The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-03-08

oino puDilSn6Q In Boise an
devoted to the pleasant task of show
ing up the beauties of Idaho and tel
ing Its readers something about II
leading men. 1t is edited by H. 4
SilVersmith, with cartoons by Mic
Vllleneuve. That part of this articl
pertaining to Blackfoot was write
oy A. G. Roberts, the biographies
sketches are Mr.. Silversmith and tn
cartoons by Mr.. villeneuve.
Blackfoot is known from end t,
end throughout Idaho as the Gen
states Grove City," because It mes
ties prettily in amongst gigantic
spreading trees. Here in Blackfoo
you Will find the Illuminating foliage
OF the silver poplar, intermingled
with the elm, locust, maple and
beech and all abound along splendid
broad thoroughfares. Blackfoot IL
nothing If not city of contentment
and happy homes. But it is still
more; 1T is a modern happy and up
to-date city bordering the 5000
mark in population and 1t is rated
one OF the very richest cities in Ida
no, per capita.
Blackfoot never had any boom. It
gatnered its strength from years Of
leisurely progress before the wide
spread development of the farming
areas and the influx of homesteaders
on newly irrigated tracts In the far
FAMED upper Snake River valley.
Blackfoot grew and became an i'm
portant center of activity. Business
industries and railroad traffic gray
ltated in obedience to the natural
law of trade and travel. While the
adjoining lands have, in some in
stances, long been settled upon, it
is only within recent times that the
process of breaking up the holdings
into small tracts has been going on.
With attention nationally directed
upon the profitable uses of the won
derfully fortified soil, Blackfoot
prospered without effort. This Sec
ton has progressed steadily, accumu-
latlng its assets, which are many,
and gaining advantages not loudly ex-
plotted in the category of things 'to
De- but the things that are'-
things that have been accomplished.
Blackfoot is one of the most i'm
portant railroad junction points for
traffic on the Butte-Salt Lake line.
1t is located twenty-six miles north
ward of Pocatello, and 1876 miles
from Salt Lake City. The compile
ton and opening of the branch rail-
road to Aberdeen, from this city,
taps vast agricultural region, sim
liar to the region surrounding Black
foot, along which many new towns
nave sprung up for a distance of 40
miles. All this country focuses it's
commerce at Blackfoot. The branch
road has been constructed in obedi-
ence to strong demand for trans
portatlon to move the great tonnage
OF farm products which the new Sec
ton contributes to the worlds mar
kets. Commercially, another factor
OF Importance is the Mackay branch :,
OF the Oregon Short Line, which is in =
operation from Blackfoot and reaches +,
northwestward toward the we'll -
known Salmon River country. and
having it's junction point in Black =
foot. This is the second city of :.
,hree of Importance in country hav- =;
ng less than $4,000 people whose
surplus products in one season
amounted to five and one-third mil
Ion dollars, leading in oats, wheat, -
llfalfa, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits NC
md seed products, according to the Ill
tatistical year book of the state. ~
Blackfoot possesses the advantage ~
IS OF long established, we'll graded W
nd carefully managed public schools. ~
here are five churches, ten frater- 'i'
al orders and seventy-five business I'd
ouses in Blackfoot. 1t has two good VI
'eekly newspapers, a modern system
waterworks and the modern munic- rle
'al conveniences, being well lighted We
18th electricity at reasonable rates. M'
light and power service comes from TN
lie Idaho Consolidated Power compa- Wa
y, at American Falls, which COM ~
any has large substation in Black te1
Dot. Blackfoot last year devoted tn'
luch attention to public improve MAJ
ents and increasing it's municipal Gil
1vantages. Two and half miles pu
cement walks have been laid Pub ~
c buildings, such as the courthouse, we
e of the most substantial charac- sec
r. Blackfoot is the. central tele-
lone station through which the in fru
rstate traffic between Utah, Wy like
ming, Montana, Idaho and Oregon is mil
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