The Glenwood post., 1910-02-05
Principal Feature Of State Its Bigness
PLEASED With Character and
Enterprise Of People
cARB0NOALE HIGHLY HoNoRED

II. G. Edgerton made pleasant call
at this Office Tuesday while on his way
to his home in Carbondale For two
weeks Mr.. Edgerton was with the spe
cial demonstration train which the Ore
gon Short Line sent out over their road
to talk to the farmers and others along
their line.
A few years ago Hampy Edgerton
was known around Carbondale chiefly
for his ability to make money from
bunch of milch cows by converting
the product into cheese and his appar-
ent desire for big family of boys and
girls. Well, he made good on both of
those propositions and now the people
up there have found out that he knows
another thing or two.
For the past three or four years Mr..
Edgerton has been considered as one of
Carbondale IS experts on potato culture
and his advice and counsel is sought
from far and near by those who would
familiarize themselves with this profit
able industry In company with f. II.
Grubb and the agricultural college pro-
fcssors he toured Colorado on the Rio
Grande special spud train three years
ago and many Colorado farmers who
during the past two years have mad"
good money from potato culture date
heard from that special train.
When it was decided to make an ex-
hibit of Garfield county potatoes at the
National Irrigation congress held at
Albuquerque in September, 1908, Mr..
Edgerton was asked to collect the ex-
hibit and put it in place in the hall and
answer the many questions propounde1
by numerous visitors.
When the Oregon Short Line con-
cuded to follow the example of the
Rio Grande and fit out special demon
stration train they followed that exam
Pile to the extent Of coming to Carbon
dale, the best potato producing section
in this state, and therefore the best in
the world, and selecting Gene Grubb
and Hampy Edgerton to mako up thu
party Of experts to address the people
along the line.
The itinerary extended over that por-
tion of Idaho traversed by the Short
Line, and the eastern portion of Ore
gon. Edgerton is 80 blamed modest,
trait which was not acquired from his
association with Gene Grubb, that we
couldn't get him to say much about his
part in the program. or what he said
TO the people or what they said to him,
but you can bet it was all right.
When asked about the country
through which he travelled, Mr.. Edger-
ton said, "well, now that country Is
great and 1 was especially impressed
with the immensity Of it's area. In
Idaho there are such immense stretches
of level or almost level land that it
was an eye opener to me as am sure
it would be to most of our western
slope farmers who have lived for years
in the narrow valley of this section.
The tremendous power and irrigation
possibilities are wonderful-almost be
yond the comprehension Of those of us
who have been shut in by the hills for
years. tell you if idaho ever gets
the habit Of raising pototoes with the
same intelligence and skill that we
practice in the Carbondale section it
seems as though she ought to supply
the world yith spuds."
The country is young and undevel
oped and Mr.. Edgerton says there will
be many hardships and disadvantages
to encounter. but that the state is fast
filing up with resolute lot Of fellows
from the east who seem determined to
overcome all difhculties. One of the
most serious drawbacks is the lack Of
native fuel. At one point they visited
the local dealer had just received =
car Of coal and a. the people had been
eagerly expecting It line Of teams
w,s formed almost before the car was
etsyDsa oa ~ siding and NJ. Edger-