American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-09
BIG IMPROVEMENT
BANNOCK VALLEY
TROLLY LINE TELEPHONE AND
SIX DAY MAIL SERVICE AMONG
THINGS PROTECTED FOR THIS
SEASON.
One of the Richest Districts OF Pow
er County to be Brought Into Closer
Touch With the County Seat Hope
They All Go.

II all the improvements contemplat-
ed for the great Bannock Valley this
season are completed, this is going to
be the creates var in the history of
that district.
All last year an effort was made by
the Board of Trade of this city alic
by many of the leading citizens OF I
the Bannock Valley to have the Noun /
tain States company build a telephone /
line into that section, and late in the /
season an arrangement satisfactory /
to the company and to the people vas
worked out and promise was secured /
from the company's representatives |
that the line would be built at the
earliest possible moment The latest
information received concerning this
much needed improvement is to the
effect that the specifications have been
approved and the matter is now in the
hands of the engineering department.
Assurances are given that the actual
work Of construction will he com
menced at an early date.
Another matter that has received
much attention by the Board of Trade
and of the people of the Arbon dis
trict is that of the establishment of
star route from American Falls to Ar
bon. Postmaster Laird has been
asked to supply information concern
ing the distance, nature of the coun-
try to be traversed by the proposed
route and such other information as
may tend to show the necessity and
advisability for it's establishment. This
information has all been forwarded
and it is believed that a six day mail
service will soon be established be-
tween these points. And also there
may be established a rural free de-
livery system in the valley
According to a story printed a
short time ago in the Pocatello Tri-
bune the Bannock Valley may also
have a trolly line in time to take out
this years wheat crop. We give
herewith the story in full:
A railroad in Bannock valley in
the next hundred days instead of the
next hundred years is the slogan OF
the United Bannock Valley Booster
association.
They held a little meeting over al
Arbon the other night, and it was
one of the affairs that has been re
corded in that locality
X In the hope of launching a move
ment that would eventually result
-e conspuction OF a railroad t.
boosters assembled in
dorsed the traction scheme as present
s. ed in the Double-P carrier system
M 1t really amounted to an indorse
* ment of the car as manufactured b.
s# the Double-P Construction company
' instead of formulating a plan for tn
$ direct building OF the road, but
W good start was made at that.
W committee of three was appointed t
confer with the car company men
toned on the plan of building tn
road, and a motion prevailed t
grant the company right of way
and the sense of the meeting wa
that all parties to the contract tavo
the plan contained in a subscripuo
list, which reads:
I'VE, the undersigned residents
Bannock valley, declare ourselves l
favor of giving right of way to tn
t.# Double-P Construction company
1. build and operate one of their tro
ley systems OF common carrier, an
hi also favor bonding our distri'
TO aid the same to the amount
81 900 per mile, taking. stock in Il
company for the same, on the 10
lowing conditions:
s That the company will build al
equip the same so as to haul OF
sf:s grain to the railroad at cost not
exceed five cents per hundred poun'
to the parties living in the district
'sss This resolution was signed by
d *}z links, ]. R. Dawson. Nj. NJ. Johnso
Rome Randall, II. Perry Howe
Ernest Poppy, James Russell, j
IL Abter, E. L. Davis, A. R. Poppie,
C Lindley, G. NJ Houk, B. ID. Lin
Y ley, A. w. Phelps, Lee Van Hor
a. O. Anderson, ]. ]. Infanger, E
xz *die Davis. Sam P Roderick, W.
4 Roderick, Paul A. Smith, c. c. Ds
ton, d. ]. Bowen, William Allard,
Butler, A Heussar, W. Z. Da
Bon, L. B. Howell, all of Arbon. Idal
*s6S}| William Allard, as secretary OF I
limited Boosters association, al
oigned IT,
@ NJ Patton nresident OF I