The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
WHAT THE YEAR 1917 Will BRING IN BINGHAM COUNTY

its readers the summary of the gain in the volume of
business and the activities of the community nearly can
be from the record made the time comparison each
year with the record of the preceding year gives very depend
able guide the probable developments of the years the
future 1t worthy of that with each succeeding
the record shows not only gan but increasingly ratio OF
gain With each succeeding year gather statistics with
greater care realizing fully their value to- the readers
The travel in and of Bacfoot by of the principal
roads recorded each year the Saturday before Thanksgiving
and each vehicle and every living thing passing that way tab
uated The road of November 1916 shows decrease
in the number of buggies and increase automobiles In the
1915 showed 62 buggs and 95 autos while the 1916
count showed 47S bugges and 3S4 autos The number of per-
passing 1878 in 1915 and 232o 1916 The num-
Der of wagons 1915 1885, while 1916 was 800 Heav
Ter wagons coming into use as the years 60 BY
The freight shipments out of Backoot in September 1916
in carloads 171 in September 1916 223. October 1916
$751; while in October 1916 it only 7o1. November 1915,
o1 1916 625 Scarcity of probably affected the total in
both but it felt in 1916.
The shipments Blackfoo in carloads for the same per-
iod shows September 1916 267 1916 35I October 1915,
oS1; 1916 9S2 November 1875 697; 1916 64o The falling
off is accounted for mainly by the fact that the Boyle Wholesale
business removed Pocao and shows in the Pocateo
receipts instead of Bafoo also by the fact that
of sugar beets off 1916 by unmey freeze the
nth of November and fewer of coal received
The freight shipments into town showed gain of 100000
pounds November November of 1915 The passenger
travel of Bacoot for the holiday Of great
than before The revenues of the local station for the
month, July that lower One given for that
that much sugar shipped from the local factory for that
month The decrease for July only 5000 The increase for
the other months beginning with last December was Decem
ber $1I 900; January $239o8 February $15936 March, $2o
1885, April, $7o14 May, $2255; June $9756; August $6,
&C., September, $3.50; October, $2,So4.
The increased use of automobiles is thought have cur
tailed the passenger travel 40 per but still it shows in
crease excepting for February and May the decrease being 500
and $40 respectively The increases vary from $3.50 $1,000
The 3hOIt thR
of baggage former years. but the amount of bag
gage handled less than before the dmes got travelling
in autos.
The receipts of the Blacfoo post office show increase
the year 1915 computing from the close of the
fiscal ending June In ten years from 1905 to 1910 the
gain 239 IL percent
Among the individual firms doing business in the town. there
gain of II percent in the number of firms while the
number of persons engaged ganfu occupations in town in
creased "a percent In December 1915 there 40
firms with 669 connected with them owners operat
employees In December 1916 there al firms and
1856 persons This does include the 10 persons
poyed the Ece Hotel the Hopkins Building and the Idaho
Republican Building part of whom anen and the others
home people but taken into the problem either year. The
number of professional people remained about the and the
schools increased percent enrolment. The individual IN
Sc pupils The increase in the past eight years was
SO percent or $40 pupils
The population Of the last May $685. and the
population of the county is generally estimated $4,000.
steady influx of residents noted and for the part
they better qualified for e work than those that
earlier years If they farmers they generally
cessu farmers if they engage in business they usually bring good
methods and industry tho not always large capital Practically
all lines of ndavor showed increased volume Of business
creased numbers of people excepting the city and county a and
they have been empty possessed of slight population for the
part The further detailed statement of the towns business
activities and the personnel of shown the following
and offered something that has been carefully
compiled and very nearly correct:
(Noe: Names Of owners, officers managers first,
and statesmen employees follow.)
,g auto delivery Joley, helper.
BLACKFOOT ELECTRIC BLACKFOOT PACKING Co-191s
CO-1914
A. G. Heatey president; Albert
A.
P. H. Piercy. Sharp,
- .o,,,,,or r,.n,.rr,s Gewell McDanial W.