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

during the season and paid out about
$3.50 a day in wages. The majority of
his employees were women and girls.
At the opening of the season the out
look was very blue, put prices grad
ually advanced and poth packing
houses are pleased with the outcome.
Nelson's first three cars brought $l19,
S1.20 and $1.23 respectively in the
New York market and as usual were
the best received there during the
season. Two of Hartley's cars brought
$1.20. but the average of his ship
ments ranged right around $1.15.
Nine hundred carloads were re-
ceived from the northwest this year.
an increase of rs carloads over any
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

ing water to the Payette and Boise
valleys. 1t is estimated that $780,
600 will be expended at this point on
the Payette end of the project
The work Of the government under
the direction of the reclamation serv-
ice in this state and in the imme-
date vicinity, contemplates the con-
struction Of a large system of stor-
age reservoirs, diversion dams, and
canals of all sizes to reclaim the large
desert areas in both the Boise and
Payette valleys, and furnish a late
seasons supply to the lands already
irrigated. The soil is deep and fer
tile and the average elevation being
only 1900 feet above sea level gives
wide range of products that can be
grown successfully. The surrounding
mountains, being high in altitude,
covered with timber, withhold the
water precipitated on them during
the winter, until brought down the
river or stored for future use.
Irrigation has been practiced by
the early settlers since sometime in
the SOS. The first were of a crude
and inexpensive nature, and were
built in the lowest part of the val
leNS, where the least difficulty would
be encountered. AS the country de-
veloped the settlers realized the ad-
yantages to be derived from irriga-
ton, and Joined together in building
larger canals. This proceeded until
all the small enterprises were ex-
hausted and corporations became in
and began building larger
canals, and up to the year 1908 had
$50 miles of main canals
and had about 10000 acres under Gull
tvation. Most of the corporations
have been bought out by associations
of farmers who are now operating
and maintaining the canals and ditch
eS themselves.
The new lands to be reclaimed by |
the government lie both above and !
below the older canals. That portion !
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Emmett Leads. Palisades.

Palisades is located IN the heart of
the peach section Of Colorado and
peaches bearing the Palisades brand
are as noted as Hood River apples.
a few fruit growers in that section
collected a crate of the best peaches
they could find and sent them to EN-
NETT as samples. They were fine
peaches, all right-large Albertas that
fairly made ones mouth water-and
would doubtless have been considered
top-notchers at any other place except
Emmett. In order to compare the
peaches from Palisades and Emmett,
DR.. Reynolds picked a basket of AL
bertas from a tree in his garden, and
Perry Spratt, himself a Palisades
peach grower until recently and c. P.
Hartley, the well-knOwn Emmett
nuTseryman, were called in as judges.
The unanimous opinion was that the
Emmett peaches were not only super
ior in size and color, bpt also in flavor.
In this connection, it should be re-
membered that the Palisades people
make a business of growing peaches.
Their trees are carefully ppuned and
only a certain amount of fruit is al
lowed to ripen on each tree. The tree,
from which the Emmett peaches We're
picked has probably never been pruned
since 1t was planted, and no attempt
was made to thin the fruit. Nor were
the Reynolds peaches as good as can
be found here. There are numerous
orchards that can furnish better. The
above is not written in disparagement
of the Palisades country, but simply
to show that this section of the Pay
cite valley has no equal in the produc-
ton of the best peaches in the world.
Five years hence, Emmett will be the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

