The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-30

and the start made from Brooklyn on July 2S-
The only sembance of trouble was over the Sc
lection of those to form the first OF
course, tbsre was disappointment on the part of
those who had to walt But there reasons
why all could not go. The principal one is that IL
IS impossible to clear the sagebrush off all of the
o'l20 acres all at once and prepare the land for
cultivation. Also some members require time TO
close out their business interests to advantage.
Probably the second caravan will not set out till
next summer. OF the colonsts whole Mr..
Scott says this:
"Of the 400 in colony about GO per
cent are Brookynites. Approximately % per cent
live in other boroughs of New York city
about 10 per cent hail from New Jersey New
England while the remaining five per cent come
from scattered localities, some of them in the
South. About 10 per cent of the whole number
these pioneers former residents of the West,
but not than Is per cent of them have had
any practical experience at farming either in the
East in the West.
Nobody is borrowing trouble because of lack
of experience however. Idaho is by means
shortsghted to the advantages the success of so
widely advertised an enterprise holds out Experts
from the Idaho Agricultural college are to provide
supervision and skilled labor for the first year.
We told that if we work in harmony with these
experts, obeyng their directions they will guaran-
tee results. The Idaho authorities predict that we
pay out by the end of the third year the
proceeds of alfalfa, onion seed and potato crops.
As further evidence that idaho waits for
with welcoming arms outstretched. construction
company already is at work erecting permanent
bungalow homes for many of party, to be
available directly arrival. And there is
being built a warehouse in which may be stored
such household effects pending their occupancy
of their domices the coonists may elect
TO forward to Idaho instead of consgning to the
auction man before they shake the dust of Brock
yn from their feet. Probably there will be not less
than 30 carloads of freight. chiefly household eff
fectS to be forwarded by rail"
Some people would doubtless think that an auto
mobile Journey of 2,500 miles quite trip
der the circumstances and that the railroad could
do the job not only faster but easier. The colon
lists have figured that all out. Says Mr.. Scott:
"In the first place railroad transportation rates
are awfuly high: we travel much more cheaply
this way Besides, motor is essential
an Idaho ranch; why not kill two birds with one
stone? We've got pretty complete caravan;
we're travelling pretty comfortably. Speeding is
not permitted, the idea being to maintain steady
pace of about II miles an hour on an average, the
caravan touring only during the day and pitching
its bivouac each night In addition to the passen-
ger cars and the bungalow trailers, there
three three-ton service trucks administration
car a travelling postofiice and quartermaster's
car and pair of extra trucks whose duty 1t will
he to run ahead of the caravan during the nights
TO keen if properly supplied with provisions and
equipment.
"And finally, the tour itself appeals to senti-
mentally We're seeing the country to advantage
and we're going to have the delight of going
through Yellowstone National park"
The caravan reached Chicago by way of Albany
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Cleveland and Toledo.
If started west from Chicago the Lincoln high
way 1t will follow the Way to Cheyenne Wyo.,
where great dongs scheduled-broncho-
busting barbecue and regular "Out-where-the-
West begins celebration.