Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-04
~ II Remarkable Growth and Pro-
0UnYAY0U duction In District Surround
~C4xAk Nxx ing the County Seat

No yITHIN tho very heart Of an
inland empire, aggregating
wv 100000 acres Of As fertile
farming land as Is to be found
In the Pacific northwest, this city Is
most advantageously situated and has
the making Of a city Of largo CONNER
cial and industrial proportions. For
the past few years the industries Of
agriculture and livestock throughout
the tributary country have been won
derful builders for wealth, and bank
deposits in excess Of 100000 In the
three banks of this city are highly In
dicative OF the phenomenal prosperity
Of it's farmers. Never in the history Of
the agricultural communities upon
which this city draws for Its growth,
progress and prosperity have their
farmers had a year so replete with
prosperity as 1915.
MONEY AND SPIRIT.
With a plethora OF money in the
banks and spirit Of optimism among
the business men Of the city, the new
year is faced with the fullest measure
Of complacency and hopefuiness for the
continuance OF civic achievements
worth while. In one particular, at least,
this city is both uniquely distinguished
and peculiarly fortunate. 1t Is essen
TALLY q city of farmers. 1t was large
ly founded by them. 1t Is owned by
them, and when they come to 1t to
purchase supplies they trade with
themselves. The banks of the city
are owned and directed by them. In
a cooperative manner the business
men Of the city and the farmers of its
tributary sections are acting in unison
for the contamination Of their inter-
dependent interests. There is no fric-
ton or pickering between them, as is
too often observed between the busi-
ness men of cities and the farmers OF
their tributary sections, and the spa
cious rooms Of the local Commercial
club, at all times, present the appear
ance of a hospitable community social
center, for most any day farmers are
to be observed there, and in all move
ments for the city's advancement and
progress they are enthusiastically act
i've. Not only do the business men of
the city realize that good country Is
essential to a good city, put the farm
ers Of it's tributary sections also real
ize that a good city is essential to a
good country, and both are giving
practical application to this fortunate
recognition. AS has been indicated,
agriculture and the livestock industry
ere essentially the leading industries
Of Canyon county.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS.
They are the Industries constituting
the basis Of the county's great wealth
and marvellous progress, as well as
that of this city. Livestock and grain
shipments of more than 1900 carloads
from this city the past year tell tho
story of Its phenomenal prosperity and
that of it's tributary sections, and evil
dence the soundness OF the basis for
the city's future progress and pros
perity. or these shipments there were
500 carloads of livestock, 427 carloads
of the 82s carloads being horses. Then
there were ~ carloads OF cattle, 142
carloads Of hogs, 10 carloads of sheep
and 213 carloads OF potatoes. The 9TH
er shipments were of prain. AS q con-
sequence OF the excessive sales Of live
stock and grain the past year, the
banks OF the city are loaded with
money the farmers Of the surrounding
country have deposited, and at the
present juncture the idle money of the
farmers Of this territory, which Is Of
vast proportions, Is idle and awaits
their checks for new investments, i'm
provements OF their farms or for loans
for which there has been no lack of
money all the while. At no time in
recent years has there been more ac-
tivity among the merchants OF the
rffV Ep trading
before. All phases of business feel the
impress Of their prosperity. Further
emphasis to the prevalent prosperity
Is given by observation throughout
these tributary communities of their
modern homes, commodious barns, CO.
ment silos, vast herds OF livestock and
automobiles.
RECORDS OF PRODUCTION.
That the farmers are now on Easy
Street" is not to be doubted Illus
trations of their wonderful prosperity
TEEN throughout the country. Hun
dreds of notable instances of it are to
be noted. Concrete examples Of it are
not lacking. A number have been
noted and are significant
From 20 acres of his 4o-acre farm
near the city, j. A. Henley secured
as a crop revenue last year the hand
some sum of s1125.31. This crop in
cluded 10 acres of wheat, averaging As
bushels to the acre, sold at $3.50 per
hundred pounds; five acres Of barley,
averaging 81 bushels per acre and sold
Mt $40 per hundred pour IS: two
acres of potatoes, averaging 112h
sacks to the acre. i25 sacks Of which
were sold for s1S5.06. The remainder
OF the farm was in alfalfa and produc-
ed from six to seven tons Of hay per
acre which could have been sold early
had Mr.. Henley desired to sell 1t ut
from 81 to IS per ton.