length. Several Of these may be dis
pensed with when II becomes neces-
sary TO renew them. The foundations
of these fumes have nearly all been
worked over the past summer and are
now substantial and safe. Two fine
new steel fumes have been installed
where the old wooden ones have
failed-one small one on the south
side branch just below Emmett, and
another at Sand hollow on the main
canal about three miles from the low
er end. A cut Of the last mentioned
flume appears I'm this issue Of the In
dcx. These structures give an APP
pearanCc Of stability to the system.
Two more large steel fumes are be-
ing installed this winter. one on the |
main canal around the steep bluff at |
the division point i'm section %, which |
has given so much trouble in the past |
will be 1900 feet In length, and will |
consist Of twin semi circular channels |
Of galvanized steel of 1913 inch peri |
meter This point has heretofore |
been the greatest menace to the Can
yOn canal, but when 1t has this new
flume in place II will be as safe as
human ingenuity can make 1t. The
other is to be put on the south side
canal where the old one was wrecked
last summer at Spring gulch.
A long flume on the south side ca
nal around a steep hill, which was a
rickety and worthless structure, has
been taken away and a good diTch
'xcavated in the earth.
Thus have the greatest sources Of
'ear for the safety of tho entire sys-
en- been removed, and the work is
It'll going on toward the ultimate
perfection and completion of the
anal and each days work gives in
assurance of the fact that it
an and will be made right.
When once completed along the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14
CANAL
CAN YON
By Fred A. WiIkie.

work Of Improvement was pushed as
hard as was possible. The work Of
installing the lateral headgates, weirs
and constructing necessary laterals
was kept up, and the water kept COM
Ing. Surely the work Of preparing
the Canyon canal for It's future great
work was going steadily on. Four
teen ditch walkers were put on patrol
duty to keep a constant watch over
the whole system. Each was given
q phone at his camp so as to be with
In instant communication with the
managers headquarters. Several
small delays were caused during the
past season by breaks in the canals
and laterals, but they were promptly
overcome and the water ran until the
first Of October, when 1t was turned
out so there could be made some eX-
tcnsivc repairs and Improvements
necessary to insure successful opera !
ton next season.
But it is Of the Canyon canal to- |
day that we are most concerned. |
Perhaps some Of the readers of this |
viii have no knowledge Of such an |
enterprise as the reclamation of the |
great tract of the most fertile land,
which lies in the beautiful Payette
valley, and hence a few words as to
IT'S location and purposes will not be
out Of place here. The main canal
is In all 80 miles in length. It leaves
the Payette river at the dam in Sec
ton 80 of township seven north, in
range two east of the Boise principal
meridian, and follows the meandering
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course Of the river for II miles, which
point Is just mt the head OF the bench,
Here the south side canal branches
OFF ana crosses the river in an in
verified syphon, and extends down the
valley having n length of about 10
miles. This branch waters a strip Of
land lying in circular shape around
the east and south side Of the valley
II is known as the slope lands.
The diversion point Of the south
side canal Is near the middle OF sec
ton 20. in township north, in range
{ west of the Boise meridian. II ends
In section p, in township north.
range west, watering about 1000
acres. From the division point I'm
section %, the main canal extends
down the valley on the north side in
westerly direction to section 9, I'm
township North, range 2 west, wat
rrIug about 1000 acres
The dam has stood "a severe test the
past season and up to tho time of the
present writing has given no evidence
OF instability, whatever. The intake
OF the canal is of concrete construC-
ton. with two well-made segmental
gates operating under minimum
pressure of three feet without flash
boards on the dam. An adequate ar
raugemeut for placing flash boards
has been installed on the dam and by
their use q minimum pressure Of six
feet could be maintained at all times,
even during extreme low water. The
dam is also provided with log shute
and a fish ladder.
on the line Of the main canal there !
are three tunnels. Two of them are |
In grayelly soil and have to be |
lined. The first is 1900 feet in length. |
aud is located where the road to the |
own of Sweet crosses the ridge be |
woen the Payette river and SQuaw |
'reok. The second is about 600 feet /
ong and carries the canal through |
he hill from the Payette river at
what is known as Reagan bend over
Utu the Squaw creek valley; the
anal then crosses Squaw creek about
me mile from its mouth and is again
ayried back to the Payette valley by
he third tunnel, about 700 feet long
nd oNcayatcd in solid rock.
There are 10 fumes on the canal,
gwegating about four miles in
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lands that year had 20 be abandoned
The short time the water was running
developed the fact that the structures
along the canal were unstable, and
much work must be done before the
water could be conducted through the
fumes and onto the bench again.
Dissatisfaction was growing, and con
siderable feeling was manifested on
the part Of good many against the
company. II was q fearful blow, but
the company came to the front and
constructed another dam. put men to
work TO improve the fumes and the
canal In general and prepared to
open the next irrigatinE season with
water on the bench
Eight months ago--April 21--was
announced as day upon which the
formal opening of tho Canyon canal
was 20 take place and be celebrated.
II was 10 mark the beginning OF
new era for the upper Poyctte val
ley. Many were the opinions cN-
pressed pro and con. on tho part Of
the people was "a minglIng Of hope
and fear The great question was.
Can they do it3" The state land
board, tho state engineering depart
mcut ana the settlers we're TO visit the
bench on the day OF the "Uth and
witness tho fact that tho Canyon
canal actually had water running
through its distributing latcrals that
very day, Aud then the following
day they wrrv an 10 60 to the dam
where the formal ceremony Of open
ing tie head gulys was 10 take place
ON the morning OF the Goth the water
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

