The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-05
ENThUSES OVER
Twin FALLS TRACT
Mayor Of Logan, Utah, Boasts
of This Section.
ADVANTAGES OF CITY AND COCN.
TY IMPRESS UTAH PIONEER.
Growth During Seven Year Period
Surpasses Expectation of Wei
Posted Logan Man.

Following is the result of an inter-
view with Mayor Hayball, and Mr.. Ar
thur Batson, upon their return from
Twin Falls, Idaho, where they went on
business:
We left Logan February %, arriving
in Twin Falls the same evening. We
We're entertained at the Perrine Hotel
as the guests of Mr.. Perrine and Hol-
lister of Chicago. In the evening we
took advantage of a stroll around town
to take in the sights. We attended the
picture shows and dance given by
the Electricians. The hall was beau
tifully decorated and lighted with hun
dreds of lights which made q pretty
sight. There was very large crowd
present and fine class of citizens.
The hall is 125 feet by 60 feet and two
stories Might've stores, basement,
not chimney in the building, all being
heated by electricity at $500 per year.
The next morning we called on Mr..
Barrett, former manager of the Stude-
baker Bros Implement company of
Logan. Mr.. Barrett was very much
surprised and received us with open
arms. Later on in the day we were
driven to Shoshone Falls, the Niagara
of the West. The falls are five miles
north of the city where a large power
plant is located which furnishes lights
for the CITY,
The city of Twin Falls has a popu-
lation of 5000 people, and 40 blocks
of pavement which cost the abutting
property owner $40 per foot on each
side of the street The city has two
large hotels which seem to be doing a
thriving business, and there are at
least twice as many business blocks
as there are in Logan. At the first
glance one would wonder how so many
large businesses could succeed; but
after being driven through the sur
rounding country by Mr.. Perrine and
seeing the many beautiful homes and
farms, we soon saw that ther was
plenty for ALL
They have shipped out of the coun-
try since fall, $500 carloads of hay,
averaging from Is to 20 tons to the car
We had the pleasure of meeting a
gentleman from New York who was
shipping from 25 to so cars of alfalfa
a day to that city, This will bring in
about $400, 100000 for that one product
alone
D. NJ Ferry & Co., seed house of
Detroit, is contracting for one thous-
and acres of peas for which they will
pay $4,000 per ton. The peas will be
used for seed. Mr. Perrine drove us
to his nursery of 80 acres of fruit
trees. The trees are only three year
olds and stand about s feet high. They
are sold to the farmers for 10 cents
each and are properly pruned by an
expert, so that all the farmers have to
do, is to plant the trees. About 95 per
cent of the trees are grown in this
way.
Twin Falls has a court house which
cost $150,00000. and a high school
building which compares with any in
Utah. Just to show the rapid growth
of the school population we give the
following: The first school opened
December, 1904 with one teacher and
80 pupils. At the close of the school
wear 1911, there were As teachers and
1882 pupils.
The Twin Falls Bank & Trust build
ag cost $100,00000, and is finished
with white marble. This building
would do you credit to any city of
a population of 100000.
At present they are going to build
a good road to Hansen, Is miles east
of Twin Falls, and to Buhl, Is miles
west Of Twin Falls, making stretch
80 miles long. Every property owner
in these sections and along the prOpos-
ed route have agreed to furnish one
days labor, or it's equivalent, and the
city and county authorities have agreed |
to furnish plows and scrappers, etc., |
necessary for the construction Of the |
road. At the completion Of the road |
a reception will be given at Twin |
Falls.
If this can be done in a country so |
sparsely settled as the Twin Falls
country what could be done with such |
a unity Of action in our country which
is more thickly populated and older.
Mr. Hollister informed us that he
intends to bring 60 car loads of people |
from the East to settle up what is
known as the North Side Tract con-
tanning 100000 acres. This is good
opportunity of securing some fine
farms. 1t does man good to see how
the people in that section boost for
Idaho-Losan Journal.