The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-04-28
NOTABLE EX-
CURSION HERE
LARGE PARTY OF RAILROAD OF.
FAILS COVERED THIS PART
OF IDAHO IN SPECIAL
TRAIN
A Conference of officials and Patrons

Inc get acquainted excursion
that came this way last Thursda,
went over the Mackay and Aberdeen
branches and made stops at Mackay
Arco, Pingree, Sterling, Aberdeen ant
Blackfoot. 1t was for the purpose Of
getting acquainted with the leadine
men and seeing the country and stud.
.ying its resources and in genera
way to give the heads of departments
of the railrods company correct un.
derstanding o. the present and future
needs of the road and its relation
to their patrons. The personnel OF
the party was as follows:
Mr., E. c. Manson, general super
intendent; Mf. C. j. McNitt, auditor;
MI. D. s. Spencer, asst. general pas
senger agent; Mr.. F. H. Plaisted, asst.
general freight agent; Mr.. J. L. Priest
industrial agent; Mr. A. w. North,
asst. claims attorney; Mr.. A. R. Nc
Nit, freight claim agent; Mr.. J. w.
Rogers, supt. American Express Co.;
Mr.. J. A. Foley, general agent, Illinois
Central R. r.; Mr.. F. w. Gentsch.
supt. dining cars; Mr.. w. S. Ander-
son, supt. car service; Mr.. P. w. MUIR
ply, asst. supt dining cars; Mr.. w.
r.. Armstrong. supt Montana division
Mr.. John Mclaughlin, asst. supt.
Montana division; Mr.. J. M.
Post, secretary to general supt.;
Mr.. D. R. Gray, freight and pass
enger agent; Mr.. D. Worth Clark,
asst. attorney; Mr. Carl Stradley.
chief engineer; Mr.. w. ]. Ingling,
asst. supt. Montana division.
The train consisted of one Pull
man sleeper, dining car, an obser-
walton car, and "The Teton" which
is the private ar of Supt. Armstrong.
The train left Blackfoot ct four
o'clock Thursday morning for Mack
ay, and by courtesy of General Pass
enger Agent d. e. Burley, the editor
of the Republican was added to the
party for the trip over the branches
tributary to Blackfoot.
1t was designed that the party
should visit the celebrated Mackay
dam Thursday morning, but fall of
fresh snow nearly foot in depth in
the Lost River valley was sufficient to
cause that part of the trip to hs,s;- I =.
and to1arty made short .yuem to 80
ath while the aviator rides alone !
4 TINS reduces the total risF 80 "a.
the business men of Mackay and Arco
and then went down the Aberdeen
branch. They had planned to stop
only at Aberdeen and Pingree. but
a delegation had gathered at Sterling
with vehi les, and had sent request
up the road for sop there even II
it were only few minutes, and be-
cause of their presence by the tracks
the train was stopped. During
short conference it was made known
to the visitors that townsite OF l2o
acres had been laid out, that 4l9 lots
had been sold at the opening, that
about SO local people had IN
vested in the townsite, that the
rest of the investors We're peo-
pie living in Blackfoot, ldaho
Falls, Pocatello and American Falls,
or on nearby farms, that half dozen
good-sized buildings were in course
of construction for business purposes,
that every train down the line
brought shipments of goods for that
place, that the switch that had been
built had been placed too far down
the line to be of the most service to
them, that the railroad literature and
schedule indicated the name OF the
place is Yuma instead of Sterling,
that Yuma. the post Office, Is three
miles away from Yuma Switch. that
the volume of business done at Yuma
post Office has greatly decreased since
Sterling post Office was established
that the whole community for miles
around wished Sterling adopted az
the official name of the station IN
lieu of Yuma, that Sterling is sur
rounded for several miles by rich
agricultural belt already supplied
with fine canal system with about
six per cent Of the land now in cul
tivation and that on the west the dr.!
Z farm territory extended 25, to ~
miles, that 1000 shade. trees wer'
being set out on the townsite, tina
. company is being promoted to IN
stall an electric plant at catarac
three miles distant at the falls 0
lDanilson Creek, that the people ar
taking steps to get CONSOLIDATED
school, that blocks had been set asia
on the townsite for public school,
public park and for churches, tina
at least two firms are ready to pu
IN stocks of lumber whenever tn