The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-07-22
IS FAMILIES WILL
MOTOR TO IDAHO
Modern Caravan Leaves N. Y. July
20, Arriving at Buhl, Idaho, Sept.
9-Stops at Blackfoot.

Borough Hall, Brooklyn, N. Y, July
28th, 1921, to blaze the way to the
West End of Twin Falls County, Ida
no, where one hundred and twenty
eight families will take up lives of
agriculture after having had their
fill OF existence in the city.
Thirty-five families will comprise
this advance section, and their mis-
sion will be to prepare the huge tract
of 5,120 acres of fully irrigated land
for the arrival of the rest of the car
avan. 1t is planned to have the en-
tire personnel settled before the end
OF next Autumn.
Each of the families in the ad-
vance party will have its own auto
mobile, as the entire trip will be
made by motor over a route mapped
out by the American Automobile AS
sociation. Each machine will draw
a trailer equipped with colapsible
bungalow, which can be set up in
ten minutes, and has sleeping accom-
modations for five persons.
Back to the Soil
The object of the caravan is to
adopt the ''back to the soil'' move
ment, its members convinced that
they can get more happiness out of
life by abandoning the close confines
of the city for the unhampered
breathing spaces in the virgin lands
of the great West. The tract upon
which they will settle is twelve miles
south OF the thriving city of Buhl,
Idaho. Each family will take pos
session of a forty acre tract of irri-
gated land.
None nut 100 per cent Americans,
each of whom has been a success thus
far in life, will have a place in the
caravan. This was made manda-
tory by Governor d. w. Davis Of Ida
no, when he extended his personal
and official greeting to the prospec-
tive citizens of this State.
The Modern Caravan has arous-
ed the interest of the entire East and
it is expected that thousands will
line the streets, when the advance
section starts off for its new home
late this month, carrying a greeting
to the governor of Idaho from the
Mayor of New York City.
Because of the interest the press
of the country has taken in the car
avan, its history is known from one
section of the nation to the other,
and Mayors of many cities, Cham
bers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, XII
wnis Clubs church and women's or
ganizations have watched its devel-
Opment.
Entertainment Offers
More than score OF these Officials
and organizations have written to
Mr.. William D. Scott Of No. 236 Dec
atur Street, Brooklyn, offering to en-
tertain the caravan when it reaches
their city
Unfortunately many Of these offers
had to be declined because the itin-
erary did not include these locali-
ties
Therefore the American Automo-
bile Association in cooperation with
Mr.. Scott, has issued the schedule
shown herein, SO that those who wish
to greet the caravan, or provide en-
tertainment for the members, may
see whether their plans are feasible.
OF course every city through
which the caravan will pass is not
listed, but this itinerary is merely
to give a general idea of the route.
Stopovers will be made in intermed-
late localities wherever the request
is made.
Whenever stOpOvers are requested
for receptions which will mean ex-
tended stops, such as theatre par
ties, public dinners, band concerts
and the like, the following sugges-
tions are offered:
In or around a public park or mu-
nicipal camp site; provision for
drinking water and sanitary require
ments; near a river, brook, lake or
running water; fair grounds, base
ball field or aviation landing field; !;
place to battle or swim; police es-
cort and protection.
Scouts Modern Caravan" leaves
Borough Hall, Brooklyn, at sharp II
noon of Thursday, July 2Sth. moves
across Brooklyn bridge to city hall,
where the Mayor of Greater New
York will greet the members and
start them on their Quincy to Buhl,
Idaho.
Following are the places in Idaho
at which the caravan is scheduled
to stop: Harrman's Ranch, Sep
tember 5, for supper and night; St.
Anthony, September 6, lunch; Ida
no Falls, September 6, supper and
night; Blackfoot, September Z,
lunch; Twin Falls, September 9,
lunch; Filler and Buhl.
In the entire trip the caravan will
cover 3,O93 miles, and is expected to
be on the road 54 days.
E. NJ. Kennedy, as president OF the