The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-08-17
TELL OF THE CAMAS PRAIRIE
CROPS AND CONFINEMENT
c. Hattabaugh and James Surridge Relate the Truth
About Their Home County and Make the
Southerners Jealous.

poets and the attending prosper
ity which they assure. An attrac
tive and interesting program is
being arranged.
Everyone Optimistic.
AT Grangeville l found a fine
spirit Of optimism in all branches
of business and particularly
among the farmers. The whole
country has reason for rejoicing
Last March when l was there
last found quite a number of the
business men depressed and an
air of discomfort was in evidence
among the citizens generally.
Now everybody is busy and
times are good. Business men
who would have sold out willing
ly in March are now rushed to
the limit meeting the demands
of trade. This is especially true
in the implement and machinery
business, the Grangeville stores
of this character being unable to
supply the demand for machinery
and supplies made by the army OF
harvesters.
"The railroad running from
Lewiston to Grangeville is being
worked steadily, it being the in
tention of the Northern Pacific to
| put the roadbed in the best pos
sible condition preparatory to the
hauling of the immense grain
crop. The freight officials antic-
ipate an extra heavy transporta-
tion of grain from the prairie re-
gion this fall"
Largest Crop In 50 Years.
"The yield of wheat, oats and
barley in Idaho county this year
will be the largest in the last 35
years, to my personal knowl-
edge, "said James Surridge, mem
Der of the ninth legislature from
Idaho county, who arrived in
Boise last night.
Ihe danger or late rams ana
hailstorms is practically past, and
the threshing machines will tell
the story in a few weeks. / pre-
lict that the total yield will be in
excess of anything ever harvested
there in the history of the county
Wheat, oats and barley are all in
the finest condition imaginable.
The quality of the grain will be
of the highest possible rank, and
as to quantity, the soil has never
been known to yield more gener-
ously.
"Since the coming of the rail
road in 1908 the increase of acre
age under cultivation ON the
prairie each year has been steady
and extensive, until at present
the whole stretch of country ap-
pears to be but one large field
of waving grain. From this fact
of increased acreage and that of
an exceptionally productive year,
we feel assured that the crops
harvested this fall will bear the
banner of all seasons to date. |
was in California in its palmiest
days as a grain growing section; ;
/ lived in the Willamette valley
in Oregon when grains grew at
their best; know the Palouse
country and its merits as an agri-
cultural field, and | say in all
sincerity that none of these dis
tricts ever raised such bountiful
crops as will be reaped from Ida
no county grain fields this fall.
Business conditions are i'm
proving every day and the sever
al towns of the county are enjoy
ing brisk trade in all lines. The
crop prospects have assured a
sOlidity in all commercial branch
es and the business men are en-
joying their full share of pros
perity along with the farmers. :"
Mr.. Surridge will be in Boise
for several days, having come
down from the north on private
business here which demanded his
immediate attention.-Statesman.