Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-11-19
Brief Review of the Tremendous
Enterprises Developed By
The Eastern Bankers
MADE THE DESERT BLOSSOM
While Irrigation is the Principal Work,
Electric Power Development, City
and Railroad Building Also

It was fortunate day for southern
Idaho when J. S. and w. S. Kuhn of
Pittsburg, Pa, decided to take hand
in the development of irrigated Idaho.
Their first venture was the Twin
Falls North Side Carey Act project of
l8O, 900 acres including the Miner and
Jerome segregations.
The Miner segregation of 10000
acres was opened to entry in the spring
of 1907, and the Jerome segregation OF
80, 600 was placed on the market by a
Craving at Jerome, October |, 1907.
Water for the Miner tract was deliv-
cred April l, 1905, and for the jerome
tract April l, 1909.
TO give transportation facilities to the
settlers of these tracts, the Idaho
Southern railroad was built from Good
ing to Jerome by the first of 1903, and
the same is being carried on to Miner
and Oakley.
Not content with irrigation projects
and railroads, the next move was to de-
velop electric power from the wonder
full waterfalls on the Snake river.
The first move in this direction was
the installation of power plant at the
Great Shoshone falls and from it cleo
trio light and power were supplied to
all the towns of the Twin Falls South
Side project, and later those of the
North Side.
Finding that the Shoshone falls plant
was overtaxed new plant is being de-
yeloped at the L. wer Salmon falls, In
the Hagerman valley and power will be
delivered from this by the first of the
new year.
In flowing through the celebrated
Snake river canyon between the Great
Shoshone and the Lower Salmon, falls,
the river is recreated by the subterran-
can drainage of the Sawtooth noun
tains, and, if every drop of water
in the Snake river were taken out for
irrigation at the Miner dam, the flow
over the Lower Salmon falls would go
on almost the same as usual. For this
reason the power plant at the Lower
falls is the best proposition on the river
The next working proposition for the
Kuhns was telephone system cover
ing the projects on both sides of the
river.
From the very start, these people
backed up the towns of Jerome, Wen
dell and Miner. Electricity was fur
nished them for light and power.
Water works were installed. Elegant
hotels were erected, banks were es-
tablished at Miner and Jerome.
The care of the settlers on the irriga
ted claims was one of the first consider
alto IS of the Twin Falls people as the
Kuhns and their followers are called.
Skilled agriculturists, the best in the
land we EN- 10 to instru t the set
tiers regarding irrigation and the raising
crops best adapted to the conditions OBJ
tanning on the project.
When it was found by experience that
the best engineers had miscalculated
the loss of water in the big rock cut
and in the reservoirs, the company at
,nce ordered improvements to the canal
system costing 50 0, ,O00., and what is of
more Importance, those Improvements
we're begun at once.
Because the shutting off of the
water from the canals early in October
you'd prove hardship on the settlers,
he money was put up for putting down
en- wells in various and convenient
,laces for the settlers, the money to be
aid back by the parties on whose land.
he wells are located in four annual !
With the beginning of winter, schools
vfl be opened in every town on the
,roject where farmers can receive ex-
,ert instruction in those things most
leeded by them for the successful de-
eIeptment of their claims, and for the
of money making enter
,rises on their farms.
The segregation and opening of the
lover Greek project in the west end Of
he county may be followed by still