Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

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Hansen suspensioa bridge. spanning
Snake river canyon from rimrock o.
rimrock and uniting the, reclaimed re-
gi0no on the north and south sides OF
the river. II was built 1t an expense
OF about $4,000 BY Twin Falls county
and the Hillsdale highway district. with
the state contributing $4,000. Tho
roadway 10 16 feet In the clear and Is
34S feet above the water level It y
sos feet between towers, ranking -
one or the longest suspension spands In
the country.
High cost OF labor and building ma
terial has not deferred Twin Falls
people from conducting an ex-
tensive building campaign during the
year. with the result that municipal
building permits issued show an ag-
gregate expenditure already made or to
be made on this account Of approx
mately $1,500.000, or more than four
times as much as the year 1917. There
were permits issued last year for con-
struction in Twin Falls Of more than
400 residences. while among the larger
structures to be erected are the new
home for the Elks lodge to cost $780,
600; high school. s175,oo0; Catholic
church. $4,000. besides a new church
home for the Latter Day Saints church.
large apartment house and additions
in the way of business blocks.
RICH IN AGRICULTURE.
Essentially an agricultural region,
prosperity of the Twin Falls country
must reflect the prosperity of its
farms in respect to which the fact that
land values here have Increased dur
ing the past year from 800 to $3.50
per acre is most informative. In con-
nection with this remarkable advance
it Is to be remembered that this region
in common with practically all other
irrigated districts, suffered from water
shortage and water deliveries for the
most part ran as low as 60 per cent
of normal. Prospects for improvement
in this respect. however were never
better than at present with constantly
increasing reserves OF snow on the
watersheds from which the irrigation
supply is drawn.
The Twin Falls Rotary club is
authority for the statement that good
land hereabouts sells for from $3.50 to
$500 per acre and that when 1t is
properly farmed 1t will return 10 per
cent or better on the Investment. Last
years crop reports make this state
ment appear conservative.
HEAVY CROP PRODUCTION.
Respecting production last year
Charles II. Bohrer, until recently
county agricultural agent, says:
I'm general we have splendid crop
in Twin Falls county last year. Wheat
threshed from 40 TO 20 bushels per
acre and one yield has been reported
at 81 bushels per acre. Approximately
100000 acres of wheat were grown in
the county last year. Alfalfa hay, next
In Importance to the wheat crop,
yielded well and brought from SIS to
$40 in the fall. More than II 900 acres
OF beans were harvested, while about
5000 acres were devoted to sugar beets.
with yields running from 1G to 20 tons
per acre"
Production of sugar beets is a busi-
ness OF increasing Importance among
farmers of this county. a noteworthy
stimulus to the industry during the
past year being the announcement
OF perfected arrangements on the part
of the Idaho Cooperative Beet Sugar
company to erect at Filler in time for
next seasons campaign factory to
cost Sl.00O,O00 A factory established
at similar expense by the Amalgamated
Sugar company has been in operation
at Twin Falls for several years.
DEHYDRATING NEW INDUSTRY
Another Industrial recruit of the past
year OF importance alike to agricul-
tural and municipal interests is the
plant put in operation in Twin Falls
by the Twin Falls Dehydrating COM
pany for the preservation in convent
ent form of fruits and vegetables pro-
duced here.
Commercial organizations in the
principle towns of the county have re-
ceived attention suspended during the
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