The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-18
SUGAR FARMERS
WANT A ROAD
Would Build From Rigby to
Market Lake, Ida.
THROUGH THE BEET FIELDS
SHORT LINE OFFICIALS ARE
CONSIDERING THE PLAN.

a branch OF the Oregon Short Line
running direct from Rigby TO Market
Lake. Idaho, is one of the propositions
10 be taken up in the near future.
oolneIhlng Of the kind has been in con-
tloh Tor years past, but now,
,,,.1 70 the rapidly growing import
section It is likely to be pushed to a
suScessfui issue. General Superinten-
ueht Everett Buckingham said last
sHI that nothing definite would be
evle ID the matter for some time. He
+ Niu not care TO speak further In re-
Sara TO the matter at present. The dis
lance Is about thirty miles.
railroad talk is rife IN Rigby. Some
Vine ago the Idaho Sugar company,
whose factory is located about nine
niies south OF there, made q PROPOSE
ton 10 the people in that part of the
Naiiey, that II contracts could be Sc
cured from the farmers in that section
OF me country west and northwest OF
hiSDy, Tor the planting of 1900 acres
OF 0eets, this concern would build a
iailroad from Rigby northwest to Mar
keL Lake, touching the Grant district
and passing through Lewisville and
Menan, for the purpose Of furnishing
the growers in the districts mentioned
facilities for the marketing Of their
bets
Committee Approves Plan.
A committee Of prominent men from
Rigby, Lewisville and Menan, met
Mark Austin and Heber Austin. the
Superintendents respectively of the
Fremont and Idaho Sugar companies in
Rigby, and took them over the pro-
posed route of the new road They
We're well pleased with the country
through which the line will pass. and
after consulting with the Oregon Short
Line officials, telephoned the commit
lee definitely that the road was a sure
go, and no fake, providing the above
acreage was obtained. The farmers
are enthusiastic over the prospect of
getting transportation for their beetS.
and will readily sign contracts to furn-
lsh the requisite number of acres IT,
IS reported on good authority that
Menan and Lewisville alone have al
ready signifed their willingness 10
furnish 1000 acres.
The road viii start off from what Is
known as the St Anthony branch of
the Short Line, at Rigby. and run as
near straight line as practicable to-
wards Market Lake, where il will con-
meet with the main line of the railroad
IL is understood the Idaho Sugar com
pany VIII build the road and have il II,
readiness to move next years crop.
after which the Short Line will take
the line off the sugar companys hands
and operate it as a part of the system.
All freight from that part of the val
ley TO Montana points, and from there
In, viii move over this cutoff. instead
of going around via Idaho Falls as at
present.
There have been several schemes 20
reach these districts by a railroad of
late. It was Tumored that the Oregon
Short Line would run its main line M
from Idah9 Falls and cross the Snake
river at Market Lake. Then an eastern
syndicate proposed building an electric
line FROM idaho Falls and the sugar
Factory around through the country
described, IN order TO get the beet
tonnage. Both Of these propositions had
the approval Of the sugar company.
but for some cause they fell through.
The Messrs- Austin, however, say TINS
new enterprise is an absolutely sure
proposition If the farmers come for
ward with the beet acreage.
Notwithstanding the severe frosts
that visited that valley in June and
August the beets are turning out well
and this has converted the farmers nc
beet raising. because they are tae
surest crops in such emergencies. In
and around Rigby. however. the
August frost referred to did no dam
mage. not touching this locality The
canyon breeze Of the South Fork OF
Snake river always nullihes the late
spring and early fall frosts, which
makes that a favored locality