Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-07
Idaho Weekly Industrial Review


ed $50 carloads of green fruit the
past year and has Just shipped out
the last car of dried fruit.
Preston.-At meeting held In Of
fees of County Agent John A. Nor
rison, between executive committee
that has In hand the matter Of the
erection of a sugar factory in this
part OF Franklin county. and Messrs.
John Quincy, William Waddoups
and Joseph Pond, representing the
Amalgamated Sugar company, it
was decided to erect a factory to be
ready to handle 1919 beet crop.
Twin Falls to have potato flour
factory.
Warren.-Tungsten ore found In
in the Unity gold mine.
Fifteen thousand acres of finest
land In state to be put under drain
age district In Kootenai and Bene-
wah counties.
Northumberland let to rebuild
burned state school for s84,50O.
Boomers Ferry.-Bids taken March
8 on IA miles Panhandle highway.
Hailey.-Contract let for two fine
bungalows.
Meridian.-Idaho Products COM
pany to manufacture patota -four.
ace.-Reforestration of hills
south of here is planned
China and India increased silver
bullion purchases in 1917 from -four
millions to forty millions. One re-
suit OF European war will be dollar
an ounce silver. Policies encourag-
ing to mining industry means mil
lions to Idaho.
The highest type of men in every
county, men of education, business
ability and standing for industries
should be asked to serve in the leg
islature as a patriotic duty.
Nampa gets a new lighting sys
TEN. at the rate of s42.50 per year
or $3.50 more than the arc ligh'
rate. Increases in light rates al
Nampa are due to extremely low
prices having been named unde
stress OF competition five years ago
when the present contract was en-
tered into. accordingg to William T
Wallace, president of the Idaho Pow
er company. When the new contrac
is entered into Nampa will pay tn
same rates as other towns.
Gooding -Resolutions passed at
meeting OF the state farm bureai
held here fixed 80 cents per hour
or SO per l0-hour day. as the maxi
mumwa ge for farm laborers for tn
coming season.
Kellogg.-Reports from Idaho I
Los Angeles mipe show that cross
cut being run from the main tunne
Is nearing the vein. When the vel
is reached 1t will show a body c
commercial ore.
Murray the past fe'
months the Washington Water Pow
er company's hydro-electric powe
line has been extended to the Coeu
d'Alene gold district so cheap ele,
trio power is now available,
against the always expensive pin
wood heretofore used for generatin
steam power.
, Mutton and lamb are to be ALLOW
ed western states on meatless day
Farmers Union to build warehou
es at Grangeville and Fem. to CO.
S45, 200.
Cottonwood.-Mee of Farm
ers Union Warehouse company he
here for purpose of enlargigng ele
ator capacity. Sentiment was u
animous In favor OF building an add
ton with capacity OF $4,000 b
shells. Work will begin on the ne
structure as soon as possible tn
spring.
Fort Hall.-Contract let for 81
600 brick and concrete mission.
Kellogg completed for CT
hall and fire station.
notwithstanding county hospi
5 al association formed to build ST
900 hospital.
Boise.-State highway commissit
plans active campaign. The FEEDER
= government is contributing lari
sums of post road aid money for Il
construction of highways in Idah
1t is being spent in such counties
are putting up money for road bull
ing.