The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-07

YEAR FOR L[MHI


messed such a material advancement
In all lines OF endeaVor. Farming,
mining and puElic i'm.
provements received an impetus dur
Ing this year that places this county
In tie front rank Of producers.
Our Wideawske county commission
ers began the year by sysLematizing
the work to be done on the public
highways. Care was taken to dis
tribute the funds appropriated for
road construction and improvement
where the general public would be
best served. All work done on pu ellie
roads during the past year was done
with q view to permanenoy. Grades
we're cut down and depressiOns filled
up. The work done between Salmon
and Ohallis was made to conform as
nearly as possible to the requirements
OF the state highway commission.
The roads up the Lemhi river we're
graded up In workmanlike manner, a
good drainage system secured and
many important changes for the bet
ter were made 10 the roadbed. Dur
ing the year there was spent upon
public highways approximately 'eV-
entsen thousand dollars. This in
cludss the purchase price OF a COM
plete grading OUTFIT. The voluntary
work done on 'good roads day"
would PROBABLY amount to one thou
sand dollars more In the aggregate.
The com n issioners OF Lemhi county
are to be congratulated upon this de
partment of their duties.
The livestock industry during 1915
was stimulated by the advance in
prices all down the line. Horses,
cattle, sheep and swine brought fan
cier prices than ever before, and
while livestock Ii the leading indus
try In LeDhi county, II has grown
out OF all proportion to any Of The
other industries IN the last year
In the Pahismarol valley alone four
teen thousand head OF cattle and
thirty-fve Thousand head Of sheep
are being winteTed. Hay In this val
ley has advanced from four dollars
aud Rfty cents per ton to seven dol
lars. The beef shipped from this
valley runs into the tens Of thou
sands OF dollas. The Lemhi valley
and the lower Salmon valley are per-
hAps wintering as many cattle and
sheep az the Pahsimaroi.
The cattle Ind ustry Is slowly yield
ing to the increasing number II
sheep. This change is being made
gradually without friction. A great
portion OF the range 10 bstter adapt.
cd to sheep than to cattle. The mar
ket for horses held good throughout
the wear and from all parts OF the
county hundreds Of horses Of all clas-
sSs were sold and shipped out, and
the prices received Off them upon an
average was better than ever before.
The hog has been growing steadily
In favor during the past three years,
but As dividend producer showed
up at his best advantage during the
year 1915. Judging from the num-
Der of carloads shipped from Salmon
alone, The income to the farmers
from this source must have been
large,
The mining industry has more than
held Its own during the year just
closed. The high price of copper
and the prospective rise In silver has
put new life and energy Into pros
pecting and mining. while mons OF
the miues have been operated in
large way, many Of them have been
worked with view to development,
and the spring OF 1916 promises great
activity in mining. The mines OF
Lemni county Will be one OF her lead.
ing industries when adequate trans
pOFlation is secured. The Gilmore
mining camp has been very active
throughout the year md shipments
OF ore have been regular.
Real estate transfers have been
more numerous during the past year,
many OF the transfers involving a
great deal OF money. Outside capital
has ueen literally invested In Lemhi
county real esate. One company
from the outside invested % thou
sand dollars in land aud sheep, 9th
sr big deals during the year warrant
the conclusion that LemhI realestate
Is In demand
The farmers have made a splendid
shOsing In the year Just closed.
Abu d n, crops Of the different
kinds OF grain are reported from all
sections of the county, The hay crop
vas exceptionally large aud OF SPLEEN
did quality, Tie potato crop, ahile
abundant, vas not 20 large as that
produced In 1914. All Of the surplus
grain will be used in the county,
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