The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-13

they will see it go off half-cocked.' If
it goes over big, Central Idaho, which
we choose to- call Lerahi and Custer
counties, must not miss a chance to
ride over on the top of the band wa
gOn.
Just such a campaign as this has
brought literally, millions in tourists
money to Portland, the city of roses.
Santa Barbara prunes are really IN
feriOr to the Idaho prune, but who
doesn't know about Sauta Barbara
prunes in the East? Payette, for in
stance, raises as good grade of APP
pies as the Yakima country, but the
dealers often label them Yakima ap-
pies to put the price up where it be-
Iongs on the market Idaho has both
pleasures and goods OF note to sell
and she is going to let the world
,lnow about ii. Central Idaho also has
something to sell and why not get full
credit fer it? 1t is up to us. Some
people know of cur scenic drives and
fishing. Others know that Salmon
PRODUCES creamery butter of better
grade. Others know that an unusual
class of steers are shipped out thru
Mackay We have the goods, alright
Nj we need is united effort by ev-
ry community to boost the whole Of
Central Idaho and let the people know
/ Il Of the things we have to offer. 1t
ill cost us only little time and en-
husiasm and will bring back real A.
lerican dollars.
Here are a few of The things we
,hould be proud TO talk about: have
adhered these facts very carefully and
rem reliable sources and they may
oven be unknown to many of our
neighbors.
"In 1920, Central Idaho Custer and
1emhi counties) produced SIS per cent
" over half of the gold, silver, copper
nd lead produced in the whole of the
a counties CT Idaho with the eXcep-
ion of the highly developed Shosho-
,e county production. Our combined
ut put was worth S1,563.551.
Do you know that Central Idaho has
: combined acreage OF agricultural
and totaling S6,195 which is worth a.
~out five millions OF dollars at pres
mt prices with very good outlook
or an early increase in values? Our
.aXable grazing lands total 120,756 a
| res with a conservative value of 3
md one half millions. The average
galue of all plow land is over $50 and
some land in Lemhi county has reach
d the 1925 mark.
Do you know that in these two cOun-
| les we produced in 1920 144,100 tons
If tame hay, 57750 bushels of wheat,
1917 900 bushels of oats and $1,000 bu-
shells Of barley?
Do you know that we have bearing
| iruit trees as follows: 1886 apple,
Il peach, 744 pear, 1,099 plum and
prune and 773 cherry? Some people
| think fruit tree never had chance
IN the bleak, frost nipped flats of
Central Idaho.
Do you know that in spite of the
| TACT that the tragic forced sale had
started, we had 57,650 head of beef
cattle in 1890? This is over 10 per
cent of all the beef cattle in the state
Of Idaho at that time. The same year
we had 13S,76O or over 5 per cent OF
he sheep in the whole state. This
| loes not include migratory bands. We
also had 10000 horses, 100 mules, g.
$50 dairy cows and 1890 hogs.
| C~ct,,rl J1n,,c i, n rGo1 fa ctnr in tb iS
state. Our combined resources, both
developed and undeveloped. probably
surpass those of any other two coun-
ties in the state. We are so situated
that our interests intermingle. Let
us unite commercially under Central
Idaho Chamber of Commerce and let
Idaho know that we are awake and
cut to command our fair share of the
benefits of state progress.
! A strong organization is boosting the
new Lolo pass road to the north of us.
They know that tourists from the east
Twill invariably hit Yellowstone first.
They plan to lead them from there to
Missoula, near which place the Lolo
road will lead them across Idaho to
connect with the Lewiston-Boise road
The boosters Of the Lolo Pass road
are already on the job and making the
best of every chance for publicity.
The new road is now complete to
Greer and the contract has been let
nearly to the Lolo Pass. On the Mon
ltana side the road has been comple,-
ed to Lolo Hot Springs.
We already have good road. We
can offer scenery along the Salmon riv
er which will equal anything on the
LolO road, Our towns already have
good hotel accommodations for those
who do not care to camp. We have
hot springs for bathing and unexcelled
! fishing, Our route is a shorter one
/ to Boise, a mere direct route to the
1925 Portland Exposition and leads a.
long the lava beds being featured as
| The Valley of the Moon This with
its ice caves and craters, which will
probably become a national park of
geological interest Let's get topether