The Idaho recorder., 1921-11-11

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anu o'd Aiosher Nature viii likely throw In health
strength and happiness for good measure
one OF the photographs reproduced herewith
sho"s Royal N. Allen of the Chicago Motor ciul
overcoming William ID. Scott leader of the cara
van Mr.. Scott used to live In Minneapolis Then
nc Went to Boston. Later he became successful
sales manager In Brooklyn with home mt 23l
becatur street, He is a midde-aged man. with a
"ie ana TWO children, During the war he made
reputation as "four-mnute man." He ha,i
made up his mind to drive to the West this sum.
ner buy ranch, hang up his hat and grow up
win the country. Several of his nelghbors grew
Interested ana asked to go along And that's how
the colony idea started
Then Mr. Scott wrote to commercial clubs and
state ana county officials In different parts OF the
West. Gov. David W. Davis Of Idaho responded
promptly with definite offer. Mr. Scott went to
Idaho aud made study OF land In Twin Falls
county. along the Snake river Here's the way
Mr. Scott tells It:
That settled II. When saw that land knew
II was just the place was looking for and I'm.
mediateiy took an option ON 5,12O acres. The land
was offered TO me at the uniform price of Si25 an
acre. with water rights. $25 an acre to be paid
down at purchase and the balance within ten years
at per cent interest
''rhis whole land project IL supervised by the
state. II Is financed by the Idaho Farm Develop.
nent company, the president of which IL f. T.
Meredith, who was President Wilson's secretary
OF agriculture ana who Is practical farmer and
the proprietor of agricultural newspaper IN
pes Mones, H. Mr.. Meredith and his associates
Incorporating under the Cary net. spent Sd25 900
developing these tracts The waters of three trib.
utaries OF the Snake river. draining the watershed
OF the Jarbidge mountains, AZ miles southwest.
ward from colony, were damned and I'M
pounded In the Cedar Creek reservoir. Thence
steel fiume leads the water down through the
canyon of the Little Salmon river. irrgating the
lands which have taken n IA N
homes and ranches. We have. In all. an area of
about three miles by six.
This Irrigation enterprise Immediately made
marveiousy fertile many thousands OF acres which
heretofore had been merely a sagebrush prairie.
The area had been used only cattle range and
was of the most sparsey settled districts In the
state. With irrigation. there isn't better country
for growing alfalfa, onions and the famous Idaho
potnoes. on farms In the same neighhorhood and
enjoying like advantages tn ours there have been
grown world record crops Of alfalfa. wheat to the
tune Of 02 bushe to the acre and potatoes rating
as high ms 642 bushels to the acre
"Buhl our nearest railroad town. Is about II
miles from the most distant ranches OF our colony,
II ls lively town only nine years old. but with
about Tooo population, fine road which Is more
than 20 miles long and which runs directly through
our tract, connects Buhl with the new mining town
~ Jarbidge. Out OF the Jarbidge mountains the
Guggenheim interests have taken more gold than
all the yellow metal yielded by Alaska The town
Of Jarhdge Is the natural center of that rich coun.
try, and colony viii be It's nearest source of
supply. with good road running straight into IT,"
Mir, Scott returned to Brooklyn buhhng over
With enthusiasm His enthusiasm was Infectious
lie was beseged with applications for member.
ship. But The Ai20 acres will make only lbs
tracts of 10 acres each. So weedlngout process
was begun. Every prospective member was put
through the third degree, The rule was laid down
that every accepted member must be- 100 per cen,
American; must have at least $4,000 In cash
must be able to take care OF himself and family
until the first crops are marketed. Even then the
lbs members of the colony were quickly secured
In the meantime, the Idaho people. who had evil
IDENTITY taken shine tn the Brooklyn people were
doing their part Governor Davis visited Brook
lyn and addressed Il meeting of the colonists. The
Buhl chamber OF commerce sent Ben H. Bushman
one OF it's leaders and secretary Of the Rotary ch
win offers OF service from the chamber and the
club So the deal went through without a hitch