Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-09-27
Great Day Oct. |
Jerome Opening Attracts
Thousands.
Promises to Be the Greatest Land
Sale in the History Of the West
Fertile Irrigated Land
Looks Just Right.

Lincoln county is the recipient of
more first class advertising just now
than any other portion of the footstool,
that is the right kind of advertising.
The Twin Falls North Side company
are spending thousands upon thousands
of dollars advertising Lincoln county
lands Not only here in the west but
all over the east. Chicago has heard of
Lincoln county, Idaho, and an excursion
rate of $41.90 for round trip is adver-
tised from that city to Shoshone, or
Twin Falls. Fl. L. Hollister is boost
ing at the Chicago end of the line and
next Tuesday will see the largest land
sales at Jerome, ever made to individ-
ual homeseekers ever held in the
United States. And what is best about
it is that the lands will more than
Justify the advertising and the con-
fidence the buyers are placing in it.
The editor of the Journal, already
fairly familiar with these lands, made
personal trip recently over them. He
had heard that there was much waste
ladd and that there was too much sand
in spots and several other objections.
1t having been some four years since
he had passed over the lands, his sus-
picious were aroused that he might
have forgotten in that time the general
surface features of the land. But
memory had served him true and he
found there are thousands upon thous-
ands of acres of land that under the
stimulus of the life-giving water from
the canals and the industry of the hus-
bandman will, if planted to apples, or
pears, or cherries, or prunes, within ten
years be worth all the way from 81, 900
an acre up. There is an almost un-
limited area that will produce fruit
crops which will bring an annual return
of from $500 to $500 per acre. This
being based on what other Idaho lands
are doing under less favorable condi-
tions.
The man, next Tuesday, who wants
to get land for speculation that will
bring quick returns will make his selec-
ton as near as possible to the townsites
of Jerome and Wendell. But the man
who wants Idaho farm land that Will
bring him fortune for its care and who
is wise as to the best Idaho lands will
pass farther out to the sandy tracts to
the west and south of the towns. In
many places the very best lands are to
be found running up to within rod or
so of the edge of the great canyon walls.
With the electric line crossing the
tract from east to west, with electric
power in unlimited quantity right at
their doors, with the opportunity for
getting all of the modern conveniences
into their homes at an early date, there
will be more pleased people in Lincoln
county after the lands have once been
put under cultivation than ever, and
the longer they stay the better they
will like it.
The new towns are not to be lightly
passed by either. jerome has at pres
ent all of the evidences of substantial
Electric wires for power
and light are already strung on the
poles. Many substantial buildings have
been erected and the next twelve
months will make Jerome rival for
the honors of being the largest town in
the county unless its neighbors get a
hustle on themselves. But it is fair
race. 1t requires a combination of
men and conditions to make cities and
towns. Conditions rarely make town,
men will make good town
most unfavorable conditions,
as at Nampa, where there was no
earthly reason for town when it first
started but still it is one of the best
cities in Idaho today But when the
right men meet the right conditions
sities are built of which the people may
we'll stand and wonder at their growth.
The Jerome opening is being used as
IN excuse for a general excursion rate
rom all over the east. 1t is reported
hat /, 600 tickets have been sold at
omaha alone, for the date. Of course
lot all of them are coming here, but
most of them will, and all of them will
ret the Jerome idea hammered into
heir heads so that they will think of it
ater and come in to help build up the
lew city.