Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-01
GREATEST OF
LAND OPENINGS
North Side Project at Twin
Falls Will Redeem
10000 Acres

!, Major Fred r. Reed, land commits
sioner of the Twin Falls North Sid,
Land and Water company, arrived IL
the city on the morning train from
Miner, says the Capital News.
The News man found his ready t.
impart all possible information regard
ing the progress and development O.
the great north side tract. Speakins
OF the tract and its development. hi
said:
THE construction work is going or
at a rapid rate. r. w. Faris is a vet.
eran at canal building, and will finish
his contract on time SO that the com.
pany can deliver water for the first
10000 acres April /, 1908, as per agree.
ment with the land purchasers.
! contracts will soon be let to finish
the system in its entirety which means
so miles of main canal and about zoo
miles OF laterals. The plans also In
clude three great reservoirs Of holding
lakes, which. when filled at high wa
ter in the Snake. will impound sufficient
water to irrigate 100000 acres at any
stage of the river.
Engineer p. S. A. Bickel has plan
ned one of the most perfect and COM
plete irrigation systems in the world.
On october l, 10000 acres of land I'M
der this great system will be offered
to the public at $3.50 per acre, $3.25
per acre at the time Of filing. the bal
ance in annual payments extending
over period Of 10 years at per cent
interest on deferred payments. The
largest payments are to be made In
the sixth. seventh, eighth and ninth
years, thereby giving purchasers an
opportunity to get their farms under
cultivation and earning money before
the larger payments become due. The
lands are known as Carey act land, the
title being vested in the state of Idaho
The great drawing which takes place
october l will be under the direct SUI
pervision of a representative of the
state land board. This drawing and
sale will be the last great sale of land
under the gravity system of the Twin
Falls project, which originally COM
prised 100000 acres and includes both
systems on the north and south sides
of Snake river in Twin Falls and Lin
coin coupties.
There are three towns in the north
side system, Miner, Jerome and Wen
dell.
Miner by the Dam.
Miner is at the east end of the tract
in Twin Falls county and is the Official
headquarters of the company. Miner
is being made one of the most attrac-
tive places in the state; situated at the
Miner DAM which backs the waters
of the Snake for miles. making Miner
beautiful forebay or lake of consid-
cradle size. The company headquar-
ters are in a modern building sur
rounded by lawns, trees and flowers.
making 1t beautiful spot. A modern
5O-room hotel, the Riverside Inn, is
rapidly nearing completion and will
be formally opened to the public about
October l. A dancing pavilion and
convention hail. S0x80 feet, is being
planned andssSSill be completed some
time this fall, Miner will be equipped
with electric lights and water works,
and will be the teEminus of the electric
railroad connecting it with the Twin
Falls branch of the o. S. L. railroad. 1t
is proposed to make Miner so attrac-
tive that 1t will be the meeting point
and pleasure ground of both the Mini
doka and Twin Falls tracts. From a
business point Miner will take care of
itself and grow to a place of impor-
lance.
jerome.
Jerome, the town where the great
opening takes place october 1, is about
the center of the tract and is about
four miles west of a north and south
line drawn from the towns of Sho-
shone and Twin Falls, half way be-
tween the two places. Many people
believe Jerome will be the big town
of the Snake river valley. Until rail-
road connections can be made, stages
will be run from Shoshone and Twin
Falls. Jerome is under the manage
ment Of r. NJ. McCollum, whose repu-
tation as town builder is known far
and wide.
Wendell.
Wendell is the latest own to be Sc
lected on the tract and is located about
Ia miles south Of Gooding. Wendell is
too young to speak for itself yet, but
Is a healthy and promising infant.
Business Centers.
"Thesetowns were not created for
speculative purposes. but their Ioca-
tons were selected with care and with !
view to making business centers for
rich and fertile country. whose pro-
ductive acres would commercially Gre
ate business points. 1t il 80 miles from
Miner to Jerome west and IL miles
from Jerome to Wendell west and |
north. and IA miles from Wendell to |