Show I Illi Teton Valleys Growing for the Future I 1 and fertile TOCO THE TUE v v tics lies In the eastern cru tern part pait o of Fremont county count Ida Jda about 22 22 2 miles north ol oj Knit Lake City along alone the boundaries boun of ot line tho th Idaho Wyoming state scale It The Till average cle d c ci i Is feet It la is about 33 35 3 mites I In ht length and amI 16 l miles In width with a gradual 1 bO O to the center from either elthe side bide sid surrounded with mountains ro i Salt Lake valley alle with Its Ua Tt Tc l ton titer river 11 r like the tho Jordan running to ton n the tho north There la hi II an abundance dance dinco of water In tact fact no valley any could be he hotter better supplied one and easy of access The laud Is rich am and and there Is la a n vast Fast arm area o of stock tack and sheep she p range surrounding tin till valley on every CoI side and aull an un unlimited I supply of timber within easy cas reach H It hII r IH is an excellent dairying country countr the luscious lu trusses es of tho the valley as ao well as n tho the rolling hills are aro noted and commented upon Uy by b stock and sheet sheep raisers and creameries pa pay the est ost market price for butter fat Tho The soil and climate make It especially es especially adapted for fOI the pi production of or orthe the finest vegetables nod and nd small fruits that th t excel any nn country for tor the quantity and all fine Int quality quam Apples pears pealS cher cherries cherries cherries ries plums and other oth r fruits are arc also alsol fused l successfully but there arc are not notman many man orchards old enough yet ret to bear beur It Is tho the natural country for rots oils none nono bettor raided lal ed anywhere and Is well adapted for tor tho the raising of o wheat especially fall planting It Is the thc moth mother er Sr country for timothy and clover and andt andI t I alfalfa yields heavy hll crops There are aro about acres of at land Ind susceptible to cultivation and Irrigation and about acres nereS along alan Teton river which would make muke a II great eat dairy proposition with wild meadow grass and clusters of oC shade and amI sparkling streams of water malting making m It a paradise for tor cows cova there are also uso about acres of land In the th aggregate of o which there are about If acres acre now under cultivation The grain yield runs from 40 0 to 90 bushels bushel p r acre and about 7 bushels raised last year about 20 ZO per cent ot or orthis I this being wheat More wheat would be raised If Teton had hall a Hour flour mill which Is lis Isnow lisnow isnow now one of the greatest test necessities and antI antII would be bo a fine line opening In that line for I some enterprising miller millet The com coin commercial commercial mercial club as well as other citizens stand ready to start this enterprise and an will no doubt soon get et the miller The hay bay 1111 Is the main crop now no because of or lack of transportation facilities as that product can be bo consumed In tho the home market There was about tons of ot hay Jm raised tho the past season Thoro There are about head of sheep and about head of ot cattle owned In tho the vat val al all alTO 1 ley l TOWN TO OF OP DRIGGS Tho The present nt population of the valley alle Is about 1000 in eight wards The principal town Is Driggs which lies illS In Inthe tho the center of the valley B D W Driggs Jr M I W Pratt T R Wilson WIl on and DC D DC DC C Di wore were the first of ot Utah people tp t l come in and explore the country count In 1 and In applying for a to tobo tobo tobe bo be established here hore tho the department gave tho the office orfice the tho name of ot DrIggs It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is now becoming quite a n progressive town and has doubled In population tho the lost last year On tho the of December cember steps stopa were taken to Incorporate as a village and D C Driggs H L Crandall J D A C Miner and J H II Fuller have havo been named Darned as tho the trustees It soon expects to don Its new dress dresa I Ono new hotel Is Just being finished of ot about 30 rooms and an another another I other to be constructed In tho the near I future futuro Driggs Is not only the center of at busl busi business ness noss but of ot education and students stud from all over oer tho valley are now tak taking taking ing InS advantage of ot tho to high school which was started last taU fall and not only tho the high school but the district schools have an excellent corps of ot efficient tt teachers The Tho district will win er erect t an another another another other two story atory stone school building I next year Tho The other towns that are forging to tho the front and Increasing In population and ond business enterprises are aro Victor Wf 4 N f