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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
WILLISTON

The Union Circle of Kings Daughters
as passed resolutions on the loss by
bath of Ella johnson.
Mrs. S. A. Beach, who has been spend
Is the winter with her daughter Mrs.
I. o. Porter, has returned to her home in
Waterbury Ccnter-Mr. and Mrs. II. l..
rown of North Williston have returned
|ome after visiting their son. A. G..
rown, in Baltimore, Md, and friends in
|puth Carolina.--Homer Phelps, who has
position in Burlington. spent Sunday
nth his family here.-NIrs. Gertie VIM
krs of Burlington were in town Friday
h bustness.-Mrs. Blossom Goodrich.
| no has been the guest of her parents,
10 Rev. and Mrs. Potter in Nassau. N.
:, for a few weeks past has returned
lis, Aoe!!o Brownel. VINO has been
bonding the winter in Burlington has
bturned, opening her rooms here for the
bring and summer months.-Mrs. Eta
Hiss OF Worcester. Mass. who has been
town fo- p few weeks. settling up her
iother's business. has returned to her
omc.-NIr. and Mrs. George Cutter Of
Burlington were guests OF Mrs. A. L.
fnrtn Sunday.-Walace Chapman Of
Essex Junction was IN town Saturday
FRS. Hattie Osborne and son were ii
Finoosk: Saturday.-B. A. Johnson IS
baking interior improvements at his
ome.-Lttle Marshall Krans IS getting
litter af.or .. long Illness j. Z. Metca!f,
Tho has been in Baltimore, Md, with his
laughter the past winter. has returned
his home here.
COLCHESTER
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Pratt. who have
cen visiting Mr.. and Mrs Henry S.
Pratt. have returned 20 their home n
Hartford. Conn.-Miss Mnbelle Pratt
assed the weekend with Miss Marjorie
orrill OF Huntington.
TOWNSVILLE
Miss Marion Carr Of Montpelier was an
ver-Sunday guest of her cousin, Halls
Palmcr.-Arthur Fortune is the new
light Waterman at ". @. Lanes factory
nd has moved his family into the tene-
nent owned by the Richmond Light &
lower company.-James Dover of Butte
fontana. has been recent visitor OF
is sister, Mrs. Patrick Cowen.-Mrs. NJ
4. Alger went Friday night to Montreal
spend Sunday with her husband.-Lea
ague of Waterbury was in town We'd
esday.-A. j. Crandall was a business
isitor in town Tuesday.-Mrs. j. Z
plmstead and daughter were shoppers in
Montpelier Monday.-Fred Fortune is
eriously i'll with grip.-Mr. and Mrs
Charles Simmons We're in Burlington Fri.
ay.-Funds will be solicited for the
inter- Church World Movement beginning
Npril %. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins are
olicters at this end of the town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
MORRISVILLE

Leonard Sears who has been very i'll OF
appendicitis and an attack of mumps the
past 10 days. is improving.--E, S. Edison
had a telephone installed in his residence
the past week. The number is l2-2.--Miss
Lula Russ of North Wolcott was a guest
the last of the week of her sister. Miss
Mary Russ, who is attending =. Az.
w. Mould, who has been confined TO the
house for two weeks, suffering from an
attack Of mumps, Is convalescng. Mr..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

Mr.. and Mrs. r.. o. Barnes.-Sugar
orchards in the town enjoyed q splendid
ruin of sap on Sunday, the best Of tho sea-
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CONTINUED on Page 1O)
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-02

Adventist Churcf
 Sabbath School Service at 2p. m. Preach. ing at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Preaching service every Sun. day evening at 7:So.. Everybody welcome.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-02
WANTED

WANTED-Men to cut wood and posts; $3.5O and board. Dave Steele, camp at Angel. l2-l9-ti
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-02
SCIENTIFIC

