Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-11
Depot at Richfield
Short Line Will Build
Another New Town
Next Spring.

Thanks to the enterprise of the Idaho
Irrigation Company, and the business
courtesy of the Oregon Short Line, the
Wood River branch line is to have a
three car train hereafter. The railroad
authorities will put on a smoking car,
doubling the passenger capacity Of the
train, and making it possible for pass
engers to get just what they want in
the way of accommodation. This change,
from the old mixed train with no mail
clerk, and a schedule that depended on
freight and live stock shipments, is a
wonderful change within a very few
months.
The railroad is going to do more for
Richfeld. A permanent station is to
be established at Richfeld, where pas
senger, freight and telegraph business
will be handled. A new side track is to
be built, at the foot Of Main street,
1000 feet in length in addition to the
siding already built. The railroad has
finally agreed to change the name Of
the station to Richfeld, the new post
Office name. The railroad had started
to call the station Aryada, and yielded
grudgingly to the change to Alberta.
But after adopting Alberta, they did
not wish to change again without the
good reasons which the Idaho Irrigation
company was ready to give.
General Manager Bancroft is expect
ed to soon authorize plans for the fine
new depot building, though temporary
quarters will be prepared until the
building can be constructed.
An important land condemnation suit
has been settled in the Blaine county
court. involving the title to $50 acres of
land that will be flooded by the Idaho
Irrigation company reservoir. The land
belonged to the state. The company
and the state appraisers easily came to
an agreement, for the sum of 81, 044.
Some of the land was practically value
less. but parts of it were of excellent
quality. The company paid off the
costs, and now has a deed
The Idaho Irrigation company is pro-
crossing rapidly on the plans for the
segregation of the land east of Sho-
shone. The exact area that is to be
watered is not yet determined. but it
will be 81, 900 and possibly as much as
65, 900 acres. The price is not yet
agreed on with the state, though $40
an acre has been talked of outside
The company expects to select a
townsite of $40 acres, east of Shoshone
and on the main line, the town to bear
some name not yet decided upon, but
possibly Dietrich A fine hotel is to be
built. together with bank building
2ad stores and other Accommodations. be-
fore the time of the opening, next
spring. The hotel is to be looked after
by the company, while other capitalists
are planning to invest in the other town
facilities. The company has plans for
light and power for the town
in due time 1t is said to be especially
easy to secure water all over the tract,
wells being only 40 to so feet deep,
with plenty of the finest water for do
nestle and town use.
As both these new towns are in Lin
,oln county and directly tributary to
Shoshone. both opening up territory
where there has not been spear of
grain or any other sign of civilization,
and as they will both help to make Lin
,oln county and Shoshone the county
seat greater, their development is good
lews to every Shoshoneite.