. The resources and attractions of Idaho; facts on farming, stock-raising, mining, lumbering, and other industries, and notes on climate, scenery, game, fish, and health and pleasure resorts. Compliments of the Passenger department, Union Pacific . thecourt-house. A suitable Government building could be erected on one ofour main business thoroughfares, adapted to the needs of the postal serviceand the land department, for about $40,000, and an appropriation for thispurpose should be made at an early day. Other towns in Ada county shouldnot pass unnoticed. The town of Caldwell justly claims an
. The resources and attractions of Idaho; facts on farming, stock-raising, mining, lumbering, and other industries, and notes on climate, scenery, game, fish, and health and pleasure resorts. Compliments of the Passenger department, Union Pacific . thecourt-house. A suitable Government building could be erected on one ofour main business thoroughfares, adapted to the needs of the postal serviceand the land department, for about $40,000, and an appropriation for thispurpose should be made at an early day. Other towns in Ada county shouldnot pass unnoticed. The town of Caldwell justly claims an honorable men-tion on account of its extended wholesale and retail trade, its excellent pub-lic and private buildings, and the energy with which its thoughtful peoplepush its interests in every direction. Payette is a beautiful village, draw-ing its support from both agricultural and lumber interests, while Emmettis the busiest of lumber towns. The statistics of live-stock and agricultural products elsewhere given arethe best evidence of the strength and varied nature of the resources of Adacounty. In the yield of fruit and vegetables Ada county ranks first in theState; in hay it ranks second; in grain it stands third. Perhaps the time •. 44 IDAHO. is not far distant when Ada will rank first in all these particulars, sincethe real development of the county has but fairly commenced. The year 1890 was one of remarkable prosperity for Ada county. Morethan 10,000 acres were added to its area of cultivated lands; the amount ofcapital invested in agriculture increased 26 per cent; to the extent of itsirrigating canals there was added 30 per cent. Turning from agriculture totrade, we find the increase in ordinary traffic has been 25 per cent; theincrease in new buildings over the growth of last year has been 50 percent; and the increase in railway traffic has been 100 per cent. From threerailway stations the export of wool has been 793,907 pounds. The numberof sheep kept in Ada coun
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