The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS


produced 40 tons of beets, yielding so
tons Of by-product, including tops,
pulp and syrup. The farmer received
$40 per ton for his beets The beets
Yielded 1920 pounds of sugar. These
figures are contained In a summary of
production from Twin Fails district
land, being made by G. D. Thomas to
be used by the traffic department of
the o. s. L. railroad company.
#s&
t'The Smith, McNary bill, which
would appropriate two hundred and
fifty million dollars for reclamation
purposes, If passed, will double the.
population and the taxable value OF
Idaho within ten years" said w. g.
Swendsen, state commissioner of recla-
nation while discussing the bill few
days ago. There are more than two,
and three-quarter million acres Of land
In the state that could be reclaimed
under the act. Mr.. Swendsen stated,
that thousands of acres now partially
watered would be affected !,
r-
That the new tariff bill now before
congress carries an import duty on
alfalfa, the cloyers, timothy and sugar
1eet seed and indicated in wire re-
ceived from Representative Addison Il.
Smith, according to B. r. Sheehans
state seed commissioner at Boisei
"The passage of the new tariff bill
which includes an import duty of two,
cents per pound on alfalfa, three cents
on red. white and alsike clover, two
cents on timothy and one cent on sugi
ar beet seed will be real protection
to Idaho small seed growers"
Caught between the hopper and the
skipper of the cement mixer of the
Warren Construction company. Wal
lace Graham, aged "a, plant foreman
for the company at Hansen, was Sc,
riously crushed in the chest and back
Saturday morning when, owing to q
misunderstanding, the engineer start
ed the machinery while Graham was
repairing 1t. Graham was taken to
the La MERGED hospital In Twin Falls.
$50
A material increase In population
viii necessitate the laying of plans for
a city of more than 1900 the present
size of American Falls, according to
r. Black, expert city planner of New
Jersey, who gave resume of his find
lngs preparatory to the planning of
the proposed new town. Mr.. Black
bases his findings on two months of
quiet and careful investigation.
$3.50
Examination of the Rock Creek area
on the Targhee forest in Idaho, started |
last week by s. B. Locke, in charge
of fish and game, and George Manifold, |
a forest official from another district, |
has been nearly completed. The for
est service men will depart for the
Thunder Mountain country after hay
ing completed their present detail.
f.
Six new state records for dairy cows
were announced Monday by F. R. Cam
mack, field dairyman for the univer.
sity extension division. Among the
six records are high marks in the
state for Junior 2-year-old Jersey
and 3-year-old Jersey. Two of the
cows are owned at Bull, one at Boise
and three at Weiser.
Archie Huliszer, young man of
Scotia, Wash, was almost instantly
killed II miles north of Standpoint
Saturday afternoon when the truck he
was driving for the Highway Construc-
ton company, builder of a project on
the north and south highway, was
struck by westbound Great Northern
freight train
Il. G. Cole, an electrician of Twin
Falls, aged 43 years. was electrocu-
ted and instantly killed on the power
line of the Idaho company which he
was repairing on the pole at the top
ot she rim rock, and which it is thought
was electrified by lightning. Cole
NV'SS q WIG anu UIlS son
Travel into the mountains is heavy
right now says a report from Albion.
Alan activities and other masked
Travellers, Boy Scouts, fishermen and
others are keeping the canyon roads
$50
Eleven stills have been discovered
and captured by prohibition officers
within the last few days among the
mountains Of Central Idaho, accord
Ing to reports reaching Blackfoot.
Approximately 100000 native trout
Will be placed in the streams of Power
county, later to feed Greater Snake
river following the arrival from the
state game department Sunday.
*A&