Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19


ley, deposited here rich soil, and more
of ii, than at any other point in Idaho
that is subjcct&to easy irrigation To
redeem tllealand all that was necessary
Y In the early days of its settlement, was
for few farmers to band together
and construct a canal from the rivers
bank to their new farms. all through
level land and only requiring two or
three piowings to beStnken out to make
the canal and bring t,4e Water on the
land. Most Of tho canals irrigate land
within half Il mile from, their head.
BEST WATER s;Y STEM.
This has resulted in not only the.
best water system in any Of the llour-s
tain states. on account OF the mex
haustible. supply Of water, but the most
/ inexpensive. Here the farmers own
their own canal enterprises and have
no heavy water taxes to pay.
UNLIMITED WATER RIGHT.
There is now an area of dividing the
big farms OF this valley. The people
have begun To realize that what Is
needed to utilize and enjoy the great
8 natural resources of this country. is 10
f times the people now living here, not.
withstanding they are becoming very
numerous Good improved farm lands,
4 with nm unlimited water right7-7water
y that the farmer can use all the time.
whenever ho wants to, and where there.
are no turns about it either, but con-
tinuous and in such quantities as de-
sired--can be had from $50 to 500 ac-
cordins to location
NEW. IMPROVEMENTS. &
Since the last issue OF tile Christmas
Is News was published 201ieW residences
have been erected in and adjacent u
the town. Electric lights have been
h installed in nearly every home and
business house, as we'll as lighting tha
streets. The public streets have nearlE
all been graded and street crossings put
Z In. The Smith block, tWo-story anu
basement, built of cement blocks. ths
doubling Of the capaclty of the Peck
I Opera House. making it the largest in
the county, determination OF the RigbYl
Furniture block with the material on
Tho ground for the completion OF the
< building, the construction of the How
ard hotel the NFippermaII brick block,
the building of the Rigby Mill & lGlev;i-
tor cunlpany's large 10000 bushel grain
elevator, equipped with modern ma
clinery. the installation of electrical
power for the operation of the RIgby
planning mill, the Rigny Roller mills.
the above mentioned elevator, have al
q been accomplished. Seven hundred dol
lars has heen expended on improve
1nents in the Il. ID, S. stone church,
malSing5it the equal of any in the coun-
try.
IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOLS.
The thing. however. that Rigby peo-
pie feel the most pride III is the en-
slargenent and Improvement In her al,
ready excellent school. The magnificent
building has been completed, aud four
more teachers. making 1p&in all, have
+ been employed, Eight specially CON
structed school wagons have been pur-
chased, and these go out from five to
seven miles and bring in all the
school children living outside OF town.
{ thus giving The children living away
out on some farm, with their parents.
the same school facilities ms those who
live in the shadow of the temple og
learning These wagons are close!
up in cold weather, run on schedule
time, bring the children to school ana
take them home again, and are ~ great
4 success. 'fhis system consolidates q
large area into one district and by this
means the raising Of u large amount
of money makes 1t possible TO have a
big school, including high school work.
Z equal With those IN any city OF The
land.
People desiring TO till the soil. have
no objection under this system to liv-
ing five or seven miles from town and
all objections i'll regard to- poor schools
and long distances are overcome. This