SIS, while at Payette, Mr. ingalls, says,
they are packed seven rs. Mr.. Neil
son will finish packing tomorrow His
output is four cars, all from his own
orchard.
The Hartley packing house will run
at least three weeks longer and will
handle 40 cars. Some very fine fruit
is being shipped that from the Hayes
orchard being especially good.
Price Bane brought to town some
14-foOt corn stalks which were grown
on his farm down the valley. He says
he has contracted his crop to John
McNish who will use the stalks for
pike poles in his lumber camp, and
Price is a truthful man.
Dave Tappen is digging his potato
crop and marketing it. The yield this
year is $50 bushels per acre. The
spuds are large and smooth.
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lines now being pursued the Canyon
canal will be second to none in the
state of Idaho. The great Emmett
bench will be converted from a desert
to a thriving community, where thou
sands may make their homes. Dur
ing the last three months there have
been many improvements of a sub
stantial nature made upon the bench,
and the indications are that there Will
be a much larger demand upon the
canal next summer than there was
the last, but a great deal of work
will be done this coming winter so
that no matter what the requirements
the canal can make good.
Though considerable time, patience,
hard work and money are still 10 be
before the. task is ended
and the Canyon canal is ready to be
taken over by the settlers, those who
have stood so Loyalty and long by the
shall yet see an Empire
on the Bench"
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FRUIT PACKING STATISTICS
Over Five Hundred Tons Shipped
Last Year.

over one million pounds Of prunes,
or 10000 crates, were shipped out of
Emmett last year, $624O was paid
farmers for their fruit and over $4,000
was paid out for labor. That is the
record of the carload shipments of
prunes for the season.
The seasons output consisted of 40
carloads. OF these Andy Nelson
packed four cars of his own raising
and Mr.. Hartley the balance. Two
thirds of the last carload was COM
posed of apples of the Rome Beauty,
Winesap and Jonathan varieties. These
came from the Westlake and Nelson
orchards. A few crates of pears were
also included in this fast car.
The growers of the prunes received
$12 per ton, the lowest price paid dur
ing Mr.. Hartley's operation here with
one exception. Last year the price
ran up to $21. Mr.. Hartley had an
of IS people on his payroll
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

largest shipper of peaches in the west
and Emmett peaches will be the stand
ard in size, color and flavor. More
than that, with a record of never hav-
ing had a crop failure in 27 years. it
is fair to presume that the chance of
failure in the future is very slim.
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Twenty Pounds TO the Yard.

Twenty pounds of pears on a branch
three feet long is the record of a tree
in George w. Gordon's orchard. There
were II pears on the branch until re-
Gently, when all but eight dropped off.
Those that remained average a pound
and quarter each. They are of the
Bartlett variety.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-01-14

lying above will all be reclaimed by
the new government bitches, while
the land lying below the older canals
will have a supplementary flow sup
piled from the government canals and
reservoirs.
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previous year. Most of the shipments
were made early, which accounted for
the low price at the beginning of the
season. The Emmett shipments were
the last to arrive.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
SENATOR M'LAURlN'S ESTIMATE
or LINCOLN.

