Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

N o sight that impresses the ira
NJ weller through the Snake river
valley IN Idaho Is more I'M
pressive and astonishing than the rapid
growth of Sugar City. A little more
than three years ago all that level tract
of country where the great sugar fac
tory end the surrounding buildings
now stand, was level, waving plain
OF lucern and grain.
The capitalists interested IN estab-
fishing the sugar industry in Idaho,
picked on it as an ideal spot for The
location Of a plant The present fac
tory was established there, the town
site Of Sugar city was laid out close
by, and now II is the center Of an
amount Of activity ana volume of
business, little short Of wonderful
The people who have located IN Sugar
City are a representative class, who
are able to build solid and substantial
homes. The town contains many
first-class structures, of which the resi-
dence OF Mark Austin. shown on this
page, Is q sample In addition to be-
ing very rich agricultural district in
az other lines, the sugar city country
has specially prospered this year In
beet culture. over 100000 tons of beot8
have been grown M the district close
BY and the big factory with its sub
station on the Egin bench at Parker
has been so crowded that II has had to
% g., Ia
factories in Idaho Falls ana Black
foot.
The sugar beet production means that
close to @ half million dollars has been
distributed among the farmers there this
year for bects alone. with the amount
81 lbs pay roll for the sugar plant
operations ana the income from the
other agricultural products, Il can be
seen that Sugar city Is not eXcelled
IN the amount Of money per capita
earned by its population, by any other
Gistslct in the west
no SALOONS ALLOWED.
Sugar City has made steady and
progressive growth IN the last twelve
months. Her onterprlslng citizens hnve
not desired 10 invite q real estate boom,
well knowing that such movements
were not healthy and that Reaction
IL bound 90 come. Inducements have
been held out only 70 settlers who had
ne ability to build good homes, who
we're Industrious, and who would take
part in building up the community, and
the same strict regulation applies in
regard 90 saloons as when the town
WAS founded The owners Of the town.
site provide m their deeds chat no
Nuildlug shall be erected IN which the
sale OF k3uors Is carried on. This
has given the city reputation among
us neighbors that might well he called
envlable. quite n number OF now build
ings have gone up during the year.
and the town board Is interested IN
keeping all improvements up to the
best standards.
The idaho Sugar company which
owns the big sugar plant VIII run this
year longer than over. In fact. the
present estimates are that II viii re-
qplre the months OF October. Novem-
Der. December, and a part OF January
20 work UP the beet CROP Two hum
dred employees are engaged IN the fac
tory, and nearly al OF those reside In
Sugar City. During the time the fac
tory runs. there IS plenty OF work for
ALL and the townsite company Invites
correspondence from people who desire
10 make their homes with the com.
munity.
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
The question OF where the Oregon
snort Line VIII strike of to the eas'