Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-01-29
They're Hustlers
Idaho irrigation Co. Max
ing Great Showing
on Project.

A visit to Richfield, SATURDAY. as
guest of the Id lho Irrigation Coii-
)any, shows The Journal scme Of the
best town building ever carried on in
this part OF Idaho
The $4,000 gallon steel water tank
for the town water system, is almost
completed 1t is on the highest eleva-
tion of the town, and the tower is 10
feet high, presenting an imposing ap-
/ pearance complete water system
is to be installed as soon as the
weather will allow 1t is the intention
to pat in a water power electric plant,
on the Little Wood river, about a
mile from town, the coming summer;
but for the present the power win
be supplied by a Hor nby-Akroyd gas
engine of about 60 horsepower
Work is to be carried on for the COM
pletion of the electric power plant,
as the river furnishes an ideal site
for a plant of approximately 800
horse power. Eight inch mains are to
be laid from the river to the water
tower A single-acting. triplex pump
is to be installed, capable of supply
ing water for a city of several thous-
and inhabitants.
The j. G. White company has
moved into the new company office,
finished last month. 1t is a fine
brick structure, two stories high with
the engineering offices on the upper
floor, and the lower to be occupied by
the land sales department of the Ida
ho Irrigation Co. superintendent
Green has one of the most efficient
Office forces that could be found any
where. In his engineering and office
/ force are said..to be graduates from
all universities; though a lrage num-
Der of the men are from Nebraska
State University, where Mr.. Green,
and Mr. J. G. White also, were con-
nected for some years. A number of
others are from Kansas University
But wherever they are from, they
are here because they can do their
work and do it right.
Many buildings have been put Up in
the town within the past two months
The bank building is almost ready
for occupancy, as is also the fine two
story store adjoining it, The big
hotel. built Of white sand-lime brick
for the first floor and colonial shing-
les for the second. is to be ready for
the opening within the next few
weeks. 1t is as modern a structure
as can be found in the state. One of
the finest minor features is the mag
nificent fireplace in the lobby; though
modern plumbing. big porches and
electric lights and oher conveniences
have the fireplace to the bad in assur-
ing genuine comfort. Other smaller
buildings have been erected, and sew
eral new lines of business opened up
for the public. railroad station has
been established. with two freight
cars as the present depot, but the
company is to put in extensive side
tracks and fine depot as soon as
possible in the spring.
The White Company has already
taken out to the graf dam three 1 A.
ton locomotives TO be used in the
construction of the dam. Two Mar
ion stean shovels are on the track at
Richfield. to be taken out the last OF
the week if possible. They weigh %
tons each, stripped down of all the
loose gear. There will be immense
quantities of other material to take
out. for instance, one of the big
watergates for use in controlling the
water flow will weigh 16 tons.
Some changes in the original plan
of the dam We're necessary because
of adding the Dietrich segregation to
the land to be supplied from the res
ervoir. 1t was necessary to raise the
dam 25 feet over the original esti-
mate, this increasing the amount OF
material enormously The dam as it
is now being built is to be zoe feet
up and down stream, 40 feet high,
will have a total length OF half mile
though the greater part of the lava
reef. clear out of the canyon, and the
main part of the dam will have
length OF 500 feet Through the can
yon proper, where the river now runs,
sheet-steeI piling core is to be put
in. two parallel rows Of sheet steel,
driven so as to form continuous
wall. and between these will be pud-
did concrete and impervious material.