The Lincoln Centennial Edition of
the Chicago Tribune was a large
paper and a very creditable sheet for
even so great a journal Among the
Southerners who gave their opinion
of the emancipation is the followiI &
from Senator M'Laurin:
Senator A. ]. M'Laurin, of Missis-
sippi-" Abraham Lincoln was I'M
doubtedly a man of great intellectual
endowments and of great will power.
His rise to eminence was in a great
degree by his own industry and eff
forts. Probably no other man of the
war times could have so held his
people in discipline and thereby de-
feated the southern confederacy.
His fame rests chiefly on his
emancipation proclamation, prccla-
maticn palpably in violation OF the
constitution. I an inclined to think
that proclamation was issued more
to terrorize the south into submits
SIGN that to have effect as q law. He
was a great lawyer and knew that
he had no such arbitrary authority,
although under the circumstances Of
the times he had the military power.
Il think il he had lived slavery
would have been abolished as effec-
tually as it was, but | think Mr.. Lin
coin would have accomplished its
abolition through some quaGi-agree-
ment with the people OF the south,
even though that agreement had
been reached by coercion.
when Mr.. Lincoln was issuing his
proclamation to free the black race
of the south his soldiers were burn
ing the cities, towns, and smokehous-
es and their contents, Of the south
ern white people and leaving these
white people to starye from hunger
or perish from cold.
when the true history Of that
time is impartialIy read the only de-
Tense that can be made for the good
name Of Lincoln will be that he did
not know OF these barbarous acts"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11

there has for Mr. Bangs?'' "The
attractions Of association probably.
She is a grass widow and he has
hay fever. Baltimore American
A little savage: little nephew
auntie, did you marry in India. Aunt
why do you ask such silly questions
Freddie? Little nephew-well, I
saw some scraps on your dressing
table-Fliegende Blaetter
The real thing: my furs are like
those" exclaimed little Louise, while
walking through the store. why"
exclaimed the mother, you have no
furs of any kind" Eyes l have"
protested the child, land they are
lined with kittens, too.'-Luthcran
Observer
Early lessons in finance:'+I see that
you look out for number one in all
your, financial and political trans
actions Yes answered Mr.. Dus-
tin Stax; when | studied grammar
as boy, one of the first things I
learned was that the first person sin.
gular should always be carefully CAPT
liZed Washington Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
COUNTRY LIFE BOARD.

The report of the National Com
mission created to investigate con-
ditions in rural life is quite lengthy,
but the following about sums up the
results:
From all that has been done and
learned three great general and i'm
out:
First-Effective cooperation among
farmers, to put them on a level with
the organized interests with which
they do business.
Second-A new kind of schools in
1.-THE country, which shall teach uae
children as much outdoors as in
doors and perhaps more, SO that they
will prepare for country life, and not
as at present, mainly for life in
town.
Third-Better means Of commun1-
cation, including good roads and a
parcels post, which the country peopl
are everywhere, and rightly, unani-
nous in demanding.
To these may well be added better
sanitation; for easily preyentaDle
diseases hold several million coun-
try people in the slavery Of con-
tinous ill-health.
The Commission points out that the
most important help that the Gov
erment, whether National or State,
can give is 60 show the people how
to go about these tasks of organlza-
ton, education and communication
| with the best and quickest results
This can be dons by the collection
| and spread of information. One com
munity can thus be informed. Of what
other communities have done, and
one country of what other countries
have done. Such help by the peoples
| Government would lead to com
prehensive plan of organization, edu-
cation and communication, and make
the farming country better to live
| in, for intellectual and social reasons
as we'll as for pure agricultural rea-
sons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
ASSESSMENT EOTCE.

Last week the News published
statues on realty and personal asses
ments and also printed the forms OF
each assessment blank that owners
might fill them out to give them to
assessor when that officer, or his
deputy, called on them. For fear tina
some might get the impression that
the assessor, or deputy, would notcall
in person on them, and that it was
intended that the blanks were to be
filled out and forwarded to him, the
News is requested to state that AS
SCISSOR Atkins, or one of his deputies,
Messrs d. B. Ward, l. W. Ellis or
Allen Atkins, will call In person an
get the blanks.
The request was made, and the law
and forms published, that each and
every one might be familiar with the
oath and already have the blanks fill
ed out for the convenience of both
the owner and the assessor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
For Sale.

