Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-03-31
MOSCOW EDITOR
LIKES PULLMAN
=. Il. circuit, Editor Moscow Star
AIirorr, Sees Evidences of Pro-
gress in College Town.

p. L. circuit. editor of the Moscow
Star-Mirror, has been a Pullman visi-
tor this week This was his first
visit since the flood of year ago and
he expressed much surprise that the
citizens had done so much in the way
of not only rebuilding the city and
Improving her streets, but in advanc-
ing the city generally. He says he
can see evidences of progress on
every hand, and predicted bigger
aud a better Pullman as a result of
the effort being put forth by the citi-
zens. He complimented the Chamber
of Commerce on its good work say
ing a most cOmmendable spirit was
being shown. THE fact that Pull
man people are getting together and
boosting their city, and working for
better streets and cleaner town is
having a good effect for it is being
talked everywhere. The Pullman
spirit is becoming quite famous"
concluded Mr.. circuit.
Asked as to Moscow, he said:
The biggest thing we have in Mos
COW today is the Idaho National, that
new combined harvester plant One
Of these machines was operated dur
ing TIE past season Just north of
Pullman on the farms of Messrs,
Press Norris and B. |. Pickell. The
result of their experience is probably
well known to scores of Pullman
people, and others interested can find
out that these gentlemen were more
than pleased In a word they har-
vested 240 acres of wheat, oats and
barley at a total cash outlay of only
$6S.5O, as against $500 for Mr.. Nor
ris alone the previous season. These
men informed the company, and
were publicly quoted as saying, that
it cost them, including the cost of
hauling their crop to the warehouse,
not to exceed one and one-tenth
cents per bushel with the Idaho Ma
tiOnal combine.
'Or there is the experience of J.
C. Hanson of Genesee, one of the re-
liable farmers of that section, who
harvested a 50-bushel crop last sea-
son for rs cents per acre, while the
year previous it cost him for the
same kind of crop Sc per acre"
Mr.. Orcutt added; THE company
is not looking for customers for ma
chimes. They could sell a hundred
times as many as they can make in
dreds of orders have already been
turned down. But they are in need
of more funds with which to erect a
larger plant and buy more machin-
cry. Today they employ forty men.
They could give employment to ten
times that number and yet not be
land Empire alone. To get this
needed capital the company is still
selling treasury stock, but not to eX-
coed 200 shares will be sold this
spring. 1t is quite probable that the
stock will be taken from the market
entirely, for Jerome ]. Day, presi-
dent of the company, told me only
this week that the finances of the
company were so that little if any
more stock would be offered. He
said the company had today over
$4,000 that would be available at
the close of the 1911 harvest over
and above it's liabilities, and that the
only reason any of the stock would
be offered was to get ready cash to
meet labor bills during the next 80
days"
MIR. Orcutt started his newspaper
career as reporter on the Colfax
Commoner fourteen years ago, work
ing for VIM. Goodyear at $40 per
month, and enjoyed a visit with his
old friend during the Foundation
Day celebration.