Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
REviEW REFLEcTs lDAHo's
PROSPERITY.

1TAG old year OF lSlS Is history ana
Idaho. upon entering the new,
pauses to take an Inventory. 1t is
eminently satisfactory-so much SO. in
fact. that the resident Of this state
who has had to do with its making,
may feel proud of the part he played.
The state OF his adoption, rich in
natural resources. has advanced and
developed in the short space of time
into one OF the most progressive in the
west. Few other states are more
abreast Of the times in legislation;
none offer greater advantages to the
home builder or to the investor.
Outstanding as paramount among
the numerous developments Of the year
il the unparalleled financial soundness
Of the state. This is all the more re-
markable when it is realized that Idaho
Is not q factory state, nor has it great
Industrial centers in that sense of the
word. 1t had no war industries and,
therefore, profited little If any in reve-
nue. from the war, nor did 1t feel the
after effects as did other states when
these industries ceased. The wealth
Of Idaho came from its own soil. which
IL proof conclusive it is a state of
wonderful possibilities. Its national
and state banks show vastly greater
deposits today than ever before, de-
posits that came from the sale of it's
minerals, its lumber, its wool, its
products Of the farm and orchard. Yet
the state today is but in. it's infancy
in the development Of all these! The
future Is nothing but bright.
Standing upon this substantial basis.
dependent largely upon its own vast
resources. there was no reaction in
Idaho during the first postwar year.
Business did not become stagnant.
There was no army Of unemployed. In
truth and in fact, business in all lines
increased instead OF diminished With
osit doubt, 1919 was the most prosper
Ods SSI, tdNiHk SNtB 'he'
consideration, in the states history.
The review OF Idaho's progress in
the reconstruction period of one year
after the war, that appears in this
issue Of the Capital News is reflective
to some extent of the prosperity o. the
state. 1t is not the story in all Of it's
details, but history of the main de-
velopments in the year 1919 secured
from or written by those closely
identified with them.
At no time, not even in the days
when the big irrigation projects of this
state were being opened, has so much
attention been centered on Idaho by
the prospective settler than at the
present. Today Idahos hotels are
crowded, it's cities and towns can not
house those seeking quarters, and yet
the steady stream of homeseekers con-
tinues. II this goes on Idaho's popula-
ton will double in the next few years.
ldaho's progress in retrospect for
1918 Is worthy of the closest scrAtiny
and study. 1t will Danish pessimistic
thought and will cause a more optimis-
tic view of the future. for the record
IL truly remarkable in many respects
From every section of the state comes
the same report Of prosperity, Of
greater development, Of advancement
and progress. Cities and towns are
building, municipal improvements are
being made. Old land marks are CIV
ing away to more modern edifices. real
estate 10 changing hands. trade is brisk,
estate 10 changing hands, trade is brisk.
Idahoans are entering the new year
with confidence.
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