Payette County ID Archives News.....Payette January 1, 1902
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Idaho Daily Statesman January 1, 1902
Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
Wednesday, January 1, 1902
 
PAYETTE
Payette, Dec. 23
 
The past year has been one of great progress and prosperity for Payette and 
vicinity.  The first month of the new year witnessed the transfer of the 
Payette Valley Land and Water Power company canal and property to a newly-
organized company which gave the farmers a more secure water service.
 
The number of families that have settled in the vicinity during the year is 
115, and the largest portion of them is of the best class, who have paid cash 
for their homes.
 
All the improvements have been of a substantial nature.  Among these is the 
large brick residence of Hon. A. B. Moss, costing nearly $8000, and one almost 
of the same design built by Hon. Peter Pence, costing $7000.  Rev. J. J. Davey 
has built a parsonage adjoining the Presbyterian church, costing $1200.  D. C. 
Chace is having erected a dwelling house on Mill street which will cost 
$1000.  N. A. Jacobsen has built a residence on Mill street at a cost of 
$900.  Mr. Jacobsen is also building a store on Boise street at an estimated 
cost of $3000.  J. A. Lauer has almost completed a 2-story building to be used 
as a store and opera house, which will cost when finished, nearly $8000.  L 
and C. E. Pratt are building two 9-room residences that will cost $2500.
 
C. L. Rand, north of town, is building a house costing $1500, which is almost 
completed.  W. C. Mortice has completed a $1500 cottage and George Nesbitt one 
at a cost of $3500.  Tom Windle has built a brick costing $1800.  T. B. 
Hubbard, south of town, has a fine brick residence, costing $2000, about 
finished.  I. L. Harader and Peter Albert built houses on their land costing 
$1500 each.  J. W. Edwards has built a nice little cottage at a cost of $900.  
Will Wells built a fine cottage on Front street north at a cost of $2000.  J. 
H. Washburn built one on Boise street and Payette avenue costing $1000.  
Charles Guild has built two small houses at a cost of $800.
 
The farmers have had good prices for all their products.  The prunes and 
melons were injured in the late spring, yet the melons sent to market brought 
a high price and the demand was good.
 
A small crop of sugar beets was raised by a few and several cars were sent to 
the LaGrande factory.
 
>From the Oregon Short Line people it is learned that their business has been 
more than double that of last year and that 3, 076,646 pounds of wool was 
shipped from this station during the year.
 
The industries started are a large sawmill, having a capacity of 50,000 feet 
per day, and a fruit box factory by J. W. Prestle and Son.  This plant is to 
be running by September.  Harader & Morton's flour mill (on which work has 
commenced) will have a capacity of 50 barrels per day.  W. A. Coughanour's 
sawmill plant will be run the coming summer, as 1,000,000 feet of logs are 
tied up at Emmett which are designed for this mill.

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