The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-09

INCORPORATION ARTICLES
HAVE JUST BEEN FILED
Ample Power to Run the Line
Is Distributed Along
the Route.
Special to The Tribune,

Speclal 10 Inc Tribune
BOISE. Ida, Feb. S.-News has lust
been received here to the effect that
the Lewiston Grangeville Electric
railroad VIII be extended to southern
Idaho and Boise made It's terminus.
The project has been taken up by the
Central Idaho Development company,
which has just flled It's articles of In
corporation. The officers OF the new
company are g. w. Thompson of Lew
lSton, president. j. A. Mccormack of
Nez Perce county. vIce-president, T.
5. Ward OF Lewiston, treasurer The
present construction fund is $3.50. 600.
and twenty-five miles OF the road lead
inS through the new irrigation dis
trict Will be taxed at an early date
Where Line Will Run.
Judson Spofford, president of. the
electric line company that has been
absorbed by the new development
company. has this TO say regarding
the enterprise; From Camas Prairie
the line would extend by White Bird.
up the Little Salmon river TO Salmon
Meadows. then crossing the low d.
vide go by the Payette lakes, follow
Ing the Payette river down through
Long valley to the mouth of the South
Fork. From the latter point two routes
are available to reach Boise One is
by Horseshoe Bend and Pearl mining
district. while the other extends up tho
south fork OF the Payette to Alder
creek and by this stream to Summit.
near Placerville. thence down Grimes
and Moore creeks, striking Boise river
a few miles above Boise.
Ample Power Provided.
For this, electric road uniting the ends
r h. Staf. mia
along the route There is no question as
to that matter There Is now sufficient
water power In Idaho going To waste 10
run all the trains Of the Northwest 7 ho-
licVe that a north and south electric road
between Lewiston and Boise and penetrut-
Ing the heart OF central Idaho which is
rich In minerals, timber and grazing
lands. Is now assured. "
w, II. Graves OF this city has been en-
gagged as consulting and organizing en-
gincer by the company back of the proi-
ect and has entered into communication
with prominent engineers for the purpose
of securing a force for the work
Basket Factory for Boise.
A basket factory is soon TO be cstab-
lished In Boise by j. j. Olsen who has n
basket factories In Salt Lake and Ogden
1t Is proposed to manufacture all kinds
forty persons will be employed
Steunenberg Murder Inquiry.
capt. SWIM Oh lnltl s detective agency
at Spokane, has returned to Boise and
again taken up investigation iu the
Steuncnberg. murder case. From state
ments made by him. 1t is thought he has
found some new and very important evil
dence in the case.
1t is said that the new postomco to be
established at the Barber Lumber com
Eanys plant, five miles above Boise Will
be called LaFollette. in honor OF the dis
tinguished Junior Senator from WIscon-
sin
Articles of incorporation OF the ContI-
mental Land and Improvement company
organized at Lewiston with II capital OF
$4,000. were filed with the Secretary of
State.
Coal Company Files Articles.
Articles Of incorporation of the Palousc
Coal company OF Lewiston were also filed
This company has capital stock Of $l0o-
coo
Another Lewiston company has fled a
copy OF Its articles OF incorporatlon-the
Monarch Timber company. 1t Is capital
ized at 81 100000 and was organized for tho
purpose of engaging In the lumber bus-
ness The heads of this firm are l. n
Smith NJ. Harrison and j, j. Murphy
The Western TownSltc company, with
Offices at Lewiston, also fled it's articles