The twice-a-week Twin Falls times., 1917-10-25

die West. and are intensely loyal ana
patriotic Americans. Indicative of this
is the fact that SS7 900 was raised by
Twin Falls county for the Red Cross.
their quota being S25.0OO; thus lead
ing the state in that respect. Desti
tuition is unknown and the idle rich
are not with us The people of wealth
have made il here. and that very rap
idly. 1t is doubtful if any commu-
nity has a class of people more on
an equality than Twin Falls. The
general spirit is one of thrift, progress
and contentment. Here. folks take
Dardonable pride in all they do, and
the city and farm homes and improve
ment reflect the culture and substan-
tial character of the people. Modern
improvements. such as electric heat
and lights and electrically propelled
equipment for the home and farmyard
are common.
The Twin Falls country has an indi-
viduality all its own,-there is none
other quite like it, Natural resources
in the soil are not alone responsible
for the phenomenal yields that are
produced year after year. The type
of farmer on the tract is far above the
average. He is a business man and
very often a college graduate who is
combining his eastern training and
business acumen with the progressive
western spirit in developing a coun-
try. rich in natural resources OF the
soil
Nine different crops.-white clover
seed, red clover seed, alsike seed, ALI
alfa seed. potatoes, silage corn, beans,
beets, fruit, and onions produce from
800 to S4OO per acre as fair esti-
mate Twin Falls county has 5000
per acre Club with several hundred
farmers eligible to membership. Land
sells from $125 to $500 per acre, with
never-failing decreed water right,
and sometimes single crops return
the price OF the land. Corn for ensil-
age grows IL feet high, produces 80
tons per acre and sells for $3.50 per
ton. Potatoes produce 300 sacks per
acre and sell for $3.50 per hundred.
Beans produce $500 pounds per acre
and this year sell for 10 cents pound.
This is a region of blooded live stock,
great stacks of alfalfa dot the fields,
and immense stock barns and silos are
to be found everywhere. Melons and
all the fruits of the temperate zone
grow here, and the growing season is
sufficiently long to make this feature
commercially profitable. Five hun
dred thousand boxes of apples are be-
ing shipped now
The altitude is from 5000 to 1000
feet. with no excessive heat in the
summer, and every night cool and de-
| lightful The coolest winter weather
is IL below zero, and that is only ex-
ceptional and for short time.
Twin Falls City
Twin Falls is the county seat of
| Twin Falls county, the metropolis OF
southern Idaho, and the third city in
the state. 1t is clean. beautiful and
modern. blending the culture and re-
! -. go "a CT xt-if q
sive spirit OF the West. Substantial
business houses and beautiful homes
are typical The streets are wide,
paved with bitulithic pavement, and
| shaded by thousands of trees. The
civic center is within two blocks OF
the business center, and consists of
the park, best court house in the state,
and $171,OOO high school. Other
buildings are to be added to the
group. The fine new Methodist and
Presbyterian churches face this cen
ter. Besides these two. there are nine
other churches represented in Twin
Falls.
Business and professions are well
represented, and the bank deposits OF
the three banks on August l were $2,-
332931 90. This does not include any
of the returns from the $12,OOO,OO
crop to be harvested this fall
The school enrolment is about 1920
with $50 of these in the high school,
the second largest high school in the
state. There are 81 teachers in thu
high school and as in the grades
} Twenty-Five school wagons carry thu
, children from the farms to the city
4 making this the largest consolidated
\ school district in the United States.
n If one loves to live, enjoy life whil
n living. and lay aside a competence il
n place where home. church and schoo
n advantages are of the very best, wher
n a family may be reared, trained, AM
educated at home in wholesome envir
onment and amidst the best influences
Twin Falls extends to you the ham
of welcome-Pacific Christian Advo
cate Of October 10 1917