The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-22
.SCOTTS CARAVAN
VISITS BLACKFOOT
After Dinner at Taber.
nacle They View Ex-
hibits at Fairgrounds

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The Scott caravan arrived a
Blackfoot according to schedule q
II O'Clock Monday, and parked TO
an hour on Bridge street and thel
went to the tabernacle where Dime
was served by the Mormon women
There were about ninety people II
the party and fifteen or twenty loca
men sat with them at the dinner. A
the close Of the meal there were
some short speeches, songs and some
Joking, the visitors taking the lead
ing part, after being greeted by
Mayor Peck and President Kennedy
Of. the Commercial club.
They had to leave town at
o'clock and an hour was spent al
the fairgrounds seeing the exhibits
that were installed or being brought
in. There were lot of fine hogs and
cattle from Buhl and other places
near their new homes and they were
much pleased at seeing these. They
have been on the road for eight
weeks and are anxious to get to their
claims and put up houses to get into
for the winter.
They have been entertained along
the road and well treated every
where, but some of them said they
had made mistake in not hurrying
along thru the old states faster and
taking more time as they approached
the mountains and their new home.
Invitations to spend more time in the
towns OF the Snake river valley had
been so pressing and so tempting
they felt that they had been generous
in spending their time at the wrong
end Of the journey, for now they
have to press on whether they want
to or not. Each town up the valley
had entertained and urged them to
stay longer, and they had already
made definite engagements and dates
for other places down the valley.
Blackfoot urged them to remain for
Tuesdays fair, but they had agreed
to be in Pocatello at 4 o'clock and
reservations had been made for them
at the Bannock hotel and a banquet
prepared for them, so they could not
disregard it and stay for the fair,
much as they wished to. Twin Falls
and Buhl have been preparing for
weeks to receive them, and sent
delegations hundreds of miles to
confer with them about 1t, and to
make dates for their arrival.
They said they had heard and
read SO much about the big crops
raised by irrigation and had seen so
much of rain crops thru the older
states, 1t had been source of much
to them to see the
bounteous crops of the Snake river
valley as they came down thru it. 1t
was an assurance to them as they ap-
preached their own sage brush |
claims, to see fine homes and good |
crops everywhere.
One of the speakers said he had
been much impressed with the re-
ligious spirit of the people since they
entered Idaho. At each place where
they had been dined, the divine
blessing had been invoked, and it
came as gratifying touch to them.
They had travelled so far among such |
different conditions and peoples, they
had expected no such change as they
came westward and the speaker was
at this evidence of refine
ment and religious influence.
Most Of the party were adults, but
there were few children an youth |
Of all ages. Most of the people were
middle aged, and none Of them were
farmers. They are going out west
In an entirely new venture and their
undertaking has been SO much ad-
vertised thruout the nation It bo-
comes very important to Idaho that
hey shall succeed. II success crown
heir efforts others will want to fol-
ow. If they fail, it will be referred
20 at all times when western farming
s talked Of and people will conclude
hat It Is only acclimated westerners
hat can succeed at irrigation and
lone other need try unless they are
Wiling to 60 thru all the seasoning
Ind disappOintments incident to
changing from tenderfoot to an old
inner, and life is too short to make
hat attractive.
Idaho should bend every effort to
lelp them succeed, not by doing
hings for them, but by seeing to 1t
hat they work on the right plans,
Ind when they have done we'll,
,thers can take the same plans.
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