The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-25
STATE news

Tho COW committee of the CONNER
eIal club 1t Standpoint has decided Il
import two carloads Of Holsteins, pre-
ferably from Oregon, In April, on thu
same plan - last year, II the bank
are willing to cooperate ~ before.
Lewiston - Tia actual construction
work on the electric line TO connect
Lewiston and Charleston began Monday
In this city with the sstting Of poles
for the trolley system. The placing
Of ties Il proceeding in Charleston and
the promoters assure operation on May
1.
cosur d'Alene - Leroy C. Jones,
state game warden, and James Kesne,
deputy warden for north Idaho, were
In the city recently visiting local
sportsmen and arranging for the fish
hatchery to be operated this year.
They viii visit st. Mnries and Wallace
and plan upon an inspection Of Hey
burn park.
Mr.. Jones also was stiRating the
matter Of the appointment Of q county
game warden and several applicants
were interviewed. Mr.. Jones Is from
Gooding county and this II his first
visit TO northern Idaho.
Wallace - Idaho has advanced to
second place - = silver producing
state ~ = result Of the 1914 output.
and holds second place among the lead
producing states. according to the an
nusl report Of Robert N. Bell. state
mine inspector.
ldxho's total mineral production for
1914 was ga. 976. 706, Of which the
Coeur d'Alenes il credited with 80
per cent.
Twenty Of the 20 counties report a
production during the year. The state
produced 1888 fine ounces of gold,
valued At 1926, 4t9; 1881. 1928
ounces Of silver, valued ut $7.412,878;
Sl6, 334. 106 pounds Of lead, valued at
S13, l26. 0s6; AZ, 239. 900 pounds Of
zinc. valued At 81, 166, 1851, and 5,17s,-
600 pounds Of copper, valued at $685.
430.
Shoshone county produced 4o52 fine
ounces Of gold, valued at S83, 1854; 49,
400. 096 fine onuces Of silver, valued at
"a, S49, b24; 1856, 607. 900 pounds Of
lead, vSlued At S1s, 205, 67s; 48,472,-
900 pounds Of zinc. valued at 81, $780,
S9l. and 3,276. 900 pounds Of copper,
valued at $442, $50.
The grand total OF the metal pro-
duction for Idaho during the last 81
years IL estimated at e625, 664, 07b.
II IL estimated that 1000 fewer men
were employed In the mining industry
In 1914 than during previous years,
due TO the curtsilment of the output
the latter part Of the year, and that
there were 81 men employed In the in
dustry In the state last year.
During the year II fatal accidents,
serious accidents and 312 minor acct
dents were reported to the inspector.
Twenty four, or 80 per cent, Of the |
fatal accidents occurred In the Occur
d'Alene mines, while one each Is cred |
tied to the mines Of Blaine, Custer and
Lemhi counties.
When Governor Moses Alex
snder signed the several appropriation
bills and budgets passed by the last
Idaho Legislature the prospects Of
special session Of that body In the i'm
mediate future vanished. Unless
there Is some unforeseen event demand
ing Immediate legislative attention
during the next two years there will
be no extra session. The fact he was
sble 10 prune from these measures
grand total Of $2i4,93l, thereby max
ing It possible for him TO assert credit
for saving of 81. 900. 900 to the state
during the first three months Of his
administration. campaign promise
known as the million dollar" plank.
10 said to be the reason there are now
no immediate prospects of an extra
session.
The following recspitulation on the
main appropriation budgets show the
items vetoed in them and the total
culled from each;
Secretary Of state, $4,000: state
auditor. $4,000; state veterinarian.
81. 500; land board. So. 900; bank ex-
aminer. 81. 900; board of horticulture,
50. 900; board OF health, 1900: state |
chemist. $500; Lava Hot springs,
81. boo board Of equalization, 81, 500;
miscellaneous. s2.225; Oneida irriga-
tion district, SO. 500; total, $40, 1926.
Board Of education. $500: Uni
versity Of Idaho. 81. 900; College of
Agriculture. $4,000: Lewiston normal,
50. 900; Academy Of Idaho, $500:
Industrial Training school. $40, 600:
deaf and blind. IS. 500; Albion normal,
SIS. 500; Boise normal. 1000: total.
S59. 600
Liquor license refund. kootenai
county. 1915; District court, 1862;
timber and fire protection, ss5. lao;
treasury department. $3.50; Lava Hot
springs, Si75; pure food department,
$72; total. $s7.2o6
Orofino asylum. $1,000; peniten-
tisry. $500 children's home, 49,
600: total. Sl9. 200.
General appropriation bill, sac, 1916;
general deficiency bill. $s7, zoe; ed
ucstional budget. y5s. 500; charitable
and penal institutions budget, s1s.-
500; workmen's compensation. $780,
900; total. s2i4.ssl.