Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

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TN 1868 was established the territory
OF Idaho. comprising that vast
stretch Of the inland empire now
included within the states OF Mon
tana, wyoming and Idaho. when Pres
ident Jefferson shortly after the Louisi-
ana purchase requested Congress 90
appropriate s.. 800 for the exploration OF
the country west OF the Mississippi rlv-
er the appropriation was refused on the
ground that the value OF the territory
In question dld not warrant such an
expenditure The sagebrush then grew
as thick and as tall as Ct does now and
60 the early fathers gave the same mo-
notonous dreary feeling which II i'm
parts to the tourist who enters the Gem
state one morning and without getting
off the train passes Idaho's borders
the next morning.
The sagebrush is there, large and
strong, proclalming to &C world that
land which uuaided win produce such
"a crop viii, with the guiding. aidirl;
hand Of man, produce crops whose mar
kct values run into millions and make
rich men Of those who have the cour-
age and the hardih0od to break the
ground and cultivate IT,
THE OPPORTUNITIES
is # requiring much OF man that
he shall settle down on 1850 acres OF
rich tlllable soil In such a locality? The
land and water are cheap too. cheaper
hy FAR than they should be. not half
what they viii cost in a few years.
Fifty cents per acre pays for the land
and The water costs from $40 per acre
up. The payments are on easy terms
and IN many cases extend over period
OF 10 years. Are you a busy tollcr I'm
the grasp Of a great city? II so. why
not come out here, out into Gods
country, 10 a country where every ono
is glad to see you and every man ia
his nelghbor's friend. Here Is the
great glorious atmosphere OF the west.
a hopitable people. country which
Is but yet in SIS infancy, where wealth
nbounds and opportunity cries out for
helping hand. Have you the average
human intelligence? are you willing 90
work? II you can answer yes 20 these
questions then there Is chance for
you IN Idaho, not a chance TO grub
along on few dollars. not a chance
10 make living but a chance 10 do
something. 10 be somebody-you can
get there I'm this state. And the spirit
is different here, each is not lighting
Tor what the other has. on the COM
trary There Is more than enough for
an ldahoaEs are boosters. each for
himself each for the other man. They
have helped one another They win
heip YOU li 30 be- that you are fortunate
enough TO pack your trunk and come
20 Idaho.
HORTICULTURE.
Owing TO its splendid navor and the
perfect coloring given 10 90 by cloud
less skies, the Idaho apple is "a prime
favorite I'm an tho eastern markets.
a carload Of pears grown within three
miles OF the Boise rost0Hice brought
the higest price ever known ON the
New York market
Tho Idaho rune ls establishing aa
euyiablo reputation ln the great mar
kets OF the world The aou seems Co
possess some quality that gives 90 10,
h'sh OF the prune "a nrmness not pos-
sosscl by those OF California, oregon
or Washington. and makea n much the
best shipper on the market Four huu-
dred ana nifty cars OF the luscious pur-
pie fruit were shipped from the Boise
valley ms year Zoo uudred state. 30
cars going to Liverpool aud London
Strawberries return net profit 20 the
grower of from $500 o. 5000 pea acne.
and the other fruitg both small and
large. bear nvishly and nnd "a ready
market There are two crops of straw
bcTics year.
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY.
Idaho contains thousands OF cattle
ana sheep m the seasons wool output
were shipped 0t one time. lt would re-
rHlfe train no miles long 20 carry o.
Irn carloads ~ hno imported French
ani belgian draft stations have been
cod Ia the Boise market ln the past
thrr- years ana the Idaho draft horre
WI he much sought after in the near
intufe. With mild winters aud the
splendid quality of nay this Is an ideal
country Cor raising hne stock Of al
hNla Many prominent citizens be-
gun iher career on n stock ranch ln
N.ff humble way, and have umassod
fortunes IN The business
POULTRY
iaaho clih.sie is ideal Cor rails