Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1917-09-21
COTTONWOOD'S
ENTERPRISES
The Biggest Little Town on
the Map for It's Size.

In order to give the outside reader
some idea of the immense volume of
business done at Cottonwood we here
with publish a list of the towns enter
prises and resources.
Cottonwood, live up-to-date mod
ern little city with less than thous-
and people, is located on Camas Prai-
rie on the Northern Pacific branch
railroad in Idaho county, 81 miles
southeast Of Lewiston, Idaho, in the
heart of the richest grain and stock
country in the United States. No
where in the entire country can be
found a more intelligent, energetic and
prosperous class of farmers and stock
men than in this community,
West of here is the Craig mountain
country and a nice belt of timber, with
half dozen sawmills operating within
ten miles of the town. Farther west
and south is an immense stock country
along the Salmon and Snake rivers,
nearly all of which is tributary to this
town and ships its stock from here
Railroad people say that, as a produc-
ing district, more stock-especially
hogs-is shipped from here than from
any point west of the Mississippi river.
The town has electric light and
power, and splendid gravity system
of pure mountain water piped from
Cottonwood Butte, distance of about
three miles. For an elevation of g.
400 feet the winters are not severe,
the mercury seldom going below zero,
and then only for short time. Just
enough snow falls to insure good crops,
The work of putting in sewerage
system has been postponed until next
year, as was also the work of cOmplet-
ing concrete sidewalks and street paw
ing, which was begun some time ago.
In the town we have two of the
strongest banks in the state, with de-
posits of nearly three-quarters of a
million dollars; three immense grain
warehouses, two large grain elevators,
two of the largest and best -four mills
in the state with a daily capacity of
about 200 barrels; two big lumber
yards, one with planning and wood.
working mill in connection; thor
Oughly equipped creamery and cold
storage plant erected little over year
ago which already has turned out
over 100000 pounds of butter, be-
sides during the summer months ship
ping to outside points over 1000 gal
Ions Of ice cream monthly; two Of the
biggest hardware and farming imple-
ment stores in the state of Idaho
four well-stocked general merchandise
stores; one of the finest cold storage
meat markets in the entire Northwest
two hotels, three restaurants, two drug
stores, furniture store and undertaking
Parlors, harness shop, moving picture
show, two confectionery stores, three
garages two livery stables, two black
smith shops, two barber shops, two
plumbing and ti9shops, two pool halls
thfee soft-drink parlors, two jewelry
stores, photo gallery, millinery store
secondhand store, tailor shop, shoe
shop, laundry, three doctors, two den
fists, veterinary surgeon, occulist
newspaper, two real estate Offices, Cot
tonTsodFarm Loan Association with
Edgar Fry as president and Felix
Martzen secretary and treasurer; two
ex6elleA sehools-public and Paro
chial, eachWith an enrolment Of about
100 pupils and with the same num-
Der of teachers; three churches-Meth'
odist, Catholic and Baptist; two tele-
phone systems; lodges represented
l. o. o. F., Rebekah, K. of c.,
K. of P, and Moose.
Members of the City Council. V,
Baker, mayor; Geo. M. Robertson,
John Hoene, Geo. F. Mckinney and
John Funke, councilmen; Al. M. Bel
KNAPP, clerk; E. j. Terhaar, Treas
Ed Malerich, marshal.
Justice of the Peace, B. L. Huss
man; constable, Oscar d. Hamlin
who is also our drayman and stock in
spector.
We have live commercial club
with Geo. NJ. Robertson, president
and Walter w. Flint, Sec. and Treas
Excellent band of 20 pieces; roc
and gun club, fire department, etc.
Two daily stage lines = one to Keu
terville, the other to Winona anC
Greencreek.
Among the new enterprises contem
plated for next summer is a frstclasl
hospital, the stock for which is already
subscribed; large modern brick no
tel and city hall.
i Cottonwoed's ambition to become (
county seat will soon be reality
and then watch US grow with leap
and bounds into one of the largest anC
most fiourishing cities in the state o
Idaho.