The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-02-24
THE REAL VALUE
OF MOSCOW LAND
G. p. Mix Says Land Worth
F--.om $3.50 to $3.50.

Star-Mirror: Since the price of
farm products receded from the
wartime figures, there is tend
ancy to bear down the price of Pal
ouse land below its real value.
There are many, however, who be-
lieve that the rich Palouse soil, pro-
perly titled, IS worth practically the
price which it was bringing when
wheat was So per bushel. They
claim, and with good reason, that 1t
is worth at least $3.50 per acre, and
that with the farmers getting into
diversified farming, it will soon be
selling readily at that figure or
more, and claim that farmer is
foolish to throw his farm on the
market at figure below its actual
worth because he has been plnched
somewhat in the readjustment pro-
cess.
Il. 2. MIX, we'll known farmer and
Moscow booster, is one of the men
who believes that land in the vicln-
lty Of Moscow is now being valued
at its real worth, and expresses his
opinion in the following interview
given the Star Mirror:
''The value OF tarm lands is a
question much discussed . during
these times of stress and strain, and
we find every kind of opinion ex-
pressed by those who know and
those who ought to know and then
by those who talk against their
judgement and hoping IN the mean
time that land prices will drop to a
point so they might invest the more
readily. Agriculture is the great
est of all industries and upon wfiich
governments depend for stability
and strength, yet we minimize the
Importance of land itself, as a
matter of local pride it ruff1es my
disposition to have men argue that
land here, possessed of everv re-
qulrement that will make land pro-
duce buuntlfulIy year after year,
decade after decade. with as much
certainty as season follows season,
has not value more than the rate
OF interest which it will pay from a
money lenders standpoint.
"Our good farm lands IN radius
of several miles Of Moscow are
worth from $4,000 to $250.OO per
acre, depending more or less or
location of roads, water. depth OF
sol and ability to yield to proper
handling and improvements.
Yet we have class of men con
stantIy preaching that no land II
worth more than $4,000 per acre
Such pessimism is not conductive t
the good of the community, nor are
they giving proper credit to oul
most important asset. Farmer!
have suffered at all times by lack 0:
credit to finance his business, h,
is more or less subject to the whim
and notions of local institutions
This condition is going to change
Just notice the wonderful conces
sions recently made IN our Fedora
Reserve Board. A farmer is to b,
put on the Board of seven Directors
This industry, the basis OF all pros
perlty and more important than al
others, is to be recognized agains
the bitter protest of Wall Street, b.
one man on the Board, fail to Sc
why we shouldn't have at Ieas
three. But time Will attend to this
The farmer has been the hardes
nit of al IN the recent unpleasant
ness politicians tell US not to sa
panic), yet he will be the first t
come into his own. The fact tina
so many congressman and senator
are coming up for election agai
this fall makes me feel that we ma
expect some legislation much neec
ed by agricultural interests. W
do not need guaranteed price O
wheat. We Go not need the syn
pathy of Wall Street and allied il
terest. Only the realization by OF
government of the tremendous r,
sponsibllity that rests on the farmt
in maintaining his business on
more profitab basis, thus insurIn
an epoch Of prosperity never befo,
reached by any country or peopl
We are now rapidly entering tn
door. Farm lands are to becon