The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-07
News of Nntermountain Region
EVIDENCE OF WHAT TWIN FALLS
COUNTRY OFFERS TO INVESTORS

ing the attention Of the public to their
product.
The preparation of Mr.. Bennett 's land
fer the berry plants has not been with
ont It's financial reward 10 HIM. for
his first forty acres cleared was plant
cd 10 potatoes from which he this year,
sacked 1900 bushels. Three acres of
the land averaged him 500 bushels of
potatoes per acre.
This strawberry industry is sure 10
be of the higher order Of substantial
assets to the Twin Falls country.
Senator Nj. T. Sweeley Of Twin Falls,
who is at present visiting his former
friends ut Sioux City. Iowa, was the
father OF tho Shoshone Falls State
Park bill, passed by the last session Of
the Idaho legislature.
The Legislature set aside all of school
section thirty-siX in the southcrly side
Of Snake river. adjoining the Great
falls which arc one of the scenic wond
world.
These fails and this reserve is five
miles northeast of this city.
In addition to the land Senator
Swcelcy's bill carried with IL an appro.
priation of $4,000 by the state. Con
ditioncd upon Twin Falls county donat-
ing an equal sum for the Improvement
OF the grounds, in its initial stage of
progress The board of commissioners
very promptly made the appropriation
of their portion of the money and dcSlg
mated MIR. a. i. BcssIrc as ovcrsccr of
the work and he is Just beginning the
work with force of men, tho first step
taken is TO improve the highway APP
preaching the Great falls. for the com
fort and safety Of the large concouse
Of people who como annually TO see this
superb natural water fall in the Snake
river.
The possibilities of this park plan
arc very great. There Is, among the
rocks and CaVerus IN tins great beau
tiful section Of land. sufficient soil and
water 10 irrigatc IT, TO insure the growth
of ornamental trees which viii add
materially 10 the grandeur with which
nature has So literally adorned this
magnificent waterway. Properly ar
ranged. the state park, the first cmbcl-
lishmCut 10 nature s many scenic won
dcrs TO which tho state has appropri-
ated land or money Will soon become
a cherished pride TO Idaho S ambitious
citizenship.
Early in the opening of this new
Carey act plan of irrigation Of
these desert lands, the Twin Falls Bank
aud Trust company was located in tins
city. Mccormick & Co. of Salt Lake
were ll llut ldttbiH III lNlN luollluLl'Hr
and they are today preparing 10 shift
their location from the frame building
erected carly in the history of this
town. They are building n steel frame
and cut stone banking house, 50Xl25
feet and two stories high. but The plan
provides for an ultimate completion Of
a fve-story structure. Tho cut stone
for this banking house is being shipped
from Bedford, Ind. The corner room,
on Shoshone avenue and Main street,
will be occupied for tho bank and trust
company Two storcrooms on Shoshonc
avenue will be provided for stores, and
the entire second story for Office build
iugs The lot on which tins home for
tho bank is building was bought by the
company for $4,000. aud the present
structure, two stories high, Will cost
about $75 600.
- As an indication of values of prop"
crty in this siX-yearold city, the owner
Of the corner lot opposite the PerrIDe
hotel to the north, was offered and
refused $4,000. The lot is twenty-five
feet front and extends back a distance
Of l25 feet. II Is occupied at present
by signboard aud a peanut stand.
Onc-half mile from the townsite linn
it's Of Twin Falls last week, eight and
one-half acres of land sold for $4,000
cash. There were no improvements on
The land, excepting the fence which
marked its boundary line.
has filed articles of incorporation with