The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-08
MONEY MOVES IN
IDAHO DESPITE WAR
Industrial Showing Is Remarkable
and Great Expansion in
Evident Process.

! and Great Expansion i'm
Evident Process.
Our country is mobilizing in all Its
resources, military, industrial, agri.
cultural and financial. The success
of each department is vital to the
success of the whole and a large
measure of this success will depend
upon an uninterrupted streah of sup.
plies from our industries.
June A. Boise-The $1,00O,0O0
struction work we'll under way on
the north and south highway has
been raised through the bond issues
voted by the counties and state and
federal aid.
Twenty thousand additional acres
ready for cultivation in Fort Hall In
dian reservation, more than doubling
previous acreage.
Biggest crop of beets in history is
promise in Idaho. Contracted sugar
beet acreage in U. S. A. for 1917
shows increase of 100000 acres over
last year.
Dubois-Reid & Burke place in
Jerusalem valley purchased by local
men for $4,000.
Kendrick-One hundred thousand
bushel concrete grain elevator under
way here.
Kimberley-Over 1900 carloads of
freight handled thru local depot last
year. New blacksmith shop and pic
ture house going up.
Wallace-Large addition being
made to Hercules mill for retreat
ment of tailings to recover iron.
Kamiah- Highway contract let;
Greenwood district will build at cost
of $4,000.
In the interest of conservation of
to advocate legislation encouraging
to the development of water powers
on federal reserves.
Boise-Oregon Short Line, G. M.
& st. P. and other railroads present
ed good arguments before state utili-
ties commission showing grounds for
Is per cent increase in freight rates.
Taxesalone have increased over 200
per cent since 1906, while cost of
supplies has doubled and trebled
and wages have been greatly increas-
ed
Wallace-Washington Water Pow
er company incorporates company to
install twelve-mile transmission line
in Prichard creek district to furnish
power for extensive dredging opera
ton to be carried on by Guggenheim
interests during summer. Cost Of
line about $4,000.
Boise-Five bridges across Snake
river to connect Ada and Canyon
counties with Owyhee county will
cost $22S, 100 if steel joists are used
and $199,730 if wooden are used.
Owners are running more than
100000 head of sheep. They have
a vast range and are running many
head in the forest reserves.
Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany will 'expend 100000 building
modern cottages for its employees in
Utah, Idaho and Montana.
Liona-Gold & Ruby Mining COM
pany begins recovery of gold here
with two giants and gold saving ma
chine.
Boise-Big increase in production
of grain crops. l. oss reported in
acreage in winter planting more than
made up in spring wheat sowing.
Liberal increase in planting of SUI
gar beets in Washington, Idaho and
Oregon during past year.
Gooding may get sugar plant.
Boise-One hundred thousand dol
lar bonds voted for road improve
ment in Adams county.
Pocatello may get naval observa-
tory.
Caldwell-Vast area will be added
to farming section of valley. Rec
lamation of lands under the Black |
Canyon project will make $4,000
acres productive.
Buhl-Work starts on new mo-
ton picture house.
Nampa-Officers of the Coin Con-
trolled Locker company contemplate
installing of factory for manufacture
of the lockers in this city at an early
date. Contracts amounting to
$500, 900 for its output for a period
of three years have already been Sc
cured.
New Plymouth-Poultry raising
growing INDUSTRY III PayoLLe valley.
Found profitable to farmers in spite
Of the increased cost they pay for
grain and feed.
Boise Forty-six thousand five
hundred dollars paid for 310-acre
ranch near Onweiler station.
Nampa-Swift & Co. considering
erecting meat packing plant here.
Bluebird mine in Little Smoky
district to be equipped with mill.
Weiser-WWeiser Milling & Ele-
Vator company building 650-barrel
Hour mill and 225, 000-bushel eleva-
or plant
Arco-Camp being erected at
Iackay dam for $50 men who will
,e employed there.
Idah Falls-Elks planning to
,uild here.
Midvale's new postoffice building
will be ready June'1.
Blackfoot- Contract let for post
'ffice here to cost 1880.