Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-09-29

and the start 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 disappointment on the part of 4:
those who had to wait. But there reasons
why all could not go. The principal one is that 1t
IS impossible to clear the sagebruSh off all of the
ol2O 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 colonsts as a whole Mr..
Scott says this:
"Of the 400 or more in our colony about GO per
cent are Brookynites Approximately 25 per cent
now live in other bOrOughs of New York city ),
about 10 per cent hail 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 former residents of the West
but not more than Is per cent of them have had
any practical experience at farming either in the
East 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 sol
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 work in harmony with these
experts, obeying their directions they will guaran
~
can pay out by the end of the third year on the
proceeds Of alfalfa onion seed and potato crops. /
AS further evidence that Idaho waits for US
with welcoming arms outstretched, construction
company already is at work erecting permanent,
bungalow homes for many of our party, to be
available directly our arrival. And there is
being built warehouse in which may be stored
such household effects pending their occupancy
Of their new dOmiCiles as the coonists may elect
forward Idaho instead tO
auction man before they shake the dust of Brook
Ign from their feet Probably there will 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 I'M
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 Mr.. Scott:
"In the first place, railroad transportation rates
are awfully high; we travel much more cheaply
this way Besides, motor Is an essential on
an Idaho ranch why not kill two birds with one
stone? We've got a pretty complete caravan;
we're travelling pretty comfortably. Speeding Is
not permitted, the idea being to maintain steady
pace of about u miles an hour on an average the
caravan touring only during the day and pitching
its bvouaC each night. In addition to the passen-
ger and the bungalow trailers, there are
three three-ton service trucks, administration
car, a travelling postOfce and quartermaster,s
car and pair of extra trucks whose duty 1t will
be to run ahead of the caravan during the nights
to keep it properly supplied with provisions and
equipment.
"And finally, the tour itself appeals to us senti-
mentally We're seeing the country to 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.
rtnI A..
way. 1t will follow the Way to Cheyenne, Wyo,
where great doings were Observation-Disclosures
busting, barbecue and regular "Out-wherethe-
Westbegns" celebration.