The first of the year brings new printing requirements. The Sun pro- duces the best at reasonable prices.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

camped r. The park have photographed
IN, eg,.dlnas AZ have praised 4 ~
yet visited ana throurf, their apprecia-
alton with the comforts provided, the
Boise park y being heralded through
land. - ~
With one million dollars being ex-
pended Tor completing system OF good
roads IN Ada county. among which is
included q model thoroughfare to Ar
rowrock dam. the eighth wonder Of
the world. Boise Is adding another bid
for tourists and one which will bring
many more to the valley With the
number of tourists more than doubled
within one year after providing an
adequate camping place, the number
TO come In the future cannot be es-
timated. with the automobile industry
growing by leaps and bounds and adj
dftional thousands Of Americas mill
lions every years starting out to see
and learn the wonders and marvels OF
their country in automobiles.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
RECLAMATION I'LL susceptible lands
IN idaho WOULD DOUBlEPOPU[lT|ONOF
STATE; ONLY 1880, O0OAcREs WATERED

either as surface run-off or by deep
percolation.
All Of these conditions are becoming
Well known with the result that there
Is now a most unusual interest being
displayed by the farmer, the business
man and the investor in the develop
ment Of Idaho's arid lands.
Idaho and her citizens have but to
put forth q concerted and systematic
effort to avail themselves to the FULL
est extent OF this opportunity. In the
construction OF our irrigation projects
IN the past we have followed the line Of
least resistance. The less difficult
projects have been constructed; the
lands most readily susceptible Of irri-
cation have been settled and developed
but II the greatest good il to be had
from our available water supply, the
irrigation construction Of the future
must progress along broad lines, and
the plans must be SO laid out and pre-
pared as that each unit of new con-
structfon will harmonize and fit into
general plan OF Complete reclamation.
POPULATION GROWS
During the years 1900 to 1910, Idaho
enjoyed q marvellous growth through
the construction of various irrigation
projects. The 1900 government census
showed population of 161,772, while
the 1910 census showed a population Of
S25,584, or an increase of 1913 per cent
During this period about 100000 acres
of arid lands were reclaimed by irri-
cation and the above state increase in
population is almost entirely due to
this work.
Idaho has an area of $4,000 square
miles. OF $4,000 acres, of which 90
81 L., ma
acres Indian reservation. $780, 900 acres
cut-over timber lands. $4,000 acres
swamp lands. 24,470.723 acres OF mis-
cellaneous unreserved and unappro-
priated lands, and only about 2.500, 900
acres of irrigated land, while there is
some 100000 acres Of dusty desert
arid lands still susceptible Of reclama-
ton and irrigation.
The value of irrigation to the state
of Idaho is very evident to those sturdy
pioneers who have had an opportunity
to observe the marvellous growth in
population and enterprise that has re-
suited from the irrigation Of the above
stated 100000 acres of land, and with
these figures in mind, the Importance
of properly retaining 100000 adtli-
tional acres becomes at once apparent
OUR FUTURE SIZE
Since the reclamation of $50, 900 acres
of land has increased our population
to the extent of 10000 people we might
well expect to provide homes for at
least 100000 people by constructing
new irrigation works to serve an addi-
tional 100000 acres
When this great development Is &C
complished. there is still a magnifi-
cent opportunity for further growth by
improving irrigation systems and per-
fecting along scientific lines, the pres
ent methods of water application.
1t is safe to say that 40 per cent of
the water diverted from streams for
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
CONCRETE EXAMPLE
CONTINUED from page four.)

lam Mcoreland a prosperous farmer
in the Meridian country, secured a
yield of 240 bushels Of red clover seed
from forty acres which realized him
$676S. Don Mcfarland, another Mer-
idian farmer, secured a revenue of
$4,000 from a crop of II acres. ]. H.
Trout. who has farm near Parma,
realized $3147.60 from crop of ten
and one-half acres. John Shuler, an
other farmer of the Parma country,
had a crop of red clover seed from
three acres which brought him rev.
enue Of $1349.40. From a crop of red
clover seed on three and one half acres
w. B. Mitchell Of near Parma secured
a revenue Of $1222. Elmer Jackson, a
Meridian country farmer, realized from
a red clover seed crop of five acres
$1100. Glover seed shipped out from
the valley during the year reached a
valuation far In excess of $500, 900
Revenues from the potato crop of last
year were also great. In the Deer
Flat potato belt the yield went as high
as 800 bushels to the acre. From a
crop of thirty acres, o. e. Perret, a
farmer in the Wilder country, realized
the handsome sum of $4,000. His
crop averaged 325 bushels to the acre.
From a crop of lax acres, L. e. New
comb, a farmer of the Media country,
realized last year $4,000.
MONEY IN FRUIT.
The fruit crop of the Boise valley
brought in a wonderful amount of
money last year. more than 5000 car
loads having been shipped out to the
markets. LATE Boone, one of the best
known prune growers of the valley,
whose orchard OF thirty acres is be-
tween Boise and Meridian at Ash Park
has realized $4,000 for his crop of
italian prunes. This means a revenue
per acre of more than $500.
From an orchard of thirteen and
onehalf acres, DIR. c. ID. Ponds of near
Caldwell sold an apple crop for $4050,
return of more than $500 per acre
From an orchard of II acres near the
city c. T. Hawkes. has marketed a crop
for a sum in excess of the valuation of
the farm. Henry Richards of near
Nampa sold crop of apples from an
orchard of 81 acres a few weeks since
for $14,1s7 making him a net return
per acre of $451. More than 5000 car
loads of livestock. grain, potatoes and
other farm products have gone out over
the Seebree Electric line which oper-
ates from Caldwell. Melba, Bowmont,
and other communities near Nampa
are likewise productive of wheat, po-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

