Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-05-06
R. R. OFFICIALS
VISIT CITY.
Object of Visit to Create Spirit Of
Cooperation and Ascertain
Needs of Patrons.

patch saying that a number of th
Officials would pass through Mount
aim Home Tuesday and would MAX,
stop OF two hours to take up an.
consider any proposition that the citi
zens might put before them.
Upon receipt of the dispatch no
tice was sent around calling meet
ing of the people to frame UP and dis
cuss the needs which seemed the
most urgent
1t was decided that a subway a.
the west approach to the depot was
one of the pressing needs as the lives
OF school children going to and from
school are i'm daily danger.
1t was also decided to request the
0. S. l.. to make this a flag station
for No. Is for all passengers with
tickets i'm either direction Within the
state.
The enlarging of the stockyards ant
moving of same out of the corporate
limits of Mountain Home being con-
sldered a matter of great Importance,
1T was decided to include this ON our
want list.
A new depot has been a recognized
necessity for several years and of
course this was included, as we'll
as two arc lights, one at each ap-
pnoach to the depot.
A committee of ten was appointed
to meet the gentlemen at the station
and the meeting adjourned each one
going away with visions of a new de-
pot; new stockyards; two arc lights;
subway; and the stopping of No. 1S.
Did we get them?
At three o'clock the committee to-
gether with a number of other citi-
zens were at the depot and at $3.50
the special with the Officials aboard
pulled in
The visitors were at once escorted
to- the Club Rooms of the Six Thous-
and Club and without delay the meet
ing was opened.
Superintendent Bagley addressed
the meeting stating that the pur-
pose of their visit to Mountain Home
was to become better acquainted with
tne people and conditions along the
hhe In order to encourage coop
erative spirit, and that they might
better be able to serve them to the
benefit of both patrons and railroad
company.
Sup't. Manson informed the
gathering that $4,000 had been ap-
propriated toward moving and inn
proving the stockyards.
The request for a subway received
the approval of the Superintendent
and would be put i'm if proper drain
age could be provided. but a depot.
well, there are othe" towns that need
depots more than iIoul;a ain Home
and SO We must wait until the others
are supplied
To stop No Is is out out of the
question as the running time of that
train is SO fast that to make amy
more stops will cut the running sys-
TEN.
One arc light near the water tank |
was granted and this constitutes the
sum total of our requirements.
Toward the close of the meeting,
our state senator being called on for |
his views concerning our facilities for |
stock shipment, declared same to be |
an very poor shape but added that if |
the proposed cutoff was built, 80 per |
cent of the highland stock would go
that way, whereupon the official of
this department informed us that the
cutoff is to be built for work has
been contracted for and if 80 per
cent of stock shipments were going
that way what need have we of any
more or better stockyards.
The assembly was somewhat stag
gered by this blow i'm losing TEN
thousand dollar Improvement but will
itself with reflecting what a
comfort that June bug" near the
water tank will be, all that lis left of
some very bright and elusive visions
of the day previous.
The following statement made by
h erailroad officials during their Wis
here will be of interest to all and
10 some extent, encourage the MEM
,ers of the Six Thousand Club:
During the As days of immigration
excursions from Missouri River points ,
N 1910, 43 tickets were sold for
Mountain Home while from March ]
10Th. to April Goth 1911, cnly 30 :
lays, so tickets were sold to Mount ]
Continued on page eight.) II