The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Southeastern Idaho, Paradise of the Future.

built here without materially affecting
either of the cities named.
New RaiIroad Assured.
One of the main factors that will do
this is the invasion of the Snake River
valley by a new transcontinentai rail-
road. This now seems an assured fact,
ana it is freely admitted that the Chi
cagO * Northw estcrn line will be op-
Grating trains into this valley from the
east within eighteen months. or two
years AT the outside. Up till year and
a half ago the western terminus of this
road was at Casper, W.-o. IL has re-
Gently been extended west to this side
Ct Lander, Wyo., a distance of nearly
300 miles. The building of about 275
miles more viii bring this progressive
road to Idgby. situated in Fremont
county on the south fork of Snake riv-
CT. This company recently increased its
capitalization 800, 000. 600 for the osten-
sible purpose Of extending its road 10
the coast. Some ten years ago it sur
veyed two lines to the Pacific, both of
which passed through the town of Rig
by. Last winter the oregon Short Line
! had five surveying crews in the canyon
of the south fork of Snake river east of
Rigby fol- several mon5ns. and between
this point and the Jackson Hole coun-
try running lines. This resulted in a
definite sTaGs being found which will
cost no more than $4,000 per mile TO
build through the Rocky mountains i'm
the pass the south fork of the Snake af-
fords. This survey has been recorded
liz the United States land office at
BlackfoOt. and the right of way across
the Teton forest reserve has been
granted by the government. The grad
ing Is beng doEe ana rails laid this side
of Lander, as fast as possible. and the
ranchers in the Jackson Hole valley
have been promised rail transportation
eastward over this new line for their
cattle next fell. Recently the attorney
of this company, with one of the lead
ing officials. We're up the south fork of
Snake river negotiating with the farm
eTs of Connant. Swan and Grand val
leys for all their hay and grain. which
they stated is wanted for teams that
will do grading york on the new road
next summer. These gentlemen with
out hesitancy stated that the grading
for the new road down the river would
be done next year and the rails laid as
far as possible.
immense Bodies of Coal.
This line will pass through immense
bodies of coal about 100 miles east of
Rigby. which viii bring in cheap fuel
This, together with the advent of the
railroad, will result in wonderful devel-
opment of this rich and very desirable
country. Eastern Idaho has now de-
yeloped completely beyond the present
capacity of the Oregon Short Line
Cars cannot be had for stock and grain
exporting shipments without long and
tedious delays, resulting in much loss
to the shippers. Likewise is business
hampeTed Dy lack IF rolling stock ia the
importation of coal, building material
and merchandise.
During the past year eastern Idaho
has harvested the greatest crop in it's
history. The grain yield has been so
large that all of the threshing is not
VET completed, and some will be done in
lea7. Unlike the grain shrunken by
rust. ETC.. in other localities, the wheat
raised in Idaho is uniformly of good
quality. While the grain yields very
| feayiIy. still the nature of the soil pre-
vents il from falling down to the extent
| a, does in other valleys, and consel
ouentlv IL is damaged very slightly by
r,st smut. etc. II is safe to say that
ffnner snake River valley produces
s,,spv wear close to 2,00e. 000 bushels of
.,,in mostly wheat, which is largely
sxnorted TO the Pacific coast and finds
| a market for consumption in the ORR
entail countries.
Enormous Beet Crops.
Nearly equal with the grain crop
comes the enormous beet yield. There