Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-17
KUNA SECTION IS
VERY PROSPEROUS
Construction of Arrowrock
Dam Proves Making of
Tributary Country.

Kuna is destined to grow into one
of the most thriving towns in western
Idaho and the Kuna section to become
one of the leading dairy belts in the
state, in the opinion of H. A. Lawson,
Republican nominee for the state SEN
ate from AGA county, who made trip
in the interest of his candidacy to
Kuna yesterday. Mr.. Lawson says
that Ada county residents particularly
those in Boise have surprise in
store for them when they visit Kuna
and the Kuna section for the develop
ment there in the past four years
has been marked.
1T will be no idle prediction to say
that Kuna and the Kuna section will
develop more rapidly from now on,
probably, than any other section of
western Idaho" said Mr.. Lawson.
within the past five or six years
from 10000 to $4,000 acres of land have
been plowed and put into crops. There
is twice that amount of irrigated lands
tributary to and surrounding kuna
so that it is bound to- be the trading
center of prosperous territory ter
ritory destined to become famous for
its dairy industry.
is REMARKABLE SHOWING.
This Is the most remarkable show
ing when it is realized that six years
ago there was practically no land I'M
der cultivation. UP until the compile
ton of the Arrowrock dam providing
storage water from the Boise river
watershed, there was but a small
amount of Boise river water used in
the Kuna section under priority rights.
The construction Of the Arrowrock
dam has been the making of the Kuna
country. Now that territory boasts of
the best water rights to be obtained in
the world-a water right cheaper I'M
der the long payment plan than the
very excellent and comparatively cheap
water rights under the South Side
Twin Falls project One does not
have to be AN irrigationist or an expert
IN irrigation matters to realize, after
a ride over the Kuna section, that
there is great abundance of water for
irrigation purposes. The Arrowrock
dam not only s.. Jes an abundance but
a lasting supply of waite" that allows
irrigation late into the season. OF
the state lands in the Kuna section
sold recently 10 per cent was purchas-
ed by actual settlers and by them is
being improved for irrigation and cul-
tivation.
Expert dairymen from New York,
Wisconsin, Illionis, Minnesota ana
other eastern and middle western states,
declare that the Kuna section is ideal
for the dairy business and they pre-
dict that It Is destined to become
one of the most celebrated of dairy
sections. They point to the climatic,
sci food market adUqnt1paG nf
that territory.
kUNA is PROGRESSIVE.
1.-The town of Kuna boasts of a To-
cation on the main line of the Oregon
Short Line-a link in a great trans
continental system. 1t has a popula-
ton of 275 people but they are the
Invest 275 residents of community
to be found anywhere. They have
faith and believe in the future of
Kuna. AS evidence that they believe
in progress they have worked united
~ for electric lights and power ser
vice and they produced results. Today
the Idaho Power company has a high
tension power line built into Kuna fur
nishing electricity for lighting and
power purposes. Many o. the farmers
have their barns lighted by electricity
to say nothing of their homes or cleo
trio power for their machinery. There
will soon be a street lighting system.
THE citizens of Kuna bonded for
5000 to install modern water
works system. Today rs per cent of
the mains, or 1900 feet of two to six
inch mains have been laid and when
all of the main is laid connection will
be made with the 10000 gallon water
tank to be erected above or near the |
$50 foot well that is now being drilled, |
giving to the business houses and resi- !
dences a supply of water for domestic |
and fire protection purposes sufficient
TO meet the towns growth for the next
20 years.
SHOULD IMPROVE HIGHWAY.
Many testimonials which can cas-
lily be verified are told of the produc-
tiveness of the Kuna lands One
rancher cleared $1,000 in seed off of
80 acres of land this year, 40 acres of
which was in sagebrush last year. An
other sold 1920 worth of white and
red clover seed off of 35 acres of land
included in which was five acres in
the cemetery Of Kuna which was I'M
used and leased for farming purposes
These stories are now becoming com
mon in the Kuna section. They tell
the story or the promising future OF
that section probably better than any
thing else could.
THE main highway leading from
the Meridian Nampa road just out
side of Meridian, to Kuna should be
improved. 1t is an important link in
The highway system of this county
and should be one of the first to re-