Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-03-25
81. LouIs ENrgRpRlsE
nuiidInE-Trade Of IndIaa TsrritSsy---
library Fentnrna. Etc

Wires to 90 Uundsr Ground-Hetsl
nuiidinE Of Indiaa FsrritSry--
Library Features. Etc
! ST. Louis, Feb sit seems now as
II million dollars or SO will be spent
by the electric companies ia laying
conduits in ST. Louis this year. The
BELL Telephone Company and one Of
the largest electric lighting companies
have already applied to the city for
permission to put down conduits, and
another telephone company, which in
tends to compete with the BELL and
lower rates is asking the Assembly to
give il franchise for the same pur-
I pose. The new telephone company has
/ bought conduit already laid in the
/ streets, and the systems planned by
the Bell and the lighting company will
cost each over half million dollars,
even though the first conduits arc in
tended to occupy only the business
streets
Most Of the trade OF the Indian Ter.
ritory Is directly tributary 10 ST
Louis, and the city Is consequently
taking the lead in movements that
have for their object, the opening Of
these lands for settlement The mer.
chants here, however, 60 further than
any proposition for the opening Of the
Territory that has vet been advanced.
They want tho whole Territory
opened, the Indians who own the
lands TO be given their pay at once BY
the United States, and a convention OF !
western business men Is now proposed |
TO take steps to carry out the Plan. |
The convention will be held here, and |
probably about the time the new Con. /
gress assemblies.
The public library OF this city, which
Is one Of the largest 10 the country, Ia
at last 20 be made . free library. Ii
now belongs to the school board, and
that body will be glad 10 get rid OF Il
i the city will undertake tho cost 81
lts maintenance. which is considerable.
- - not intended TO put IL into tho
hands Of the municipal officers, but 10
endow il by subscription. and al a
meeting Of the most wealthy and pub
he.spirited men 81 the city the other
day, u was decided that this should bo
done this year. The library has Inst
moved into new seven story build
ing which cost nearly half million
and Is most moderuty appointed
with the FIRST thawing touch ~
'pring on the frozen streets hundreds
u pickaNes Will be sunk into tho
sronnd Tor the track-laylng on three
lew eross.town lines of Atrert -afl. 9
ways The city has now enough I.
Dads running along Ia breadth. from
no river 10 the western suburbs. II
'nly needs more lines to cut these az
lght angles, particularly over tho
a2idIy growing western part Of he :
own.
II i really becoming dinicul, 20 =
cunt the new hotels which are M.
ended TO be finished IN 81 Louis bv q
ext fall. II the builders carry on,
y Their contracts, aud from the mum.
or Of men working at foundation,
own town, there seems 10 ID rea,gn
think they will, the city win b, q
o'e to provide half million peopia
TN rooms b. next October, when ~. | q,
'owds begin to rush ia 10 see III, gnn ~
atlytt'es. 50 far. az the hotels pro. n
ctea nave beeniocated near the cen.
Fs 81 business down town. but lila
eek the contracts were let for nm. Il
her one. an eight-story building III. {,
city opposite tho now Union demo-, n
Pug motel will he intended principally o,
those who want 70 stay hcrc onlv --
tween trains, and It's rates viii
ooably be very cheap. while the I
aer hotels going up are forgtbs
lVeiers who want the best 81 every. #
ing and are willing to pay for il III