The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-11-01
SOME RAILROAD FACTS1
LOCATION OF THREE ROADS
.. DETERMINED.
Smelters for American Falls, Schools
~ and Colleges for Blackfoot-
Factories for Idaho Falls. i.

The Northwestern will soon build
into Idaho, and will enter the state by
way of The South Fork of The Snake,
coming down past Heise Hot Springs,
and bending southwark past "The
Cedars," north of Iona and south of
Rigby. 1t will cross the main Snake
River at Bear Island eight miles north
of Idaho Falls, and will continue
westward near the county line to a
point on Big Lost River near Powell
Station, and from there will continue
westward, touching Nichols reservoir
and skirting the mountains on the
southern base to Picabo, on Wood
River. This will all be shown soon
by a map now in course of prepara-
tion in The Republican Office that
will be released on November 22nd,
at which time all newspapers in east
ern Idaho will be permitted to pro-
duce it.
Another. road will be built from
American Falls northward past Aber-
deem, Yuma, Otis and Springfield
bearing northward near Rich, and
nassing the eastern end OF what IS
locally known as "The West LaVas,
crossing the Mackay Branch near
Tabor. and crossing Big Lost River
at the old 'Root Hog or Lower
Ford" about ten miles northeast OF
Powell Station. 1t will cut the BIZ
Lost River Land & Irrigation COM
pany's project in two, passing down
+he west side of the river Where IL
flows northward and sinks, and from
q noint nearly east OF Howe, Will
curve around the base of the noun
tains to Bird Creek, and then 1oi-
low up that stream to the mines
whose tremendous ore bodies Will oe
the objective point
Another line more or less certain
- construction. leads from ldaho
ro,,s in a. northerly direction to
pirch Creek, tapping the rlch asri-
cultural belts scracely known to the
nuh,ic and also competing for the
bo.vv tonnage of ores in the hlttle
r~t pivor and Birch Creek Country
Some of the reasons for these INES
.ro. The Northwestern cannot hhu
- more desirable line thru ldaho rrom
tho standpoint of easy graoes "nu ~
,.,oo+ness of route, and the line Is
a,so coming into usefulness IN the
WOW Of agricultural productlVene9s
wy ,o.on Of the new projects no"
vnder construction to reclaim 'ne
vast plains heretofore unp'00D
tive. ,+;on
nh. second line with the exception
. nerhaps twenty or thirty mlles,
will, lie thru a rich agricultural l,n line line
and will form the connec'lns oa
aHu uoon the ore bodies mentloneu' ~
oeV"eIn w. o,eetric smelter soon to DC
ana 'D nnder direction of Jas. H.
pun nndv at American Falls. IL VII. w ~
tns ~" '"G natural out let for trave' tray ,aabo ,ab
the o1 na Idaho to Southern laano'
USn''1 W, third line mentioned wl,i ,is e'a at
Ihe W, na big bepot for supplies d.
T1aho Falls with the co... eonsun traets be-
lo""U mines and on the new tfae.s s's u u
the nl,4r D4,od and yet to be settled ~
ing Se,,l'G no an electric road and tne ne
IS " ' is ready to propei the "a, a. .
power - 4ne track is ready and the
ro1es rrT to carry the 'urrsns. ~,ps into
pol9' n;res are springing 'h'o
New empl, apa while towns possessed
existence, sous n water power, maneu-
of treln' rem roi1droads and manufac.u,
ing plan.s' a+ be lost sight Of and l,. IN
the shady , groves rrove ''s City, preparation
foot 1he he made to make this a col,
shoulu ru w where students may eolas -.
from tion ths,f nr In spring and fall the
,cs edaos''or, sre crowded with young men
trans nomen ON going south, east ano
ans mests to schools far distant aa,',a IRON r,sa
=, t. +, 'as seSools o the : best, organize .
II nc any .yi stock company to establish
NOR tunity to get educational insti'
.iu,,,nss.' always adding the best OBJ