The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-05-25
VAST RESOURCES
OF IDAHO
Read and Be Convinced-Need For
Further Development.

Mr.. N.SPomd in his address at the
Auditorium rally in Pocatello, recent
ly, mad the following statement in
his opening: The expressive title
given to- our growing commonwealth,
The Gem of the mountains means
more than a poetic allusion, followed
by the following array of convincing
facts and figures:
1T stands for an area of Fl 900
600 acres of agricultural land, 5,0OO,-
900 acres of mineral land, 2O,000,OOO
acres of timb land lit stands for
100000 acres suitable for dry
farms and 100000 acres of grazing
land When we speak OF It's miner
al wealth one lone county, that OF
Shoshone, has produced $2,0OO,0OO in
the precious metals and the state IN
general yields 40 per MT of the el-
tire lead output of the United States.
Her timber interests are OF such mag
nitude and del sity that Idaho county
alone would make the pineries OF Min
nesota and Michigan look like mere
parks.
The valus of the eight leading
farm products in Idaho during 1910
aggregated $33, 900 600: her fruit crop
for the same year amou ted to $2o,-
coo 600; the Gem state is young IN
manufactures, but her manufactured
products last year amounted to $2o,-
000 600. In 1908 we imported 1900
barrels of flour and exported in the
sam. year 5000, ,0O0 bushels OF wheat
a potential argument that we need
more flour mills. In the same year
we imported 1000, GOO cases OF cam
ned goods AID yet grew vast quanLl-
ties of fruit-evidently we need NOR B:
canning factories. We imported l.
200 600 pounds of butter and l,00o,-
600 dozen eggs. At the same '0me
we shipped 5000 cars of cattle, o34O
cars of sheep and 1913 cars OF hogs
another argument that We csed
packing houses, dairi and poultry
farms.
In railways Ithe state has $3.50
miles of railways at an assessed Vaiu
alton of $23 ,000, GOO. Internationally the
federal government dealt very gem
erously with Idaho upon its admls-
sion to the union, 6onatl 4,00o,Ooo
acres of land, the proceeds OF whlc n
have maintained our public institu-
tions. which in a measure, accounts
for tn ir up-to-d date educa ational facll-
tiles. IS 600 600 pounds oi wool was
clipped and brought the flock-master
a cash valuation of $2,610,000 in 1910
AS evidence that the establishment
of woolen mills would be a payi g
investment for capital in the states
where the raw material is produced.
Idaho's population has grown by
leaps and bounds firm less than 3d.
600 in 1890 with an ass ssed valua'
ton of over 1927 100000 in 1910.
coo population arld aM assessed va'lua
tom of over $127,000,000 in 1910.
Idaho leads the world as an irri-
eatioln state, her canals are the long
est. her engine ering feats the most
wonderful and her water supply most
inexhaustible; no other stat has ex-
pended so many millions aid none
has so many available acres to public
entry. No other state secured more
benefits from the Carey at provision
tand profited mcre Through dh' L.
S. reclamation act. Five million acres
CT land are now covered by h l0,'
4gl miles of canals, which have been
constructed at an outlay OF $4,000,
600.
I'm immigration more people came
TO Idaho in the first six weeks CT the
colonist travel last year from Marct
! to April Is than went to Montana
Wyoming, Utah and Nevada points
combiI1ed. Our friend from Idaho
Falls has told what their booster!
want. tn Pocatello Commercial clut
doesn't want much; all We want i:
the first crack at the cOlOnist, tht
tourist, the homeseeker, the capitals
and what we cannot persuade to 10
cate in Ppctello, tha Gate city, O
Banrpck the pivotal county, We will
he willing to let our friends of th'
Grove City and Suunyland have tn
second crack at'-Idano Register