Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-05-28
BIG BOOMING
Is What the City of ShO-
sh0ne is Now DOING
Big Things Coming
A Variety Of Enterprises for the
UpbuiIdine of City now in
Progress, Others Planned

Shoshone is located at the junction Of
Wood river branch of the Oregon Short
Line rail road with the main line, on
Little Wood river, near the center Of
southern Idaho. 1t is the county seat
of Lincoln county, which bears the dis
tinction of containing more irrIgable
land than any other county in the state.
The opening Of over $4,000 acres of
rich land adjoining Shoshone on the
east, on June s, means a world of good
things for this city. The Idaho Irriga-
ton company have been selling at pri-
vate sale some 90, 900 acres of Carey
Act land lying north of Shoshone and
known as the North Shoshone tract,
every acre of which is tributary to our
markets. The 80, 900 acres of the North
Shoshone tract and the 80, 900 acres of
the Dietrich tract viii receive water
for irrigation on April 1, 1910. That
means so, 600 acres of irrigated land
within fifteen miles of this city that
win be settling up with dense popula-
ton and the movement Will begin this
season Not one acre of this land has
ever contributed dollar to Shoshone's
trade in the years that are past. There
are also about 20. 600 acres of Carey
lands that are receiving water for
irrigation this spring that are tributary
to our markets but they are not fairly
settled as yet. These lands will soon be
filed with dense population as they
are all sold, and as they fill up they
viii add to the growth and Importance
of this city.
This drawing will mark an epoch in
the history of this portion of Lincoln
county. 1t has been the all absorbing
topic for some time past. Now that
the time is nearing for registration to
begin, the interest is increasing.
The Boise Office of the Land Sales
Department of the Idaho Irrigation
company is fairly swamped with letters
from every incoming train The Sho-
shone Office of the company IS literally
swarming with activity
The Shoshone Commercial Club is
making every preparation possible to
entertain the crowd at the opening
Elegant and commodious rooms have
been fitted up for headquarters less
than block from the main business
corner.
Every spare room in the city will be
dedicated to the use of the strangers.
Tents will be erected, and the o. S. L.
will sidetract Pullman sleepers and
dining cars for the accommodation of
tourists.
The ladies of various church societies
viii serve hot and cold lunches for
the hungry and the entire citizen
ship viii respond to the occasion
and endeavor to entertain in a manner
beftting the greatest day in the
history of the town.
SCHOOL BONDS CARRY
At the special election held in the
school house last Saturday on the pro-
position for bonding the district for
81, F., 600 to erect an addition TO the high
school building, the vote stood six to
one in favor of the bonds. This insures
the construction of new building
costing S25. 600, or so much of that sum
as may be necessary, and the building
is TO be erected as soon as possible.
Notice Of the sale of the bonds appears
in this issue OF the Journal The Board
of Trustees of school district No. Il,
comprising the city of Shoshone and
territory. can be counted
on to proceed in the matter with precis-
ion and dispatch, as they are men of
affairs thoroughly accustomed te mees
business emergencies in any walk Of
life. This is oneof the necessary moves
toward a Greater Shoshone.
COURT HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
To make additional room in the
assessors Office, the closet in the adjoin-
ng room is being moved up stairs.
This win give the assessor a small
,ut much needed room for the expan-
sion Of work in his department
hat is bound to come This change
If closets is only one that IS being
made in the court house in the
way of additional plumbing and sewer
lge. The sink well recently drilled by
2oessler Bros. is being connected with
several rooms of the building, including
he up stairs closet, the main basement
md two rooms of the jail.