Tree. swings were put up and the ten
mis- courts, ball grounds and other play
grounds or the park made for the
schools We're opened for the use of the
tourists. It seemed complete to the
tourists, who were loud In their praise
Of Boise hospitality. Still the COM
mittee was not satisfied. They had
one moro trump. card to play. That
card was the building Of q comfortable
bath house and laundry combined. This
was accomplished toward the latter
part of the season by the efforts of the
Boise Commercial club and labor I'M
ions. The club furnished the materials
and the union men donated the labor.
Within q week a pretty bath house
supplied with both natural hot and cold
water was completed. 1t was equipped
with four shower baths, two for men
and two for women. giving tourists an
opportunity to freshen up after run
Of As miles across the sage brush prai-
RE from the nearest town on the east.
MANY TOURISTS REGISTER
In addition to the bathing facilities,
a laundry equipped with set tubs, nat
ural hot water and an electric washing
machine was provided. the last word
for comfort and convenience.
Tourist park is situated within a
iiiiic VI tIic teHleI VI Tile city, just II
little southeast on the north bank of
the Boise river. 1t is but a few blocks
from a gas station and grocery sup
plies. There is plenty Of room for
hundreds of machines should that
many gather at one time.
Not only is it electric lighted and
supplied with electric currert for COOK
inS and washing, but in addition to this
the park superintendent il always at
hand to welcome tourists and give
them information. A complete register
Is kept. the same as at hotel and the
meme of every tourist with his pei1na
nent address is known If he stops al
thu rark.
During 1918 more than 5000 people
camped at the park and in 1919 the reg
istration shows over 10000 or more
than one third the population of Boise.
The greatest number Of cars parked
at the camp on one night was 60. The
cars were from nearly half as many
states. During the auto travelling sea
son of 1890 it is believed the number
will again he doubled
WINS HIGH PRAISE
At every artery of travel entering
the city signs have been put up bid
ding the tourist welcome, informing
him of the speed limit of Is miles per
hour that he must keep his muffler
closed and telling him where the au-
tomobile camping grounds can be
found.
Many of the tourists who have
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
y! 4 LUXE \ I0l6E1 PlRKgllls
IDlUTOM0D|lE PARTIES AND N 1919
Won WIDE A0TOR|ETY FOR THIsC|TY
Installed Made Possible Through oooperaon
Between Commercial Club and Labor
Kitchen Electric Washers. Shower Baths Laundry and
Excellent Fairgrounds.
Outdoor Camp de Luxe.

