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

- cate city OF ldailo' '"''uN
strides this year. ana WIN
more inhabitants 1t Is the
hs boast Of the enterprlslas ~"
rfoau mat Boise, the state capital wiz
eanls W." stie some or soon take pack
hoye " M, srst city IN population OF
sa' Il In retrospect IN s'ancl,s
The '' 90 brIef months the panoramic
back not on every hand large tracts
sho"s h. olose proximity to Pocateiio
Of la'I brought under cultivation ana
~''' ,ne natural point in Southwestern"
th'l ~ Gov catering to the wants of the
lda0U u increasing population would be
Pocateilo' p oscryolr Project.
o..,aps one of the greatest dement's
F' mure greatness Of Pocatello
~ Ss the completion of the great res
Wv ror on Black Foot river py tne
sV states government This res
'p'' vui be constructed upon land
e. ,s5r,on from settlement Il years
he the government to be USED as
"V ,yol. site for irrlgating lands
1o Fort Hall Indian reservation.
r5e location of the reservoir site Is
.sc,ly 81 miles east of Pocatello. Gov
,ont engineers are making prelimi-
D nrveys and latterals are being
.,ryeyed for the lands on the Fort
u,u indian reservation, and a portion
= ,bo lands that were cut off for gem
.al settlement in 1902.
Irrigation Assured.
when completed the water from the
A.. reservoir will furnish irrigation
-, alone for the Indian reservation
.rds but for the fertile soil sur
,,opdlng Pocatelo and a conservative
stlnate places the land TO be brought
,,der cultivation at 10000 acres
perhaps the greatest feature about
ne proposition is that It will be In
npensiye In the sense of general res
,-,oIr construction, owing to the ex-
,,sr,elv satisfactory natural location of
land and water The exact site OF the
,,servolr viii be Rocky Ford and the
york Of construction will be under the
nperyislon Of the United States In.
dan department.
Big Railroad Shops.
pocatello is the home OF the oregon
sort Line shops which furnish employ
mt to nearly 500 men and the plant
the largest and most complete Of
"A, kind west OF the Missouri river.
Some better idea Of the magnitude OF
ne plant can be understood when II IL
Known that the company has installed
rs own water plant. bringing the wat
r five miles from Portneuf river the
humping station being located at a
spring. BY so doing the city water
supply has been relieved Of neces-
sarlly heavy drain,
Another improvement planned for
Pocatello by the Oregon Short Line this
year has uern yne decision to erect a
new office and depot building and to
connect the east and west sides OF the
6y by means OF an underground sub
" driveway and walkway.
A Common Point Now.
through the efforts Of the Pocatello
Commercial club, an organization made
sp Of the representative business and
PROFESSIONAL men of the city, Pocatello
now a common point for freight
apments IN commodities needed and
landed I'm Idaho. From now on II will
A great jobbing and shipping point.
Thk IS but natural now that conces-
SONS have been obtained from the rail-
nads for outside Of Salt Lake and
ogden, Pocatello Is the most important
ailroad center In the vast intermoun-
ain states Radiating from "The Gate
City, are seven lines of railroad.
Another advantage gained by Poca-
ello IN getting a common point rate
viii mean the rapid building up of it,
manufacturing enterprises and to en-
courage capital seeking investment
ong these lines strong inducements
Wi be offered.
Mining Development.
Great strides are being made In the
development Of the mining district just
east Of Pocatelo. A dozen or more
mines are working and one at least the
Fort Hall Mining &c Milling companys
aIgest holding. Is profitable shipper.
NO man in Pocatello deserves more
credit for the interest displayed In min
ing Than Mr. VIM. M. Odell, resident
manager Of the Auditorium. OF late
several companies composed OF strong
PocateIlo capitalists have been organ
ized and next year promises TO be
banner one for the mining industry
IN Bannock county.
palrolls Are Heavy.
on ON average l,40O railroad em-
ployes make Pocatello headquarters
,ne year around and receive their
monthly ny there, which means dis
ourseme .%etery 30 days OF about sl75
wv Mp'tdf this money finds its way
mo circulation in the city and this
MSt as much as anything else has
aneQ The Gate City" in growing as
rapidly as it has In the past few years,
, Railroad interests are extensive in
FioCatelo and the center of the city Is
divided Us the buildings of the Ore
sol Short Line. The railroad tracks
naAe The division point and the Sec
uols or the city are known as the
east ana west sides.
Public improvements.
Lately completed on the west side
Sa'u q which Pocatello Is very proud
N,Uo hospital building 1t will
met, al demands until such time MS
"'Tp ,ei simllar institution is needed
4, ne commercial club has succeeded