Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
POCATELLO. THE GATEWAY Of WONDROUS IDAHO

We care nothing for Dame Fate
We get rainfall through a gate
That gives us just enough. not more, of
rain.
When we want rain we lift It,
When we've got enough we shift It.
And boy can make q garden of the
plain.
Many have regarded Pocatello. here
tofore, as city with mammoth rail-
road shops and not as an agricultural
or industrial center. True, 1t takes sec
ond place to no city between Omaha
and the coast as a railway center, but
It Is a marvel Of irrigation. a wonder
in advancement and municipal impor
tance as we'll It is the second city in
Idaho and well 1t deserves the position
1t holds
CENTER OF OLD RESERVATION.
Bannock county. of which Pocatello
is the county seat. IS situated in the
center of the old Fort Hall Indian
reservation, which extends for 25 miles
in every direction. but which has now
been opened for settlement and IS rap
idly becoming the home OF substantial
settlers. 1t Is located on the main line
of the Oregon Short Line at the juno
tion OF tho Ogden and Butte branch
OIL tIl6 same TOdu, anu AlhD OH the foTt-
neuf river, which flows into the Snake
river is miles west,
The city derives Its name from the
famous chief of the Bannocks. this be-
ing the headquarters OF the tribe, and
the county Is named after his tribe,
thus perpetuating the name of the once
great warrior and his followers.
The city was first settled in 1882. IN
corporated in 1889, and is governed by
mayor and city council.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Among the public buildings are a
two-story public fire station, we'll
equipped with up-to-date paraphernalia
and built at a cost OF $4,000; an opera
house which cost 100000; two school
houses, $4,000, st. Josephs church. hos
pital and academy: q college: fne
courthouse and numerous business
blocks. 1t also has fino water works
system which is capable of throwing
wator direct from tho hydrants over
any building: an electric light plant
which brings Its power over rs miles
from the Snake river at American Falls,
where It generates 4,500-horse power,
representing In nll an Investment of n
quarter of a million dollars and being
able to furnish power for Industrial as
we'll asl lighting uses. Pocatollo also
has four banks. several hotels, two bot
| Ting works, local and long distance
telephone service; two newspapers (Tho
| Tribune, daily. and The Advance. tri-
| wekely). The Latter-day Saint. Con-
| glcgatlonal. Baptist, Methodist Epis-
copal and Catholic churches arc all rep
resented and have good buildings. Two
extensive Stono quarries and two brick
yards furnish material for building.
| Four libraries containing 1000 volumes
| are also features.
| AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS,
| Such In brief is the city, but its In
| dustral and agricultural Importance Is
| another phase of its activity well
worthy OF fun consideration. Prof. Jay
| w. Slaughter. head of the agricultural
school of tho Academy OF Idaho. recent
ly said concerning this region:
| "I am convinced from my own ex-
| periencc that ] could produce from a To-
acre tract by intensive farming meth
| ods. not only a comfortable living for
my family OF four, but In addition
from $4,000 to $1,000 In CASH
This Is the opinion OF an expert in
agriculture and a practical farmer.
based on five years experience in Ida
no. and thorough study of the ell
mate and soil OF the land contiguous
| to Pocntello. He cited as a single in
/ stance of it's productivity tho success
| he had with tomatoes; OF one and one
| twentieth OF an acre he produced sos
worth OF tomatoes at cents pound.
The prevailing retail market price at
the timc was s Ia cents a pound
POTATOES AND VEGETABLES.
He gave 1t his opinion. based on