outdoor Camp de Luxe.
THIS term might appropriately be
applied to the automobile tourist camp
provided BY Boise for the convenience,
comfort and pleasure OF travellers
VINO come within it's gates.
In fact, nowhere within the United
States II there an automobile camp
more conveniently situated or better
equipped. In actual dollars and cents
this camp cost Boise citizens $10S1.
Under contract, according 70 two con-
tractors, 1t would have cost approxi-
mately $4,000 u put up the buildings
and equipment. II was built in 1918
throQGh cooperation. Members Of the
Boise Commercial club and the union
men Of Boise Joined hands in the in
terests Of the city and western hospi-
tally which resulted In an ideal camp
ing home for automobile parties who
coThe to Boiae to see the famous agri-
cultural valley and the great Arrow
rock dam, tho highest structure of lis
kind In the world
BEAUTIFUL SITE SELECTED
Tourist park was conceived in June
1918, by the good roads committee of
the Boise Commercial club of which
I. L. Martin is chairman. Mr.. Martin
saw the necessity of caring for the au-
tomobile tourists. rapidly increasing
III numbers, ike tEC immigrants OF
pioneer days. With no place to camp
these tourists were found along ditch
banks, irrigation canals. beside dusty
roads and on open fields beneath the
blazing sun.
On the afternoon of June Is the good
roads committee was granted the priv
ilege of using the east end of the Ath-
letic park owned by the Independent
school district for permanent camp
ing grounds for tourists. This park
contains 20 acres, large trees, a beau
tiful lawn, flowers, fine well and bor-
ders on a point where the river breaks
around small island Furnishing an
ideal swimming pool. Even without
Improvement 1t was a delightful camp
ing ground. That, however, was not
sufficient for the committee Their
idea was to give Boise the best camp
ing park to be found. The first i'm
provement was the building of bun
galow type electric kitchen equipped
with six double. electric cooking plates
two sinks with both hot and cold wa
ter. This building was completed July
20. 1918. On that day the park was
opened to the public and was used by
campers for the first time that night.
PARKS FAME SPREADS
The fame of the park spread fast.
There was no niclSle in the slot to get
electricity for cooking or for lighting
purposes. Electricity is plentiful in
southern Idaho and it was furnished
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Present Irrigated Area Only
One Third Of Potential Pro-
ject Territory 49, 100000
Acres Awaiting Settler.
IpAHo's GREAT IRRIGATION
POSSIBILITIES

Area of state, acres i. .53.7 60 900
Irrigated area, acres $500, 900
Susceptible OF irrigation Is, 900, 900
Return from $l2,O00,000
Twin Falls system in
crops s42.ooo.ooo
Area that could be wa
tered by water now
waste in Snake river,
acres 100000
People who could be sup
ported il all Idaho's
susceptible lands were
irrigated 1.4oo. 900
Estimated present popu-
latioh Of Idaho SOC, 900
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

tatoes, alfalfa and fruit One hundred
carloads of apples have been shipped
from the Wilson orchard near Nampa,
the largest commercial orchard in
southern Idaho. From eight to ten
tons of hay per acre are produced an
nually in the Melba and Bowmont
communities. sH
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04


explanation as to why south Idaho has
such an excellent climate. Situated
as far north as it is and at AN alti-
tude ranging from $500 feet to far
irrigation purposes is lost by seepage
ana deep percolation in the canal sys-
TENS, and that of the 60 per cent which
finally reaches the land, 40 per cent is
lost in percolation and surface waste
on the farm and serves no purpose
whatever in the production of crops.
One of the very profitable and ex-
tremely interesting problems of the flu
ture, If might venture to forecast will
be to save. by improving construction
and the adoption of scientific methods
of irrigation, this enormous loss.
Let us refer for the moment, to the
returns from the irrigated lands on
what is known as the Great Twin Falls
or middle Snake river valley territory.
This area comprises about 100000 acres
OF land which prior to 1905 was
worthless sage brush desert, yielding
nothing, supporting onthing, but acting
as a further barrier to our growth be-
cause of its nom taxable value. Through
the efforts and expenditures of the
United States reclamation service, pri-
vate capital under the Carey act and
the untiring energy of its splendid cit
liens, this area has all been reclaimed
and is now in a high state Of cultiva-
ton.
AS TO FAILURES"
Much has been said about the failure
OF these projects, but the fallacy of
this impression is clearly evident when
we consider that in 1918 the value of
the agricultural crops shipped out of
this territory aggregated $4,000, 900
while the irrigation systems which de-
livered water to this area cost less than
$12,000,000. The annual return. if can
italized at per cent, gives An increas-
ed state property value of SOC, 00O. 900.
as result of the reclamation of this
area.
The great Boise-Payette project that
receives its water from the Boise river,
made available by storage in the Ar
rowrock and Deer Flat reservoirs cost
about $l2,000,000 and yielded something
over $36,000.000 in agricultural crops
during the year 1919.
FIGURES PROVE VALUE
These figures demonstrate the real
value of reclamation and indicate what
is possible in the way of future growth
In population and industry through the
reclamation of our desert lands.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
BY w. q. sWENDsEN

State Commissioner of Reclamation.
The New Year brings. to Idaho a
great opportunity and presents very
bright prospect for a marvellous new
growth through the development Of
her arid lands by irrigation.
The general food scarcity and other
conditions brought about by the great
world war have acted to stimulate an
unusual interest in farm lands and
this is particularly true with regard
to the irrigated lands of Idaho.
The hardships endured by the set
tiers on the large irrigation projects
constructed in Idaho between about
1900 and 1910 have largely passed into
history. The pioneering has been done
and the once worthless waste of sage
brush desert has, by those sturdy set
tiers, been transformed into pictur-
esque green fields. dotted everywhere,
with comfortable homes. Indeed the
settlers on these new projects where
the water supply has proven ample,
are among the most thrifty and pros
porous citizens in the state
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
FOR FINE
CLIMATE Of IDAHO
GIVEN BY EXPERT
Clinton e. Norquest, Meteorol-
ogist Of Boise Weather Blu
reau, Tells Elements Favor
able to State.

