The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-06-13
A TENDERFOOT
At TWIN FALLS
WHAT He saw and HEARD
Mud Galore .ManyPe0ple Dis
appointed-MuCh Land
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to be fooled and just SO long as two
men live ON this sphere of ours just
SO long will one have the dough"
and the other the experience, after
parting with it.
It is often said that experience is
a great teacher. Do not believe this,
my friend, for If you could have been
at Twin Falls on the day of the land
opening, June list, and rubbed ell
bows with men old enough to have
learned by that experience, that Oft
heard saying would have been
knocked sky high. Tt is mans ma
ture to want a change. Always look
ing into the far-away. To live in a
country where there is continuous |
sunshine, flowers, abundance of |
everything for the asking-no care, |
no worry.
Do you wonder that when the fold
ers advertising Twin Falls, 'the long
lost Garden of Eden," were spread
broadcast through the land, that
thousands were crazy to pack their
buds and land there at the earliest
possible moment? And when they
landed; oh, what a headache!
For correct description of this
Garden of the Gods" get bunch OF
Twin Falls advertising and prefix
each sentence with the. words 'is
not"
The satisfied men that I met In
that city were those who had made
and were making profits from those
who had been induced to go there
through the systematic advertising,
and, my! how jealous they were for
the welfare of this crowd. One pros
porous looking Twin Fallsite was
heard to remark as booklet adver-
Using a real city on the Short Line,
was handed him: "You fellows have
your nerve, coming down here trying
to take these men away from u.s."
The gentleman was asked how deep
he had gone down into his own
pocket to bring the crowd there, and
answered that that was neither here
nor there. in my opinion a booklet
advertising the advantages of the
mud baths at Twin Falls would be
more to the point for then those who
came in answer could be truthfully
shown as represented.
Beds were as scarce as quaiPs
teeth. One of the leading citizens
had a few horse blankets which he
generously offered to deal out for the
night at one dollar and a half per
one one-hundredth of the receipts fol
which he solemnly pledged to the
Seven-Day Adventists. The ladies O
the Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian
CONGREGATIONAL and Baptist churches
reaped a harvest from these hungr.
souls. and verify 1t was sight t
see these hungry men in the none
back" line, stretching for two blocks
with a greasy ham sandwich graspe
in their hands, trying to make them
selves like it. General Funston, Q
Philippine fame, was with the crow
and 1t reminded one of the rain
season in the Philippines to zee hiI
wading around looking for what iva
not" Surely the boosters OF Twi
Falls owe us an apology for inducin
us to go down there, but I suppos
the old saying that misery Low.
company" IL their excuse for reachir
out. They should not, however,, 10
get to thank us for permitting the
to use the name OF the Gem Stat
after their city. Many were hea
to remark: "If this is Idaho, 81
us Heil's half-acre," and On bell
assured that the rest OF our State W
far better, they replied that YOU cou
fool some OF the people some OF {
time, but not all Of the people all
the time.
The lAnu locators were much
evidence around the drawing. I
man supposed to be the ''iucky on
for the reason that he had. dra'
No. /. was promptly located on
lovely mixture of sage brush, sto
alkan and sand. and the way
grinned one would really believe Il
he liked It. That Ii the only
deeming feature about the pls
They make q sucker like 1t. whet
or no.
The village marshal was v
much In evidence ON the streets
Twin Falls admonishing the GROVE
keep moving, SO as not to obstI
the mud holes on the crossings.
bootbIacks were noticed preser,
ali of the mud taken from the 81
of the transients, and when asked