The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-14
LOST RIVER RANCH;
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and to sort the product grading il so
that only the best will bo sent from the
district
AS an evidence of increase in land val
ues an elghty-acre tract five miles north
OF the city was sold TO Illinois buyers
sold last year at $50 per acre. Real es-
tate men report the greatet interest In
Upper Snake River valley farm lands on
the part OF buyers from Iowa. Missouri
Illinois. Kansas and Nebraska. 4 number
OF important farm transactions have been
closed within the past few weeks and an
unusually heavy immigration of well TO do
farmers from the middle west is expected
this spring and summer.
The Byllsby company OF Chicago. which
has bought the plant and business OF
the Idaho Power and Transportation COM
pany OF this city expects TO begin active
operations within the next thirty days.
Representatives of the company have
stated that a million and half dollars
Will be invested here In the improvement
and extension Of the plant which at pres
ent furnishes power as far as Ashton.
seventy miles north up the valley Con =
9truction work on the terminals and new
freight and passenger depot being con-
structed by the oregon Short Line began
again Monday after delay caused by
weather conditions. The improvements
including the new nne-span steel bridge
across the Snake river, are TO be made
AT a cost OF one-half million dollars
The i. D. S, church Of this place has
let the contract IOF lDc pnllGllG OF n
$4,000 auditorium with seating capacity
of 800, this amount is exclusive of the
ground, which was donated.
The Clay Murphy Auto, company this
week began the construction OF n new
building. which Will be used as a garage.
The Salisbury Earl building. recently
constructed by Salt Lake and local capl-
Lalists.. was opened for, occupancy the
space occupied by tenants. The build
ing, which is one OF the most modern
office buildings In the state. was con-
structed at cost of $4,000. exclusive OF
the site.
Dan Martin. prominent civil engi-
neer of this city. was appointed today by
Governor Brady to succeed State Engi-
neer Stevenson. who has rendered his
resignation. to accept the position of SUI
pervlsing engineer of one OF the big ir-
rigation projects.
The Club OF Commerce has taken UT
the matter OF urging on the congressional
representatives OF Idaho In the interest
OF the 100000 federal building for this
city. Personal letters will be sent by
all business interests TO both Congress
man Hamcr and Senators Borah and Hey
burn urging activity on their part
The recent election for a bond issue
OF $4,000 for the construction OF the
Third ward school for the city was car.
ried with very little opposition. The
bonds have been taken up and work or
the building will begin at once, in order
to have the building ready for use this
fall.
Professor Carlyle OF the state univer-
sity at Moscow spent yesterday here with
Judge McCutcheon. a member OF the board
of regents OF the institution, planning
the location of state experimental farm
near Blackfoot. this county
G, Il. owens, a prominent rancher al
the vicinity of Iona. was killed here
Tuesday night by being thrown from bis
wagon. the team running away. His
son, Walter who was with him wa.
seriously injured The injured men were
discovered In the road by passersby an6
brought here. The elder Owens died as
he was being taken TO the physicians
office. He was 90 years Of age and leave.
a family of wife and five children. He
had lived on his ranch near here for over
twenty years.
The Elks lodge OF this place is plan
ming the building OF one OF the finest
Elks' homes in the state. Tho ground
rangements for the building. 1t is hoped
10 dedicate II within the year.