Show BIG SALE OF IDAHO LANDS reports from agents of the sl SI art line system give lie surprise K results general passenger agent burley of the oregon short line is receiving re ports from the company a 8 land agent agents in idaho showing the extent of the colonization work during the y year ear 1900 from the short line lines a depre senta tives in a region under one tion company conta ne tie the names of ninety settlers and purchasers of land all ofis of whom hom hare have gone into idaho from po ants beyond that state and utah during the year these colonists have purchased in all a total of 7 IG acres of land for farming the aselage number of acres purchased by each is eighty the land cost on an average of 23 an acie and the sales by this one agent therefore amounts to about thi is but one of eighteen reports to be made sad sa d mr burley and I 1 judge from those I 1 have aheady re that they are all on a par or nearly bO u I 1 expect the bales sales to average at least 5 acres acre by each agent or 00 acres for this year one of our men who is a working exclusively in iowa and minnesota handled 90 pas tor for idaho I 1 am more than delighted with the showing for 1900 and I 1 antic pate still better results next year mr burley is still willing to wager that the idaho counties on the short line will be trebled in population be tore fore 1904 |