The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-02-03

through which they might suffer and
labor under hardships. And while
there are those who would possibly
disparage them, the masses OF the
people know that their council has
been for the farmer and an easement
of the conditions surrounding and at
tendant upon him.
Not that Idaho is entirely dependent
upon agricultural pursuits. for she
has other resources to which she can
point with equal pride, from which
revenues are derived that would equal
a kings ransom. Hides, wool. lumber,
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, the
output OF which is increasing SO rapid
! ly that the stranger Is slow and hest
tant in his belief until you show him
as though discretion was the better
part Of yalor He must stay and see
for himself TO be convinced. and as
general rule he doesn't stay long until
he begins wondering why he didn't
come sooner.
The following figures are about as
good an argument as can be laid be-
fore the average newcomer and home
seeker. These figures show merely the
output of some resources for the year
1909; the number of acres of land I'M
der irrigation, and the number of new
banks which have commenced business
during that period. The output of the
mines has given the country benefits
to the amount of $22,165,191.
Manufacturing while in its infancy
has paid in wages to the people of this
state over $6,000,000, while the indust-
tries show an output of their various
finished products of over $26,000,000.
And 1t is pretty safe forecast to say
that by the way in which Idaho cheap |
power is being utilized this amount |
will almost double in twelve months.
Commercial orchards, the Idaho in
dustry that has awakened the interest
or at the eastern fruit shows, is just |
beginning to cast aside its swaddling
clothes and take on the air of the
grown-up Idaho orchard products
took more prizes in the last year in
the east than those of her sister states
who have been contestinf for no long
err a time These premiums were dis
over a large area and were
not confined to any particular class of
'ruit. The orchards from which these
exhibits were taken show what a man
nay do with small tract of land, for
hey will average about 10 acres each
)ver the state, and their revenue will {
lverage an income of more than 800 {
yer acre. The enormous returns will
eem fabulous to some of the uniniti-
ted, but it must be q money making {
proposition, for within the past year I
nore than 10000 acres have been t
iven to this idustry, in addition to /
hose already producing and under ,
ray.
The number of acres of land that Z
ave been put under irrigation in the b
asst few years form an empire of no +
lean nature, and the output of the b
pursuit shows an account Il
lg of which many of our older sisters Fl
/ the effete east would boast with Il
ride Irrigated lands show total of s
lore than million and half acres, n
nd the agricultural output for this v
ear will creep above $70,000,000. This
one of the answers when the ques- f;
on of the states prosperity and it's b
)urces arise. g
The lumber industry is another of t
laho's assets, which must not be 81
for the revenues that come ri
lnually from this source run into ri
high figures. Il
The bank is the thermometer by d.
hich the pulse of a state or COM Il
unity is read and the prosperity or Sc
'pression gagged. During the past al
ar the state of Idaho has added to at
II banking rolls the names of "a new Fl
stitutions, and these have brought 81
tn them practically $7,000,000 to be
aced as guarantee to the man who m
mes among strangers and who looks We
refully before he decides to cast his of
with us. ia
thing that is of Importance pr
the home seeker is the sale of dr.
hool and state lands which are con- I'll
cted under the direction of the an
tie. These lands are sold at public ar
elton to the highest bidder, giving tai
eryone equal chance to offer what pc
thinks 1t worth to him. and at terms on
It make the price really secondary toi
lsideration. The amount of these
nual payments is much less than ifs
, rent paid by the average tenant pr
the eastern states and the fact that is
is free from taxes until the final in
iment is made, make an argument fro
t cannot be disputed. After the AM
e is acquired and the land put in wo
tivation the owner may return to In
board selling him the land and thi