Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-01-20

Something new in the interest o.
the fruit growers and potato raisers
along the line of the Oregon Short
Line is about to be undertaken by tn,
railroad company, being nothing les.
than the installation Of a demonstra
tion or lecturing train which will pas
through the counties Of northern u
tab and Southern Idaho.
The train viii be a special, consist
ing Of a baggage car. two large com
posite coaches and a large day coach
carrying implements for the demon
stration of potato culture and orcha
beating, and on these two subjects lo,
lures will be delivered by experts Sc
cured for the purpose by the railroad
company
The personnel of the party will be
as follows:
Eugene H. Grubbs, of Carbondale
Colorado, expert on potato culture.
H. L. Edgerton, expert on seed po-
tatoes.
James Hamilton and NJ. Mahoney,
of Grand Junction, Colorado. experts
on orchard heating.
J. E. Wing, editor of the Breeders
Gazette Of Chicago, Ill. expert on soil
w. S, Guilford, director Of the ag-
rieultural department Of Twin Falls
North Side Land and Water company
general agricultural expert.
The whole subject Of potato culture
which has assumed such gratifying
proportions throughout northern Utah
and Idaho, will be fully dealt with
by these experts, their talks being IL
lustrated and amplified by means OF
implements, samples and demonstra-
tions of methods Orchard heating
will also be completely demonstrated.
The train will leave Salt Lake. ity
onT thursday morning, Jan. 20. Two
stops will be made in Davis county.
where lectures will be delivered, prot
ably at Pennington and Layton.
Lectures viii be delivered at Ogden,
Brigham City. arland, Malad, Collin
ston, Preston, r ichmond, Logan, Hy-
rum and Trentoni n Utah, when the
train will proceed to Idaho where a
great many stops viii be made and le
lures made at all Of the principal sta
tions on the ShortL inc.
The total cost Of the special train,
expert lecturers, equipment. etc, is
borne by the passenger department OF
the Oregon Short Line and has been
arranged by DE B urley general pas
senger agent. The train viii be on
the road nearly a month. according to
plans Of the present itinerary. The
lecture course has been prepared es-
peeially for the benefit Of the farmers
ranchers and fruit growers Of the cou
try through which the short Line pas
es, and contains the latest scientific
in the way Of fruit pro
lection and potato culture known.
Lectures Daily.
Lectures will be given daily, and
for the most part in the cars at
tached to the special train. It has
been so arranged that one lecture
will be carried on in one Of the cars,
and another in the second car and
at the conclusion Of the first talk
lecturers will change places and, as a
consequence, those in attendance will
secure the benefit of the entire dou-
ble course.
The train is due to leave Caldweli
at nine a. m, Thursday, January ~;
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2 D. m; Payette 4 p. m; and Weis-
er Z p. m All ranchnen interested
in the subjects Of potato culture and
orchard heating are requested to be
at the union station in paystte at 4
D. m. on Thursday January q to take
part in the demonstrations to be Civ
en- and to hear experts on potato cul-
ture and orchard heating give reports
of actual results obtained.
Arrangements have also been made
whereby the special viii return to Pa
cite on Friday January 2S and will
be taken down to New Plymouth on
the Payette Valley Railroad arriving
there at $3.50. The lectures and dem
strations viii be given and leaving
New Plymouth at 1osS0 the train viii
arrive at Fruitland at II a. M. where
the same program viii be carried out.