Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-04

farmer can be expressed briefly by the
following figures, which are believed
to be approximately correct:
zone dollar will pay for carrying one
ton IL miles on an efficient wagon
road; $50 to 500 miles on an efficient
railroad; 1900 miles on inland deep
waterways, and 1000 to 5000 miles on
the ocean His market radius will be
extended by inland waterways FIVE
times farther than If dependent on
railroads alone, and about 10 times
farther If accessible to the ocean.
Gould Relieve Situation.
why should we continue to send out
carloads of fancy colored literature so
that we may get farmers upon the
lands to undergo a long period OF suf-
fer!ng. when three northwest states
have at tht!I commend enormous credit
resources which could be used to re-
lieve the s tuation? Having cheap
transportation IN advance of settle
mant. our prol lens of development
would be easy Why is it necessary to
await appropriations by congress when
we have an enormous reservoir of
credit in tho two billion dollars of as
sessed valuation Of these three states"
Mr.. Lewis after discussing at length
and in detail the situation and posi-
iIities on the lower Snake river from
is mouth ~ Lewiston, Ida. says:
In the IT mics between Lewiston
and the mouth nf the Grande Ronde
riN err we nave i total fall of 10 feet
on s feet 70 lhe nile. From the Grande
Ronde river to H mestead, which point
is four miles below the OK Bow power
project now under construction, is a dis
lance of 81 miles. The Snake river
falls $50 feet in this distance, or 81 feet
FER mile II flows through a narrow
rock walled co1:yCu rot more than 400
feet in width, as shown by the maps
of the army engineers, which are
available as far as Pittsburg Landing
II miles above Lewiston. In the SO
miles between Homestead and Hunt
ington there is a fall of ESQ feet, or
AZ feet to the mile. The banks are not
so precipitous in this portion of the
river
In the 1872 miles between Lewiston
and Huntington there is thus a total
fall of 1890 feet. Much of this no doubt
can be utilized for power development
incidental to the improvement of the
river for navigation. The balanced
piston type of lock- or inclined cable
way can be used with little loss OF
time by boats over the water power
dams.
Enormous River Development.
Ten thousand second feet OF water
will be available at low stage for the
first high dam to be erected Just above
the junction with the Grande RondC
river. This for a 200-foot head would
I HaNaIav,
power. Assuming bed rock could b,
found 100 feet below the water sur
face, or 80 feet below the bed of tn,
stream, 1t is not believed that the dan
will cost to exceed $40 per electrical
horsepower. Estimating $35 for power.
house and equipment will bring thu
total cost to SIS. which is very low
figure, Industries located at this sit
could have both rail and water trans
portation to the markets of the world
This dam would create a slacl
water pool over 20 miles in length an,
afford water transportation to the mex
dam above. At such site only 500
second feet of water viii be available
which is approximately the amour
passing Huntington. In this way II i
estimated that 100000 electrical hors
power could ultimately be develope,
between Lewiston and Huntington. I
any use can be found for this power
a construction charge of 500 pc
horse power would be reasonable. ]
would thus yield $50, 900, 600, making
the river navigable at no expense t.
the people. Ignoring. this water powe
value, there is no hope of ever securin,
navigation for the upper Snake rive
valley in Idaho and Oregon. The fore
going data has been compiled iron
government maps, railroad surveys an
existing data"