Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-11-15

For the third sale of irrigated lands
here in southern Idaho this year-the
other occasions being the sale at Amer
lean Falls and at Jerome-rain fell at
the Gooding opening, enough to raise a
reasonable doubt whether this section
is as dry as it has been painted. The
weather had been fawless for weeks
prior to the sale, but the night before
it clouded over and rain fell in small
quantities up until noon.
But the sale was q great one. De-
spite the financial panic which has been
stalking up and down the land, crippl-
ing business and industries like flower
withers before the frost, the Idaho r.
rigation company sold water rights for
10000 acres of land the first day The
Gooding Townsite company has sales
up to $50, 600 for town lots in the same
period. The land registrations ran up
to almost 500, these registrations being
made in day and half. Not all
these applicants have filed as yet, and
doubtless some will not do so, but as
the books were kept open up until
10 O'Clock Thursday night and 10000
acres were sold up to that time without
nearly clearing up the list of applicants,
the figures do not nearly represent the
totals of the sale.
Very good Accommodations were pre-
pared for the crowd. Tents were
pitched and provided with hunks, which
were comfortable even despite the cold
and wet Three sleepers were left
on the sidetrack for two nights, giving
excellent service. Several restaurants
besides the hotel, served meals to the
hungry crowd.
The opening had had but a compara
lively short time to be announced
only about month from the time the
sale was authorized by the state land
board-but the news was widely spread
and buyers came from long distances.
Many came from Kansas, several filings
were made from Fort Yellowstone, up
in the National Park, some were made
from Washington and other states were
represented. 1t is noticeable, however,
that goodly portion of the buyers are
native Idahoans, who have long had /
their eyes on Gooding and the fertile
acres surrounding the new town.
Some excellent industries are being
talked of for the new town. A bank, /
a sugar factory, a canning factory, a
cement block factory, a hospital and
other good things are being agitated
partly by outsiders who want to inveet
in such enterprises. There is every
reason to anticipate that the new town
will not be lacking in any of the ele-
ments that make up live, prosperous
municipality.
Modesty would forbid the sales agents,
Lisle & Barber, of the Journal from
making any unseemly boast of the sue
cess of the townsite opening. 1t has
been emiently satisfactory, however,
under the present financial conditions.
The Idaho Irrigation company has
every reason to be highly elated over
the success of the land sales. The land
is good. the water supply is ample and
sure. and the company has the conf
dence of the buying public. There is
little doubt that most of the company
land will be sold this winter. Water
is to be delivered on the tract next
year.
The following is the list Of those who
filed by 10 p. m. Thursday:
VIM. J. Mcneil, Placerville, Idaho.
Chas. J. Lsle, Shoshone, Idaho.
Peter Webber, Haley, Idaho.
Mill. MILL Enrdnn Nnllav Idaho