The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-14
EASTERN CAPITAL IS
POURING INTO IDAHO
New Era of Electric Power
Development, With Boise
as the Center.
MUCH MONEY INVOLVED
Pittsburg and New York Men
Heavily Interested in the
New Combination.
MUCH MONEY INVOLVED
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida, Dec. 13.-The invasion Of
southwestern Idaho by a powerful COM
hination OF New York and Pittsburg capi-
tallsts, represented in the recently in
corporated Southern Idaho Light. Power
& Heat company. points to the opening
OF a new era OF electric power develop
ment. with Boise as the center OF the
months ago 1t was. the Kuhn interests
Of Pittsburg behind the development OF
power in this section. II is now the
Southern Idaho company, capitalized for
$50 900. 900 and to which the Idaho Oregon
Light & Power company is the, foster
parent. It is confidently stated that the
Kuhn interests as we'll are financially in
terested in the new company. but do not
wish TO appear In IL.
The Southern Idaho company has as
its directors r. H. kissel, y. 7. Fuller.
r. W. and e; p. Watson, prominent New
cago banker; NJ. D. Davis. San Fran
cisco 1nancler; w. NJ Blckneu OF Cleve-
land: st. Clair and William Mainland OF
Oshkosh Wis The two Mainlands are
heavy stockholders in the Idaho Oregon
Light e Power COMPANY. This week all
of these men were in Boise and inspected
the holdings of the Southern Idaho COM
pany both here and at surrounding
points.
Supplies Many Towns.
The Idaho Oregon Light & Power com
pauy has been a prominent factor in the
development Of electrical power in the
western part OF this state. Il supplies
Boise, Caldwell. Horseshoe Bend, New
Plymouth, Emmett, Payette and Weiser
with light and power. and its two big
plants. one at OK Bow, near Huntington
in eastern Oregon on the Snake river.
and tho second at Horseshoe Bend. on
the Payctte river, feed electricity into
a central power plant in this city and
supply the cities and towns en- route,
The main plant here is also supplied
with power from the Barberton plant
north Of Boise and A sub-station in
South Boise. while another sub-station is
located al Meridian.
BY the Incorporation of the Southern
Idaho company the Idaho Oregon has
increased ITS hold on the power situation
for two deals have just been closed giving
was In the purchase Of the Swan Fails
power plant. located on the Snake river
AT Swan Fails, formerly owned by the
Dc lamar company. for approximately
in the west. feeds direct into Boise, sup
plying electric lines The second
plant added 10 the growing list was that
Of the Dewey interests. located az Nam
pa the purchase price being $3.50, 600
Having control OF the power plants.
placing Il In A position 10 force all cleo
tric car lines in the southwestern part
Of this state 10 purchase power, the
Southern Idaho company and the Idaho :
Oregon company proceeded 10 acquire the
electric lines. The first deal closed was
when these companies TOOK over lOa
Boise Valley Electric company. owner
and operator Of a city electric line here.
as we'll nc an interurbsn between Boise
and Nampa The consideration was
$3.50. 900. Tho new owners Immediately
purchased n right Of way for an extern
sion between Nampa and Caldwell and
will build II In the spring, making a
complete trianEle Of electric lines. with
Boise, Nampa and Caldwell on the cor
uers.
A Recent Deal
The Kuhn interests recently purchased
the Boise e. TnteruTbsn Company's hold
ings here for 5000, ,Oon, tho deal incIud =
ing the city line and interyrbsn operating
between Boise and Caldwell. NeEotia
tions have been pending and deal Is
10 be closed for the purchase of the Boise
Railroad compsny's holdings here by the
southern Idaho company. The Boise
railroad IL tho third independent electric
line in Boise. When this Is done, com
plete control Of the electric and power
lines will have been acquired by the
Southern Idaho company, while ~ Will
have the ownership Of all feeding plants,
II plans TO spend 500, o0o n00 IN the de-
yeloprient OF the western idaho and cast
crn Oregon field and will continue TO huy
out the lnde pendent electric plants In the
various cities in this section. To com
plete their plans ll2-font dam TO gen
crate water power for another htg cleo
trio plant win ne built across the Pay
cite river in the Black canyon at cost
NJ $3.50 On0.