The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-23
GIVES TRACT A BOORT.
John 8. Lundalh Tells the People Of
His Home Town What we Have Here.

John s. Lundalh Tells the People O.
His Home Town What we Have Here.
Young man go west" is the gist O
letter from John s. Lundalh, form
! erly of Worcester, and for long tint
was a salesman for Rocheleau &
Granger, Worcester, to friend II
Worcester, this week.
Mr.. Lundalh is at Twin Falls, Ida.
! and he and his nephew, Edward w
Peterson, also a former Worcester
man, are in the florist business.
Mr.. Uundalh left this city two years
ago for Twin Falls, and at that time
the population of the town was mo-
over 1000 people, but within the shor1
time of two years the town has grown
to 1000, and has built three miles OF
street pavements.
Main avenue, the principal street OF
the town, is three miles long, and the
entire three miles is great white
way" which is made possible by clus-
tiers of electric lights set up and being
rs feet apart.
There are very few cities in the east
that have gone into this system OF
lighting the streets so extensively with
the possible exception of Columbus
Manchester, N. H., and New Haven, a
city that has adopted this method in
the past month.
The money for the construction of
these lights and their maintenance
was subscribed by the Commercial
club, an organization similar to the
board of trade in Worcester.
The new county court house has
just been dedicated, and the cost of
the building was $150000, the new
high school that is under construction
will cost $250,000.
The centralized school system is
used at Twin Falls, that meaning that
all the children of the town are under
one roof, and they come to school from
distances Of within the radius of three
miles. The town employs so teachers,
and the average attendance Of the
school is 1900 children a day. The
town furnishes transportation for the
children living at distances, and they
are brought in a specially constructed
wagon that the town operates.
1t is reported that New York par
ties have formed a company called the
Twin Falls-Bruneau project, of which
J. Pierpont Morgan is at the head 1t
is welcome news to Mr.. Lundalh and
other property holders, as it means
that the value of their holdings will
be increased.
The amount estimated in the re-
claiming of this project will be over
$20,O00,000, and it lies just west of
Twin Falls.
Preliminary steps have already been
taken for the building of a railroad
called the Oregon Short Line, across
this great project, so that when the
actual work of retaining is started
there will be no waiting for supplies
with the railroad in operation. The
building of the railroads will make a
center of Twin Falls, and will bring in
many thousands of dollars to the shop
keepers. Contractors are now engage
ed in building a trolly road, running
from Twin Falls center to Shoshone
falls, a distance of about five miles.
The trolleys will be in operation in
about month, and this will add to
the rapid growth of Twin Falls.
One of the points of interest in and
about Twin Falls is the Shoshone falls,
which are called 'the Niagara of the
West" The trolly road that is now
lnder construction will afford an op-
for tourists to visit these
alls, which hitherto have been rather
to reach.
Shoshone falls have drop of about
10 feet, and at this time of the year
he falls are. especially beautiful on
recount of the decrease of irrigation
n the surrounding county, thereby in
'reasing the volume of water going
'ver the falls.
There has been some talk of using
he water power for manufacturing,
Tut as yet there has been no concerns
o attempt to use it. The town Off |
ials site the fact that the falls of Mia
,ara are used for power, and they say
hat 1t will be only question of time
'efore the ShOshone falls will be used |
or the same thing.
Mr.. Lundalh continues by saying |
hat there are golden opportunities for |
he young eastern man in the west. He |
ellis Of the number of young men that |
re travelling through the west. for |
heir health, and some have located in |
lis town.
He advises the young man that is |
,oing west to locate in small grow
ng town, and for him to grow up with |
he town.
Although MI. Lundalh and his |
lephew have been west for only two
ears, they have developed a growing
BUSINESS that combines a florist shop |
With green house. The green house
as been used for raising garden truck
hat finds a good and ready market in
he hotels of Twin Falls.
In and around Twin Falls there are
$1,000 acres of apple orchards which
ave given big crop this year. Mr..
.undalh says that the climate is agree
BILE, and there is little snow until
anuary.