Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-11-30
TWIN FALLS TRACT
It is a Land of Progressive People
and Unlimited Possibilities.
FROM DESERT TO GARDEN SPOT


Queen City Of Southern ldaho--l.
B. Perrine '.the Man Behind
!. the Gun."
One cannot realize the wonderful
progress that is being made in Ida
no by simply. reading of what is
being dope. During the past two
years we had read accounts of the
work III progress on the Twin Falls
tract. but not until we visited that
section last week were we able to
grasp. the magnitude of the under
taking or fully comprehend the pos
sibilities of the country. The first
surprise that greeted the members
of the Eastern Idaho Press Club,
who journey. d to that land of prom
ise last week, was the city of Twin
Falls-truly named the 'sMagic
City" Two years ago last August
the site. on which this city of 5000
souls now stands, was covered with
sage brush, and jack rabbits and
coyotes reigned supreme. But to-
day there greets the eyes of visitors
handsome and modern dwellings,
an elegant three-story BRICK school
house, u 500, 900 hotel and scores of
substantial business houses-lasting
monuments to the skill and enter
pr,se of American citlzens. Every
where about the city are evidence 8
of grit and determination to max e
of TWIN Falls the Queen city of
Southern Idaho. In laying out the
city a tract of eleven arres was re-
served tor park. Driveways and
walks traverse the park in symmet.
rical form and hundreds of shade
tre.s of various kinds have beel
planted. In few years the park
will be beautiful and inviting re.
treat during the sultry summer
days and will reflect the wisdom
of those who LAID out the town.
Other modern conveniences which
the city enjoys are electric light
and water works, and sewer sys
tenn is being installed.
Surrounding the city are thousand
of acres of as fertile land as Is to b.
found in any of Idaho's many val
leys. These acres are already dottet
with numerous homes-some o
them only small shacks at present
but others are good substantial res
dences, with good barns and shed
for stock. In the Twin Falls trac
there are $50, 600 acres under tn
immense canal. Of this, abou
10000 acres are already under Gu
tivation, and time has already pro,
en- that the soil will produce graii
corn, vegetables of all kinds, apple
peaches, pears, small fruits of a
kinds, water melons and sugar beet
The yield of grain and potatoes tn
year was in some instances phenon
email. A very large per centage {
those who have located on the ira.
were. progressive and well-to-d
farmers from various sections /,
Idaho and many other states IN Il
Union. Some of them left goo
homes, but In few years they vi
possess better ones IN this beautif
valley of the Snake, and their laI
will yield larger crops than tn,
ever before had the pleasure OF hs
vesting. &
The Twin Falls tract possess
four elements that are bound
make of it q veritable empire
plenty of water, rich soil, go
climate and progressive citizens.
The man who first conceived t
idea that by diver,ing the water !.
Snake river onto the. vast tract
sage. brush wonld convert it in
one of the garden spots Of Ida
and make It comfortable abidi
place for thousands of people, v
Il Rarrina Gonnsi lg uaara q