The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-14

effect yesterday, brings the trains in
here much closer than on the old card,
a pleasing feature in itself.
, T. B. Garham of the Rock Island is
. looking after his roads interests up in
i this section.
C. NJ. Bell of Salt Lake is here for
few days.
It's surprising to check over the
register here and note the great num-
Der of Ogden and Salt Lake business
men that are here every day in the
week.
Real estate dealers report thirteen
pieces of property turned last week,
and plans are out for a number of ele-
CANT new homes.
The best news of all lies in the fact
that the Union Pacific will. in the near
future, add to their already mammoth
shops at this point. and by keeping
Your eye glued to the situation as the
days go by you will be made to real
ize that q great and prosperous future
is dawning for this city. Chicago capt.
tai has already looked in with covetous
eyes, and the near future will carry
conviction of The Herald's forecast
made on Pocatello three months ago.
Pocatello is liable to branch out as
the great convention city of the inter-
mountain country.
The Irrigation Congress, held recent
ly at Denver, adopted a plan. under
which the various state commissions
are to call conventions and report to
the state legislatures early in January.
1895, plans for the proper utilization OF
the million acres granted to each of
the states in the arid region under the
recent act of Congress, known as the
Carey law
Idaho is very much interested in this
action, and some wideawake citizens
in Pocatello are of the opinion that
the state convention for Idaho ought
to be held here. They claim that this
is the most central and convenient 10
cation for that purpose. 1t has also
been suggested that there ought to be
an intermountain convention held Just
before the state conventions, so that
the very best ideas of the best inform
ed men in the intermountain states
can be presented for the consideration
of the local conventions
Pocatello will be the very best pos
sible location for this convention, it is
claimed, as it offers the necessary ac-
comodations. Being only short ride
from the leading places in Idaho Utah.
Wyoming and Montana very favorable
rates can be secured from the rail-
roads. The high railroads rates to
either of the large towns, north, south
or west of here, would prevent any
large attendance. This will be a great
opportunity, of course, for Pocatello to-
show her enterprise in undertaking to
call and pay the expenses necessary in
taking care of such conventions. But
L don't hesitate in predicting that
this town is not only willing, but able
to take such burden and carry it
through handsomely.
The people of this place are great be-
levers in its future, and this conven-
ton business would give them a splen-
did chance to show to the people of the
country the advantages of Pocatello
and the entire state.
The proceedings of an intermoun-
tain convention of this kind would be-
of national Importance.
The chance which this Carey million
acre grant gives to the new states
must be improved to show that they
can be trusted hereafter. And if they
use the grant wisely the development
of the states so formed will be adj
vanced materially and Congress can
then be appealed to for further help
in the work of opening up homes for
the many thousands Of people in other
states who are anxious to get away
from the great cities and get back to
the land.
Pocatello citizens who grasp the OPP
portunity now suggested may well
feel that great benefits will result to
their progressive city and the other
portions of the state will surely turn in
earnestly to make the convention sue
cessful and prove to the rest of the
country that Idaho is at last alive to
her opportunities. RAY RAYMOND.