The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-29

udt lduuS VI OHdh0 river valley east
ward from Shelley, the town of two
sugar factories. Jameston includes
the Goshen country, ad the Goshen
country is to Bingham county what
the Egin Bench is to Fremont
county, the best there is. Goshen
is pronounced with the long sound
OF o, and the visitor in Goshen is
apt to say it over and over again
20, what fine farms!" 20, what
pretty fields!" 20, what pretty
homes and what a fine view of the
mountains" "O,what great fields OF
potatoes!" 80, for photo or a paint
ing of the great panorama of dry
farms that deck the monotonous
mountain range" The visitor who
isn't stirred by some of these
thoughts is not alive to the situation.
But we started to tell you about
Jameston. We don't know who it
was named for. Whether for James
Christensen, chairman of the school
board and member of the board of
commissioners from that district, or
for some of the many other men of
the community who respond to the
name of James. Jameston precinct
has two or three schools, but one is
called Jameston and one Stanton.
Jameston proper Is starting construc-
ton work on an addition of two
rooms to their school house, and
there is contention. There is sure
to be contention over school matters,
and it is only in Glenore, just over
the mountain range 80 miles to the
southesatward that everything was
made unanimous. They even claim
that it did them good to build
school house, it seemed such a task
and was such a burden till they
agreed to cooperate in "teamwork," y
and that made it so easy they half
wished they could build another one
next year to keep them working har-
there is contention in the district we
did not hear of it, and we visited
every home in the district. But re-
member, they are not building an
addition, and if they were, there
might be difference of opinion as to
the mode of heating or the position
of the windows AS it is they are
agreed.
Politics Boiling
When one visits all the farms in
Jameston he has been going some.
about it he will have learned that
there are two matters of general in
terest in the precinct namely, roads
and schools. The subject of roads
is most often mentioned, and if one
listens discreetly and says little he
will conclude that they also have a
road supervisor, for they mention
him oftener than anyone else unless
it is the one that appointed him. If
the visitor asks them if they did not |
have vote apiece at the last gen.
eral election they will admit that !
they had, but will say that not all |
of them used it. They have politics |
in JamestOn, and it is often said now |
that the most unpopular men in the |
precinct are those that have been the |
most Industrious the past couple of
years cursing The Idaho Republican.
1t is also being remarked that he
who quotes The Republican and
makes favorable comment is apt to
make many friends. Jameston is
going to the polls enmasse this year
to take hand in matters political,
and when the official returns are
published the public will study the
Jameston vote to see what manner
of men they are by who and what
they voted for.
Railroad Probable
Jameston is liable to have rail
road in 1917. The activity of sugar
along the line and especi-
ally at Shelley, makes it desirable
% contract large acreage for 1917 I
20. In order to interest the farmers |
living several miles from the main [
inc and on the fine farms next t. I
he foothills, it is proposed to build ]
/ stub road eastward from Shelley
o Taylor and then southwark thru {
ioshen and Presto. Farmers along l
he line of the proposed road are be- S
ng asked to sign contracts for as t
much beet acreage as they can handle |
md many are responding. Others v
here are who prefer to raise other a
hings, and decline to give encour- t
cement to sugar factories or rail- 9
Dads. They say they have lived t
apply without either of them and f
refer not to be disturbed and will q
OF change their habits of life. Many O
f the farmers who have sons and S
aughters grown up, are interested f
a dry farming to the extent of CO. t.
perating with the young folks in v
parts of the great mountain f,
Iopes and raising wheat on them. d
he valley lands that once grew t.
lQch grain, are becoming too valu- a
BILE to raise grain excepting in carry t,
lg out the rotation of crops to keep ii
re soil in the best condition. Long b
rings of teams loaded with wheat, O
'avel from the foothills to the rail- +,
bad, and this wealth adds greatly q
, the volume of business done in the
Owns.
Motor Trucks Coming
The editor of The Republican has n
zen visiting farms and farmers all 4
lmmer and spending an average OF +,
D minutes apiece with them, discuss "
~ topics that center on progress, ~
nd it was not until the middle Of o.
sptember that he found one farmer 3,
no absolutely agreed with him on N
le feature of progress that haunts w
e editor. The mans expression +,
me about under peculiar circum- al