Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-20
SATISFIED FARMERS
Conditions on the North Side Tract are
Very Flanerins at the Present Time.
Large Crops Of all Kinds Now an
Assured Fact. With Prices Above
The Average.
Southern Sunny Idaho Fast Becoming
the Mecca Of the Great Northwest
Territory.
A Presentation Of Facts. Tending to
Confirm the Satisfied Condition
OF the Settlers.

Pursuant to our request some time
ago for expressions from actual set
tiers in the vicinity Of Jerome, and
the North Side tract in general, re-
lative to their opinion Of conditions
AS they exist here at the present
time, we present below several let.
ters that speak for thelnselves.
These letters have been prepared |
with no other object in view than
TO give a clear and concise state
ment Of the work accomplished in
the past two years, and are the free
and voluntary expressions of the
writers, not one Of whom we believe
has an acre of land to sell. and the
statements contained therein can be
verified by a personal visit to any
of their farms.
To fully appreciate the declara-
tions contained in these statements,
one must remember that two years
ago the past spring, this entire Sec
ton was nothing more than sage
brush desert. IL was then that
water was turned on the tract, and
the first development work begun.
The Canal System was new and the
average settler was entirely ignorant
a. regards irrigation, and as result
many dissppointnents were in store
for all.
The year 1910 showed vast inn
provement in the condition Of things,
and with further knowledge in the
method of handling the water, much
advancement was made. During this
time, however, the Water company
were going ahead with their i'm
provements, and had under way the
construction Of large reservoir n
few miles from Jerome, with II suf-
iicicnt capacity TO furnish water
enough for the entire tract during
the irrigating season, should by
chance any shortage occur by rea
son Of low water in the Snake river
from which our supply is obtained
With this huge reservoir com
pleted, the spring of 1911 witnessed
general activity on the part OF th'
settlers, and careful investigation
shows that an additional 300
acres Of sage brush gave way to crol
Of some kind, as compared with Tn
acreage in cultivation the year be
fore. The practical results, as ca
be witnessed on the tract today, ar
ample evidence of the productive
ness of our soil, and all are fran
to admit that this section has no'
one of the best systems of waite
supplies that can be found in an
irrigated section, with no possibl
chance of shortage of water, eN
cept through some act OF Divir
providence, over which no one hi
control.
The periodical drought season
occurring in the rain belt countrie
has fully demonstrated that irrig'
ton is the only sure method OF SUI
ccssful farming, as there is no sue
thing as a failure of crops, from tn
source, and the prolific yield OF a
kinds of products makes an inves
ment here an absolutely safe one.
We doubt if there is district
the northwest. with equal advant
ges, where land can be purchas'
at as reasonable price as can
found in this immediate vicinit
However, this condition is not like
to exist very long, as the price
land is steadily advancing. al
with the bountiful harvest this ye
1t will go upwards by jumps.
We want our friends to read oy
these letters and study the situate
carefully. We feel safe in sayi
that any Of the writers would