800 acres for sale at a bargain,
having moved to my Springs
north Of Pelahatchie and having
no need of two places, will sell
one. of the best places that is now
for sale ia Rankin county, about
200 acres under fence, good gin,
and house, thrasher and fan we'll
watered with A or5 springs on the
place, fine stock farm with
plenty water all the year, good
land that will make from a half
to bale of cotton per acre Or
from 20 to 10 bushels corn to the.
acre, good dwelling of 9 rooms, a
barn and 8 stalls for stock, good
we'll in 80 steps of house, three
out houses, good hen house and
yard picketed in with 7 feet
piekets. Land lies we'll, about
half bottom land in three ieldsf
and is of sandy loan and easily
cultivated. Price $40 per acre,
will sell 280 acres or the whole
OF it. Terms, half down, the
other on one, two, or three years
time. Is 5 miles southwest of
Pelahatchie and s miles east of
Brandon.
For further particulars write
or call at my home 4 miles north
of Pelahatchie.
w. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Pelahatchie, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
TROUBLE AT PITTSBURG.

A race war has been imminent in
Pittsburg, Penn, for some time due
to repeated assaults, and attempted
assaults,on white girls and women by
negro men. P ittsburg has popu-
lation Of $4,000, $1,000 Of which are
negroes. The Northener is slow to
act and when he does only consid-
ers color and not the guilty indivi-
dual alone, often going to extremes,
but it does seem strange that people
would permit conditions to become
such that crimes of that sort would
be SO frequent and it is horrible to
a pure Anglo-Saxon to know that
white men allow their wives and
daughters to be subjected to such
treatment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11

In the letting of contracts for sup
plies to be used on the State farms
the penitentiary trustees last week
gave many contracts to Mississippi
firms whose bids were the lowest
and best Among those who secured
contracts were: Bear G Bro, Vicks-
burg, duck; Kohn Bros, Vicksburg,
rain coats; S. j. Johnson, Jackson,
cotton goods; l. Lowenberg e Co.,
Natchez, flour and sugar; Baker &,
Mcdowell, of Natchez, harness;
Threefoot Bros, Meridian, harness
and brides; Jackson Hardware Co.,
hog fence wire Trip Richardson
sold them their tobacco and he is
good enough to be classed a Mis-.
sissippian. 1t is a pity that no Mis-
sissippi firm could not sell them Mis-
sissippi raised meat, but then the
State farms ought to raise it and not
buy it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11

twenty-five hundred men have
been examined in the Cooper Saarp
trial for the murder of Senator Car
mack, in Nashville, and only eleven
SO far secured on the jury to try the
case. And when lhe twelve are fin
ally placed in the box each side will
have the right to objections and chal-
lenges excusing many, so that it is
possible no jury can be secured in
that county and it will have to be car
ried to another county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11

but the Judge refused special term
and the scroundrel was hung Tues
day night, with no law requiring
special terms to try murderers and
rapists, soon after a crime Is COM
mitted, often insecure jaiIs to keep
them in, technicalities to legally delay,
a bad jury system to select juries
to try them, all tend to mob law.
There must be a change to keep
mobs from wreaking vengeance on
those guilty of horrible crimes, for
the people are determined such shall
hang and are unwilling to take chan
ces with our courts as now run.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-11
KING.

Quite number are complaining
of coughs and colds.
Norvell Eilton's child is suffering
with membyranous Group. We hope
it speedy recovery.
Bro. Jeffrey preached two INTEREST
ing sermons Saturday and Sunday.
A number from Harrisyiile attend
ed church here Sunday.
Miss Lois Crawley of Hillman
spent Sunday with homefolks.
john Burkett and sister, Miss
Georgia, OF Ruby, visited their aunt,
Mrs. Wn. Byrd, Saturday night and
Sunday.
Robert Ball, Of Braxton, and Dossie
Hilton, of Rexford, called on their
best girls" Sunday afternoon.
The singing at c. B. Clark's Sun
day afternoon and the prayermeeting
at Robert Stucky's Sunday night was
largely attended.
We are expecting another free de-
livery" route through our country
in the near future.