Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
IDAHO ENJOYING AN
UNPRECEDENTED BOOM.

George f.. Hill Jr, OF Rigby, Idaho,
vice president OF the Western Retail Lun-
bermeu's association, which covers the
five states Of Washington oregon. Mon.
tana, Idaho and Utah, arrived from the
north yesterday He ~ in the city to at
tend the big meeting Of the Utah un.
bcrmen which Conyencs at the Wilson
hotel this afternoon,
Mr. Hll reports eastern idaho. ana par
ticularly what Is termed the upper Snake
river valley. as having enjoyed the most
prosperous year In the cOuntry's history
Irrigation water has been p,eautul, ana ali
crops have yielded tremendously, In talt.
there has not been near sufficient men TO
harvest the crops, The acreage planted
TO sugar beets vas so large, and the Jap
anese labor so scarce that many acres VI
beets were not properly cultivated, and rs
consequence yielded but little. ono
cause Of this was the greater part Of the
land planted to beets this year was al
falla land, plowcd for the first time last
spring and much of the alfalfa grew up
again among the beets, and checked them
out.
Another trouble with eastern Idaho is
that II has developed clear beyond the
present capacity Of tho railroads 10 han
die the traffic. The people are crying for
coal now and cannot get IT, Shippers nave
been greatly hampcIed this tail In Oh
tanning cars TO move ont the produce,
Hundreds Of cars " potatoes have ms
season been shipped from eastern ldlno
20 Kansas Texas, Colorado ana other
contiguous states. Wheat is also being
shipped TO Texas
M I'M reports. however that the rail
road map OF Idaho promises TO undergo
a considerable change IN the near tutul e.
Tho burlington ana the N0rtnWcslern sur
veyors arc now crU9s-secupning thcir
former surveys down the South Fork Of
Snake river, which is the only pass
through the mountains into that country.
from the east and they have SAID that
the steel VI one on the other Of these roads
Will be laid into eastern Idaho ncNt year
They seem 70 be racing against each other
I'm order TO secure the route There is
ample business IN the upper SNAKE river
valley now to warrant another eastern
limo building In there
The i inn interests are already
building down the north bank II the Co
umbla from Lewiston, Idaho. to Port
land, and about $40 miles OF road viii con-
meet with the Burliugton's Gurnsey line
and the Columbia river road thus giving
the Burlington q coast line without build
Ing any very great amount Of road. The
Northwestern lire has long had us cye
on western Wyoming and Idaho, aud nat
urally does not Wish to be shut out OF ms
There are great coal beds in western
wyoming and eastern Idaho, which Is an
other luducemcnt for these proposed new
railroads as they VIII pass rlRnl through
thcm This will give eastern Idaho Cheap
incl ana 10 much to dceylop her re-.
sources. Mr. Hin Is enthuslastIc In say
ing that he Is confident that new trunk
Inc viii build through Idaho within two
years, and will pass very close TO Rlsby.
3s Two surveys already made touch IN =
town on the south If this Cd fortune
happens 10 our sister state on The north,
il Il safe to say. says Mr., Hil, that her
population will double within the next
i've years
Mr. i'm leaves for Idaho Falls satur-
day morning. where no meets with the
eastern Idaho Lumber association and will
20 from there home,