The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-04-18
PIONEER GATHERING
A GREAT SUCCESS


five greatest industries of earth. OF
them is my prosperity" On her right |
was a young woman, who bore a gold
en- shield inscribed "Our homes-the !
product of the tribute paid by our
five great MISUNDERSTANDING
dairying, livestock, horticulture and |
seeds Kneeling and offering tribute !
to Queen Bull were five young wo-
men typifying these industries Their |
shields were: "Agriculture-1915-
Productions, $2,5O0,O00" "Dairying-
1915-Dairy Products, $25O,O0O
"Buhl Cow Testing Associations |
in Idaho, Twenty-Six Herds Repre-
sented-590 " Cows-Two Registered
Sires"; "Livestock-1915-S Shipments,
100000; Sheep, 100000 Fed Here An
nually; Wool Shipments, $4,000;
Hog Shipments, $25O,OOO" "Horticul-
ture-S Shipments, 1915, Thirty-Five
Cars; We Pay Tribute to No Country
for Fruit" "Seed-1915-C Glover AL
sike, Alfalfa-S Shipments, $95O,OO."
"Our Schools-Only Such a Country
as Ours. With Great Diversified Live
stock and Agricultural Activities, Can
Have Such Schools as Ours"
On the fore part of the float of the
clover Ltdl 0uttSc factory. WAS
field of sage brush and standing in it
was banner bearing the date Febru-
ary 1909. The rest of the float car
ried huge pyramid Of Bull cheese,
which bore the inscription, Bull
cheese; we made and sold in 1915 24S,-
600 pounds"
The following prizes were awarded
Best lady rider and buckaroo girl,
Mrs Lloyd Oliver; best man rider
Frank Luham; best decorated auto,
r. Kunze, typical of pioneer days;
most unique float, Seymour ranch,
with claim shack and early day sur
roundings.
Following the parade, which was
taken in all its details by a moving
picture man, the crowd divided some
thing over 1900 crowding into the big
tabernacle, while hundreds more went
to see Kimberly take base ball game
from Bull. to the tune of IS to one.
The speaking related largely to the
pioneers and the work. Fred Nihart
presided and introduced the speak
ers. Following the singing of Amer
lea, Rev. A. w. James pronounced the
| invocation. In a few timely words,
Mayor Herman bade the visitors well
come. Mayor Sweeley brought greet
] ings from Twin Falls. He suggested
that in older communities, people
would be surprised to hear of a COM
munity but 10 years old holding a
pioneer celebration. He said that it
was appropriate here because the set
tiers had in a decade done the work
of a century. Ten years ago the as
sessed value Of personal property in
what is now Twin Falls county. was
according to the best estimates OBJ
tainable, only about $2500, now it ex-
ceeds $25,000,0OO.
The chairman in introducing Dr. AL
bee, the first mayor of Bull, referred
to his work in upbuilding the city
saying that he had called out the first
road builders to construct a bridge
across the Salmon, this being the first
work of the kind ever done in the
county. On account of the public
spirit shown on all occasions, the peo-
pie had selected him for their first
mayor and though no longer with
them, he was loved as one of them.
DR.. Albee spoke briefly of early
days in Bull and of the work of the
first council, consisting of Russ w
Alfred, J. w. Faris, George EveletI
and A. ]. Miner. At that time he said
they mustered but few to their meet
ings and had little idea that in II
years it would be possible to muster
such a vast cOncourse of people.
A letter was read from former Gov
ernor James Hawley in which he ex
planned his inability to be present anC
paid an eloquent tribute to the new
= pioneer who fought the obstacles O.
D nature as the old pioneer had Tough
the hostile Indian.
The closing address was delivered
5 by Governor Alexander, who said tina
$ he brought greetings from the othe
I parts of the state to this, the mos
famous irrigated belt in the world
He declared that today the experts o
:. all nations looking for an example o
successful irrigation, turned thei
{ eyes to the Twin Falls south sid
T tract. which in extent and fertility ha
I no rival on earth except the Delta o
the Nile He painted a beautiful pic
J. ture of the financial, moral and spir
e itual opportunities of the people @
the tract, and asked them to help thei
II less fortunate brothers in the solutio
of the problems with which they mus
be confronted in the future.
Secretary ]. M. Bradley of the Bull
\ Commercial club, who kept close ia
Is on the autos. said at the close ths
G, there were approximately 300 in linz
y The visitors came from all parts {
n the north and south side tracts an
l. numbered about 5000 in the opinion {
those who kept track of the growth {
n the crowd.