Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-19
THE TRACT AT ITS BEST
Our Special Airal Reporter Returns
and Makes II Tour of the Tract
and Presents His Findings.
Great Development Noted During the
Past Year and Crops Showing
Up Fine.

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in his air ship presented itself and
WAS readily accepted by the writer.
or course the portion OF territory
Of most interest TO the writer was the
savings of several years hard work
had been and was invested in most
attractive 100 acres Of land few
miles distant from the prosperous
and thriving town of jerome. On |
the start was informed by the ma
nipulator OF gas, buzz wheels, and |
canvas, that | complete arrangements |
for trip covering several thousand |
miles as there was such marked i'm !
provement in the territory TO be
covered. that the only way to fully
appreciate the true conditions was TO
travel east and west on section lines.
AT the appointed place and stated
hour, | found myself seated beside
old faithful John who since the last
"trip had secured much larger and
more comfortable seats as we'll as
were securely buckled around US. so
that there was absolutely no danger
of falling out. Before starting ! said
to John II would suit me much bet
ter II he would cut out any new dips.
swings or summersaults that he
might have learned. and supposing
that my request would half way be
granted we proceeded to start He
pushed the button. turned on the
gas and away we sailed and much to
my pleasure and satisfaction | be-
lieved he was going to be decent.
However. now and then he would
have to pull on what he called one
OF his special features. which seemed
TO amuse him great deal. but was
not nearly 30 pleasing to me.
After going few hundred miles
he settled down TO business and from
that time on our trip was one OF
much pleasure. true information and
satisfaction In what We saw. He in
formed me that we would soon go
over the Twin Falls South side tract.
Having heard so much about this
country sat with memorandum book
and pencil In hand and our wireless
apparatus working to queens taste
Shortly we were over the Hansen dis
trict and found from conversation
with James Barnes that through the
district the wheat was particularly
good We next took a swing around
Kimberly and from information re
ceived from Mr.. Turner and Fletcher
country was successfully growini
sugar beets and that general condi
fions were OF "A most satisiactor.
nature Soon we pulled on down th
valley to Twin Falls. Filler and Buh
and from reliable information W
found that many had specialized II
raising alsike and clover seed, IN
returns being so great that muc
land was paying handsome return
10 it's owners.
Going on down the river we cam
10 Hagerman Valley. without ques
tion one of the most productive va
leys In the entire northwest. Her
we were Informed by MIR. Kehrn an
Dillitush that the sheep and cattl
industry were In very fourishin
condition and that Lemoine Bro
had shipped their spring lambs
Chicago that weighed rs pounds an
sold at something like S10.S5 pt
100 pounds. Some lambs and SON
price. and If you don't believe II as
a sheep man OF course. while a
this trip so far was interesting to II
the main and principal point of inte
est was the Great North Side Ira
in which my savings for years ha
been invested and which some day
the near future | expect to make N
home.
so after carefully agreeing wi
John he informed me he would he'
her for Wendell, taking a little u
ward shoot. We soon left Hagermi
Valley coming out at strip of lai
called the Wendell Shoestring d
lTltl. All up NONh NhiS ~ -
land crops of all kinds were me
abundant where properly taken ca
of. Continuing our easterly cour'
we were soon over the town of We
dell and right here let me say III
no town in Southern Idaho is 81
rounded by better farming count
than Wendell. Close to and ado
ing Wendell are many farms wort
OF special mention. of which spec
note may be called to the farms
Chester Bros. O'Rourk, Anders
Spencer. Skies, Scritchheld. Barre
Hastings. Barton. Schroeder, Pr
and scores of others equally as &c
and as well improved. Time hav
passed quickly, on looking at
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