The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-07-31
EDITORIAL CIRCUIT OF IDAHO


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to sell for money to buy the mater
ials to make the improvements tina
we see, and in the meantime 1t tool
form as necessity dictated. SOM
family coming In here now with cap
ital or strong arms or both. coult
make a scene for the worlds artists
to paint for the great art galleries
as we'll as for use on the calendars
that come at the holiday time"
Now, isn't that just like wo-
man, who is a home builder? We
| got into our chariot and climbed the
rocky road up to the toll gate and
sped into Twin Falls. The city is
laid out on such an elaborate set
of angles, and Is so hidden by trees,
that we had to make inquiry to see
which way to get into the business
district The next morning before
leaving town we drove ten miles up
and down and across looking for
the most beautiful homes in Idaho
that the Twin Falls boosters assure
you are in Twin Falls. They have
everything in Twin Falls. They adj
nit that there are very pretty places
in other parts of the state but you
just ought to see Twin Falls. We
studied everything from the ceme-
terry to the twin bridges and the
rock crusher. They have high per-
centage of good homes and very few
poor ones. Nearly everything is
moulded on the bungalow plan and
leaves the impression of all having
come from the same school or the
same set of factories Climbing
decorations, and they were beauti-
full. In very few places was there
other growth to provide bloom and
color after the roses were spent. The
lawns were sprinkled rather than ir
rigated, and they looked cleaner and
greener than at Blackfoot where they
are irrigated with water that is not
always clear, and leaves its mark of
gray upon the blades. At the ceme-
terry Mrs. Trego called my attention
to the fact that they agree with her
theory that no cement coping should
be permitted about the lots. 1t looks
too much like fertilization; too
and too material. When |
we put off mortality and put on i'm
why build barricades of |
iron and cement at the final resting |
place of the body. 1t seems almost |
4 reproach upon the others who visit |
The place, the inference being that |
hey have to be fenced of. Besides
LII this, there are the adjoining lots
% be considered The people who
Use them necessarily have to submit
% whatever their neighbors set up
about them, and it does not seem
ike being assembled on common
equal in the world at last
The Twin Falls cemetery seems to
lave been developed more on that
heory.
The tourist camp grounds Is a
ong, narrow strip, shaded and sup
lied with water and facilities for
ooking and washing 1t is as if a
ection of street had been set aside
or that purpose, but left without
aving. The city park is large and
luch used, and the grass shows
eavy wear. A good many of the
OGDEN buildings about the city ,
how need of paint, and are entering
lie shabby period but this shows only i.
| the less used and least desirable = =
arts of the town, the warehouse ,
istrict being the worst.
All Southern Idaho.
All southern Idaho used to be v
arren and forbidding, and spoken t
as God forsaken country. Leav- 4
q out the irrigated portions, the t
me description holds good yet. AS a
he drives over it there seems but e
70 things of interest-the task of a
living and looking over the face t
dead landscape to see how 1t u
as made into its weird shapes. Mrs. &
rego said the only evidence in sight t,
encourage tourist to go on into a
was the fact that such a good road Il
ust lead to something worthwhile 8,
ID as the day wore on she used the a
ar seat for a couch, and took such Il
.ps as she could O.
The Capital of Idaho d
The southeast entrance to Boise lc
not very good. 1t gives one the
cling that he is slipping into town II
rough a lane. My wife is proud 81
Blackfoot because all entrances tt
the town are wide and direct and F.
I'd to the center. She says the en- ci
lnce to town or city should be w
e the front door of home-as in
pad and open as the hearts of those er
10 live within. After resting and is
iting till next day we took an SD
ur or so to drive over the city to sa
Idly the residences and grounds If
put them. Boise is an old city gr
d has always had wealth and eli to
tie to its advantage in making fine til
mes and beautiful grounds 1t is WI
the credit of many of the early NO
idents that they used their a