The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-10-14
Idaho Cau8ht,Me

netting about this country,
After travelling many miles with a
view of taking a homestead, l find my.
self in Kendrick and in possession OF
fruit farm. If did not think that
this was the best country ever saw
l would certainly not have purchased
a farm and decided it to my wife, for
she Is entitled to the best spot upon
earth. l saw land near Portland sell
for $4,000 an acre that will not pro.
duce as fine fruit, as fine vegetables,
as fine corn, and wheat and oats. as
we can produce right here. | saw
land sold just north of Spokane. and
a preacher. who has been the friend
of my wife from childhood, bought
land near Spokane for $4,000 an acre
land it was worth it,) that IS not as
good as we have. Think of produc.
ing SO bushels of wheat on an acre
of land and not drop of rain on the
land from the middle of May until
after the grain was harvested. Think
of producing 100 bushels of oats on an
acre under the same conditions.
Think of raising cabbage that one
head weighes IS pounds, and no kind
of irrigation either natural or artificial.
Think of producing turnips that weigh
20 pounds each; onions that will each
measure IA inches around; apples
that weigh over 90 ounces each, and
pumpkins almost large enough for a
pig pen pumpkin SO inches around
and thousand such in one deld;
potatoes as large as quart cans, and
600 bushels on single acre; and $500
worth of tomatoes sold off a single
acre of land by my nearest neighbor;
corn 60 bushels on one acre without
a drop of water on it.
hear all my neighbors saying,
"these things are very common things
among US ALL" Yes, common for ''us
ALL" but where on top of earth, out
side of this country. can such things
be seen? know America and Cadada.
l spent months in the Philippines
and know the producing surface of
the earth. Hear me neighbors! We
have country of half million acres
of land that ought 10 be in the hands
of honest toilers. They have never
heard of this land, Some Of them
have only a very few dollars not more
than $500 at best. Let each friend of
man resolve himself into committee
of one to write back to some struggling
friend in the old states and tell him
about this country. Just be his friend
in deed and in truth and tell him the
simple truth and help HIM to get a
homo where his wife and babes can
live like people and where his honest
sweat will bring him bread and to
spare. The best place ever. saw for
the honest poor man, sir. To let you
know how much confidence | have in
my new place, make a challenge
openly can produce more grain,
potatoes, tomatoes, prunes. wheat OF
alfalfa on an acre, more apples on a
hundred trees, than any man can
produce on the same amount of land
anywhere upon earth, outside of thi:
country. This challenge is not made
to any man in the Potlatch Country.
If there is place on earth thai
can equal or even beat US. want te
know where it is
W. M. HOWARD.
DR.. w. NJ. Howard and his familj
are known to many of our very bes
citizens. Our townsman, DR.. w. D
Pemberton, knows over two hundred
of the Towards in Virginia and the,
are one of the best families of Ameri
ca. Hon. A. D. Howard, father o
DR.. Howard, is known Throughout
Virginia as "Honest Avis Howard.
DR.. Howard is known all over tn
: land as "Billy" Howard, He wa
once Speaker of the House of tn
Virginia Legislature and as an honest
faithful minister, tries to make hi
neighborhood better by precept an
example. His friends are numerou
and are among leaders, and yet he
just plain, pleasant gentleman.
We are glad to welcome DR.. How
ard into our midst and old Virgiuian
and North CarClinians are glad of
brotherly reunion, and we want t
heed his good advice to honestly an
truthfully advertise our greatest of a
great countries.