Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-10-13
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.orId receive beneflts ana furnish
staining and possibly in the future
large amounts of reasonably
'saon mower, we will not attempt to
n. other data than distances from
81. noint, leaving this to Lewiston
"a other points in Idaho.
whitman county joins: assessed
.,uo for 1916, by authority as above
...ted s44,3S5,579, assessed at 4O.2
- cent; estimated population of
rns 1915: Pullman, $500, 10
s,os northeast; Colfax, county seat,
oooO 10 miles north; Tekoa, 1900,
~ miles: Palouse, 1900, 20 miles;
garfield, 1900, % miles; Rosalia,
toao 40 miles Oakesdale, 1000, "a
-,,os. Maiden, 1000 Endicott, 500,
AZ miles; st. John, ESQ, 90 miles,
T,,ontown. 600, 10 miles; Cotton,
.oo IL miles; Pennington, 500; AL
.,on 400: Elberton, 800; Lamont,
sOO. and for the county, 37,45S.
of1349,120 acres of land in Whit
NON county, fully 80 per cent is of
AGRICULTURAL value.
In 1910 1,187.966 acres, or 8S.1
nor cent. were contained in 5096
farms. making an average per farm
- 2S3.7 acres, and improved acre
age of 20S.4 per farm.
This shows that the acreage is
large per capita and is capable of
sustaining a much larger population
N both country and towns.
II is unnecessary to dwell long on
she products of the county, as it is
60 we'll known to be one of the BAN
ner counties of the United States for
small grains, etc., but will account
as given by the assessor for last year;
Wheat, 9,704,O00; oats, 3,814,10O;
and barley, 1,O72,220 bushels.
Pullman has the State College and
Il an educational center.
Garfield county is located on the
south of Snake river and joins the
location mentioned
This county has but two towns,
Pomeroy, population 1000, II miles,
and Pataha, 175, about the same dis
lance as Pomeroy. Population of the
county, 4346.
Acres of land, 444, $50. about 300,
900 of which is in the hands of the
settlers. OF this 163,790 acres are
tillable; balance pasture.
The southern part of the county
lies in the Blue mountains in the
forest reserve and is heavily tim
bered, being estimated at 800, 000,-
900 feet, the annual crop is about
100000 bushels, one-third wheat,
balance barley. Fifty thousand
bushels of potatoes and about the
same number of tons of hay each
year.
Quite large amount of the grain
goes to the Snake for transportation.
Assessed valuation $4,697, 444.
Asotin county joins Garfield on the
east and Snake river on the south
and west. Population estimated at
1000. Asotin county seat. popula-
ton 400; Charleston, 1900; Anatone,
200; Cloverland, 140; other small
towns, Craig, Jerry, Silcott, Theon,
and Zindel.
Leading crop, 100000 bushels of
wheat, about 100000 barley per
year. About 1000 horsepower is gen.
Grated from Asotin creek and about
5000 acres of land are irrigated from
same.
Two million feet of lumber are cut
annually. The south and east parts
VI the county lie in the mountains,
some OF which is we'll timbered and
coal underlies a part of it.
Two hundred and forty-four thou
SAND acres are in private hands; we'll
auapted to general farming, fruit and
Early vegetables; 81 400 acres are in
Tue forest reserve; 1880 acres state
lands and 64,984 acres federal lands
open for homesteads.
assessed valuation, $4,414,399;
1853 per cent.
ms county has no railroad and is
aiOutary to Snake river above the
Improvement we mentioned on the
D Snake.
!, Columbia county poins Garfield on
ae west and south of Snake river;
ue nearest point is 90 miles. AS
,sssed valuation, $S,232,789; 549,-
~ acres of land, including $3.50
-Onestead government land, 1921
' s' which leaves 100000 acres of
ri'a'e owned, about one-half i'm
Proved.
'ne Blue mountains and forest re-
NJ 1--WE are in the south and east part.
EASING of stock, fruit and grain are
- ~ chief industries; 100000 bush
n.y. u barley and wheat are raised an
ns saily' Dayton is the county seat;
equation 5000, 81 miles southwest;