Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-21
Father Of BurIey Fresh From the
TriumphS in Chicago,
Is Here.
SAGE BRUSH BADGE A HIT.
Shrlners Prom Gem State Walked
Away With the Best--iiome-
seekers Coming West,

Mai Fred r. Reed, that cheer
ful optimist from BurIey. Ida, came
20 town This morning after a strcnu-
Gus 10 days IN Chicago, where he went
10 attend the gathering OF the Shua-
er clans While absent IN the east he
managed 20 spread the gospel Of Come
vest, young man, with the result that
from 225 20 go homeseekers from lln-
nois and Iowa viii descend on Salt Lake
and Idaho during the sultry days n
August incidentally the Idaho con-
tingcut captured first place for the
most unique badge worn by any buncl
~ pilgrims 10 the vicinity Of Packing
town. As the design originated iu The
gray matter Of he exemplary major
Fred X. Reeds chest measurement has
increased since he went east The
badge. which has been reproduced n
the Chicago papers already consists ~
a leather strap surmounted By tho rec
oguzed scimitar, crescent ana star in
copper. and holding q copper camel at
the lower end. Tho strap itself is made
the background for a sprg Of sage
brush. while the favor bears the El
Eorah. Idaho" inscription.
When seen az the Kenyon this morn
ing Maj. Reed was looking poorly
whether from much fcstiyity, oyerUpk
or the samplIug Of packers beet de-
ponent sayeth not However. he
frightened up visibly when De caught
his stride on his fayorite topic. south
eastern Idaho.
The Burley and Twin Falls districts
are coming % the 'front.'" De Asserted.
and the growth has been something re-
markablc Everything now hinges un
the biz power plant aul electric ight
proposition iu which Mr. Perfume is 'g-
tercsicd and which is being backed 10y
the General Electric company While
iu Chicago ! closed up the deal for me
big pumps which are 90 supply the
toWuslte, but until the power is c0u-
pied up " course there win De Moth
ing done in this direction or ON he
irrigation OF the $500 acres of land
Work also is to be started ON the res
crvoir in the Goose Creek mountains
which will lrrlgate $1,000 acres and take
care Of agricultural lands from oak
ley down
Another proposition which Re form
ing all right and VIII soon Pc am ac-
compilshei fact is the building of an
electric line from Burley 10 Oakley.
Along this line are immense deposits
~ good limestone, marble that takes
q fne polish and some very fine ONYX.
This district has a great future before
d. ana while | DO not untlcirate that
an these Improvements ere 20 come az
once, they viii an be- iu4ugurated in
due season.
while IN Chicago I made arrange
ments for a hir excursion 20 SOUTH
eastern Idaho about the middle Of Au-
gust IN an from 22i 90 $50 home
seekers have agreed % come west and
look over the country and undoubtei-
ly quite number viii eventually move
out 90 idaho ! ann not going 90 make
the mistake some have On the past 10
has been the custom 90 bring these
people out right across the desert and
take them o. their destination without
really showing them che delightful at
fractions and fertile valleys that lio
Of the main llua ] intend tl Del this
company stop over iu salt Lake. for
instance. and rest up and wash on the
stains OF travel in the famous saline
waters of the great inland sea When
they eventually arrive on the M.uId0ka
branch they viii be- shown Just what
we have 10 Offer. and then we win take
them over 10 Kamas prairie
incidentally Maj Reed seems 20 De q
prime favorite over 20 the Kamss dis
trict as he received letter this morn
Ing from the president OF the Soldier
Commercial club, asking him 90 crate
on the Fourth o. July, but then. he Is
a famous man. f1r has he not had a
cigar named after him. for a quarter
az fhat9