Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

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tics The reading public has of late
years read go much boom mlk boz
the newspapers of various kinds cone
corning dincrent towns. that 90 .s bee
coming smfeited hence the desire iu
this snort article Go state nothing uul
fact. From the size Of The town itt-
by. of course. docs not attract m oN'i
amount uf attention, but aI travellers
who stop over here Invariably rrin'IN'
What "a busy town. More people are
seen on your business Streets anu
greater activity seems to prevail DID
Rigby than m the other towns along
the line. most of which are larger
This is true.
DENOTE ACTIVITY.
Rirb,'s streets always denote ace
tvity AS the years go by the people
In the surrounding country are cain-
ing more and more that their wants in
"a business way can De- looked Wtc'
here as we'll f not better. than any
where else. More than doz'n couu-
uv settlements surrounding the town.
am within about sis miles, hnd
fan Ripbv their railway ana express
shipping point their trading banking
and general Quitting source. There
IS today Doc Rigby 30 business concerns
ain Of which seem 60 be In thriving
condition.
Tho cause Of this general prosper
its. OF course. is the extensive ana
uneuualled agricultural country Of
which Rigby is the business center.
Good farming land, abuudautly water
cd. surrounds the town Ina every d.
rectiou Cor 10 miles Tho climate is
excellent making 90 possible to pro-
81
as sugar beets aud other farm prod
ucts This year two straight carloads
ot apples vcre shipped from this point.
and sufficient shipments hy local
freight were made to easily mako up
another car, were sent from here This
is a good showing when a few years
ago fruit raising Boo this vicinity Wus
thought unpromisiug Tine records az
the railway station show over $50
car loads Of home grown produce was
loaded and shipped from Rigby during
September. October and November Of
this year. the value Of some Of these
carloads running up 20 over 5000 each.
ABANDONED BIG SALARY.
Mr. r. W. Lee formerly general pas
senger ana ticket agent of Che Dela-
ware a. LaCkuwauua Railroad COM /
pany. with headquarters in New York, |
left "a $4,000 salary 60 locate and
farm in Idaho. The results Of his
first years Og07 operations is as fol- |
lows 10000 bushels Of wheat several
hundred bushels Of oats six cars OF
potatoes. over 500 tons OF hay and oth- |
er smaller crops His big farm of about !
1900 acres. located mile southeast |
OF Rigby. called the Bungalow, is rap |
idly changing from a sagebrush waste |
into 4 model farm Nearly "a 900 acres |
was put into crop last season. and dou- |
BILE This amount win be planted next |
year. After his first years experience |
Mr. I.cea Us more enthusiastic over
Idahos possibilities than ever. II such |
men can leave such high positions i'm
the eastern commercial world 10 avail
themselves OF the great resources
Idaho offers, why cannot men OF
smaller means aud less fortunate DO
likewise Il is not necessary to go 10
Canada or Mexico TO find all thinR.
that go TO make up prosperous and
wealthy communities. or the best OF on
portunlties for the investment Of capt.
tai. or obtain homes. Better opportuni-
ties exist right here for investment
than rubber or banana plantation
stock i'm Mexico. and All this close AT
home and an the most delightful and
progressive state la the Union.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
Rigby shows the following improve
ments and growth during 1907.
The Western Mill q Elevator COM
pany is just finishing a 5000 bushel
grain elevator, with large cellar for
the safe handling of potatoes and 9TH
er perishable freight The Idaho Pow
er and Transportation company has
built It's pole line into town. and be-
fore this article is read the town of
Rgby win be lighted with electricity,
and furnished electrical power gener-
ated by the mighty Snake river near
by. The Can block in which Is To-
Gated the Golden Rule store. has dou-
bled Its ground door space and added
another story TO the entire building.
The kigby Furniture company has the
foundation Ia for its large brick
store
The Wippeman Jewelry store. 25x7O
feet has just been completed, with
modern plate glass front. The Rigby
Milling company has just completed
large additional warehouse, to meet
the demands of lis business Rigby
also BOASTS OF new plank sidewalks in
the residence district and new street
sprinkler which Improvements have
made 1t much more pleasant TO live in
this thriving town. Tho Rgby school,
housed in $4,000 modern building.
ls the equal OF any city school iu tho
intermounain country. I'm addition 10
furnishing excellent school facilities
Tor Righy's numerous children. it furu-
ishes high school opportunities for the
surrounding country districts.
SUPPLY BIC -RADE.
one noticeable feature u Ripb,'s
commercial life this year is the large
number OF people from Star Valley,
Nyo-, and Grand and Swan valleys up
the South Fork OF Snake river. THAI
come here for their winter sup-
plies. A good road has now bee,
built from Rgby up the, river 20 those
valleys making the Distance TO Riebv
shorter and the opportunities bettcr
than to the Bear Lake country. hence
the innovation.
Indications Hr" stronger now than
ever before, that the Chicago a North
western Railway company NllI extend
IT'S line from lts present western termi-
mus az ShOshOuc, MyO.. distance of
about 200 miles east of Blgby. lntn
Idaho Via the South Fork OF SNAKE
river, ana across the valley near the
Hub city for the west Thls Be- what BIS
needed more than any other thing ln
Idaho today. such "a road would for-
ever settle The shortage of coal "a.
bouudless quantities of This fuel eN-
iHt foo thc mountains cast uf Tins vale
icy. II would also furnish Enc added
railway fHUIIIfIDa an I.IfE unrI..I Iu