The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

loaded into cars county, shipped the sore and the
of mechanical leaders and mechanical sorers would enable them
be again the road with little delay. stock company back
ed by the agricultural and business interests of the county
ally could make big of such and make name
for Bingham county potatoes
If the men of Bingham county make big success
of their livestock industry and plan have their marketable hogs
handled thru central stock yards where they could be cassed
ed shipped and marketed under management either coopea
speculative the hogs of this county could be sold for much
money than they under the system Arrange
ments might be made by which all hogs loaded the might
be billed via the Union Stock Yards Shelley Firth Wapeo
Backfoot or Moeand wherever the yards located and
give every shipment the advantage of classification before starting
to market Such industry central point in Bingham
county would draw much stock business would make market for
feeders that being fed at other points, and would be
advantage every business interest in the county from bankers
down to the humblest laborers
In connection with the livestock industry the packing bust
would develop Bakfoot has packing company working
against heavy odds and yet succeeding very WE'LL If had more
capital could operate continuously could do much better
by reducing the operating COSTS
The foot hills east Of Snake river and the big desert of
it, are rapidly developing wheat fields The valley lands
the taking high values raise grain excepting
part of the crop rotation and the dry farms will constitute the
ganay of the future The changing economic conditions result
ing from the will make wheat good price for some time as
did following the American Civil War, and dry farming on
the hills and the big desert will receive substantial advantage from
At every siding the Aberdeen branch and the Mackay
ample shipping facilities and electric power there be Touring
mills to handle the wheat and market the mluh When great
quantities of bran and shorts and chopped feed made from screen
ng placed the market of this county without the cost
of long freight haul when the supply ample and permanent
the farmers stocmen will be able maintain better herds of
fine stock be hurried maturity good feed at low COST and
this will foster the dairy industry and the packing business
and make business for the stock yards and will combine
we'll with raising beets and potatoes for will haul the cus
and pulp long distances making balanced ration for their
animals
When the world war over and the manufacturers of autos
and trucks stop sending their machines shpoads the
Old World carry food and ammunition the 'front.' when the
factories have ca production reduce prices and find mark
the west the greatest objection buying and motor
trucks Bingham county will be the condition of the roadsnot
the of the machines the of operation If system of
good smooth roads could be suddenly provided all the county,
practically the whole population would invest moordrven
hces within three years following the close of the
If the men of Bingham county do something that
will be profitable them and that will be monument to their wis
dom and foresight they do something OF which they will
always be proud and which will repay beyond what they
picture in their fondest Dreams they should plan system of roads
the best they devise the needs of the whole county and
all parts of the county, bond the county commonwealth for the
of which capable and then eXpend the money
partially for the Improvement of roads help all localities keep
ing mind that the vehicle of the next decade will be otodrven
and that speed and heavy loads will accomplish for agriculture
and what has been pictured in this county before
The future of the horse the farm and the yearshe
will disappear completely for road travel the the mule the
freight outfit and the prairie schooner have disappeared In few
years from the moordriven farming machinery will be dis
placing the horse rapidly dplacng him for road travel
now. Intensive farming, simpfed cultivation and harvest
digging, topping and sackng quick, transit
mechanical dumping into the quick handling of big crops fall
blowing with Ford tractors centralized schools rural delivery for
pupils rural delivery Of mail and EXPRESS wireless telephone for
spae settled country dairy circuits for gathering and ship
ping cream poultry circuits for assembling poultry and eggs
labor clearing house for supplying employees amers all these
things for future advantage and builders of
erca prestige for Bingham county any county whose
have the pluck and courage to grasp them.
slack owner Conway assist MARCUS fl
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BOND BROS CO-19O5
" Young, assistants Grain and coal dealers. T. G.