Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-11-26
ITEMS Of GEN.
ERAL INTEREST

le production company locate there FOR
n the express purpose of buying and
d shipping potatoes out in car load lots;
and this will be in time for early winter
: shipments Idaho Falls will ship out
more than thousand cars this season.
! Farm land near Filler has recently
+ sold for Sl25.00 per acre and settlers
Y near Rupert have refused $4,000 per
d acre for their claims. Irrigated Idaho
Il is going some and the limit is not yet
e reached
Secretary Ballinger has passed bis
I, word to Senator Borah that the settlers
on the Minidoka reclamation project
in Lincoln county, Idaho, who fail to
i meet their water payments on the first
of December next, will be given till
/ April l, 1910, in which to pay up, and
that they will not suffer or be intcrfered
with in any manner because of their
failure to pay on Dec. l. This action
places Secretary Ballinger is 2 very
favorable light and indicates his will
ingness to meet conditions as he finds
them in spirit of fairness and justice.
The Minidoka project is blossoming
out this year with new school buildings.
The fine brick structures at Rupert and
Hepburn are nearing completion and
they are to be supplemented by two
story rock school house in the Pioneer
district north west of Rupert that will
occupy ground space equal to SO feet
square. 1t will contain SIX large class
rooms. The lava rock for this building
is obtained two miles away. The first
story is now we'll started.
The Interior Department has decided
to redeem all outstanding certificates
in the hands f the reclamation settlers
that were isssed in payment of labor to
hasten the completion of irrigation
systems.
The Idaho Irrigation companyis max
ing good at Dietrich, the new town
located seven and one-half miles east
of Shoshone. The new three story
hotel is nearly completed and the
water works system is we'll along with.
A number of buildings are up and the
town is filled with tents. The canal
workers are finishing their jobs, being
now occupied on the east side of the
project.
The Twin Falls News of last week
contains long write up of big gold
strike recently made 80 miles south
Of hot 1if IN he Tax
mountains. Three citizens of Twin
Falls have been there and secured
claims. The gold in sight is estimated
at So, 500, 000 and big rush is sure to
head that way in the spring. The
nearest railroad towns ore Twin Falls
and Mountain Home.
Many of the settlers of the Minidoka
project in the vicinity of Rupert have
ormed company under the name of
he Producers association of which ].
}. Brashear is manager and organizer.
hey are erecting two story building
n Rupert by the rail road to facilitate
heir business transactions for the as
ociation is primarily a business pro-
osition. The upper story will be used
] part as an assembly and reading
pom and also for the storage of light
rticles. The first floor is assigned for
lie storage of heavy commodities I'M
next year when a large warehouse
i'll be erected for the purpose The
m of the association is the handling
goods in car load lots, both in selling
I'd buying. A market is to be found
r the products of the farm and ship
ents made by the car load Coal
rm machinery and bending Irvine will
bought land shipped in and stored
car load lots, and other commodities
III be added as conditions justify.
give an example of the working of
e business it will be mentioned that
al femme had prevailed in Rupert for
veral weeks and people were obliged
use sage brush to help out the warn
3 coal supply. The farmers had
any cars of coal ordered and some
re on the road. The same was true
the local coal dealers. But the
rmer's car got there first on Monday
the midst of the rain period when
&c brush would not burn. Mr.. Bra
ear was generous and apportioned
= coal out to those who needed it
'st and string of twelve teams was
ed up around the car till it was EN-
ed. Empty wagons drove up as
it as loaded ones drove away.