Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-09-27
Idaho Weekly Industrial Review

and Light Company has completed
construction of detour in Grace
Terminal power line at a point about
eight miles north OF here. This work
was made necessary on account OF a
sliding hillside jeopardizing the sta
bility or the line. An average OF
20 men have been employed for the
past two months.
Silver City-Idaho Power COM
pany will build power line TO the
Demming mines.
Emmett fruit growers have good
season-peach and prune crops are
smaller than usual. but high prices
will result in good returns
Preliminary plans for concentra-
ting plant at the Armstead mine, on
Lake Pend Oreille. Idaho. are In
proc ess of formation.
Meridian.-For next three months
this place Will be scene OF extreme
industrial activity. with 400 laborers
on payrolls OF the prune evaporators
Installed here.
Boisc.-State Highway Commits
sion has decided to proceed with the
work of constructing north and south
ing link between north and south
Idaho.
Nampa.-s23. 900 contract let here
for completion or state feeblemind-
ed sanitarium.
In reply to a complaint on lack OF
stock shipping facilities at Dennelly.
Joel L. Priest. general agent for the
Oregon Short Line said: We have
not been able to make any Roadway
on account of the shortage OF labor.
Our friends must not overlook the
fact that We are handling tremend-
Gus amount of government business.
The vast troop movement requires
that We keep our labor forces on the
main lines to assure a perfect sys-
TEN and throw every safeguard
around our soldiers. We will GER
tainly take care of the Donnelly
stockyards at the first opportunity"
Ada county raises sS3,7s7 more
taxes than for 1916-largely for
roads and bridges The increase for
school purposes is 1873 on the 500.
Amalgamated sugar company
plants open Sept. 25 to Oct. 1.
New Plymouth.-Fruit evaporation
Will be operated with large force.
Grangeville.-Last legislature in
creased county tax $4,000.
Buhl-Ore from Altitude mine
tests s27s6.44 per ton
Kooskia Milling and Power Co.
has completed large dam across the
South Fork.
Eureka.-Utah Power Light Co
has just completed extension OF e
mile power line for furnishing ser
vice TO North Beck Mining company.
Boise.-Good sign. real estate
transfers are increasing
Gooding.-S75 900 sheep deal clos
ed here.
Wallace.-Idaho Power Plants val
ued at 4.20s.75O.
Boise.-Gooding county canning
factory now operating. 5000 cans
have been handled and output OF
season is expected to reach $4,000
Within five days after the declar-
alton of war. the railways OF the U.
s. had voluntarily organized them
selves for doing their part, and the
government has never expressed a
wish with which they have not i'm
mediately and efficiently complied
Pocatello.-Phosph deposits In
Idaho are rich. Ground rock, with
out the former expensive treatment
makes good fertilizer.
Alhion--Construct begun on
new dormitory here.
Diggs.-$1 1000 bond issue for
extension and improvement of water
system here.
Caldwell.-Bank deposits h re
reach s2.50O.OOO largest on record.
Nampa--Great Industrial Parade
feature of annual harvest festival
Shelley.-Utah Power Light Co.
about to commence construction of
miles of 10000 volt line to serve
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company at
this point