.
Produces annually 246,OO tons of
sugar bects. from which farmers reap
a reward Of 100000 The output
in sugar is 63,7O0.OOO pounds. repre-
sentiEE a value Of $2.911.5OO.
1t puts on the market each year
lumber to the value of $T24S,1OO.
Its rivers furnish power possibili-
ties sufficient to drive every wheel in
the Pacific states.
1t has about $4,000 acres in or
chards which produce an annual crop
Of fruit in the value of over $780,
600.
II has an uueNcelIed public school
system and offers equal suffrage to
all
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
Farm Products.

The principal crops of the Payette
valley, besides fruit, are timothy,
clover and alfalfa. The average an
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

ing means laden winds from the Pa
cific rising 10 a great height i'm the
Cascade. spring in o. section where the
winters are very severe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

The secret of happiness is never to
allow your energies to stagnate.-
Adam Clarke.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

Glide your soul little: cheer it
much. Glide it with thoughts and
words and actions of a wise, humane,
noble and heavenly sort. Fret not
against nor brood over the limitations
of your lot, but consider its divine
possibilities. What yon can do, let
that have your heart and mind and
trength.-Nicholas E. Boyd.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

When in Rome remember that these
are the days of wireless telegraphv
and that distance doesn't count.
The man who is a judicious COM
pound of the ready listener and the
cheerful liar has scores of friends.
The optimistic man doesn't suffer
the pains of either yesterday or to-
morrw.
A new idea has a great many par
ents and many more willing to adopt
it.
The trouble with many prevarfca-
tors is that they brazenly insist upon
doing all the prevaricating themselves.
Many men who are good raw mate
rial get over it after a roasting or
two.
The twig isn't bent nearly as often
as it ought to be in the direction Of
the recalcitrant youngster.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

dlue VI Lulus
Many years ago one of the copy
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-20
CONFERENCE MAY Be
HELD At frankfort
Committee of Governors to Meet in
September to Decide en-
Meeting Place.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 90
Kentucky stands an excellent chance
to get the next meeting Of the Con-
ference of Governors of all the Stat
es, and Frankfort has already made
the first move toward landing the
meetin gfor this city. Opposition is
expected from Louisville, which will
probably try to secure the meeting,
but Frankfort, being the first in the
field with an invitation to the Gov
errors to meet here, will stand the
best chance. Then, too, Frankfort
has new Capitol, in which the meet
ings could be held, as an extra in
ducement to get the conference here.
The time and place for the meet
ing of the Governors will be select
ed by a committee of five Governors.
Two of these-Governor Swanson, Of
Virginia, and Governor Wilson, of
Kentucky, will select three other Gov
errors to make up the full committee.
The other three members of the COM
mittee are to be named by Governor
Wilson and Governor Swanson in a
few days. In short time thereafter
meeting of the five Governors will
be called, probably to be held in
Frankfort, when the time and place
for the next meeting viii be decided
luDOn.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-20
OPEN SESSION OF TAM
0'SHANTER SOCIETY
Crowded House Greet the Effort of
the Young People Friday
Night.

The open session of the Tam o.
Shanter Literary Society held in the
chapel of the Hickman street build
ing Friday evening was greeted with
crowded house. The program
throughout was excellently rendered.
After the opening chorus by the soci-
ETY., came the debate, subject
"Should the United States Annex
Cuba?" Grant Hammond represent
ed the affirmative and Wheeler Hag-
gard, the negative. Each young man
ably presented his side Of the ques-
ton. After deliberation the judges
Rev. c. L. Grafton and Messrs. w.
A. Adams and B. f. Herriott by a
vote of two to one, decided in favor
of the affirmative.
Miss Carrie Belle Mcpherson was
greatly praised for the manner In
which she rendered the "Lost Ship"
Every feature was excellent, but
space forbids special mention of each
in detail. This was the last oper
session of the term.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-20
MUSIC FESTIVAL
AT LOUISVILLE
Hughes Martin, HOpkinsvilIe Prod
uct, to Sing the Tenor.
In May Gathering.

Kentucky does not make habit of
pOrducing grand opera stars. That
is one reason why there is so much
interest in the appearance at the
Louisville May Music Festival of
Riccardo Martin, the Metropolitan
opera house tenor, who is to be one
of the leading singers at the festival
Martin is a Kentucky boy, and is the
first native of the Bluegrass State to
achieve fame on the grand opera
stage.
Highes Martin is the real name of
this Hopkinsville product, but Hugh
es gave way to Riccardo for reasons
of the stage manager, who didn't
think Hughes artistic enough. Mar
tin left the PennyriIe good mauy
years ago and went to New York tC
study under the late Edward Me-
Dowell, the famous composer. Their
he went abroad, learned the Ian
guage of grand opera-German
French and Italian-and won the APP
proval of. Sbriglia and Carelli, the
former of whom had discovered the
famous De Rezskes. 1t wasn't Ions
before he was acclaimed as the bes
tenor on the Italian stage.
His first appearance in this coun-
try as grand opera star was il
New Orleans, where he sang with tn,
San Carlo Opera Company. He die
$50 well that many astute manager.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-20
HOT ON TRAIL
OF K|DNAPERS
Cleveland Police Think They Have
Right Man-Said to Have
Confessed.

Sharon, Pa, March 20.-Frank H.
Bull, the millionaire uncle of William
Whitla, the eight-year-old son of At
torney James P. Whitla Of this city.
who was kidnapped from school and
taken away by his abductor or abduc-
tors In a buggy. left for Cleveland. It
has been reported from that city that
two men and boy answering the de-
scription of the kidnapers and their
victim have been seen there, conse-
quently the superstition is that Mr..
Bull has received word which makes
him believe his nephew is in Cleve-
land or that vicinity.
Mr.. Whitla, the father of the miss
ing boy, was away from his Office for
a time, and returned despatched with
mud, as if he had been driving over
country roads. He said nothing had
been learned regarding the boy or his
captors. Mr.. Shilling, who IS asso-
ciated with Mr.. Whitla in the search
for the latter's son, gave out a state
ment with a request from the be-
reaved father that the papers use 1t
in full The statement follows:
Nothing new has developed. The
rig in which the men carried The boy
away was found in front Of a. livery
stable in Warren, o. Where the par
ty left the buggy is not known, as no
one saw them in 1t at this point. The
buggy contained a new cap. which
had apparently not been worn. 1t
was not the cap of young Whitla. as
first reported. The police IN the
near cities and towns were promptly
set to work, yet Mr.. Whitla is not
pushing matters vigorously, his great
wish being to get his boy back. He
is hoping that the parties having the
boy in custody will at once open ne
gotiations for his speedy return"
The lawyer and his close friends
and assistants in the kidnapping inves-
tigation refuse to give out for publica-
ton the letter received from the kid
napers. 1t is said, however, that the
letter contained some striking SEN
fences in addition to those made pub
lie. One alleged remark is, Our per-
capabilities are as keen as yours and
we have brains to help u.s." 1t threat
ened instant death to the boy should
the letter be made public or shown to
detectives, according to reports here.