The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-03-15
IDAHO INDUSTRTAL REVIEW

| "onuciiui ACTIVITY IN tine mining In
dustry OF the state, hundreds of thou
SANDS being invested and thousands of
men employed. Conservative legisla-
Iion and hight for lower taxes encour-
ages investors.
| 20. Investments in Idaho total So
| 6S2,0O0
kellogg-Bunker Hill and Sullivan dis
tribute regular extra dividends of
$163,500, making S4gO,5OO for the
year. These dividends have been
paid In addition to building 81 ,OOO.-
600 smelter. On Mar 1 the company
increased wages another 25 cents
day making total bonus now paid
OF Slips a day.
Twin Falls-$6,00O addition to be built
on johnson building.
Parls--Mutual Creamery Co., paid far
mers $1S,S70 for milk and $4,000
Tor butter Fat in cream and cOntem-
plates building $4,000 cold storage
plant at Montpelier.
demonstrating hard for sugar fac
tory.
Heavy snowfalls attended closing Sos
sions of the legislature.
cottonwood - Local creamery doing
good business.
kellogg-Caledonia Mining Co. passes
$2,0O0,000 mark for dividends.
Newsome-New York and Wonder
mines to have 10 stamp mills each.
Spokane-Keystone mines on west AIDE
OF lake Pend O'reilfe sell for $3.50
Wallace-with the 81 per share divi-
dend to be paid Mar. 81, the Inter
state Callahan has paid dividends OF
nearly $6O00,000. Many improve
ments to property being made.
ADerdeen-Sugar factory among possi-
Diiities here If farmers will grow
beets. 90"
Caldwell-Paving 5 miles Of street
scheduled for this year.
Grangevilie-Fo mines in Marshall
iake district clean up 100000 in
goiu IN past three months. Past year
has been most prosperous in War.
rens mining district In 20 years
BOise-Senate passes appropriation biu
providing $4,000 for 8 bridges over
Snake river. Total cost to be S1hO- |
600. Means much to Owyhee and |
Ada counties which will bear balance
OF expense.
congress as a preparedness measure |
should encourage, instead of discour.
age the development of our water
power construction and operation OF
railroads, oil production, mining. etc
Gooding Is going after a sugar factory
In earnest.
Wendell---Amalgama Sugar COM
pany places agent here to encourage
ana assist farmers In beet growing.
blackfoot-200 acres of pea seed con-
tracted In this vicinity.
hoDerts-$5,OOO United Presbyterian
church to be built here.
Wallace-Federal Mining & Smelling
20. concentrating mills now receiy.
ing 1000 tons, daily. Bonus 70
workmen increases to $1.25 per dav
giving daily wage of $4.75.
l1naville-Interstate- Callahan plans To
Duild 1000 ton mill for this district L
cost 100000 per unit.
suites to have new grain warehouse |,
In spite of all the cussing the big cor
porations get when danger threat
ems our country we have a better
feeiing OF security in knowing that
our transportation, telephone. and 4
manufacturing systems are the most
efficient In the world.
u. Marie Lumber Co. buys 1000 acres
timber land in Mica creek district i
for $425, 900.
Solse-Senate repasses house bill for
Sl,oOO.0OO road bond issue. |,
Areo to have new opera house. $780, {,
900 spent last summer on building $
and indications good for coming /
year. ,
'tar-Cheese factory to enlarge. 1
suhl-Silo factory to be built here I
ne movement to do away with AZ a
state railroad commissions and sub. .
stitute one national Interstate Com /
merce commission, is slowly restor. q
ing confidence in railroad securitiq4 [
as safe investment. /