The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-01

stantiaI and imposing building, just
east of the Town. Last year the Mackay
branch of the Oregon Short Line was
built from BlackfOOt to MaCkay, a DIS
lance of 30 miles, penetrating the min
ing country of the northwest This year
the great factory of the Snake River
sugar company has been built at BLACK
foot, which is now III successful oper-
alton in the manufac&ure of sugar
These enterprises, together with the
exceptionally rich agricultural land
surrounding the town on all sides, are
bound to make it develop into city
of considerable size and importance.
The place is supplied with electric
lights from the American Falls power
plant. and las many fine residences,
public buildings. and a delightful eli
mate II is also the headquarters OF
the BlackfOot stake, an ecclesiastical
division of the Mormon church.
Idaho Falls Prosperous.
About twenty-five miles further
north, on the banks of the Snake river
is located the thriving city Of Idaho
Falls. While this town cannot boast
future) of being d county seat, or any
other great thing within its corporate
limits, still as L commercial center, and
as to the amount OF business transacted
in proportion to the size of the place, it
excels any town in Idaho. Here the
Oregon Short Line crosses the Snake
river on its way to Montana. The
town received it's start from the ma
chine shops Which were formerly 10
Gated here. About the time they were
moved to Pocatello the country round
about began 20 De settled with pioneers
from Utah. and the agricultural re
sources of the rich surrounding country
has made Idaho Falls what it is today
The city owns its own electric light
and water systems. 1t is from this
point that the St. Anthony branch
leaves the main oregon Short Line, TO
tap the wonderful resources Of Fremont
county TO the northeast. The Idaho
Sugar company's factory is located four
miles east Of the city, which was the
first sugar refining plant to be eStab-
lished in Idauo. The largest branch of
the Consolidated Wagon & Machine
COM any is located in Idaho Falls, also
a branch of the 4. &. NJ l.. and other
large Utah corpora tons. The city has
three solid banking institutions, and
many large business and mercantile
csta blishmpnIs- The two blocks Of
business property. including that of the
Consolidated Wagon & Machine COM
Dany. which was recently destroyed by
fire. have all 1een rebuilt with substan-
tiaI brick and stone buildings, which
gives that part of the. town a much bet
ter appearance than before the con-
flagration-
located in idaho Falls is one OF the
hest equipped nlgn schools in the state.
It is a massive brick and stone struc-
ture. containing thirteen large rooms,
employing a corps of twelve teach
ers.
E'The Mushroom City,
Fifteen miles northeast Of Idaho Falls
on the St. Anthony branch of the Short
Line is located the town Of Rigby.
sometimes called the mushroom city
because of its rapid growth. Prior TO
the building Of the branch Of the Short
railroad facilities 10 this section of the
country, which. OF course, naturally
prevented Rigby's growth, being too
close TO the former place The last
three years, however, have seen Rigby
spring out Of Jhe earth like magic. This
town IS situated in the center of the
largest tract Of excellent agricultural
land in the snake river valley. It is
located about four miles south of the
confluence af the north and south
forks of the stream. The south fork
of Snake river emerges from the noun
tains fifteen miles east of Rigby and
runs TO the northwest about 25 or
90 miles, where, after uniting
with the north fork. it makes a
bold sweep to the south This geo
graphical feature is the direct cause of
SO much fine river land in this part of
the valley
Rigby now has about thirty business
houses of various kinds, including a
bank, up-tO-date FIGURING mills, planning
mill. steam brick plant. opera house,
implement houses lumber yard hard
ware, drug. furniture and several gen
eral merchandise stores A fine CEN
trail school building is located i'm Rigby,
and the surrounding inhabitants of the
country are fast ticking advantage OF
the town as a residence place The
Idaho Sugar company has surveyed
and secured practically ali the right
of way for a proposed railroad from
Rigby to LewisvIile and Menan to the
northwest the main purpose for which
IS to furnish transportation for the