The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-21
RAILROAD POET
SINGS OF IDAHO
Tells of Chances For The Man
With the Hoe.
0upIry UNDER SUSPICION
-v7DrvCE THAT BE HAS BEEN
coURTING THE MUSE.
supLEy UNDER SUSPICION

ann rsbuke to Edwin Markham
fbs psssimistc poet preeedes an
u ,,-e-esting discussion Of the agri-
..-,r disabilities Of the west in o
,pbr.raton which has Just been
l. by the oregon Short Line. The
--. bootIst Is entitled The Man WIN
~. Hoe fn Idaho, and rs PECULIARLY
.-..-s-tfre FOR two reasons. Ohe is
l.-. a. introduces to the world a new
- Another is that IL gives clear
I-,.7rfre statement Of what FARMER
51 In .he sO-calied deserts. Oh the
vest. -,.-,.+ .,,i. ,,,v, r,oot
e-s-frfon points strongly IN the direc-
~, of the passenger department
sl-t issues the booklet. There are
Who think that Assistant Passen-
cent ID. s. Spencer is the one who
5ef7a thoughts Of special rates,
,-----s.1rs divisions and such abstruse
-.tts.+S 10 mount Pegasus ard take
r.Ts soar. Mr. Spencer however
handy denies.
Mr. Burley Suspected.
There ifs considerable circumstantial
,-.5snee against General Passenger
1yarf ID. b. Burnley. Mr.. Burley never
-5irsF 90 De a pOet-he is too modest.
vsrarrhe.ess he was recently in Cal
.f.r7i7 where Markham was when ne
rs.oyarad q man with a hoe didn't
gsf much return for his toll This. it
4 pointed out. would naturally furnish
be idea for a reply.
Then. again. Mr.. Burley had an en-
vf-1rment conducive to poetry. he was
I'M Catalina island not long ago. az
lo-f.rs TO authentic report, waiting Cor
tho DAYS for the sea 20 subside suf-
e-'erfv for him to venture on a fishing
uUr While ne sat I'm solitude. gazing
AZ the TEMPEST tossed bosom OF the old
s.asH. watching the sea gulls fitting
dose TO the surging pillows, listening
90 the bowling Of the blast, and med
Eating on the beauties of the sun
Kissed Wales of Utah and Idaho he
vas undoubtedly IN the mood TO evolve
TIE following.
Man With the Hoe.
Excuse us. Nr. Markham, you should
know
There is a better spot than where you
work your hoe,
The skies above are amber. while below
T-- soil win in such prOfusiOn grow
sd naejfUI foods, that from mems faces
en-
The Emptiness of Ages and the glow
o.. f1i. coutentment drives away all woe:
T1e burdens OF the world they never
Get ticket By the Short Line take your
hoe.
e.. ticket while the trausDortation's
low.
And set your stakes I'm lovely Idaho.
And the rhythm Of your verse viii in its
r Markham. lose its mourufuI tone Of
woe
After taking this little leap into the
clouds. the winged horse comes liter
ably % earth again, with the hard, cold,
prose statement that the lands of Ida
b0 are classified as follows: Suited
for agricultural purposes, 1900 900
acres. capable of irrigation. 100000
acres. grazing lands, 100000 acres;
timber and mineral lands, $4,000, 900
acres
Is a Neat Booklet.
The booklet is neat geographically,
and eBtertainingly written. While &c
relates especially to Idaho, IT gives
much general information which APP
plies to the agricultural lands of Utah
and other western states. The charac-
Ter Of the water supply. climate and
soil. methods of irrigation and advan-
tages OF this system are among the
subjects treated.
Specific information about the differ
emf regions Is given at length. Of
southeastern Idaho. including some Of
The coded portion Of the Fort Hall res
ervati0u which is 90 be thrown open
next month. it Is stated.
The upper Snake River valley offers
inducements to- new settlers such as
can be found in no state OF the Union
except Idaho. OF the 100000 acres
awaiting cultivation and capable Of
producing rich and abundant crops.
only Il000 are now titled. Rich. cheap
idnds' unlimited cheap water supply,
immense public ranges. convenient tim
Der. pure air and moderate climate
such Is the valley Of the upper Snake
river"
A large number Of testimonials are
gwen as 20 the productiveness Of the
Ena. The average yield Of wheat is
S.ale1 TO be forty bushels an acre: oats.
my bushels, alfalfa. five tons. The
i-, po1t on orchards Is stated to av-
tiaEe about 500 an acre