The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-05-20

faSkkSl cain. accestuat.d since 1910 and that
1917 foi the first time IN our history more
taan half Of the eutire population In
Twin. Ia arian territory defined by the census
bureau. This IL 10 say TINT 5+,si810o 81. - rer
rent nrc living In Incorporated places of $500 or
more Inhabitants and 80 ssIS Sy Or 4sf per cent In
rural territory. Ia the census IT 1910 the
responding percentages were 4G3 ana aa.T.
White the istisaSr In fetal population was fs9
per rvt't. there Was increase Of tile urban pop
uniian Of ..iglS2d or ESQ per cent. on the other
hand Tie inereI~e 'of The rurn population was
io'SuIu or only ~ per cent Worse still. The ng,.
ures show that the rural class living IN lncorpor.
ated pnees of less thar, Zoo inhabitants Increased
-ia pr cent, whereas that clnss living In purely
couniry districts shows mn actual decrease Of
six.ientbs " ] per cent
Thr e",iniry II therefore on balance TseN
u truubc ahead for "a u continue tatnerc
more food consumers il,nn food prsdufe.fa have
anu mems 70 mee, this situation Mrs. Ways
fr.ss 90 s,.s ,.s rssss therefore
rsil One san"so hiring this about Is 20 make II
easier for the small farmer To title 10 the
land which he works and to help him make
success ~ his work. Consequently there are
NIL sorts of national state and community plans
under discussion. half established aud under ac-
tuai test.
California state Experiment
One experiment. thnt every socioiosisf and com.
munity worker to say noihn. of others Ia watch.
settlement scheme which was launched In 1918
and II the FIRST ~ it, kind, nj least In the United
States. II. A. Crafts thus describes In the Sci.
sntIhc American the successful development OF
this California hand settlement scheme
The California state land settlement scheme MT
Durham. Butte county. wns launched In 1918 and
~ the farsi settlement Of the Kind TO he established
IN Oh. United STATES.
tract ~ Gaia ~ farm land purchased
ny the state suisllsided into Knni farms.
IA. afg
acres.
The spirit ~ which The colony was started IL
best Indicated 10y m. enabling net adopted by the
California state legislature In iDiT. which con.
tains the following clause
THE legislature believes that land settlement
" problem OF great Importance 10 the welfare
81 all the people Of the state Of California. and
for that rrnsan through this particular net en-,
d~nvor~ Ia Isiprave the general economic and
esai conditions II agricultural settlers Within the
stale. and ~ the people of the state In general.
Rs provisions ~ this act The legislature ap.
proprintej the sum ~ s26nupo, Of which S:JoOo0
constituted revolving fund for the purpose
az purchasing and Improving farm lands To 10
-oid IN turn 10 bona fi1e settlers.
The land purchased for this firsi settlement was
q paFf of the nli senator Leland stanford estnt.
and With The eSeeptian II abon. one thousand
acres IL composed ~ deep, rich ailuvlal land iy
ing nfnnE the shufe~ 81 Rufts ereek.
Inler two nilniuleuis and sale in 1918 the en-
beautiful and productive hnlses for 10 families
Including 60 eiii,lFen
The enterprise ~ nat ~ M eleeis4us,nary rinr
nr,cr. bur designed to hrip real farmers. pos
s~.sinE real eaplfai 70 accomplish better results
Ia the way ~ practical agriculture. The state
land settlement board beiy consisting of n,s
tnsats~rs nffNsnlesl hs tte governor ~ the state
exercised greet pai0s IL aliosling the settlement
farms 20 desirable purchasers pue eansidsta.
tloa taken ~ neral character practical farm
~xferisnes and financial standing with q view ~
welding the settlement ln,o permanent and pros
porous csfHmuntf
Terms Of safe Easy
The east II tbs land 10 the hoard was 500 fer
srfs Ter thai ts.7sion which was susceptible OF
Irrigation. si}l SO pee fer that portion that
was nen-tfrtsah4r ~ The latter there were only
risoni Iua acres Thee tand In turn was sold To
s~tii-re at an average price % $3.50 peg acre and
'hF total price 81 farm units ranged from s3.aDO
to sia0o
The terms ~ sa~ e. settlers Included ~ cash
fsatfasut 81 isst cvut - the purchase price with
deferred payments extending over = period Of
~ ysnrs at ? per ceni interest Loans were ex,
tensls~ for farmhouse and other permanent n
praYsineuts up "a 80 lser ceu, ~ their cost with
~ years ~ repayment. No loan for this purpose
made nbase s3tsa
Very wisely the saie lsnd settlement hoard
foea roEnixBnee M tr rsxed Question Of farm
iabor ard provided fer toe allo,n.ni If tho.a-rs
trneis fer This class OF SETTLERS These lots were
eagerly taken The initial payment on each 10,
gas less than SO. and deferred payments were
arranged The basis as those made to
farm feffiers.
This arrangement, made with double pur.