| Show St Anthony the e Busy Metropolis s or of Fremont County C BOUT 25 27 z years ago alo one of tho time now new old settlers of Fremont county count ABOUT A coma came to Idaho and took up a half halt section of land lanel where tho the town ot of b St Anthony now stands and It was ho who gave gae It Its ItI name calling It after a small village near St Paul Minnesota At that time It it was 40 miles to the nearest railroad and over a R rough rou i and unbroken road MIS but tho party taking up this could goo seo as ho had seen In tho the thoa r eastern a tem states tho the chances for tor Its development nod and with that object In view e he filed Upon tho land and succeeded in securing a n for Cor the few tew scat att 1 settlers settle In that vicinity Later on other settlers commenced coming I tB p In tn and ami eventually n a small Inland town was started It huts has h s only been within n m uio to 10 past post seven years that the thc people havo hao enjoyed tho the benefits of oC a n railroad b I St Bt Anthony Anthon was wa for a II a number of y years us tho the end ond of tho the railroad but tho limo past paIt three throe years ear the lime road rond has been boon extended on to Yellowstone Y station In tn the tho edge of the Yellowstone park I o Tho To towns along the thc line began to gr grow lIOW rapidly after aCter tho the road had built In tn but there thero was WR for Cor several years a vigorous light fight fi ht between the towns of I It t tt St Anthony Anthon and Rexburg as IlS to who should claim the county count seat sent St SI Ant An Anthony Anthon t c thony thon won out at It the election and as a result of winning she sho Is to be re regarded rewarded rewarded warded with a II fine court house Wo We re might also say sa nt at this point that St SL Anthony Anthon Is a town of about inhabitants with excellent schools churches of oC various denominations three strong banking Institutions Institution with a total deposit del of over oer several largo large general merchandise m establish establishments meats ments besides clothing hardware Implements etc ete A new church is R being built this year er an yin opera house a hotel two business blocks I r and many residences Tho The land within a 1 radius of 10 miles of the tho country peat emit Is being cIng 1 tieN de tle developed N very ver rapidly most of ot which Is 11 iy t under und I excellent systems or Irrigation n t upon which many man fine flue homes have been erected and where large largo crops of oft i t grains grosses grasses an and i vegetables are aro grown brown annually It has only been within tho the last five years that the tho large sugar factory was built near St Anthony Anthon and tho the farmers yr f n encouraged to launch out Into the su Industry This one ono Industry Indus tn i alono alone has hns done dono more In the way wa of as assisting 1 the tho farmers In paying off oft their 4 debts than any an other Industry Not NotI W I only is the beet industry encouraged ti I among the averaged farmer from a 11 ab b sugar SUlar standpoint but that of feeding cattle and sheep upon the beet pulp re received I t sewed from the sugar factory factor together a with alfalfa alala and thousands of of head of oC I sheep and cattle are fattened yearly early I Ifor t tt for both eastern and western markets t 4 and which bring almost as high a price on tho the market as aa corn cOln fed stock steel of the cast NEW la W RAILROADS It has been a well wolf known fact fad for several months that two roads rods have hae I contemplated building Into this beau beautiful beaul l country In addition to the ono one al already already ready rend there both with a view of tap tapping tapping ping the Immense mines of oC which coal e Is II king and the largo large agricultural and stock products to be he shipped annually The survey of at the Chicago North Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern western railroad from Lander Wyo Wyoming Y o liP N i ming extends along tho the Wind Vind river to a point almost to tho the them m edge of ot the tho Yellowstone National Park I and then them In a s southwesterly direction ai through tho the Teton Pass being the most feasible outlet for tho the road to gain an Rn I I entrance through tho the mountain range The road Ih is I then surveyed through h tho famous Teton valley valle located In the tho southeastern corner comer of oC Fremont county count and then across to the town ton of oC St StAnthony Anthony Anthon where It is 13 secretly under understood understood stood that they the have already ground for their and an 11 depot The Tho road will then run west to the city elt of f Boise and on to tho the coast as early earl in ht Inthe the tho near 1111 future as possible They have havethe till the past year constructed construct d their railroad Mill bridge across Wind river about 25 miles west of ot Lander Inder Wyoming In addition to this road load the Oregon ss Short Line has ha three surveys ono one running from St Anthony from Sugar site and one from Crom Ashton These TheRe three surveys how however meet n et at a point about d 15 miles from either cither town and then 4 run In a single survey suno to the coal coalfields w fields adjacent to the tho Teton Toton valley valle There Is every eor assurance that this r road will be built tho the coming season seI I and the people anticipating thle this are arc tatting taking the advantage of ot settling In the th famous valley alJe where helo lands can I bo b had at nt low lo prices con consider sider the lay In of land quality oC of soil and cheap systems of oC Irrigation lum lumber lumber lumber I ber soil soli etc