Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
IDAHO REAL ESTATE GIVEN IMPETUS
DURING YEAR JUST LOSEDAND BIG
DEALS IN RICH LAND IS THERESUtT
Ex-service Men Of This State
Prove to Be Great Advertis-.
ers-spread Fame Broad.
cast Over Land.


cast Over Land.
One of the big things dono by tbs II
Idaho doughboys while In the services Y
was to advertise their home state. From
Camp Lewis in the far northwest. 70
the sunkisscd hills of South CaroIina
and from the placid waters OF the Pas
England. Idaho's loyal sons told the
stories Of the great agricultural re-s
sources of the state, it, irrigation pos
sibilities and its need Of population.
That they told the STORY well II DEM Z
onstrated by the steady inpoartnG of /
new settlers from practically every
state in the union. Men coming here
turned from the war seeking land and
outdoor life in a land whore sunshfno
is plentiful and water abundant end
crop failures are practically unhn0Wn.
ADVERTISING oETo REeuLTo
As the result Of the Advertibing Idaho
received at the hands Of her soldiora
the year 1919 stands uneQualled In thu (
history of the state in the volume Of
real estate transactions. From the 1Ar
eastern section OF the state to IL
western boundary line conditions have
a steady influx Of settlers, farm lands
have sold at good prices and cities have
added to their population.
This Is particularly true In southern
Idaho. Not since the great land boom
of 1910 when many irrigation tracts
were opened for. settlement. has -
many people come to southern Idahe ~
during the past year. The new set4er1
have not come in punches 70 9t4on4
some land opening or ON special ~
were opened for settlemout, have o9f
steady month in and month out I'M
deals in real estate have been coutln-
uous
Big YEAR ron soIsE VALLEY
Edward H. Stsln. one AZ tn 80
real estate dealeFD ~ UoutNotn j. ~
he sees for 1890 ana Year, 20 ooG1 -
continued growth. His version of H.
business outlook and the rea4ons why
Idaho Is favored section In which 70
locate is given by him as follows;
I'm order to understand the future. u 4
is necessary to review the past. Il y
an acknowledged fact that the fouuda-
ton of all prosperity in southern lda-
no Is Irrigation. Idaho leads the world
in the art of irrigation. No other state
can boast of such an extended area
as Idaho and no other state has ex-
pended as many millions Of dollars In
reclaiming its arid lands.
"Our canals are the longest. our
dams the highest, our engineering feats
wonderful and our water supply almost
inexhaustible. From q very Gmall be-
ginning there has developed an lrrf-
CATION area OF over 6,OOO. 900 acres OF
land, covered by canal system over
$4,000 miles in length and costing over
$125, 000. 900.
10000 ACRES cuLTIvATEp
'.In the Boise valley there are 10000
acres under cultivation. the water for
, which Is furnished by bitches owned
by the formers and In addition thero
are 1876, 900 acres under the canal sys-
tenn of the United States reclamation
service. These systems contain 5000
miles Of main bitches and laterAls and
lit miles of drainage canals. Tho two
government storage reservoirs hold
100000 acre feet of water. In the valley
there Is still some 100000 acres Of Dry
land and adjacent to the valley so.ne
100000 more acres all OF which g A.
|'early date will be brought under 1rft-
CATION and cultivation. Beeidee theges
lands there are successtul- MOUNTAIN
ranches in every valley ana 9uIC4 -
the north and east Of Boise. K
The reclamation Of this greaA teff1-
tory. once a part OF the great Amer3con
desert, lnna0lI8Q Uy xL0I8tAUp (VIY443-
| Jack rabbits and horned toada, has bqon
witnessed by the writer since his Dr.
rival In the territory July 8, lass. AZ
| that time many Of the propDoprouo e3t-
| ties now having populations Of sevet14
thousand. were not even known ~
name. others only as whietliug pootsi
assisted in the organization Of Man u
pa and constructed the nrst dweillrg 8
Payette by placing . box car on ~
,; ground for a depot. agents home a1G
telegraph office. :. I; \.
WONDERFUL pEvglopeoepo1
/ "Thirty four years Of progrooo. -
resulted in q wonderful deveIopGn6lt.
Cities and towns have been built on ~
sage brush expanse and maGn30conE
homes have been built Many 4 t16oD'
have travelled from Pocatollos ~
II was a village OF 10 dWe1llAgBs IN,
Huntington. Ore, when WAe tn oulx
time had railroad pass In my poCl y
Compare the passenger traffic n 49,
early days with the present business a
!, the road and the equipment ~ fho1.
time with the beautiful coacho9 ~
. excellent service OF the present 90
then form an idea Of the growth -
development. y s 3.45
from It's mast. This country ooeo 35|
begin to have the population - II
east. II has greater opportunlti04 Ks
pioneering Is past. more 2eoG5frter
Injuries can now be enjoyed IN ~ 1;<
raj section OF Idaho than In pa0of a. II
other states. Water II plentiful @@49
trio energy can BE- secured ~ small a
the summer nights ara coOl 6n1
ii~htful. the heat OF the dNSe NJ IS
pressive md The winters for ~
mart are mild ard short. Eu
these conditions the tron6 of IN