The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-10

For most of it is sold already

For most of it is sold already
was sold just as fast as the bus.
clerks could take in the names anC
write out the filings.
The people believe in the Idaho
Irrigation Company, in its land, it;
water, its men, its work and they
are ready to back their confidence
with $50 an acre for raw sage brush
land
1t would be hard to hold a more
successful sale than that of the Die
trich tract of the Idaho Irrigation
Company, at Shoshone, Tuesday, June
8. The day was sunshiny, the crowd
really immense, the interest and en-
thusiasm unbounded Men came
ready to buy. Checks were put ur
amounting to close to a million dol
lars, for first payments alone; they
would have paid the first payments
on land amounting to nearly $751;
600, 900. That of itself is enough
to show the peoples confidence in
Idahol
The company had made ample pro-
vision for the handling of an i'm
mense business. With large force
of trained clerks, under the direction
of C. B. HURT and Bob McCollum,
who have sold so much South Idaho
land under the Carey Act laws every
thing moved like piece of well-oiled
machinery. One could file readily,
could get any desired information
for the asking, could get his money
back if he was not satisfied, and ah-
solute fairness and impartialiy
marked the company dealings thru
out The registration was slightly
below that of the Salmon river op-
ening at Twin Falls last June, but
the price was $40 an acre higher
and there was only one-half as much
land. 1t was peihaps below that of
the Jerome drawing a year ago last
October, but it's price was one-half
higher, and there was only one-thlrd
as much land. Considering al, the
facts, it was the greatest land sale
in The history of the state.
Shoshone did herself proud in 'he
handling of the people. Sboslone en-
terprise and hospitality is pIover3isl
for just what it las Decn IL tie rats,
bu. on this OCCASION the town ;rcFe
and went to the limit Of doing 'fines
right. The commercial club Kept cD-
er house for ever Io',y. Th'lc vo'e
no exhorbitant charges for service,
for meals, or for Accommodations. The |
band enlivened the time with excel
lent music, and enough attractions
were on hand to make the stay in
Shoshoen worth while. An immense
lot of Shoshone town property chang
ed hands during the two or three
days the big crowd was in town,
showing that the town had made
good impression. Strenuous efforts
were made to furnish everybody with
sleeping and eating places, and no
one of the great crowd necessarily
went sleepy or hungry. The banks
took all checks presented, without ex-
change contributing hundreds of
dollars worth of service to the visit
ing public. Altogether, Shoshone has
reason to feel that the town and the
people did their part right.
Richfield was well represented, by
a number of the citizens from that
thriving place. Manager Blake of
the Idaho Irrigation Company was
largely responsible for the large col
lection of photos posted up in the
company office, showing the fine
buildings. the water supply, and the
3usy streets of Richfield. This ex-
hibit attracted never-failing atten-
ion. Large numbers of Recorders,
md thousands of folders telling of
he opportunities here, were distri-
,uted to the public, and we're carried
,r sent to almost every state in the
Union, to spread the gospel OF Idaho.
\ good many people visited Rich
ield during the fore part OF the
ycek. both before and after the draw S
ng, to look over the fine $35 an acre I
ands of this great farming tract. I
'erhaps the best pleased lot of peo- S
lie among the great crowd who came +
o Idaho in response to the announce
1ent of the Dietrich sale, were those \
Tho made the trip to Richfeld and S
aw what the company and the pub F
&c we're doing, and the fertile land +
esources to back the town. c
A pnenominai sale OF lots is re- L
orded from the town Of Dietrich. N