The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-04-20
idaho STATE NEWS


Stites--Attracted by the details of
the forthcoming farmers cooperative
creamery in Sites, two families from
Philadelphia, Pa, have moved to this
city and rented a cottage.
Ahsahka - The Northern Pacific
railroad company is dropping trainlosd
after trainload Of treated" ties
along the Clearwater branch, and it is
said the company contemplates laying
heavier steel rails on this branch.
Ferrell-The boat service has been
improved between Terrell and St. Ma
ries. The steamer Bonnie Doom leaves
here at a. m. and IL a. M, making
two round trips daily. The cool
weather of the last few days has
caused the river to fall about three
feet.
Observation-Disclosures Shelley has re-
ceived letter from the fourth assis-
tant postmaster, P. v. DeGraw, say
Jig that the necessary papers have
been completed and that it is the de-
partment's intention TO recommend
the new rural route asked for at Out
look.
Lewiston-The failure of the last
congress to ratify the proposed Cana
dian reciprocity treaty has been the
means Of the western barley growers
receiving not less than 25 cents more
per hundred for their holdings than
they would have gotten if the measure
had received favorable consideration
before adjournment, according to rep
of line grain buying COM
panies, who are now quoting $1.15 a
hundred for the cereal as against 80
cents until congress adjourned. A
short brewing barley crop in the mid
die western states, with an unusual
demand on the part of brewers for
malt material, caused an unprecedent-
ed effort among eastern barley dealers
to get control of the northwestern
crop, but the figure at which the ma
jority of it was held was more than
they were willing to pay, and in anti
cipation of congress acting on the re-
ciprocity treaty, which would admit
Canadian barley to the American mar
ket duty free, they recalled their buy
ers. Congress failed to act, however,
and they were eventually compelled to
pay the farmers their prices.
Lewiston = The Overland Lumber
company now has in operation one of
the longest timber fumes in the
RI hxua srxb l.. L.
ming from its mill on the mountains to
a yard on the north bank of the Clear
water river, just opposite the Northern
Pacific depot at Kamish, and all the
lumber, ties, cordwood and telephone
poles handled by the company are sent
from the mill yards to the railway
through the big sluiceway, which has
a daily capacity of 100, 900 feet of
lumber and several thousand cords of
wood
The fume contains 1000, 900 feet of
timber and required year in its con-
'truction. At different points it is
-un for considerable distances on
.restles, and at one place where it
crosses a canyon, it is supported on
wooden piers go. feet in height for
800 feet.
Several tons of nails were required
o fasten the timbers together, and at
number of places it was necessary to
last off the face of the cliffs to get a
for the supports. The
ume is run as nearly straight as pos
IDLE, and heavy timbers 65 feet in
ength and several feet in diameter at
he butt have been sent through it.
Manager Crabtree of the lumber
ompany is contemplating building a
arge icehouse at the foot of the
ume. Ice will be shipped from here
o Lewiston.
At the head of the fiume is an arti-
lcial lake $50 feet wide and 1000
eet long. This reservoir is fed by
wing springs, and in winter the ice
ften attains thickness of three to
our feet Mr.. Crabtree contemplates
awning the ice in the pond and shoot
ng il and the sawdust in which it
will be packed down the fiume, trans
erring it by teams from the ice house
o the cars.