Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-19

that we are in reality prosperou
community. In other words, the.
have placed upon me the tremend
GUS task Of proving to you that VIZ
at least feel prosperous. Men uset
to create that feeling in other ways
but that practice is no longer prac
ticable in dry territory, hence the
necessity to resort to other means
to produce similar effects.
'In every smoothly running bust.
ness concern there is someone dele
gated to do the lying for the other
fellows l take it, it is in this capa-
city they want me to serve this
evening.
Seriously, however, uppermost In
the minds of the people generally
fingers the doubt whether Payette
and her people can really be pros
perous in the face of the fact of
complete failure of her fruit crop.
Let us stop moment and examine
a few figures. They say figures don t
ie-if liars do figure.
Business firms interviewed dis
:lose the following condition: Busi-
less better than last year, nine
iverage 10 per cent. Less volume
han last year, four average per
ent. Same as last year, 35.
Building operations Excluding |
eS'dences), including hotel, three
us;ness blocks, garage, two church
:. aggregating s95 1000.
INFANT INDUSTRIES.
Idaho Canning company-Monthly
ayroll, $230O; paid out to farmers
4 1916, $4,000; cans and box ma
sr3als in 1916, $4,000; money nee
ssary to handle seasons crop, $780,
OC Farmers doing we'll at raising
cas-. Experimenting with sweet corn
nd tomatoes.
"The Payette Mills-Monthly pay
Dh. s725; paid out for grain in Sep
'mber, $4,000; labor and improve
.ents, $4,000. Demand for manufac I
ired products greater than the sup
ly. Mill running day and night.
'Payette Cold Storage company
ost of plant, s75, 900. Expects to
ore 130 cars of apples, besides
rye quantities of butter and eggs.
olonel Muller is busy making prep
,ations for the apples from eastern
'ashington
''Payette Brick Manufacturing COM
pay roll, $500; num-
.r brick manufactured in 1916, IL {
5000; value of seasons output val :
I'd at s12,6OO; ready demand for !
tire output. l.
"Rayette' Valley Rex Spray COM \
roll, monthly, s400; manu- Z
ctured 1916 season, 5000 barrels; Z
Ilue of same, $4,000. VIII require
'uble that amount when there is h
full fruit crop. f
Idaho Vinegar & Pickle company
Value of cider vinegar ON hand,
500; value of pickles, dill $500.
i'll require 1000 bushels of pickles n
KIT year. VIII pay farmers l cent 9
r pound for same. t
Farmers Cooperative Creamery o
paid out to farm K
S for cream, monthly, $4,000 to 2
0 900; aggregate amount first year a
erations, $4,000; number of cows W
ported during year, about 300. Pat R
rs we'll satisfied. Business extend ri
: and constantly increasing. Ice
cam as side line making money
the stockholders. lC
Poultry and eggs-In September, :
l6, $500; estimated average for bt
ar, 100000. Demand greater than 81
: supplyS@Two hstlins firms en-
ged. ci
Paid out for hogs nand cattle-By al
e dealer, per month, $40 900. Prices cl
ry satisfactory. hi
Bank deposits-For September til
10, s401, 900; for September 1916, al
10000. For the first time in the vi
story of local banking the supply la
money is greater than the de- al
md. it
Automobile business-Number Of ht
IS sold in 1915, 40, valued at s24,- e1
}; number of cars sold in 1916, to
valued at s51 900. Four or more to
,air shops running full blast.
City and school budgets-City, gr
400; school, $4,000. ye
'Washoe district-New canal just Sc
npleted at cost of $4,000; covers ,sij
70 acres of land with abundant DC
ter. expeot to run 1900 milch COWS fa