The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-11-07
COMPLETED BY JUNE.
VIII Open up Rich Agricul.
tural Country.

| That the little town of Malta will
soon be wiped off of the map and swal-
lowed up by its neighbor, Lovett, SIM
ply because of better railroad connec-
tons caused by the work of the Ore
! gon Short Line now building through
! that section of the state. is the opinion
or Jesse Pierce who, with John Hit.
arrived in the city last night after
] clo"ing the deal for $50 head of cattle
| to H. F. Lemp of Boise.
The railroad is rapidly constructing
its new line connecting Burley. Idaho.
with Monument Point Utah. distance
of over 80 miles. The officials have
promised the people of Cassia county
that they WILL in little while. be on
the main line Of the road, according to
Mr.. Pierce.
They have told us that within a few
years we will be on the main line"
said Mr.. Pierce, 1.-The officials deter
mining to go that way instead of
around by Pocatello which saves 1902
miles in travel. OF course, that will
not come in day but we are hoping.
from their statements, that it will not
be long. Malta is but two and half
miles from the railroad line. too close
to have a branch line and vet far
enough away to prevent us having any
direct connection with the outside
world. The railroad put up the new
town of Lovett and opened the sale of
the town lots only short time ago.
The people are coming into the section
which is the center of what promises
to be one of the most fertile agricul-
tural sections Of the state.
"Tba railroad hu;l5;po +b,,,rL
just as rapidly as possible in order to
enable the company at work on the
great reservoir on the Raft river to
get their material on the ground at the
least expense and as soon as they can
The grading is done and the ties and
rails are scattered along the entire
line of the road. Although some work
is being done on the dam that will
store water for 10000 acres of land.
most of the heavy stuff is waiting the
completion of the railroad line before
it is shipped to the construction point
The road hopes to have the work done
by June of next year and, until that
time, little other work will be done on
the dam. The people are waiting for
that dam before pouring into the coun-
try by the thousands.
Already there have a number come
in. Most of these are the dry farmers
who are thing the soil that will in a
short time be under a good irrigation
system. There are others who will
move in just the minute that definite
work is begun on the dam and the
railroad is completed. All the time
the people are slowly coming into the
Country. Land values have leaped won
derfully within the few months that
things have begun to show signs of
real life around there. The fact that
the company is able to sell town lots
there shows that the county is at the
beginning of a great boom. We have
1900 acres Of land in that county that
we are raising these cattle on, $50
head of which we brought into Cald-
we'll tonight and sold to H. F. Lemp of
Boise. When the Short Line runs
through the Raft river valley instead
of by way Of Pocatello, we will be
right in the center of a rich agricul-
tural section of the state
Mr.. Pierce is the brother of w. o. |
Pierce, deputy bank commissioner
Statesman.