The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-03-17
EMMETT GIVEN A BOOST
Boise Papers Correspondent
Writes Enthusiastic
Description


der OF the day this spring in tn
valley around Emmett. 1t IS con
servatit ely estimated taht the acre
age that will be set 10 fruit Thu
spring will be in the neighorhooc
OF 1000 acres and may even ex
coed these figures. Apples will b'
the principal tTiut, though many
will also set our peaches, cherrie:
and prunes. Among those who
will plant commercial orchars on
the celebrated Emmett bench
this spring and the acreage OF each,
NAV be mentioned: w {. Conley,
so acres TO apples; F. S. Nichol, 4C
acres to apples John Mcmillan, ~
acres TO apples; 4. 4. Hampton,
50 acres. ION the slope Henry
Cooe IS preparing to plant 40
acres orchard J. X, Field. go acres;
Wilton & Criag 20 acres; W. l.
Tucker 10 acres II. 5. jenkins,
t0aces; Colonel Hunter. who noM
has 30 acres orchard on the
slope. will add to II this year.
Just what acreage has not yet been
definitely decided but more than
likely the present acreage will be
doubled. Mr.. McCOol Will also
set out commercial orchard this
spring. In addition 10 the above,
many others have the ground pre-.
pared and viii plant trees on tracts
varying from the small family or
chard 10 the large commercial or
chard containing from2O TO 50
acres.
II was feared some time ago that
the severe winter had injured the
peach crop this spring, but on care
ful examination II has been found
the injury is very light, amounting
to probably less than 5 per cent
throughout the district while on
the slope the crops in perfect con
dition.
Building operations are com-
mencing this spring earlier than
common. Many new houses are
undre construction throughout the
country and especially is this no
ticeable on the bench, where sever
al fine homes are being erected and
editions and improvements being
made TO others.
Emmett is so situated that il is
and will continue 10 be the com
mercial and distributing center for
the upper Payettc valley, an area
comprising $4,000 acres OF as fine
a agricultural aud fruit land as is
TO be found in the iniermountain
The trade territory from
this point reaches TO a distance of
more than 100 miles in greatly di-
vershed farming, fruit raising
stock, mining and timber,
all OF which are practically unde-
and only in need of more
adequate transportation facilities TO
make of this one OF the richest and i,
most prosperous sections of the
state.
As tor transportation facilities, !.
The prospects are brighter a, the
present time than ever before. A
Vrge number OF men have been en-
gagged throuhgoat the past winter
lines in the upper coun- !
ny. 1t now seems an assured fact
hat the Idaho Northern railway =
Will extend lis line from Emmett ;
Up the valley at no distant date,
opening up vast mineral and tim :
Der lands that have lain idle for !,
ears on account of the excessive y
'ost of removing the products aud :
he shipping in of supplies. .
The mysterious Pittsburg & Gill d
more has had large crew of eugi-
Ieers in the field TO, some time.
heir work starting from a point n
Iear Emmett, continuing to a point g
Ip the river on the south fork of n
he Payette, known as the stairs. G
ieIe il was understood they were h
ompelled TO discontinue work a
emporarily on account of the depth {,
I the snow. IL has been re- a
orted on good authority a better r,
rade was TO be had along this u
QUITE than through any other pass n
a the mountains Should this line
e constructed through here it
,eaus more to the development OF
he country than is realized by the
lost optimistic at the present time
The Payette Valley railroad has ;.
ractically completed the survey :
1r their extension between this e
oint and New Plymouth, most of
be rIght-of-way has been secured
nd II IS understood that active con
,ructiou work will begin in b
hort time. c,
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