In 1903. the Nichibei Enterprise of San Francisco sent 150 or so workers from southern California for thinning work at Idaho Falls and Garland. The first group could not get used to the severe cold weather. but a subsequent group of 16 to Idaho Falls and 20 to Garland fared better and built a reputation for good work that opened the way for other Japanese workers to follow. In 1903. Nishiyama also got immigrants from Hawaii to work in the coal mines of Wyoming or on the railroads. These workers switched to sugar beet work during its busy seasons and built a foundation for Japanese in Idaho agriculture. In east Idaho.
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