After travelling over Idaho, studying
conditions and making observations
and consulting the records of the wealth
er bureau since its establishment, elm
ton Il. Norquest. meteorological OF the
Boise weather bureau. gives vivid
explanation as to why south Idaho has
such an excellent climate. Situated
as far north as it is and at an alti-
tude ranging from $500 feet to far
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
WONDERFUL SOIL

The soil on Idaho's arid lands is UNI
surpassed in fertility and productive
ness, and needs but the application of
water to produce profitable crops. The
soil in the areas of greatest rainfall is
less productive than that of the arid
regions by reason of the fact that dur
ing the past ages the plant food con-
tanned therein has been dissolved and
carried away by the excess rain water
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-29

Notice is hereby given that there
will be meeting of the members of
Alpha Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, a
corporation at the fraternity house
GIG Jefferson street, Moscow, Idaho,
Latah county, Idaho at the hour of
700 P. M. on the second day of De-
cember, 1920.
Notice is hereby further given that
said meeting is called for the purpose
of electing directors of the said cor
portation and for the transaction Of
such other business as may properly
come before the members at that
time.
This meeting is called by the under
signed, in the absence of either presi-
dent of secretary of said corporation,
on the authority Of warrant on the
written application Of three of the
members Of the above mentioned cor
poration by w. GI Barge, Justice Of
the Peace, of Latah county, Idaho d.
recting the undersigned to call such
meeting and to preside until q chair
man shall be elected.
Dated this 10Th day of November,
PAUL T. ROWELL.
1856
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-29
CRUSADE FOR STRICT
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
lewiston Tribune. }

To remember the Sabbath day is
as good a rule of human conduct to-
day as it was when first given to
Moses in the fountains out of Sinai
In the thousands of years that have
passed since then it is doubtful that
the validity and sancity of that in
junction have been improved upon by
human statute. From time TO time in
the progress of the world society it
self DEGREES certain changes and
ameliorations of its own lot and when
these are ordained they become fixed
and unasSailable customs. But these
changes are matter of growth rath-
er than of Legislative process. To
illustrate: Thirty years ago in
Lewiston the dividing line between
Sunday and week days was not very
clear. Church services were held,
the public offices, banks and some
private offices were closed, but the
stores generally were open, at least
part of the day, as were the saloons
and gambling houses. Public opin-
ion about that time decided that there
should be general closing of. ordin-
airy business on that day, and this de-
cision has brought neither objection
onr regret in all the intervening
period. A few years later a certain
DR. Tufts appeared before the state
legislature with a Sabbath observ-
ance bill of his own making, which
the people of the state knew nothing
about and did not in the least under |
stand. Moral legislation and what !
was then called by it's authors the
"uplift" were just coming into vogue, |
and the propaganda was so fierce and |!
sulphurous that the legislature was
terrorized into swallowing the bill, !
bait, hook and sinker. But so intO1-
cradle were some of its provisions /
that the supreme court--itself rather
given to political moralizing-had to
intervene and request a subsequent
legislature to repeal or alter various
inhibitions carried in DR.. Tufts Jaw.
In the one case the people sought the
change, and in the other an itinerant
campaigner, with the result that the
one was valid and beneficent and the
other invalid and oppdessive.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-29
Training A Fox to Act.

One of the features of Maurice
Tourneur's new Paramount Aircraft
production, "The Life Line" which is
coming to the Liberty Theatre next
Monday, is a hunting scene in which
several dogs pursue a fox up tree.
For the benefit of the skeptical, let it
be said that tree was chosen that
bent at quite an acute angle to the
ground But, nevertheless, it was
hard stunt to train the dogs to make
the ascent Even more difficult was
it to take wild fox and instruct him
to turn around and face the camera
a tjust the opportune times, as he
does in this picture