American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-26
Joint TRADE AND
FINANCE LETTER

During the past three years the
National Copper Bank, of Salt Lake
City, has issued a monthly Trade
and Finance Letter" in which the gen.
eral condition of the Inter-Mountain
country is reviewed. Thousands of
these letters are sent out each month,
and are therefore, OF inestimable value
to any community that is fortunate
enough to be mentioned.
In the January Letter the Ameri-
can Falls country got a nice mention
which has directed the attention of a
great many people to this section. The
letter follows:
THE history of the Intermountain
Empire for the year 1918 shows pro-
gress in every phase. The mining
industry has experienced the best year
In several past; u agricultural out
put was never so great, o our mar
keting arrangements so complete; I'M
usual development of water power
has been accomplished; railroad FACT
lities have been bettered on every
hand; our titled areas have widened
our population has grown; our wealth
has increased.
Railroad building has not been cut
off during the year. There has been
a great deal of building, and most OF
It has been but a part Of the initial
development Of ~far-reaching plans.
To the south the Denver & Rio
Grande is energetically pushing for
ward its work of shortening its line
over the mountains, double tracking
II and reducing the grade. 1t is par,
of a general plan of great magnitude
which embraces the electriication o.
: the road between Denver and Sal
Lake City and will end by making the
Denver & Rio Grande practically
new road. The Western Pacific alsC
has been carrying on improvement
I work of Importance.
THE Salt Lake Route, operating
between Salt Lake City and Lo'
Angeles. has spent much time ant
[ money in the improvement of its road
q bed through Utah and has plans 70,
the next year that include an exten
sion or two which will be of grea
value to Salt Lake City.
THE Oregon Short Line has beef
very busy in 1913. From Ashton
northern Idaho, it has completed
branch reaching south and east Il
Victor, Idaho. This branch is nearl.
= so miles in length and opens up
1 rich and almost untouched territory
[ Another branch line was built iron
I Nyssa. Oregon. to H~omedale, Oregon
along the south side of the Snake Riv
! err, and it is thought to be a part O
what ultimately will be a through lin
connecting Nyssa. Oregon, with Pro
montory. Utah, and provide tn
shortest route between the east an.
the coast, as well as between Sal
Lake City and the coast. Anothe
-. branch has been extended form En-
y which lie north and east. Shor
o stretches of railway have also bee.
, built i'm the Cache Valley of Utah an.
In Bear Valley of southern Idaho an.
, northern Utah. Probably the mos
important single item has been tn
commencement of work on the Snak
Valley Belt line which is to run on
of BlaCkfoOt. Idaho. to the eastwar
of the main line and finally swim
n back TO the line at st. Anthony, Idaho
=. Both in the immediate freight return
. and I'm the cost of construction thi
v item is one Of the most important i
# the railway budget for 1913 and 1914
d "In addition there has been consid
cradle work done in the Pocatello an
= Kemmerer districts. and also in tn
r building of new stations, freigh
houses and permanent equipment.
There has been a great amount &
i%nterurban development. An entirel
new railroad. the Salt Lake & Usat
e the railway budget for 1913 and 1911.
8 running from Salt Lake CITY south
ward on the west side OF the valley I
Provo. Utah. some so mites. has "a
G the major portion OF the constrnc,iC
work completed this year and train
will very soon be operating over i
, The Salt Lake & Ogden Railroad run
q ming between Ogden and Salt LAX
a City has made extensive improve
ments I'm double tracking and improy
% ing its terminal and other facilities.
"All of this work has been compel