The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-03-14

the fall and winter month when no
irrigating is done. Such vast areas
of fertile plains are still without
water, that the work of storing the
winter flow of Snake River has COM
menced. This is done by impound-
ing the water in mountain valleys
through which the river flows. Val
leys are selected which are surround
ed by mountains but have narrow
outlet through rock-walled canyons,
and by building a dam of masonry
across such outlet, the whole valley
above becomes lake, capable of
impounding the flow of great river
for weeks before it overflows at the
vent or waste provided to carry off
the surplus. Gates are built in to
draw off the stored water when need
ed.
The Development of Industries.
The future greatness Of Idaho will
be based upon agriculture. Stock
raising and dairying are included in
the word, and commerce, manfactur-
ing and transportation follow its de-
velopment. The natural order in
each line is settlements, villages,
towns, cities; wagon roads, railroads;
district schools, graded schools, con-
solidated schools with carrying facil-
tiles for pupils; farmers institutes,
demonstration trains, instruction
trains, movable schools, special in
stitutes, wheat specials, horse spec
ials, hog specials dairy specials, po-
tato specials, agricultural institutes
for women, Institutes for boys and
girls, stock judging specials for boys,
domestic science institutes. for girls,
annual review and competition at
fairs, employment Of winners as
teachers, directors and managers OF
schools, institutions and mercantile
establishments dealing in products
of the above named lines,
The Future of Agriculture.
The agriculture of the future will
be conducted with more information
more science, more training of youth
more machinery, more electricity
fewer horses, more cattle, hogs, poul'
try, sheep and bees. The yield or vol
ume of production will be vastly in
creased, quality will be improved
percentage of waste and inferior ar
ticles will be reduced, methods OF
packing. shipping and marketing will
be studied and taught in the schools
and Institutes and from these cause'
the income of the farm will b
greatly increased if prices remain thu
same
A county superintendent of agri
culture assisted by district or fell
superintendents will aid the farm
ers in making practical application
of the technical information given in
the schools and institutes, and in
growing all crops in proper season to
get best development and to secure
| best classification and uniformity
for supplying what the market de-
mands. Agriculture on this plan will
furnish employment throughout the
year rather than idleness in winter
and overwork in the summer, with
high risks and heavy losses in mar.
keting.
Representative agriculturists in the
state and nation are working to these
ends, and fifty two railroads in the
United States are spending theil
money like water to bring it about
Idaho needs such advancement, and
the Department of Agricultural Elk,
tension, every railroad in the state
county school superintendent
boards of commissioners directors OF
fairs and the newspapers are press
ing it upon an indifferent public as
the most effective means of improv-
ing their conditions.
The great plains of Southern Ida
no with their dearth of timber and
other fuel look forbidding but nature
placed water power everywhere, and
electricians are placing 1t in the
homes to furnish light, power and
heat, and within few years fuel
will be in as little demand as can
dies are now. Electric heaters and
electric motors will be relied on as
much az fuel and hores are now, and
transmission lines will be as COM
mon a necessity as are the highways
of 1913.
The boys and girls Of today who
first fit themselves to meet these
conditions can be leaders of tomor-
row. Those who first become the
followers of the leaders will receive