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Show Idaho's Wonderful Growth . Shown by Official Report Special to Tho Tribune. "WASHINGTON, Oct. US. Tho substantial sub-stantial BUCceFsea of the farmers on the Minidoka irrigation project iu Idaho this year placo this region tvcII to tho front among the irrigated" 'districts of tho tfnako river valley. "Throughout tho project there is evidence of a very hopeful optimism indicating the end of the pioneer stage," says a statement given out by tho reclamation bureau. "With bountiful crops the settlers aro looking forward lo an extended period of material progress and prosperity. "Idaho continues to occupy a very; prominent placo in the minds of honio-l seokers from all parts of tho country. Its many and varied attractions in climate, cli-mate, soil aud crop possibilities, as well as tho numerous opportunities afforded by tho large areas yet undeveloped are drawing to tho stato thousands of home-seekers. home-seekers. The Snako rivor valley in southern Idaho, which a fov.- years ago was a desolate ami uninhabited desert, has uudergono a wonderful transformation. transforma-tion. An area as lurgo aa tho r.ulli-vatod r.ulli-vatod area of Rhode Island and Dola-waro Dola-waro is today producing good crops, and a cosmopolitan population of probably not less than 30,U0l) people is now residing resid-ing in this once arid waste. "Agricultural developmeut noir well under way iw being supplemented by manufacturing through the aid of cheap electric power. The cities and towns reflecting tho prosporily of tho farmers :irc making substantial growth. "A recent act of congress porniit-ting porniit-ting settlers to subdivide their holdings is .furnishing additional opportunities to homeseekers to acquire kind. Many . of the settlers found their homesteads too large. It has been demonstrated all over this valley that forty acres properly cultivated is ample for. the sup-port sup-port ot a family, aud as a result, many farms nve being subdivided. In an-other an-other year the Minidoka project will become, one of tho most compactly do- fl veloped areas in the west, as well as ono of the most prosperous, " |