Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-10


welcome, for The indications point
70 a most prosperous year Never
at this time of the year were pros
poets more Aattering for a busy
season than they are at present
Among the many good things in
sight for this section may be men.
toned the following:
1t is generally understood that
the new electric power Company,
that recently took over the Te.lur-
ide and other corporations, will, in
early spring, begin active work on
the completion of it's Bear Lake
reservoir project, and that work on
the same will be rushed so as to
finish it within twelve months
from date. If this is done it will
mean that in the neighborhood of
one million dollars will be put into
circulation in this valley in that
time. The scheme lie, as we are
told, TO widen the present canal out
of the lake to one hundred feet, and
for this purpose another powerful
dredge will be built north of the
Paris line Of railway. The canal
from Bear River is also to be great
ly enlarged so as to carry the full
food tide of spring waters that
come down that stream every year
into Bear Lake. There will also
have to be extensive .headworks
erected where the water is taken
out of the lake, bridges to be built,
much cement work done, and in
everyway great amount of money
will have to be expended, all OF
which will go into circulation right
in this valley among Bear Lake
people. This Of itself would be
considered by many communities
enough to be thankful for in one year
bat this is not the only proposition
by several that will be launched in
this valley during 1918.
The Examiner is informed thai
the Short Line railway company
will begin active construction on
its double tracking out of Montpel.
ier each way early IN the spring.
and with this in view the company
is at work now rearranging it,
yards at this point, putting in many
miles of new siding, locating water
stand pipes, and in other ways get
ting ready TO handle the increased
number of trains that will be nee
essary wheh the new work of double
tracking begins. This will meal
still further thousands and humid
reds of thousands of dollars to b,
spent in this valley, and this ex
penditure will extend in 1914 an,
1915, as this city will be the head
quarters for the new work of doubl
tracking until the double east 0
Pocatello is met, and the other lin
west from Fossil tunnel is encount
cred, and it is estimated that thi
will require from two to three year
of steady work. Then in additio
to this 1t is confidently believe
that the roundhouse and machin
shops at this point will be great
enlarged, during these comm
years, as already the need Of mor
room is being felt at this point
OF course we also expect that b,
fore the double tracking is con
pleted the company will see ii
absolute necessity of giving us ne
new depot and freight building
Both of these have long been d
manded by the large business ;
this point, but to date the peop
have been unable TO shake eth
one of these structures out of Il
company. But they must con
very shortly.
Then again it is confinently .
serted by those in q position
know that more money will
spent during 1913 on mining q
velopment than IN any former ye
in this county, All the copp
properties, as well as the phospha
deposits will be further opened, Al
it is believed that before the Ell
of the present year many mines "
become producers on a more or |,
extensive scale.
During 1919 more dairy produ'
than ever before in any one u