The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-30
WHAT REXBURG
HAS AS A CITY
Splendid Showing Made by the
Young Town.
INVENTORY FOR FIRST YEAR
ADVANTAGES or SURROUND
INGs POINTED OUT.
INVENTORY FOR FIRST YEAR
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Rexburg. Ida, June 29.-EeXburg
has grown to such proportion since its
location by Thomas j.. Kicks and
others, that about a year ago our citi-
zens concluded go take upon tEem the
dignity of cts government; so we
now have mayor, SIX councllmeni
city attorney, treasurer, clerk. etc.
We have nearly three miles of the
best sidewalks In the state OF ldaho.
Our population is $3.50. We have one
of the finest, ana the best church
academys in the west, which was
built by voluntary contributions at q
cost of $4,000
Just south of ReXburg one mile at
there is q large natural reservoir or
basin, which, 10 vWould seem IS pfoVl-
dentially situated FOR the future use
and benefit of what is sure to become
in the future a metropolis of ldaho's
intermOuntaiu agricultural stock rails
Ing and commercial interests.
Water From the Snake.
To the north Of us six miles in the
center of this most magnificent agrl-
cultural valley, flows the never falling
north fork of the Snake river To the
south of US winds the larger south fork
OF the same stream; they form con-
junction about six miles west, ana
tEen flows onward past Market lake,
Idaho Falls, Blackf0ot and POrOpallO;
then onward fer a stretch OF AGO miles
through Il fertile valley whose re-
sources are just beginning TO be
scratched so 20 speak. by the pillow
point OF the thrifty busbandman. Rex
burg has more than doubled in popu-
lation since the census were taken in
1900. During the winter we have I'm
attendance at our academy and district
schools of more than 1000 students,
many of whom come from the Ban
mock, Bingham, and Teton stakes.
Some of the finest brick and stone
business blocks in the state of Idaho
can be seen here. We have First
National bank with a capitalization Of
$4,000 which it is said declared a
dividend Of % per cent last year.
Things a City Needs.
We have a splendid telephone and
electric light system. Roller Touring
mills. implement houses. knitting fac
tories, butter and cheese factories and
merchandise establishments Of every
description.
1t is said by good authority that
ReXburg viii export ia wool, livestock,
agricultural products, etc, more than
600 cars of freight during the year
1904. our citizens are intelligent, pro
gressive and euterpTising, evidenced
by the development Of numerous IN
dustries through the Investment of
local capital
we have succeeded I'm interesting
foreign capital in connection with a
little of our own to such an extent that
we VII have i'm operation i'm the early
fan the second largest sugar factory
in the United States within three miles
of our beautiful city. We have within
"a radius Of fourteen miles from Rex
burg about 5000 acres OF sugar beets
this year.
Tourists Go Through.
The Oregon short Line railroad,
which passes through our town, car
ries many tourists who are led to be-
lieVe that because ST. Anthony is the
county seat Of Fremont county it is
the largest place and the only place
worth visiting, when the facts are that
Rexburg has more than double the
population of ST. Anthony, is only
three miles from the sugar factory
while St Anthony is more than seven
miles away. Our resident and business
houses are principally constructed for
beauty, soIidity, durability, of beau
tiful sandstone of various coIOrs, which
can be had within two miles of town.
We now have in course Of erection u
district school building which when
completed VIII cost us S-o,JU5- W de-
sire to urge parents OF the larger
towns of our county TO have their sons
visit us and take up their abode in
our midst.
Chances For the Young.
Opportunities are Astounding here for
young men 90 lay the foundation OF
success in many professions and indus
tries. While the government land
along our streams which are success
fully irrigated is now owned by orig
inal settlers, we nearly all have more
land than we can successfully handle.
We think it can be safely said that not
One-half of the land that is owned here
has been subdued and cultivated We
invite visitors to come and see us and
/ help US to make that empire in the
valleys Of Idaho whose population and
magnihcence may some day in the not
far of future be a wonder and a pride