Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-08

e.ectric lights and 81. modern coayel
fences, a piano in the parlor, and tn
children go to college. This littl
town is the pride and wealth of tn
Payette valley. If you want to Sc
' Fruitland visit Is when the appI
packing season is on, go through tn
4 many large packing houses ard lear
how the paples that have made Ida
no famous are raised and marketed
, The prize winning apple orchards o
the state are at Fruitland.
Payette, the Valley Metropolis.
, Payette is the metropolis of The
Payette valley. 1t is the only town
in the valley located on the main
line of railway. 1t is also located at
the extreme lower end of the valley
at the confluence of the Payette with
the Snake river 1t has a splend d
location for future growth and de-
yelopment along transportation, H.
dustrial and agricultural lines. 1t is
bound to be town of considerable
size and wealth. 1t is we located
for manufacturing, for obtaining pow
er, is fortunate in being surrounse1
by vast area of highly productive,
well watered land, ard is the ship
ping point for practically all of the
tremendous Tonnage Of fruit and pro
ducts grown in the Payette valley.
Payette is well equipped to care
for the products grown in that it has
large, modern cold storage plant
and ice factory, one of the best
equipped plants of its kind in the
northwest. The Idaho Canning COM
pany is one of the pr.nipalc factory
industries. This factory puts out the
famous Seven Devils" brand. The
plant puts out about so car loads of |
canned peas and about 20 car loads
Of canned fruits each year. The large
and fruit dryer Low OPP
Grated by Denney & Co. prov ides
market for a large tonnage Of fruits
hat could not be shipped. TIE Fay
stte vinegar factory also assists ma
erially in the matter of by-products
rom fruits. The Mich gan-IdahoI
lumber company has re- emily tax n
'Yer the Prestel saw mill and is
low preparing to enlarge and operate
he plant on a large scale, witch will
id materially to the payroll of Fay
off
yorth Pacific Fruit Distributors fer
Idaho and eastern Oregon
; located at Payette, tie organization 4
eing known as the Idaho-Oregon
ruit Growers association.
Payette has been busy TIE PAST
ear in the matter of improvements
t home Good gravelei reads have
cen constructed into the town from
Il directions. The cmopletion last
ear of the interstate bridge across
lie Snake River at Payette, has
rought tributary to the town some
) 900 acres of newly irrigated lands
/ Oregon known as the Payette-Ore-
on slope country, which lies just
cross the Snake river almost adjoin
e the city limits. Tie body of Hand
now under water, being irrigated
Y what is known as the Snow-Moody
reject The irrigation of the Pay
tie heights by pumping has added
)out 5000 acres to the productive
nds ON the east side of town. The
ty government has been active the
ast year grading streets, c,elning
D all vacant lots and lleys and has
,cently established an Improvement
strict for the purpose of curbirg
Id building sidewalks throughout
lie town. The town has new, mod
n city hall of splendid design,
hich is the home of the city govern
ent, and in which the Payette VAL
y Commercial clug has nicely furn- N
he'd quarters and offices.
Payette is particularly proud of its
lblic schools. About 1000 pupils at
md the public schools in Payette, oc- ,
ipying the two large school build
lgs.
Payette is particularly fortunate In
aving a woman's organization whose
ork for the past year In the matter
civic improvement and moral and
EDUCATIONAL advancement his baee of
uch benefit to the city. Perhaps no
,wn in the state has had more
one for it by woman's club than
lie Portia club has done for Pay
tie in the past year.