Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
WHY THOUSANDS ARE
COMING TO IDAHO
Thousands From The East Coming West In
The Spring to Take Up Land
and New Homes

that Idaho is not a leading maunfac-
turing state, but rather to the abun-
dance of things generally. Quoting
from the state stasistician is sufficient
to show the opportunities along this
line:
Idaho is importing most of the
canned goods her people consume,
part of the -four, part of the butter
and eggs, part of the meat, part of
the fowls, all of the coal, all of the
paper, and all af the cement, and yet
she has within her borders resources
the raw material for the production
of these commodities sufficient, not
alone to supply the demands of her
people, but in most of the cases
named, a thousand fold more; and
the potency of her rivers for the gem
Grafton of power is unlimited
The same authority adds that there
is yearly imported into the state 10,-
600 barrels of flour and exported o.
100000 bushels of wheat Says he
1--WE imported in round numbers
100000 cases of canned goods, in
cluding tomatoes, corn, fruits, beans,
and peas We have only one cannery
in the state
"We imported over 100000 I pounds
of butter, 100000 pounds of cheese,
100000 dozen eggs and nearly
100000 pounds of beans. We need
more creameries, more bean growers
and more hens.
"Of the packing house products,
we imported over 10,00O.00O pounds
and sent from the southern part of
the state to Kansas City and Chicago
1886 carloads of cattle, 1854 carloads
of sheep and 1873 carloads of hogs. At
the same time we sent from the
northern part of the state 911 car
loads of cattle, 1145 carloads of sheep
and 1929 carloads of hogs to the
coast markets, as good a quality of
beef. pork and mutton as could be
found anywhere.
1--WE consumed nearly 100000
pounds of breakfast foods, chiefly
oatmeal, and at the same time ex-
ported nearly 500, 900 bushels of oats,
some of which weighed p pounds
to the bushel. and there is not an oat
meal mill in the state. Our con-
sumption of crackers is greater in
, proportion, and there is not cracker
) factory in the state
Notwithstanding the facts set forth
b in the foregoing statements, Idaho
has 1903 of what the government
statisticians are pleased to class as
manufacturing establishments, with
5 invested capital amounting to $21,-
t 433,7O4 These employ during the
y year 7463 men and women, on an an
nual payroll Of S5,S97.746, and turn
out finished products in the amount
+ of s22.OS2,7O5. These figures are
d exclusive Of the miners and trades
y unions, which include a membership
! of 224O. The manufacture of sugar
alone in this state last year amounted
e to nearly S2,5OO,0OO.
Thees statements show to thu
thinking man that the future liei
very bright before us in lines othe
o than agriculture.
= The productiveness Of our soil il
b beyond question. Years of tilling thi
S irrigated areas have proven to TIL
e field farmer that the yield thereo
r was beyond the fondest dreams o
S avarice. Such yields as 40 to 6l
f bushels of wheat as to 10 bushel
e of oats; so bushels Of barley; $50 t.
l. 800 sacks Of potatoes; 5 to Q tons o
e alfalfa to the acre proves the futur
5, of Idaho as a producer Of everything
IS demanded by the eastern market.
d At the National Irrigation Exposi
- ton recently held in Chicago ther
e we're over 100000 people paid thei
r admission of so cents to visit tn
n show and see what irrigation had t
IS offer them to leave their homes. thei
n positions, and sever ties which boun
II them to the old rut. Reliable est
0 mates claim that fully one-third @
those people will come westward mex
l. spring to view the wonders Of Idaho
e The hardest, the best, the most fan
r seeing of all that brain and Draw
o. will stay. The weaklings we neithe
Is need no rwant