Marble Hill press., 1921-09-29
aud the starr va. mad. frul nroollya % Jul, =

aud the start made frun Bro0klyn 0a july n
The only scinhlAbrr ~ iTuublr vas u,cg ibr -
lection OF tho~e 90 form the Grst caravan. ~
course. thcrv vas disappointment oa the Part oi
those who had 10 wait. Hut thrrv Scre fcAsoa's
Shy ali could No, 81. The principal anc l. that Il
u impo>sihl" o. clear the sagrtrush o all ~ The
al-p ACRES all at tnCe aud prrTsarr The land fot
cultVatlnn Also sou1. mrfn,ers r~luirv time 10
close out their business Interests g. adyantAse
Probably the s~r,ud caravan ~ill M, st out u
next summer az the colonIsts as = whole Mr
Scott say this.
-of The 4uc oE more Ia cur eolnay aboat ~ p-f
cent are lsBoklynttcs APPROXIMATELY - I.er crEst
now live in e,hcr torpughS ~ New YnTk city
about 10 pcr cent hall trum Ncw Jersey or N~~
England ~hIle The remaining i've g.rr cent comc
from scattered loAutivS sssae ~ the,a in the
South. About 10 per cvnt u 'hc whulc number
Of ttsso pioneers arr former residents q the West
but not more than u pcr o, them hayr Nad
any practical experience al farming either lu tlsv
East or In the West
"Nobody Is borrowing trouble because o. lack
of experience. however Idaho ls hy Go meHus
shorts shird "a the advantages the succrss Of
widely advertised an enterprise holds out. Experts
from the Idaho Agricultural COLLEGE are 10 provide
supervision aud skilled labor for the hrs, year
We arr told that II We work In harmony with ibrsc
experts obeying thcir directions they viii guaran.
tee results The Idaho authorities predict that
can pay out by the end OF the third year on the
prnceeds 81 alfalfa. onion seed and potato crops
As further e,i idence that Idaho watts for US
with welcoming arms au,strrtchrd a cunsiruttun
company already Is NJ work erecting permanent
bungalow homes for many Of party to b.
available directly our arrival. And there IL
being bnt a warehouse In which may be stoessi
such household effects pendng their occupancy
VI their new domciles as the colonlSts may elect
to forward 10 Idaho instead of coasiguing 90 the
auction man before they shake the dust ~ Brook
iyn from their feet Probably there wni he not less
than 9O carloads of freight. chiefly household If.
fects. TO he forwarded by rail"
Some people woud doubtless think that an auto
mobile Journey Of 800 miles was quite trIp un.
der the circumstances and that the raliroad could
do the job not only faster but easier. The colon.
lists have figured that all out. Says Mr.. Scott
In the nrst place. railroad transportation rates
are awfuliy high: we travel much more chcaply
this way Besides, motor ts essential on
an Idaho ranch VIII, no, kill two birds with one
s,one1 We've got pretty complete caravan:
we're travelling pretty comfortably. Speeding Is
not permitted the Idea being 10 maintain steady
pace of about L. miles an hour on an average the
caravan touring only during the day aud pitching
Its hiyouac each night In addition 10 the thssen.
ger cars and the bungalow trailers there arv
three threeton service trucks administration
car. n travelling rostofiee and quartermaxtcrs
car and pair Of extra trucks whose duty II win
be 10 run ahead OF the caravan during the nights
to keep II properly supplied with provisions and
equipment
"And inaiiy. the tour itself appeals to us 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 ana Niagara Falls Cleveland and Toledo.
II started west from Chicago the Lincoln high.
way. II will follow the Way to Cheyenne. wyoS
where great dolngs were scheduled--broncho-
busting a barbecue and regular "out. where. the.
West begins" celebration.