SURFACE AND SOIL The valley lands of Fremont county lay In almost level with Just enough slope to make malto them easily Irrigate I The soil Is of two different kinds namely tho the volcanic ash soil soli being lighter in color than that of ot the eastern states and when exceedingly dry be becomes becomes becomes comes like Ilke powder and the tho black sandy soil soli mixed with tho the volcanic ash There is a third kind a adorp adeep deep dorp rich Ilch black soli soil of clay mixed with gravel In many places there is con considerable grovel but seemingly of no detriment to the land CLIMATE A pleasant and climate Is as essential to the welfare of a coun country country try and Its Us citizens as IlS tho the question of I toll oll hero Here the mountain air makes mako a delightful climate coming over tho the high snow capped mountains making It one of the most healthful and invigorating orating climates to be found In an any country the average mean temperature for the summer months docs does not In vei vel velman very y many man Instances balances exceed 00 DO degrees while hi to the winter Inter the very cr seldom falls below halos 10 to 15 de degrees degrees I grees Owing to the fact tact that the val valle al alleys leys le s are sheltered by the Immense for forest forest forest est covered mountains and tho the further fact that the altitude Is much higher than that of ot tho the eastern and southern states the cold Is not so noticeable when tho temperature Is 14 below bolos as It would bo ho In the eastern states at zero for they thel do not have hivo the tho chilly m raw winds I J which v h an nr so 80 common to the eastern and cen central central central states It Is so warm that the ground very veI seldom freezes to exceed two to four tour Inches during the winter CHOPS CROPS The real test of any am country Is Its The most Important thing Is what will the tho land do The crop products of Fremont county count aro are io so o abundant and so varied that to at nt attempt attempt tempt any of what can cnn be raised would fill a volume Oats are perhaps the staple crop In Fremont county count and the yield is ex exceedingly exceedingly heavy ranging from 75 7 to 5 bushels per acre and they the weigh from 40 to pounds to the bushel Tho The elevators were paying 40 cents per bushel last year ear so IO one can readily figure what rate of Interest such a crop will pay pa for tor the amount of ot money Invested In tho the land Wheat ranks next to oats in productiveness productiveness as it yields from 40 to 63 65 6 per ller acre and during tho the month of February 1909 they were of ot offering offering fering per hundred for tor good mil mU milling milling ling wheat at St Anthony Anthon Rye and anI barley produce from 40 to 75 bushels per acre Spelt which Is a n new groin grain but an m y i it i t i L e r r V s 1 I IJ r ri S St SV Ss t i iL t J t tt t t 4 A A 2 g A A I i I y i iw A y y w lk i 1 A i ic X c X X i 5 t y i i r ir it t I Is t ty s y y ti 1 S St i i t Photo by b Anderson r Rexburg TROUT STREAM r AND TWO SUCKERS NEAR ST ANTHONY w I n excellent feed for stock produces from tram CO 60 to bushels per acre Alfalfa will produce from five to eight tons per por acre and will readily sell In the tho stack stacIe for 4 per ton Timothy and clover will produce from four to six tons per acre GRAZING Ono One great gleat advantage in living in this country for the stockman Is It that ho he homay hema homay may ma graze s aze upon tho the Government forest reserve adjoining the valley alle for 12 cents per head for Cor sheep 25 cents cent per head for cattle and 75 cents per pel head for horses and mules for the year car making It a very vary VOr cheap and profitable I I wr N way say wa of raising ock rock for tile the market Comparing the values alues and productiveness productiveness productiveness in this section with throe tho e of the central and eastern state and und gift of prophesy Is not needed to forace the tho results In southeastern Idaho in Fremont county count Is a country that Is thinly settled where there are opportunities opportunities for hundreds of people to se secure curo cure homes and where here It will produce more and pay a n higher rate of Inter Interest Interest interest est on the Investment than lands In contra central and eastern states where they the theare are arc selling from Crom noo to per pel acre FREMONT FRE ONT COUNTY Fremont county count stands today tOda with I F AV v j r i KEi fc r tl L Lr x i Jt r q 5 1 Nth a aTHE THE ST ANTHONY MILLING ELEVATOR CO W out doubt one of at the best producing counties in the tho stale of Idaho This county count Is miles or 0 acres and In extent Is considerable In excess of some somo of ot the eastern states Its lo Jo location cation callon Is an admirable one Agricultural enterprises are attended phenomenal success This may mav be bo attributed to two definite factors f I L e the tonic effic which volcanic ash and disintegrated lava laa rock upon soli soil and tho the superior results gained front from sub Irrigation wic Fremont 01 county c lt is the last t West es winch which the Uio e c may turn t to I secure his portion but the last I West Is the best West the real Garden of Eden The land Is as rich as ns tho the valley valle of tho the Nile yet et It Is still cheap Crops aro are diversified easily grown and find a ready rendy read market Prices paid for them thorn aro are tho highest because they are the best that can bo be grown Irown There are no hardships to be en dured such as the pioneer braved in settling the country In an early day as the time country co un tJ Is quite well wel equipped with railroads I |
