Evening star., 1909-08-31

farms and water rights to their children
and grandchildren. Every man who came
got farm. There is no floating popula-
ton and the city has escaped that period
of crime. vice and confusion which has
almost invariably attended other quick
growing communities. There have never
been any gambling houses or dance
houses or other evidences Of 'civilizatiOn
that are usually first to appear In from
tier town. No man has ever been lynch
ed; no man has been murdered; and
don't believe anybody has died with his
boots on here yet. If he did he fell of
the scaffolding of new building or
came in contact with self-binder.
The people of Twin Falls needed a
schoolhouses and a church before a
saloon. and the first enterprise Of the lat
ter sort was taxed S1.7J0 for license
before he was allowed to do business
Any gentleman who wishes to sci
whisky in this community is required tC
pay for the privilege.
There are two policemen in Twin Falls
harmless and placid persons. One works
in the daytime and the other in the night
and find very little to do The arrests do
not average more than two or three in a
month and the most .'oudacious'' crimes
are tying a horse TO a tree and running
a. bicycle on the sidewalk
The land is owned by the people who
live upon it. and around the town in every
direction nearly every available foot is
under cultivation. Although it is only
five years, as | have told you, since the
first settler came. everybody is contribut
ing to the wealth OF the nation in a most
extraordinary manner. / cannot give the
valuation of property because it has never
been assessed. The assessor promises to
go around next year and the census man
will have an amazing story to tell Blu,
you must remember the main fact which
is that all the wealth that has been and
is being produced here. and it amounts ur
into the millions. represents nothing but
water and sunshine and labor.
Wonderful Stories of Crops.
The farmers are producing - bushels OF
wheat, 107 bushels of oats, go bushels
of potatoes, $50 bushels of corn. 3O6
bushels of onions. 90 tons Of sugar beets
and 1900 pounds of flax to the acre upon
this irrigated desert. and really no sane
man can believe some of the stories they
tell of the incomes of these ~ and so
acre farmers.
never told stranger things than you hear
on every side Even the banks paw divi.
dends of 100 per cent on their capital and
charge 10 per cent interest. | have been
solemnly assured that there has never
been a farm mortgage foreclosed in this
county. And that statement is undoubt
edly true because the value of real estate
has advanced so rapidly and everything
has gone up with it, so that man who
owed money on mortgage would find
no difficulty in having his notes extended
The highest price paid for farm lands
up to date is S625 an acre: piece OF
property which four years ago cost $25 5t
an acre.
The record price for town lots is Sgs OOC
for corner, 30 feet front and 12o feet
deep. which was originally sold by the
Town Site Company for 81 900 five wears
ago. In 1906 II sold for 5000 in 1905
it sold for 5000, and a few weeks ago
IL was bought by a banking firm which
is now putting up a $4,000 building.
Bungalows Are Popular.
ed in Twin Falls. most of them of the
bungalow type. which seems to be well
adapted 10 this climate. Many of them
are delightful examples of architecture