The Coeur d'Alene press., August 29, 1907, Page 6, Image 6

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IRRIGATION
A SUCCESS
Such Lands Produce Well
Bring Good Prices
and
The subject of irrigation ia a new
one to Coeur d'Alene people, hav
ing recently been brought to their
direct attent Ion by tbe irrigation of
a large tract of land, comprising
about 5000 acres in the neighborhood
of Hayden lake, and extending couth
to within two mile or lees, of the co
operate limits of Coeur d'Alene.
In relating the unlimited reeources
end adventegee of Coeur d'Alene, one
!• likely to unconsciously pass over
this element of never tailing perman
ence. Too often the stranger be
lievee that Coeur d'Alene stands
upon one, or at most, two prop*, viz:
the lumber industry aud the reanrt
feature- Time Itself will prove tbe
telaity of this aaamuption.
Heretofore these 6000 aorea have
had settlers, on an average, upon each
quarter section, tbe whole of which
wee tilled or oared for by one man,
or at most, one family. While these
Individuals were a source of reveuue
to tbe city, both from t. e standpoint
of production and consumption; bow
•tar perhaps uot more than 25 families
handled tha entrie tract. Very rapidly
these 20 families, comprising perhaps
1X6 people, era being supplanted by
600 or 000 families and from 2500
to 3000 people. Instead of a few
tore of hay, several burses and cows,
being a revenue from this large tract,
the yield will he almost limitless.
Wo pride ourselves upon a mill sup
plying employment for 600 men and
•opportlog 3000 people for 60 years
to Rome, but here Is a resource that
Will support, at present, as many
WATERFALL AT GARWOOD
people, oot for 50 years but for 5000
years.
Tbe eoii in thia irrigated tract is
e black gravely loam, beiug extreme
ly fertile. The soil in tbe Spokane
valley has won great distinction iu
recrut years, surprising no one more
than tbe old settler who looked upou
it as simply valuable fer grazing
land, a portion of the year, and con
sidered $6 to $10 au exorbitant figure.
Irrigation has wrought marvels iu
tbe valley, which a few years ago
travelers considered, while passing
through on trains, as pracitoally
worthless. Six years ago a young
man, ori hi) way east, passed througli
the valley over the N. P. R. R.
Three years later, after irrigation had
been introduced and successfully
tried, be was urged to purchase a
small tract, at 8100 to $150 per aora.
He was astonished and ridiculed the
idea that It would yield any thing ex
cept grass, wheat and oats.. The
j same laud now is paying for itself
almost annually. What wna done In
j the Spokane valley may he more
easily done In the district lying
north of out city, for the land Is
i much richer ,1a absolutely free from
rock aud retains moisture better.
This large tract receives its water
supply from Hayden lake, the alze of
which Insures a limltalse amount.
Some portions are supplied with
domestic water aside from that for Ir
riagtion purpoeea. The water ie
much bettei thau where the users
must depend upou storage capacity
of reservoirs.
Tbe location of the tract *s along
the electric line which, runs to Hay
den lake and west of the lake itaelf.
Several school houses are within the
tract, although Coeur d'Alene itself
may be reached by the train, allow
ing the children to atteud school
every day iu our city.
This land will produce anything
that can be grown in a temperate
climate. Potatoes grow in vast
quantities and thrive as no where
else in tbe northwest. Melons,
squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, berries,
apples, pears, quince, cherries are
all a success. Corn does fairly well.
The quick growth varieties do excel
lently.
However, this is tbe land of the
sugar beet. D. C. Corbin, the
promoter aud builder of tbe Inter
national railroad, and tbe proprietor
of the Waverly sugar beet factory,
claims this locality is the beat in
the northwest for sugar beet raising.
Uuder irrigation the land will yield
18 tons to the acre. For this reason,
Mr. Corbin will remove hie sugar
beet factory from Waverly, Wasn.,
to the locality adjacent Coeur d'
Alene. At Waverly the land yields
about six tons per acre.
A CITY OF PARKS
Coeur d Alene's Attractive
Play Grounds.
Coeur d'Alene is a city of natural
parks. Throughout tbe town in va
cant lota and along streets may be
fouud pine, fir, poplar and mountain
asb. Tlie sttanger is immediately
impressed with tbe*e trees.
However, the parks are the beauti
ful features of the place. The city
has a 20 acre tract which wag given it
by the national government when the
Fort Sherman reserve waa put upon
the market.. These 20 acres are to be
used exclusively for park purposes.
Thousands of dollars have been ex
panded in transforming tbe wild
grounds with under brush into a park
witb flowers and shrubbery, dotting
acres of green lawn, broken here and
there by a gigantic pine. The city
park baa several hundred feet of
water front, giving the visitor an ex
quisite view of the lake and the
mountains beyond.
Tbe Electrlo line has a large area of
land patked in oloae proximity to
the lake and adjacent the city's park.
