The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-02-24
Our Growing Neighbor.

sst point on the main line, was the
place where freighters loaded many
4 wagon load Of stuff to be taken
overland to the capital city. 1t
was relative to this overland road
that the creeks in this section
were named. In going from Boise
70 kuna. the one FIVE miles out
was called Five Mile, eight miles
out, Eight Mile, and so on. There
was a depot at that time in kuna,
but this has since been removed
and there is no trace of it now.
The present Kuna is new town
in every sense of the word. Two
wears has seen burg of 200 people
take the place of a sage brush
plain. The place is high, dry and
healthy, and a short distance from
it runs Indian creek, respect
sble.sized stream naturally, but
now enlarged with flood waters,
going down to fill the Deer Flat
reservoir, eight miles below. This
water comes from the New York
canal, from near Mora, and the
creek bed furnishes a convenient
lateral for several miles.
You'll like Kuna, as the town is
neat and clean, and the people are
q superior lot. They all have
great faith in their town and that
is sign that there is great fu-
ture for it. One thing that is 60
ing to come is a depot, some day,
and if we had railroad commits
sion the depot would have been
there months ago, and the people
would not have to use a box car
for shelter, as they are now
doing, while waiting for a train.
One person said the company was
undecided as to putting a station
there or at Mora, four miles east: ::
but as Mora is at the extreme edge
of the land capable of being
watered, while Kuna is in the
midst of it, and nine miles from
Nampa, we fail to see why there is
not fine location at Kuna for a
station.
The reclamation service has
practically completed the work
between Meridian and Kuna, and
last year many were served with
water for the first time. A few
years will see the farms growing
good crops and the population
greatly increased as the lands, now
watered, are developed.
This section is a natural fruit
country, and the big Avalon Or
chard enterprise is near the edge
Of town, where 720 acres will be
put in Jonathan and other stand
ard apples. Of this 400 acres are
already in, and 200 more will be
finished this season. After the
trees are up and growing nicely
3 the tracts will be sold in 5 and 10
acre lots. There is another 240-
acre tract, south of town, to be
handled the same way by Nampa
promoters.
Kuna has a Country Improve
ment club, composed of the citi-
1ens of the town, and they are
meeting regularly to discuss ques
tons of interest, and in this club
was originated the first petition
calling for change in the home
stead law, which is being pushed
BY other organizations throughout
the Boise -Payette project territory.
1t asks that deeds be granted by
the government when the neces-
sary i've years residence is COM
pleted, instead of waiting until the
water is paid for, which might
mean an indefnate period, with
many. The state issues patent
Tor their land, and as the govern.
ment has FIRST lean anyway for
water right, there is no reason, it
Is asserted, why patent should not
come Immediately. Senator Bo.
ran has promised help in getting
the matter before congress. As
there are $1,000 acres affected it is
OF Importance.
a rural mail route running,
sSutn and west, and also one for
sae north, are asked for the Kuna
people and one or both will proh.