Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-08-02

ted with SO many disastrous failures
but the present building activities
In Jerome can hardly be expressed
In other words than building
boom" The new Zug building is now
nearing completion, and work is pro-
crossing rapidly on the Atwood build
ing. adjoining the Puritan Store.
The foundations are about complet-
ed for the large new and modern
garage to be erected by the North
Side Auto Co.. and which when
completed, will excel anything in
this section of the state
Work on the new -four mill being
erected by the Jerome Milling & Ell
evator Company. is well under way.
This is another large and important
addition to the business interests
OF Jerome. and will represent an
outlay OF about $4,000, and viii
be ready for operations this fall
Last week Mr J. NJ. Hale broke
ground for the erection of an addi-
tion to his cement building on West
Main street. which is now occupied
by the Frasers-Pence Co. This new
building will be 45x50 feet and con-
structed OF brick Ii will be located
at the rear of the present building
the Jerome Cafe. and will front on
Maple street. The building will be
occupied by Frasers-P Pence Co. as
garage and auto supply house. the
present quarters being found made
quate for their large and growing
trade.
\ New Elevator.
This week active work was COM
menced on the new elevator which
will be erected by the Farmers Mill
ing a. Elevator Co, with headquar-
ters at Denver and Salt Lake City,
and the contract calls for the COM
pletion OF the building in time for
the handling OF the crops this fall
The new elevator win be erected on
n site Just north OF the creamery and
a siding will be laid by the railroad
company TO connect with the build
ing. The elevator will have ca
pncity OF from $4,000 to 10000 bn-
shells OF grain and will be equipped
with all the modern machinery for
the rapid and economical handling
OF grain and other products In
a1o hn -
will erect a large warehouse and Of
fee building. in the former of which
will be installed a roller mill for the
crushing of grain. and a large ma
chine for re-cleaning OF grain The
erection and equipment OF these
buildings will represent; an outlay
OF many thousands of dollars. but
II is very forcible evidence of the
confidence capital has in the success
OF the North Side tract.
new Sugar factory is another OF
the promised business enterprises
for Jerome this year. and while little
has been said about this important
addition to the business of Jerome
for some time, we wore assured only
this week that work would be com
nenced on construction this fall
o providing the macniEery coU.C ne
procured and that the factory would
be completed and ready for the util
ization nf the crop nf 1873
AS we stated before. we dislike &c
call this n building boom, but in con
nection with the other buildings
that are planned, how else can We
express ourselves. Jerome has out
grown the boom period, and is now
enjoying n steady and substantial
grow ( h, as the new business
houses and residences erected th'
present year will testify.
Omitting any reference to the Su
gar Factory. the buildings now II
course OF construction represent up
on a conservative estimate an ex
penditure of at least S15O.OOO. an'
as much of this money is being pai'
out for labor. II finds itself floating
around among the business houses
the banks and other financial chan
nels.
With the business interests of Je
rome all prospering and the prospec
of bountiful crops. with the assur
ance of good prices to our farmers
surely this particular section ha
reason for congratulations. especial
ly after reading the appalling calam
ity that has befallen farmers of othe
states In the loss of their crops o
account of the continued drouth.
Hardsh'ps realized In the pas