The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-02-08
'IDAA0 STATE NEWS


TX Lewiston High prices on whes
100 are causing farmers to sell their hold
ITO ings, although there is still an i'm
mense amount Of grain being held /,
m the warehouses on the Ca.nas prairie
as Recent sales figured In by local buy
he era amounted TO more than 36, 90,
re bushels. The grain in lower Snak.
u river warehouses Is being moved.
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C. st. Maries William Dollar OF
N Occur d'Alene has the contract TO cut
IN considerable amount OF choice white
pine, which Is TO De shipped to Scot
Q, LAND TO De used for boat building.
It me logs VIII be in rs and 40 foot
D lengths, and worth about 81. 10 cubic
d foot. The timber is at Clarkia.
N Idaho, where William Proudfoot has
e crew Of loggers at work.
Bayyiew-F. w. Dcwart. ID. M
: Jones, w. l.. Norton, Chief Engineer
|. II. w. Wood and Construction En-
Q gineer j. B. Murray OF the Portland
international Cement company were
IN bayYiew laying final plans for the
shipping OF cement rock to the factory
/ se miliwood. The work here will con-
! sist OF the building of branch dock.
the installation Of rock crusher and |
the building Of tugboat and several /
barges with which TO transport ore
across the bay. The company expects
to be shipping by June l.
Whitebird-ofiicers of the various
live stock associations of the Salmon
and Snake river sections met recently
and decided TO call a meeting Febru- !
airy 10 to arrange for plans and pre- !,
miums for fat stock show, TO be held
at Whitebird early In the fall. A
general display Of all the products of
the country may BIO added. The ex- L
hlbition Will be held early, that the
agricultural and fruit display may be y
sent 10 the New York land show and "
the fat stock entered by Individual W
owners at Lewiston. cl
Grangeville - The bridge over the ps
Salmon river connecting the town of
lioh with rich cattle and agricultur- la
Il country has been opened. Golf Is or
~ miles south OF here. The bridge
measures ESQ feet long, with no piers hi
Anchors are installed at each end. and to
doing the work the men employed tai
'uilt out from natural foundations at
ither end, and carried their work 10 I'll
ne center to be joined together. The ne
'rioge leads from the state wagon ut
oad' and In forming a roadway for I'M
ntrance over the structure IL was
necessary to blast away 495 feet of ga
old rock. no
The bridge cost $4,000. the Last he
'ession of the legislature appropriat-
ng slo,ooo OF this amount and Idaho TT
'ounty the balance. While already pc
'hrown open for traffic the bridge has or
rot been officially accepted by the
'tate and county. re
Bcise-By vetoing the revenue hill In
PASSED by the legislature of Idaho in nd
pecial session, Governor Hawley un- r.,
nd virtually all that the lawmakers or
lad accomplished. :,
The revenue law recommended bv Tin
ne governor was defeated in the leo tel
stature. A substitute, the bill vetoed us
made no provision for state tax com Az
mission and fixed the taxable value of col
property at 40 per cent of its real let
'alue, which the assessors were re- 70
uired TO return. s sn'
Senator Potts, Of Kootenai county, wi
ne OF the Republican conferees in
ne effort to secure a satisfactory :
asis Tor compromise. speaking of -,
GOVERNOR Hawley's veto message. said Al
9 was more than ever of the opinion IA
hat the governor had never had anv Ole
Their idea, and that, in fact. the veto IN
lessage had probably been written 10
efore the passage Of the bill in the ne
snate. This, Senator Potts said thl
as indicated strongly by several SUI
assages In the bill which he claimed ne
splayed an ignorance impossible un- rid
ss the governor had failed to read eal
le bill. thu
Paul Clagstone. live stock enthusi- wo
i, farmer, gubernatorial candidate ito
I'd former Idaho legislator, is to turn vei
lery grower. Mr.. Clagstone an l
'unced his now plan while in Spokane TO
Gently, declaring that as a starter roc
acres of the extensive swami lands COZ
GLADSTONE Junction. which he Is re- OF
aiming, would be seeded to celery I'm
is spring. and
MIR. Clagstone has engaged 20 men Th'
pm the California celery districts. II
10 viii begin at once TO put the land Tin
shape for planting. The planting wo'
ason in the Inland Empire will be- '
a about May /. The land is that MOI
claimed by pumping and ditchine hon
mr. ago. Because Of its richness and MOI
ampy nature Mr.. Clagstone says ex- tim'
rts hive pronounced the land ideal e.
celery growing. II the first 40 T
res is success he will utilize ad- put
ional acreage. ~
MIR. GLADSTONE will open up an east dear
market for his product, as well as es-sr
pplying the local trade. He al wish
'dy has started negotiations with Il
stern merchants and expects 10 repl
Ike the GLADSTONE celery fields fam ure.
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