Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-08-17
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CLUB HoNoRs COL. MULLER


vas probably the best built and
most modern plant in the northwest
! A. p. scritchfield OF this Payette
National bank next spoke Of the
future outlook for cold storage In
Payette. He admitted his inability
70 foretell. when no came here
six years ago he was pleased with
The valley and predicted great fu'
ture but the development had 50
far exceeded his predictions at
that time that he was loath 70
tell what the future might hold for
the cold storage business. Trees
we're being planted and land deve op-
% so rapidly that he believed only
Col. Muller and his associates who
had thoroughly Investigated condi'
lions could have any idea ~ 10
what was in store for the future.
lilo complimented Mr. Muller on
his courage IN building an institu-
ton OF that kind and believed that
with the opening OF the Dead OK
I nat az much fruit would come from
That section as from the fruit land
now IN cultivation on this side.
This IN itself would mean great
demand for cold storage facilities
General l.. " Patch was the next
speaker aud talked OF pumping pro
positions. He amusingly alluded to
ire people living on Payette Heights
as Clin Dwellers. lie told OF how
hen the rich valleys OF the west
we're first settled that the bottom
or river lands were first taken be-
cause crops we're easily grown there
aud that the first corners followed
The path OF the least resistance. Lat
or when all that land was taken
they built canals Soon all the
land that could be placed under gray
ity bitches was taken up aud then
the people were driven 10 the hills
so 10 speak and had learned that Il
vas possible 70 pump water con
siderable lift ON the rich soil Of the
hills surrounding this valley and
make II pay. For instance man
pays for the fruit land under gray
~ system three TO four hundred dol
lars per acre, lie can buy hill
land for from thirty to fifty and
ton dollars an acre will put the wat
or thereon every year. Figuring the
interest on the Investment the
poor man can find an advantage In
pumping propositions He believed
that the time was not far distant
when with the cheap electric pow
or at hand every tract OF land pos
slble 70 get at In the hills surround
ing Payette would be under cultiva-
Con and be pouring into this valley
It's quota OF fruit to be handled at
the storage plant.
Postmaster Yenable WAS next called
or to tell Of the growth of the
city as determined by postal receipts.
He said on first getting up that he
was tired aud that Col Muller was
responsible for the feeling. The
reason for his physical condition
was that the postofflce had handled
Du Monday more pieces of mail
Than Il ever had any single day for
he last eight years and II all came
rom the cold storage company. He
felt that Il was good institution for
fayctte and would certainly benefit
he postoffice
In speaking OF the postoffice re-
'eipts he said that eight years ago
when he first took charge the al
owRuCe was StiOO annual for post
MASTER and s12O per year for clerk
iire The above figures also In.
luded the salary OF one rural route
arrIer The annual receipts at
hat time were about $4,000 The /
cceipts the last fiscal year were
q 600 aud the allowance for sal ,
.rios and running expenses was
q 600 per annum, /
Col Muller was next called upon
o toll why he located In Payette. He Z
tated that Il would be bard for him {
o do So tlo was Interested In the u
irrigation scheme across tho river
nd came TO look after t. He had O
omplCted Il and had all the water d
o needed He stated that as far as &
& himself had been personally con- !
crned he knew nothing Of the cold I
forage demands In this vicinity un- r
j last April when Il had been
rought TO his attention by some
his hustling friends. They had 5
'vestigated and after driving over 5
be bench and north Of the city had
etermlned 70 organize with $4,000
1pitai and build a small house. AZ.
y starting to plan they had decld.
I that they would double the capt.
7. Further Investigation revealed .
'e fact that the trces we're beins