Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-10-12
WANT 'DINKIE"
TRAIN AGAIN
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL PETI-
TI0N G. N. RY. FOR RETURN
OF LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE
NEW POWER PLANT is AN ASSET
Report OF Construction Progress
Made BY Manager III. II. Hughes

AT the meeting Of the Kootenai Vail
ley Commercial club Monday evening
a committee composed of j. w. Reid,
H. l. Monks and Rev George Fowler
was appointed to cooperate with the
Standpoint Chamber of Commerce in
an effort to influence the officials OF
the Great Northern Railway Co. to re-
establish the "dinkie" train running
between Bonners Ferry and Spokane,
which was taken off when the Great
Northern system was crippled by
strike troubles. The move was in
stigated by the Standpoint Chamber of
Commerce and all towns along the
Great Northern route between Bon
ners Ferry and Spokane will be asked
TO sign petitions asking for the re-
establishment of the service
H. II Hughes manager of the Bon
ners Ferry water and light systems.
gave report of the progress being
made in the construction of the new
power plant at Moyie Springs and
stated that the plant would be ready
for operation about the first of No
vember. The power house is COM
pleted with the exception Of the pour
ing Of concrete for the roof. All the
machinery is on the ground and part
is installed There are vet two miles
of poles to be set up and four miles of
wire TO be strung. The plant is eight
and one-half miles from the city linn
its. The concrete dam will be com
pleted in ten days, said Mr.. Hughes.
Considerable difficulty was expe-
rienced in constructing the dam, the
workmen having to go much farther
for bedrock than mad been antici-
pated
There are few cities. il any. the
size of Bonners Ferry, in the United
States" said Mr.. Hughes. that nos
sess natural power site such as this
city owns at Movie Springs. This site
may be made to develop 1000 or more
horsepower. A survey of the Movie
site shows that with a small invest
ment the city can easily generate an
other 500 horsepower at the lower
Aloyie Falls. The present plant has
been built with the idea of doubling
its capacity and the expense of in
creasing the capacity at some future
time will be very small Bonners
Ferry now has several hundred horse
/ power of electricity which can be sold
cheaply to manufacturers and the
power can be further increased very
cheaply by raising the height of the
/ dam"
While the dam is being constructed
! the waters of the Movie river are be-
ing carried in a flume. Before the
river is changed back to its course
the city council and Mr.. Hughes ex-
pect to arrange for a visitors day at
the plant in order that Bonners
Ferry people may see what work has
been done in connection with the con-
/ struction of the municipal power
plant
/ J. Bert Cowen, of the city council.
reported that the council had made
arrangements for the driving of the
piling for the new city hall. The pile
driving and foundation will be laid
by separate contracts. Bids for the
construction of the building proper
will be called for in a week or two.
The city has about $4,000 available
for the construction of the new hall
which is to be located on property
owned by the municipality at the
north end of Main street, opposite the
Crescent Garage