Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-23
Salt Lake Boosters Are Exploring
The Wood River Branch
Today.
AT TWIN FALLS YESTERDAY.
Members Of Commercial Club EAcur-
sion Visit the Famous shoshonc
Fall, and Blue Lakes.

Milner Ida. May 92..-Wlth the Salt
Lake boosttls enjoying themselves IN
a truly remarkable way, the booster
special is today headed north from Twin
Falls to the main line. from which it
goes west Ia Shoshone, from which 1t
will again 20 north on the Wood river
branch. late this Afternoon. W Ilotch-
um, where the night will be spent at
the northern terminus.
one of the signal events of the trip
was the stop at Twin Fails last night,
" hich all on board are declaring is the
greatest section of country that has
been developed IN recent years, There
are 5000 people therc. an are prosper
Gus, and the future before them is of
remarkable brightness. The past dates
only three years back, and then Is lost
In an uurecorded era OF mere desert
narrenness. That this new community
could take on such power in that time
was the marvel Of al who rode In the
carriages generously provided by he
residents out TO the great rwin Fails
project, ana through the country that
is destined to make great Idaho COM
munity.
RECEPTION At TWIN FALLS,
The travellers were met at Twin
Falls by a reception committee OF the
Commercial club, composed OF Carl
Hahan, 5. r. Hamilton, e. NJ. Hill, l.
b. Perrine, Edgar Darling r.. w. Jones,
y. II. Smith and Sheriff George d.
Aiken. They formed In a parade behind
the band. to march to the Perriuc hotel,
with Carl Redman perched high on top
of water wagon as the principal tea
ture. AT the hotel 1t was announced
that formalities would b. suspended UNI
til evening, and carriages were taken to
the ShOshOne country, the route lying
through seven miles Of beautiful agri-
cultural lana. For four hours there was
no one ready TO leave the falls Tor
the spring Hood of the snake with It's
great mass OF water, was plunging and
boiling In It's greatest power and maje6-
IS over the upper rim OF the lava bed in
which occurs its sheer drop of 200 feet.
Niagara could not be greater than Shu-
shOnc as the Salt Lake pilgrims saw Il.
And the falls are unique, for there arc
no signs to tell one he Is near. WI
| lows, trees. green vegetation are al
missing. and only the roar indicates the
| presence OF water until one Is a1mos
upon the great river, winding its waS
TO the Pacific as its more famous rival
| a few hundred miles farther east rolls
along toward the gulf, No Mississippi
valley is this through which the Snake
passes, but the Shoshone power plant,
nearing COlnpleilol anu me irrigation
projects under way at Twin Falls sug-
gest that within a few years the dryer
western acres win rival the Mississippi
country IN wealth producing power,
About noon start was made Tor Blue
lakes in the heart Of stIll more heauti-
full and interesting country, and after a
very tired bunch Of eXiles had satisfied
themselves with the view, they turned
again towards Twin Falls, for an hour
or two of rest.
Thursday evening was spent in dane
ing at the Commercial club, after which
the party returned TO the train to pre-
pare for todnys journey to Ketchum.
George 7. Odeu. George Morgan. John
Q. Cri,chlow. L. II. Harding, William
Bailey and Dan Spencer Joined the par
~ at Twin Fails and participated M
the dance with more vigor than those
who had been ON the 90 constantly
since Monday,