Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-11

ful system Of irrigation by which the
wastes OF the western States have been
redeemed On July "a. 1871, Brigham
Young and his little band OF pioneers
began the construction OK the first IT.
rigation canal ever built in the United
States.
Irrigation made OF Utah's desert
wilderness the garden spot Of America.
II is doing as much for Idaho where
the mountains are SO located that am
pie valleys and plains OF millions OF
acres. may be easily and economically
watered eh the Nile, In Italy Spain
and elsewhere IN Europe irrigation has
prevailed for centuries Indeed. 60 per
cent OF the worlds breadstuffs and
cereals are grown Boy irrigation.
Where the vlne-clad hills and citron
groves around Vesuvius In sunny Italy
are found, a great population has been
sustained for many thousand years
and the land has never worn outfits
wonderful vitality being due % under
lying strata OF lava which by some
curious chemistry, renders the soil inn
mortal
"ldaho's wonderfully productive soil
covers lava strata deposited by vol
canoes long ago extinct. The reiuyena-
ti0n OF the land results not alone from
this lava, but from rich fertilizers am
nually brought 10 u by the Irrigation
waters. IL is almost an aphorIsm that
land As good where sage brush grows.
Marvellous must therefore be the FER
tility OF Idaho. Tor everywhere the
green OF the sage is seen. Wheat. corn,
oats, barley, alfalfa. timothy. rye. fax,
tobacco broom corn. sorghum, sweet
and Irish potatoes. beets. cabbage. hops
and fruits such as prunes apples,
pears, plums, peaches. cherries, apri-
cots. nectarines. grapes and an OF the
small bush products, grow profusely
Particularly do the apple pear and
prune attain TO perfection IN size and
flavor.
Alexander Mcpherson, OF Boise City,
realized 5000 per acre from apples.
George L. Hall. of Mountain Home, sold
$500 worth of peaches from one acre.
II. j. Phifer. Of Boise City, realized $500
from two acres OF Italian prunes. In
stances like these can be multiplied ad
inhnitum
But Idaho does not depend entirely
mp agriculture. It's mountains are
filled with mining camps which furnish
a home market for far more agricultur-
al products than the state is now able
TO produce
SNAKE River valley contains about
100000 acres and some OF the finest
pastoral scenes there presented are In
the midst Of gold placer mining opera
tiOns. Many farmers there realize
handsomely for work during spare
hours-Washing shining powdered gold
from the rivers bed.
In a State having so many produce
tive portions 90 select from II is hard
10 suggest particular locations. but set
tiers win find room Tor any number OF
new homes
Different State and private agencies
are sending out printed information
about Idaho. Perhaps the most con-
seryatively prepared matter Is that now
emanating from the general passenger
agent OF the Oregon Short Line al Salt
Lake City, Utah. This railroad per
meates almost every agricultural re-
giou I'm the State and stands ready 10
furnish 10 hOmeseekers every courtesy
81 the power OF it's officers.
at the present rate Idaho will soon
be as thickly populated as Utah. Il is
IN the same latitude as France. Swift
zerland. Portugal. Spain and Italy, and
lis climate e incompatible.
Vast timber areas furnish lumber Of
excellent quality. Cyclones and des-
tructive storms never occur. The win
ters are short and peope work outdoors
an the year. The annual death rate is
the lowest OF any State IN the Union
Verify Idaho Is a wonderful State
and destined 10 become the home place
II many times Its present population"