The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-09-24

, ais, etc. and remaining land still open
to entry is perhaps as choice as any
thing on the tract, so that filing
now would be just about as profitable
SO far as soil and productiveness is
concerned as the first number drawn.
| Faith Well Founded.
The people who came out to Lost
river and filed on these tracts may
be satisfied Of the wisdom of select
| ing a home under this project. BY
the large number of filings, consid-
ering the registration, the filers
themselves have paid high compli-
ment to the character of the soil and
other conditions that go to make
| farming pleasant and profitable They
may also have the assurance of the
early completion of the system which
will make it possible for them to
| transform the desert from a wilder
ness to land of happy homes, for
/ the work is being carried on as fast
as money, men, teams and machin-
cry can do it, Over eight hundred
men are now on the pay roll of the
construction company, and IL head
of horses are in the harness daily
while machinery is operated both
night and day in the earnest and Gag
or desire to complete the whole sys-
\ TEN.
| Splendid Glass of Citizenship.
/ The class of citizenship who form
ed the list Of filers was reflected at
the drawing, and can be considered
of an unusually high order. The
crowd embraced many men bent on
! land speculation, but the big bulk Of
I the people present was plainly men
OF the farmer type, looking for bet
ter homes and better opportunities;
men, sturdy, venturesome, gritty, who
have little stronger desire to con-
quor the facts Of destiny than the
more timid, self-contented man, who
settles down in an eastern state, con-
tent to spend his life in lifting a
mortgage off an eighty, living with
in the confines Of a single township,
thinking little and caring less Of the
opportunities offered in thenewer por-
lions of the United Statesa citizen
ship, which Idaho and Lost River is
! glad to welcome, and which, for these
reasons, means that a desert waste,
with the magic Of irrigation, intelli-
gently applied, will disappear as mist
before the morning sun and in its
stead thousands of people will be
scattered over the sinks of Big Lost
river In happy peaceful, prosperous
homes, doing a noble work for them
selves, their posterity, their country
| and THAR Gn6 "a
We're registered, including some Of
the foremost bankers in the country.
Filing Still in Progress.
Out of the $40 who registered, but
did not file, over hundred remain
ed in Arco after the opening day, who
have since been taking their time to
look the tracts over, and large per-
centage Of this number are filing
daily, SO that the complete filings
made by those registered will run the
percentage up still higher, with pos
sibly 500 making entry out of the
total number to register.
Achieve Still Greater Fame.
The project has been looked upon
as a complete success since the de-
velopment work started this, spring
and the large body of land taken
at the opening is simply another link
in the long chain being hammered out
by the masters of irrigation enterpris-
es anG finance. Through the success
of ehis big project the names Of
Speer, Sprague, HURT, Clinton, Nc
Collum, TroWbridge, MYERS, Arnold
& Company, Corey Bros, and every
man in official capacity connected
with the project become more prom
inent in theA world Of irrigation and
finance, and the field of noble en-
deavor, for 1t is a great work they
are doing, not only for themselves
and the state of Idaho, but also for
the thousands Of people who will be
provided with homes through their
efforts. It takes energy, brains, mon
ey and what not to carry to compile
ton these big enterprises. 1t is
something worth while to transform
a dreary waste of land in a few
short months. 1t is an inspiration
to all who see such project gradu-
ally grow Even with perfect sys-
tens, all is not smooth in such UNI
uCl tnhlH6o. IuCTC dT0 thousands OF
diffiuclties to meet and overcome, and
the Big Lost River irrigation com
pany has had its share, but be it said
to the everlasting credit of the men
who have the project in charge, they
have never faltered, and on the sur
face, at least, all has seemed as
smooth and placid as sweet dream,
and the work has been uninterrupt-
eddy carried on, and few more
months will see the system complet-
ed. then will come the home builders
with their families, and not until
then will many of us realize what
the completion of the project means.
Display of Products Convincing.
The display of fruits, vegetables,
grains, grasses etc, arranged in the
windows of the company at the open
ing attracted the attention of all and
must surely have convinced any of
the skcptical ones of the merits of
the country as a place to build
homes.
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