Tbe two combined oonatitute the most
beautiful apot in the northwest. A
large pavilion stands in the midst
covered with clinging roses and twin
ing viuea. Let the mind run riot in
painting a flower garden aud compaia
tlvley the production will be moat
defective. Hundreds of people are
iu these parka during the Dot summer
days or stroll around the paths dur
ing the cool of the evening. These
parks must be teen to be appreciated.
OUR CEMETERIES
Cities or the Dead Are Nicely
Kept.
Not many places can pride them
selves upon the beautiful environ
ments of the "city of tbe dead."
However Coeur d'Alene may justly
have the distiuctiou of posaeasmg a
cemetery iu which eveu man muy be
proud to rest for evermore.
The government gave the oity 20
acres for cemetery purposes. Almost
in tbe center of these 20 acres, ies
tie old poet graveyard where bine
ooats have been sleeping over 30
years, in this silent apot the mind
wanders back to the bitter Indian
war* or the awful riots of tbe Coeur
d'Alenee. Many, of the old soldiers
who came to Fort Sherman aa regu
lars and later, became citizens of otir
oity, are slumbering beneath these
waving pines. Whlla Coeur d'Alene
comparatively speaking is a new town
of but one-half decade, yet the port
burying grounds are an exoeptlon.
They date back to the establishment
of the poet in 1876.
These grounds ate regularly and
syatamatleelly cared for. Tbe city
When in Need of Anything in
Our Line, Let Us Serve You
A. H. PORTER CO.
321 SHERMAN STREET
Our Prescription Department is in
Charge of a Competent Pharmacist
The New Drug Store
Our Stock is New and Complete, con
sisting of
DRUGS,
STATIONERY,
CIGARS AND
SUNDRIES
VISIT OUR SODA FOUNTAIN.
employs a sexton to look after them.
Tbe cemetery is well fenced and
platted, the latter with an esnecial
care for beauty and convenience.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
the Woman's Relief Corps are arrang
ing in a patriotio way, a portion
which the oity donated them some
time ago.
EXCELLENT CLIMATE
Appreciated by Those who Live
Her e.
The climate of Coeur d'Alene ie
excellent and most even throughout!
the year. The winters are mild, the
thermometer never falling much be-1
low zero. The anow fall is limited,
the snow usually remaining on but a
abort time. The cold weather is gen
erally crisp. The heavy rains fall
during the early spring and late
fall, there remaining several weeks of
clear, pleasant weather, reaching the
highest expectations of any one.
The hot weather of the eastern
summer is unknown at Coeur d'
Alene. A hot wave, which the east
erner would never term such, never
ooutinuee more thau two or three
days. The lake is particularly be
nefloial iu effects. It tempers tbe
oold days of winter by giving off
heat and oools the hot days of sum
mer by sending a sea breeze shore
ward. The summers are usually
clear and dry with an occasional
shower There are no hot nights.
Upon retiring a blanket is most ac
ceptable. There is no need of fans
or soautly covers in Coeur d'Alene.
Successful Rifle Club.
The German Rifle Club is a new
organization for our city, haviog
been organized this spring.
Besides shooting, many other
amusemeute and pleasures are com
bined to make the organization a
favorite one. It holds regular busi
ness meetings on the first and thiid
Wednesdays of the month. The
shoots are held about once a week on
its grounds which it owns and has al
ready arranged near Fernan lake.
The membership has reached 40.
Each member is required to pay #3
on admission and 25 cents thereafter
In monthly dues. Prices are reg
ularly given to the winners. The
club members take greet interest in
tbe organization and are making
numerous Improvements in the
grounds. It is officered by men who
enjoy a good shoot aud will do their
utmost to make the organization a
success. They are:> president, John
N'obbs, ; vice president, Peter Dei
trich,; secretary, Frank Fruokl and
treasurer, Louis Douart. It is the
ambtion of tbe memb rs to make the
organization a credit to the commun
ity.
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note 1 f-or cats.
A large number of prominent society
women in Washington have banded to
gether to provide a suitable and at
tractive home for cats, says a Wash
ington special to the Philadelphia Rec
ord. It is Intended to purchase a tract
of land and build a handsome home if
this is found possible, but If not a
house fitted for the purpose will be
bought. The chief use of the proposed
villa will be for boarding handsome
and expensive cats belonging to per
sons who regularly leave Washington,
who at present either have ro take
their pets along on long jowneye or
stay at home.
Haven of Rest.
It Is desirable that each sex should|
occasionally escape from the other. ItL
is restful to the nerves to do so; itkfL
good for men to be with men only and
I for women to be alone with women
| now and then, and the club Is essen
tlally the place for each sex to find
rest from the other and enjoy Its own
society.—London Lady's Pictorial.
Welcome Home.
Peddler — Wouldn't you like soqm]
mottoes for your house, mum? Ml
very cheering to a husband to see il
nice motto on the wall when he conM|
home. Mrs. Dagg—You might sell
one If you've got one that says, "I
ter late than never."
The kangaroo readily jumps from 1
ty to seventy feet. The highest recc
ed leap of a horse is thirty-seven fast