Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

sources. We have 10000, 900, 900 feet
of saw timber in Clearwater county in
the Clearwater basin. That is the
timber that must come out via Orofino
and Ahsahka. Of this Uncle Sam
has 5, 900, ,OOO, 900 in his forest re-
serves, and as much more is owned by
the state and private concerns. If
Clearwater county is so fortunate as
to get the mills, and this vast wealth
should be manufactured in the county,
it would be source of business that
is beyond computation. And event
ually this vast body of timber must
be manufactured somewhere.
While the location of the mills is
optional, we are sure the logging, it.
self source of great activity, can
never be removed from our county,
and this much of the payroll and the
accompanying business will be ours.
One has only to stop for moment
and figure to realize the magnitude of
the business growing out the manu-
facture of ten billion feet of standing
timber. And when we say ten billion
feet of timber we refer only to the
saw timber, for in addition are the by
products of the forest, such as pulp,
cord wood, and other by-products.
We are not considering the telephone
and telegraph poles, railroad ties, and
all of that sort of things that will
yield additional thousands of dollars
for labor, supplies and railroad ton
mage for a hundred years to come.
This ten billion feet means just the
lumber.
1t is conservative to estimate So in
labor for every thousand feet of lum-
ber manufactured, SO the manufacture
of this ten billion feet in the Clear
water basin means $50, 900, 900 for
labor alone.
Logging requires men and horses,
and lot of both, so there will be a
home market for the products of
| Clearwater farms. 1t will require
vast quantities of hay, oats, flour,
vegetables, dairy products, beef,
mutton, pork, hams, bacon and lard.
1t will require more eggs than prob
ably will be produced, and more but
ter than we expect Clearwater
farmers will produce. We need not
go into detail. The reader can go on
figuring it out. Suffice it to say that
eventually this will be, for this tim
ber will some day be harvested, and
the business cannot get away from
Clearwater county.
And what of it?
Just this. 1t answers the ques
tion: '.What about the future o.
Clearwater county? Has it an!
prospects? Will it ever 60 aheat
and develope? Will Orofino ever b.
any more of town than it is today
Is there anything out off which t.
build town, and upon which t.
develop population and business
Will our farmers have a market
| Will there ever be employment fo
J labor? Will land values ever in
crease? And upon the proper solu
. tion rests the hopes and welfare O
all the people Of the county. Upo
this depends the demand for Clear
7 water county farms, and Clearwate
r county property interests and busi
ness. 1t is great question. So
: discussion of Clearwater county re
f sources will be worth while, for
: we have the resources people wi
r recognize in Clearwater county fiel
l for investment, even though it ma
f take time to reap the harvest.
So much for timber. What {
( other resources?
: Water Power.
We have water power sufficient
turn the wheels of thousand factorit
when we harness the great rivers tn,
= : tumble in restless fury for hundred
of miles back into the forests. Eve
- now movement is on foot looking
. the installation of dams for loggin
purposes on the North Fork abo,
Ahsahka. These dams will affol
: vast possibilities for power plant
= 1t will mean cheap power, and ches
power means factories and more bus
ness. 1t means electric railroad
= electric power for our farms, and be
I" ter civilization.
- If we have the raw material az
cheap power why will we not ha'
!. paper mills, match and box factorie
> and allied manufacturing plants? v
will. Here is room for reasonab
= and endless speculation. There is
= end to our future possibilities. I
40 county in the Uuited States has
greater or more certain future. Tin
~ will Justify this statement. Mark
We can hear some cry that
sounds alright, but it is hot air. A