Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-29
IDAHO WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW.
Industrial Records for the Past Week
Show Activity In all Parts OF
State.

The principal American copper
producers have agreed to furnish cop
per needed for the Army and Navy
during the coming year at 16 and a
fraction cents pound. about one
half of the current market price.
Forty-flve million pounds is to be de-
livered.
OY-the-Tray meals is one OF the
latest features introduced by Union
Pacific system for the benefit of its
patrons
Utah and Idaho will have over
10000 acres planted to beets this
year.
Boise - Governor cuts nearly
100000 from total appropriations
bringing total net amount down to
$2.740.113.63 less by 100000 than
total appropriations years ago.
Montpelier - $4,000 apartment
house to be built here
Burley-County to purchase $12.-
900 road machinery.
Rupert - $4,000 hotel opened
here.
McCammon-Sugar beet growing
commanding much attention here.
Nampa-New roundhouse of Ore
gon Short Line In operation. 40 me-
chanics employed.
American Falls-Idaho seed peas
In great demand this year.
Nampa-Poultry industry said tc
be highly renumerative in Boise val
ley. Utah dairymen buying 1900
tons Of hay In this vicinity.
Boise-Idaho Power Co.. files s18,
$4,000 mortgage. largest ever re
corded In the state, will enable It t
raise 310O.00O.OOO.
American Falls-Mountain Statel
Telephone and Telegraph Co., spend
ing $4,000 on betterments and i'm
provements here.
Idaho Falls-Present season to b,
greatest In history from a crop acre
age viewpoint. and more acres will
be brought under cultivation an'
greater diversity OF crops plan.et
than ever before.
Nampa-Oregon Short Line t,
build stockyards here.
Payette-Local firm sells larges
| number OF cattle at fancy price
Mountain States Telephone and Tele
graph Co.. building new line from
here to Ontario. Oregon.
Boise-Boise-Pa Lumber Co
will build so. $500 residences Il
Emmett this year.
HALEY Mining property In Hail
ey district will be developed. Mort
Idaho man invests In Carboniferou
Claims in Kelly Guich and compan
will be organized.
Caldwell-Move on for $4,000
hotel here.
Boise-Survey work on Burn
Line to be resumed. Plans for cor
struction OF Missing Link" in raj
road is still being worked on in
quiet way.
One OF the most gratifying ev
dences OF returning prosperity is tn
very heavy traffic over lines OF ORE
gon- Washington Railroad & Navigi
ton Company. which is making
necessary to relay its rails over Blu
mountain with hundred-pound ste'
at cost OF about 100000.
The report OF state mine inspectc
shows gross income OF Idaho mine
Is s4s.0O0.000 for 1916 OF whic
about sl1.500.000 was paid In div
dends.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and mi
contemplated here.
Soda springs-Much activity plal
ned here coming season.
Boise-Fourteenth legislative Sc
sion cost taxpayers approximate
$50. 000-well It costs money to pa
laws and the new laws call for MOI
money and the people foot the bill
Kim berly-New bank to ope
here.
Grangeville-Farm start NOV
ment here for new -four mill. Pa
ing OF Main Street is considered.
weiser - Washington Co.. sci
100000 bonds to be used with sta
and federal funds to construct lir
, in north and south highway fro
here.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONER