Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-24
Idaho Weekly Industrial Review

Idaho Weekly Industrial Review
Mining, numbering and Agriculture,
railroading and power development
are Idaho's big industries on which
nation depends at this time. AS a
patriotic duty, policies encouraging
to their development must be advo-
Gated at this time.
Lewiston.-Pacifio Power & Light
Co. and Gas Co., ask Utility Commits
sion for higher rates to meet in
creased cost of coal and other sup
plies Higher rates have been grant
ed all over the United States to meet
these same conditions over which the
companies have no control.
Cary.-Prospects for a sugar fac
tory here are bright.
Highways of Ada courty are made
100000 better by work done in
1917.
Twin Falls.-New addition to Twin
Bull highway commissioners plan
new bonds for highway improve
ments.
Value of gold, silver, copper, lead
and zinc mined in Idaho in 1917, ac-
cording to the statement of c.. N. Ger.
ry of U. S. geological survey, de-
partment of the interior was about
s54, 1000, an increase of more
than 100000 over the value in
1916. This is one good reason why
the mining i industry of the state
should be encouraged.
Moscow to do some street paving.
| Moscow=Important pea industry
started here. Plans matured for fun
igating and hand picking peas and
beans for seed.
Boise.-New drainage district No.
of Ada and Cnayon counties, COM
prising $4,000 cares, created.
Moscow.-Many street improve
provements to be made here.
Farmers of prairie adjacent to
Grangeville to construct elevators
there and at Fern.
Pocatello.-anish Church of Amer.
lea to establish permanent church
here.
l Inwiston-$150. 1000 administra
ton building for state normal to be
erected to replace burned building
Bonner county to build a large
bridge across Clarks Fork river.
State to spend $4,000 on STATE
highway in Bonner county.
There were 3.355,99 pounds more
freight handled at the Wendell sta
ton in December, 1917, than in the
same month of 1916.
Caldwell-B. M. pIolt Grain 6
Seed Co. to build 100000 elevato
and warehouse.
An increase of " cents a pount
; on copper which the government 4
contemplating would be a great hell
about breaking even. and encourag
development.
| Wendell.-Land here that sold 70
, 500 an acre year ago is now find
ln6 ieduy hdih at *ioV " "
per acre.
: Samaria-New sugar factory to b
built in Malad valley.
-Boise-Payette Lumbe
Co. to operate plant day and night.
, Caldwell rapidly developing int
one of the greatest honey distribut
: ing centers in the United States.
8 The Union Pacific. during 1917
q spent for improvements and better
: ments approximately s24, 100000. A
! of the new double track work
completed and in use in Wyomin
and Kansas. All remaining to be fin
:, ished Is the second tunnel on Shel
! man hill, which will be ready som
n time In the spring Because of tn
8 demands for locomotives in France
England and Russia, the U. p. ha
d got, out of its orders plcaed last yea
y only 20 Mikado engines and 10 {
!. the 2-10-2 type. None of switch ell
7 gines were received and there are
u 2-19-2 engines yet to be delivered an
Is Mikado engines. in addition to tn
10 Mallets. The purpose OF la
a years expenditures was for gener'
l. improvements OF u. p. railroads
lbetter serve the needs of its patron