The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-05-23
Pertinent news Of
State With OUR
own Comment
Oregon Short Line is Nero
tiating for Electric
Plants
FARMERS ORGANIZING

for Purpose of Discussing Problems
of the Farm - Mothers Pension
Law Now in Full Force and
Effect.
There is report in circulation to
the effect that w. Fl. Bancroft, vice
president of the Oregon Short Line
and general manager of the Hartman
interests in this section, is negotiating
for all the power plants and electric
lines in this section of the state. This
deal includes the Kuhn interests the
Beaver River companys holdings, the
interests of the idaho Oregon compa-
ny and those of the Idaho Traction
company. ~.
There is nothing foreign to the
general Hartman policy in the pur-
chase OF traction interests such as
those IN this city and the country
Immediately surrounding. 1t is point
ed out that in Salt Lake the Harri-
man interests purchased the street
car systems that were badly run
down and have built up a traction
system there that is the pride of the
community. In connection with this
pleasure resort, Wandamere, in the
edge of the town has been made one
OF the beauty spots of Utah.
in line with this reported pur-
chase OF all the power and traction
interests of this section and the uni
fication of all these interests under
one. general system special signifi-
canoe was attached Monday to the re-
port that the Beaver River and the
ldaho-Oregon Power companies had
combined. This report proved to be
premature 1t was based on the con-
nection of the high tension power
lines of the two companies in Ro;se
for the transfer of power from one
to the other. But the local managers
OF both companies fatty denied that
this meant consolidation of any kind
One Company Needs Power.
TWAS explained that the Idaho
Oregon company, found itself short
OF power when unusula demands were
made upon it because of the i'm
Provements going on at the Swan
Falls plant on the Snake river; and
that as the Beaver River company
had surplus of power ready for de-
nvery 1t was a most natural thing
in the world for the one to purchase
power of the other.
y. q. F. Markhus. general manager
o: the ldaho-Oregon Light & Power
company gave out the following
statement in relation to the reported
consultations:
Managers Statement
The reason for this rumor is
simply from the fact that we find
ourselves short of power at the pres
ent time and without sufficient re-
serve to meet the rapidly growing
demands Of the market We have for
several months been hard at work at
Swan Falls tearing out the old orig
inal plant at that point built Is
years ago, and installing larger and
more modern electrical machinery in
its place. The construction wrok has
intertered more seriously than we had
anticipated with the amount of power
available from that plant and this, to-
gether with an unlocked for demand
IN irrigation power, as we'll as large
demands from the railways, found us
short OF generator capacity for the
time being, or until construction work
at Swan Falls is completed. 1t is a
fact that arrangements have been
made with the Beaver River Power
company for the purchase of addition
al power for the time being.
These are the facts and will give
you some idea of how rapidly the de-
mand for power is increasing in this
immediate territory. Competition is
just as keen as ever and any attempt
to talk consolidation is without foun-
dation." t5V
This statements from Manager Mark
nus is reinforced by statment
along similar lines from +. p. Bacon,
resident manager of the Beaver River
Power company.
A movement has been launched nj
Pocatello that may prove to be of the
greatest interest to the farmers of the
state. 1t is an organization for the
purpose OF promoting the mutual
benefits and interests of the farmers
in the vicinity of Pocatello, Monday
a meeting was held which was at
tended by over hundred farmers,
Delegates from Rannock, Bingham.
Bonneville Fremont, Bear Lake,
Franklin, Oneida. Power. Cassia Twin
Falls, Minidoka and Lincoln counties
were in attendance at the meeting.
a state organization is to be perfected
Tor the purpose mentioned above The
Pocatello Tribune says that with the
establishment of a state organization
of the Farmers Society Of Equity
there will be far better opportunity
to work to common interest and un-
derstanding. 1t is national move
ment. In the nation there will be up
wards of three million members. The
headquarters of the organization is
at Indianapolis. There are 50 state
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