Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-23
WONDERFUL RESOURCES
OF THE TETON VALLEY

To the Editor:
briggs, Ida. Feb. l5.-The grand Te-
ton valley and It's resources are rarely
heard from through the columns Of the
News" therefore / take the liberty OF
writing brief sketch OF some Of her
attractions. and invite the attention Of
homeseekers to a land that Is fruitful
and honest
This valley Is ~ miles wldo by about
30 miles long II is an onshoot Of the
great Snake River valley and about 80
miles from Rexburg and st, Anthony
the county seat The idea has gone
forth Mat this valley Is not adapted to
grain raising, but / bear witness TO the
contrary oats rye and barley are
raised here with splendid success.
raised so bushels OF splendid oats per
acre on my farm last year, and | am
satisfied that the yield may be easily
Increased TO 20 bushels per acre, by
proper farming. as the stand on my
ground was thin. In vegetables and
garden truck we shine, our potatoes
are the equal OF any raised In Idaho,
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and apples OF a most delicious favor
are raised here with very gratifying
success. | omitted 10 mention that
wheat Is by no means a failure as a
paying crop, | myself raised good
milling spring wheat this last year Fail
wheat put I'm the ground In August al
ways yields we'll to the thrifty husband
man,
We have experimental with sugar
beets 20 our entire satisfaction. our up
lands produce beets OF q very superior
quality and we have good reason to
believe that a sugar factory VIII be
erected In this valley sometime I'm the
near future as briggs towns is but A.
miles distant from the famous Sugar
city factory. The Oregon Short Line
Railroad company has completed "A SUR
vey through the center OF this valley
with a terminus at Victor The large
amount Of traffic going between this
valley and st. Anthony Sugar city and
Rexburg. demands the attention OF a
modern carrier; wagons and sleighs viii
soon be a thing Of the past I'm trans
porting the great amount of stuff proc
duced TO railroad points Our coal
mines, too. bid fair TO add materially
TO the development OF this region, II Is
a pretty well demonstrated fact that a
good portion Of the valley and the adj
Joining hills are undorlaid with a thick
blanket vein Of coal. OF a fairly good
coklng quality. This matter Is receiving
the attention Of capitalists, as there Is
but very little coal produced In the state
Of Idaho.
In the beginning I stated that the
land was fruitful and honest. This
statement is not erroneous I'm any par
tlcular A crop carefully planted, hon-
estly attended 20, never fails 10 re-
spond satisfactorily 10 the husbandman.
The year 1904 was the frostiest IN the
last &c. hut the crops are by no means
n failure though I'm some sections the
grim is light My own farm never aid
better for me than In the season that
has Just passed
briggs and Victor are the largest
towns In the valley They each support
a graded school. and a high school is
now future consideration a 100000
stake and ward Westinghouse Is I'm
course Of erection at briggs. We sup
port n creamery and this valley shall
yet become famous for her excellent
dairy products The reason there Is so
much uncultlvated land here is because
there was a great deal Of desert land
entered by parties not living I'm this val
ley Parties desiring 10 purchase these
lands IN the past have not received sat-
lsfactlon from the owners. but now n
local firm is I'm condition TO do business
on very reasonable terms. These fine
gently sloping bench lands possessing a
water right to suit anybody are 10 be
sold with the .Vator right thrown IN, Tor
from 81 10 $40 per mere. Improved farms
are cheap homeseekers now is your