The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-05-13
Why They All Like Idaho
Investors and Settlers Find Equal Opportunity in
Handling Idaho Soil and Securities--If the
Eastern Slaves Only Knew the Truth!

LNObCl L IL 4l III u 4NCW III n
a magazine writer and newspaper maj
who has travelled and studied econ
omic conditions in all parts of the
United States. has been making al
extensive investigation of the irriga
tion development in Southern Idahe
during the past two weeks.
In particular Mr. Murray came tc
Idaho in the interest of a group OF
eastern investors who are interested
in and are handling irrigation bonds
and securities and who desire to learn
just how stable basis irrigation has
reached in this section. He sought
for tangible realities and apparently
had little difficulty in finding them.
He soon became convinced that these
enterprises are absolutely sound, ac-
cording to even the most rigid tests
insisted upon by the eastern capital
lists.
1t is needless to say that when the
financial interests which are, behind
these enterprises become enthusiastic
about their stability and success, the
settlers who own the land and water
rights (Which are the real tasis of
their stability need little more to
convince them of the value Of their
holdings.
Mr.. Murray devoted much time to
the Idaho Irrigation Compa ly's pro
ject on the Richfield, North i'd South
Gooding and Dietrich tracts and his
conclusions are therefore CT special
interest to our readers. Moreover as
coming from a man who is trained in
making such Investigations and whose
attitude is unprejudiced, and whose
deductions are apt to incline to con-
servatism, they become of interest
to all who are interested in irrigation
He told a Recorder representative
that he was amazed at the agricultur-
al progress and possibilities on irri-
gated lands in Idaho. He believed
that the actual conditions had been
understated, rather than overstated,
in the reports sent out from here to
the outside world.
Governor Gooding made a re-
mark to me the other evening"" said
Mr.. Murray, (which struck me as par
ticularly apt Water he said, is
king in Idaho. That expresses it ex-
actly. How potent a king, no one
can possibly realize until he comes
out here and looks into the situation
at first hand as I have done.
sDown on the Twin Falls Tract |
had a6 opportunity of seeing what
may be called some Of the finished
products Of irrigation. That was In
highly so, but what appeal
ed to me more strongly was to ride
and walk over the segregations at
Gooding and Dietrich and
realize that, past all doubt, year or
.wo will bring a transformation OF
-hese tracts from sage brush plains to
he high state of cultivation that the
rwin Falls land has attained NO
me can doubt this after visit TO
he Twin Falls tracts. The condi-
ions on these segregations are identl-
al and what has already occurred
With one will follow with the Others
md farmers with whom | talked as
lrove through the country ABOUT
win Falls told me that they were
,rying and advising their friends
,aclx East to take up land In the :
daho Irrigation Company's segrega-
ions so that the new corners coulo
articipate in the prosperity and the
God fortune Of their advisors When
ucb earnest prophecies are dinned
nto ones ears on all sides, and one
onsiders that they are based upon,
ot what may be done, but .what
90 heen done. he cannot help being
IL he is fair and open
,inded. One cannot go behind sucn
eturns. h
.sNo farmer can resist such argu-
tents as those presented py lhe >
comparative statistics in the govern
,ent crop reports have looked IN :,
, these myself and what l learned
&c revelation to me, more so as
q m measurably familiar with what
,rmers consider good sized crops on
,eir lands In the East. For instance '
, Idaho the average yield OF corn L
er acre Is thirty bushels. IN Ne = :,
raska it is twenty-four. In Kansas :.
in Louisiana seventeen =
, Texas twenty-one, in Oregon 1wen- :
ard so on, all on LANDS =
hich sell today for great many 9
mes over what Carey ACT Lanos