Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

- the year just closing ON JUS
borders 'he sounds of hammer and raw
are breaking the pastoral quiet where
less than year ago the Irrlgaling
bitches were ucldlng growing fields OF
alfalfa and grain u Is the encroach-
mept OF the suburbs into the rural dil'
trlcts. the inevitable outcome Of enc
awakening Of the desert TO the nor'h
OF the city yet stll within rs limits
g black ral OF smoke belches iof'h
from n great chimney rearing mono-
,ent.llke 1855 feet above the ear'h
eoyon months ago, where this giant
roars lts head. the slgobrusa WaVe1a
undlsturbcd in the spring 2epnyl'' .na
stranee transformation ms anu WY
iNsslv 10 cause the absent cl'l4e,l W.
.htnE me- had got off at the wrong p'ave,
t'n the chimney has O sequel peop =
dnnt burn coal for the mere iun OK iee-
d. Inc smoke IN this progressive abe
- induslry. The chimney ~ only ~
Sn,Iie An he harness, the rest OF ~ 's
:, ,igontIc 600 tons sugar factory lha'
stind,np All his full capacity on the
sicb beets OF the Snake RIVER Valley,
progress I'm RlackfoOt Va not Nilo-
.ather due 10 the breaking Of Wollu >
secord I'm the erection of its sugar l't
.orv nor vet TO the Industry Oh ll'
eltigone who ply the hammer ana saw
~ h he setting that makes the le"e.
and nature In this respect ~ V 5u.a,d
plackfoot with her richest CIV. oPl.'p
Inc ont ON an sides stretches lHe b'Sa
snake River valley Just oWSNo .,.o,.
srom IT'S sleep of centuries ana W.
a.. ievel bosom. Ike veins, are spig,ou
tbe llfe-glving arteries the lillbuus7
canals. pulsatlng blood into lhe uIvnt
ards he shade trees, the gardens auu
an Acids of grain; and through II HlN
,,Ee great juguar vein, iioWs SOY
nro,gn river. winding lts devious WY
oyer "a thousand miles through tle
49, 80 fnrnishlng more possibilities TOT
..,,ested agriculture and for the gen
tton ~ more power In It's mighty
saiis and cataracts than man mas YET
RIackfoot lies Just i96 miles to me
.o,,h M salt Lake. on the man me
~ no Montana division Of the oregon
ehort line railway Branching OF az
Blackfoot the Salmon river pianou vi
inc short Line crosses tne uesvl1 W
me west and taps the fertile Valley ol
ost river so miles TO the west ~ llc
thrivlng little village OF Arco, Ihehte
a winds Up the Lost river yalley 20 US
SEMINAL Al Mackay, 80 miles distant
t,om Blackfoot. AZ Mackay the Wlilte
Knob Copper company has erected
iarqe smelter. and a thriving copper
naYon "a the result Stretching on TO
the vest lies the great mineral empire
~ central Idaho. already a marvellous
producer OF mineral wealth, and as YET
hardly scratched by the miners PICK
and for all of this vast region Back
fnot IA the gardener and supply depot
plaokfoot az this writing has con-
estimated, 1900 citizens VINO
en,ov the 275 days OF sunshine per an
num. find plenty OF business or LABOR
20 engage their talents during six days
in the week, and a house OF worship TOT
nearly every Christian creed IN Whlch
10 offer their thanks upon the seventh
day. IL Is the county seat OF bingham
county. whose agricultural wealth. Is
second 10 none IN the state and In the
center OF the residence part OF the CITY
is a handsomely shaded park, sur
rounding a $4,000 temple Of justice a
four.story Touring mill turns out a
grade OF -four whose excellence gives
n ready market I'm Utah. Nevada and
oregon as well as az home. Three
weekly newspapers flourish In g0odly
circulation and disseminate the local
news 10 a circumference OF some on
miles Of populous country In addition
10 these every line OF business known
10 thriving country city is represent
ed 10 "A degree that assures a healthy
and beneficial competition.
To the south, across the Blackloot
river, q mile distant, lies the Fort Han
reservation. where poor Lo,' not IN
the picturesque blanket OF the painter,
but in the modern garb OF the white
man, has taken up 1.-THE white mans
burden" and is working out his des-
tlny since the new century as an r.
rigatlng farmer. He comes TO Black
foot on Saturday TO trade with his less
swarthy brother and gives 10 the place
n picturesque air. A 100000 Indian
school erected and maintained by the
government, about 10 miles south Of
BlaokfoOt Is aiding In the solution OF
the Indian problem for the next gener-
alton and the lrredescent dream OF the
reservation In an Eden bloom seems
about 10 be realized
The traveller passing over the reser-
walton on the oregon Short Line fire.
quently marvels at giant line Of poles
that parallels the railroad track and
carries wires too heavy for either a tel
egraph or a telephone line. IL II the
light and power line OF the American
Falls Light & Power company, from
American Falls, where the tumbllng
waters Of the Snake have been har-
messed and made TO light the city OF
BlackfoOt besides turning its newspa-
per presses, pumping It's water. grind
ing It's -four and sausages yes, and
even cooking them for the state insane
asylum, situated here, cooks by cleo
tricity.
The state insane asylum af0renamed
Is not located IN BlackiOOt, with any
view 10 convenience on account Of the
eccentriclty Of the local citizens, but
for the reason that the climate and
sunshine Of this section OF the state
have most soothing influence on the
mentally deranged, ana for the further
reason that the agricultural POS.
slbilities IN this region make A.
an almost selt-supporting institu-
ton. The asylum grounds occupy
about 1000 acres Of land adjoining the
city on the east. A fine bearing or.
chard puts several car loads OF choice
fruit into the market each year and
rich yields OF hay grain and garden
produce make the burden OF support
ing the institution but a few hundred
dollars annually which IS probably the
lowest expenditure made by any state
IN the Union for It's unfortunate de-
mented.
Nowhere can the man of moderate
means, who would avail himself Of the
independence Of an agricultural lie,
do better than IN the Snake river valley.
The price OF lands ranges from Sl5 per
acre 70 $50 This, OF course. includes
an independent water right sufficient TO
the needs OF any crop. With the 0d-
vent OF the sugar factory the small
farmer who win apply himself to IN
tenslye farming can raise enough beets
on q twenty acre tract Of land TO pay