Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-10-14

and the start was made from Brooklyn on July %.
The only semblance of trouble was over the Sc
lection of those to form the first caravan Of
course, there was disappointment on the part of
lose who had to walt. But there were reasons
why all could not go. The principal one Is that IL
Is impossible to clear the sagebrush of all of the
O,120 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 colonists as a whole Mr..
Scott says this:
"Of the 400 or more In our colony about 90 per
cent are Brooklynites Approximately Is per cent
now live In other boroughs of New York city
about 10 per cent hall 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
Of these pioneers are former residents of the West
but not more than 10 per cent Of them have had
any practical experience at farming either In the
East or In the West.
Nobody Is borrowing trouble because of lack
of experience, however. Idaho is by no means
shortsighted 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 are told that If we work In harmony with these
experts obeying their directions they will guaran
tee results. The Idaho authorities predict that we
can pay out by the end of the third year on tho
proceeds of alfalfa, onion seed and potato crops
AS further evidence that Idaho waits for us
with welcoming arms outstretched, a construction
company already is at work erecting permanent
bungalow homes for many of our party to be
available directly on our arrival. And there is
being built warehouse In which NAV be stored
such household effects pending their occupancy
OF their new domiciles as the colonists may elect
to forward to Idaho instead of consigning to the
auction man before they shake the dust of Brook
Ign from their feet Probably there win 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 $500 miles was quite trip un-
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 MrsScott:
In the first place, railroad transportation rates
are awfully high; we travel much more cheaply
this way. Besides, motor car Is an essential on
an Idaho ranch; why not kill two birds with one
stone2 We've got pretty complete caravan :
we're travelling pretty comfortably Speeding Ii
not permitted the Idea being to maintain steady
pace of about 12 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 are
three three-ton service trucks, an administration
car, a travelling postof1ce and Quartermaster,s
car and pair Of extra trucks whose duty 1t win
be to run ahead OF the caravan during the nights
10 keep it properly supplied with provisions and
equipment
@And finally, the tour itself appeals to us senti-
mentally. We're seeing the country 20 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.
1t started west from Chicago the Lincoln high
way 1t will follow the Way to Cheyenne. Wyo,
where great dOings were schedu1ed-sEQpcb|
busting, barbecue and regular @Ouh
West-beginsp' celebration.