S T v Y r rY Y l lm lr lx r rr r m x N ti IS I x n A y d I Haden laden and Clawson and with the all arl advent vent ent of tho the railroad thero will grow SIO like magic Many 1 an of ot tho the wards are aie con contracting constructing and havo have In contemplation new and modern church buildings und trod ho tho one nearing completion In Bates ates Is s a credit lt to that small but enterprising InS ing ng ward A new now townsite has neon U 1 platted for the Pratt ward and a pool ool nany lots arc being sold so that one on may nay look for or a new now town there soon THE RAILROAD COMING Surveys were completed last fall and the tho ho construction of ot tho the Short Line Lino ranch branch from Ash Ashton ton to Driggs will be he bein gin in as soon as weather conditions are nr favorable Tho The directors havo have upon pon this and everything is assured j as aso asto asto to o Its Immediate late construction in ht the spring Recently two or three traffic lc I men were in tho the valle alley gathering eta ata and they ther were more moro than pl ed cd d with tho the possibilities ot of Teton val edl valey 11 ley ey They Tho will also no doubt run Iun a af aspur aspur spur f ur to tho the extensive coal mines In ht the tho 10 west mountains where lie He vast do posits of an excellent quality of cok cokInG coking InG ng and heating coal The rhe mines now supply not only this valley valle but hun hundreds teds of ot teams are hauling It to the tha Snake River valley below There Them are good opportunities hero here for tor or mechanics carpenters masons und and other ther tradesmen as well as farmers and nd ranchmen The country has made mado madea a wonderful growth In the last few years ears In the shape S of buildings UI and Im Improvements I be The bank l has been corn com compelled Killed lIed to Increase Its Us capital stuck I nearly double to meet tho the growing STowing bene benefits benefits fits Its In the tho banking line lino People ate are beginning to realize realise the benefits benefi it f advertising and boosting their country countr Values In land have havo Increased from al almost almost almost most nothing to from 26 25 to 50 per par I I Iacre acre While but a year or so 80 ago Main street property in Driggs could be pur purchased purchased purchased chased at 60 GO cents per foot It is now HOT selling from 10 to 20 and residence lots feet from 25 26 to per lot Yet It is a fine fino field Held for the young oung man manto manto manto to come como In and got get hold while tho the country coun country bound boundless boundless boundless try tT Is new and the resources less The Tho social conditions are excellent as dB Teton has as fine a 11 lot tot of ot people us its I grace any an community Jack Jackson m Hole Halo Is tributary to the Tc To T Toton ton stake and residents there thero hav yet set et the pace In the Limo way wa of Church build humid buildings ings Though few in number they have erected a nice modern modem brick church and furnished it up to date Teton Is adjacent to the greatest game Jamo preserve In America where thousands of elk deer deor moose and the abound und They are now coming down own into the valley valle for fOI forage and having been fed fe on hay ha to some somo extent during tho the severest weather in the time past the animals arc are now looking for their win winter winter winter ter feasts and the state Is 11 taking the matter in hand to provide some somo hay for or them KILLPACK EVANS I Killpack Evans Eans have the largest ar cst and best list of farm and ranch lands In the Upper Snake River valley valte and control about acres of or best and most fertile soil soli ranging In price from 25 2 to 50 per acre improved and unimproved Irrigated lands To the Investor or the tho beautiful Teton valley valle off otters offers ere greater and better belter Inducements than any an pact paI of the time country Its boundless re resources resources resources sources are aro but Just building Into magnificent mag magnificent magnificent proportions and magnitude Wo We I have havo tho time best distribution of o clear I mountain water in the world and soil I unsurpassed timber In abundance near nearby nearby by b mountains of ot coal thousands s of o acres of ot the finest range for tor stock horses and sheep that lie He out doors In fact It Is the th paradise tho the farmers glory and a climate where tho the death rate is lower than any other othel place In the world Invest now while values are low lowThe lowThe lowThe The RAILROAD will be bo hero here In tho the spring and prices will wll advance We Ye sell tho the earth Wo We 0 loan money and buy bu or sell you anything you want Wo We have havo hao some exceptionally good buys bU Come and see us or write for tor particulars par EVANS EYAl S DRIGGS IDA |