Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-03-04
DIR. WANN WRITES OF rge-
CONDITIONS UP IN IDAHO.
No County for Poor Man But Rich in
Possibilities

Possibilities
Twin Falls, Idaho, Feb. 20.--I left
.-bilene Nov. LIST, leaving my Demo-
cratic friends to the tender mercies
Of the Republicans, who can tell you
how 1t all happened. After spending
a few days in Denver I shipped to
sunny southern Idaho" The trip
through that most desolate country,
wyoming, gets on ones nerves.
The next berth was occupied BY o
Baptist minister from sunny south
IN Idaho" and he was a booster good
and plenty. He and his friend talked
baptism by the hour. ! wanted to
hear more about the climate of
sunny southern Idaho" 80, after a
time, butted in and said had given
much attention to the subject all my
life and had arrived at the conclusion
that baptism was all right when used
with Pears soap. My deductions had
the desired effect, SO / heard no more
on the subject.
The conductor told me i would
change cars at Minidoka and take the
branch to Twin Falls. My Baptist
friend said the hotel was bad at Mini
doka. / therefore concluded to stop
of at Pocatella as l could make the
connections just the same. ! sought
the best hotel. I did not expect
Waldorf-Astoria, but l did expect q
fair meal and bed in $3.50 hotel.
The result only proved to me how
foolish ones expectations often are.
After supper l went out on the
street when / heard the band playing
and torch light procession parading
the streets. At the head Of the pro-
cession walked Mr.. Brady the COVER
nor-elect, head erect, bearing a huge
banner. AS Mr.. Brady was down for
a talk went to the hall where /
heard very good speech, and If the
governor will make good one-half the
promises Idaho will be one Of the
best governed states in the union. In
his inaugural speech the governor
says "the party obligations must be
fulfilled" and Of course they will be,
II he says so. 4e
The next day, Nov. Srd, found me
at Twin Falls. Four years ago sage
brush grew rampage, and in all her
primitive beauty where the city now
stands. 1t is well built and has pop
uIation of from four TO flve thousand.
At the present time there is much to
remind one Of an overgrown village.
For instance, the streets are higher
tina nthe sidewalks and water and
filth cannot be cleared of. The post
Office is adjacent to hotel. The wa
terspout on the hotel is so adjusted
as to run a stream down on the
heads Of the people who happen to
be on the sidewalk. / cannot under
stand this unless It IS to keep the
peoples head cool, 50 they can
boost harder.
Twin Falls will be the metropolis
Of this great segregation. In 10
years she will be a thriving city OF
$4,000 inhabitants. The Snake river
runs through this valley, irrigating
the lands. The system seems perfect,
ana there Is an abundance of water.
The soil Is volcanic ash, and seems
particularly adapted to growing fruit
Of ali kinds, but more especially
apples. There seems an absence Of
humus as sage brush has been It's
only crop for thousands Of years.
when the brush aree leaned up. the
ground pIoved. large crops can be
raised the frnt year II he system Of
irritation IL thoroughly understood.
This first crop does not give a fair e.
,imats Of the produciiveness. II the
arst crop was $50 bushels Of oats.
.hs rocoad uouid Yield about 90 and
.hs lhIrd at1nt 40 b SO. The roii