The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-26
improvements Noticeable in
Every Direction, and Every
one Busy and Prosperous.
LAND BEING PURCHASED
FOR AGRICULTURAL USE
Work on North Side Canal Be-
ing Pushed and 500
Men at Work.
Special TO The Tribune.


M1LNER, Idaho, May 25.-The new
Getty HOTEL is about completed and
will be opened for business about June
s. under the capable management Of
Mrs. Lucy Grinnell, whose reputation
as a frstclass caterer and splendid
housekeeping qualities are well known
TO the travellers of Southern Idaho,
The large hotel is now under active
construction and will probably be open.
ed September 18th. Difficulty III Sc
curing lumber and illness of the con-
tractor, Pat Hall, has delayed this work
some. The name of the new hotel will
be 1.-THE Riverside Inno and the weary
will find at this modern tavern, To-
Gated near the Miner dam on tho south
side bank Of Snake river, one Of the
most restful and enchanting places in
Idaho.
Thousands of shade trees that have
been planted on the townsitc are doing
nicely and will very materially add to
the beauty and comfort of this pic
turesque spot
The boats Of the Miner & Rosston
Navigation Company's fleet are about
ready for business. The twenty-four-
foot passenger launch, Stella Per
rine,' - viii be used between Miner and
Rosston for regular passenger service
and excursions. The steam scow,
Mary McLane,' - will be used for tow
ing and freight MARY is not as
young as she was once. She has more
beam and is not as swift as in the
good old summer time of long ago.
Mary has filed her mission we'll and is
respected and beloved by large circle
Of friends. She has been true 10 her
captain and nc breath of scandal has
ever bestrewed her pathway as she
meandercd up and down the placid wat
ers of the beautiful Snake, Mary is a
good night boat, for as soon as IL gets
dark she crawls up on the bank and
calmly slumbers until the golden dawn,
and gets busy again.
chasing the forty and eighty acre
tracts that were unsold on opening day.
Several new buildings arc being con.
structed and our little city is growing
fast enough.
In all probability construction Will
be commenced on the electric railroad
within short time.
The Faris-Kesl Construction Company
are doing splendid work on the North
Side canal. They have about 500 men
and 200 teams at work. At the pres
ent writing it looks as If r. ". Faris
were going TO get his plum, the Sl1,500
bonus offered him by the Twin Falls
North Side Land G Water Company
to have his contract finished TO Will
sons lake by January |, 1905.
We had the Commercial Club OF Salt
Lake with us YESTERDAY. They walked
over the dam and inspected the con
structIon work of the canal, One and
all expressed themselves as amazed at
tho magnitude Of the completed work
and the construction work now being
done on the North Side canal While
the members Of the club inspected the
works, Held S Salt Lake band dis.
coursed sweet music on the veranda OF
the company house 10 the delight Of
the ladies OF our little city.
The experimental farm, near the o.
s. l., depot, under the magic touch of
| Hon. Alex Mcpherson, is rapidly be-
coming thing of beauty.
Miner by the dam is making prog
ross that will soon command the at
tcntion Of the public as one of the most
interesting places in Southern Idaho,