Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-06-14
THURSDAY. JUNE IA. 1928


po;se Idaho.-Idaho Is coming III
- its own. and especially In southerI
idaho where this year there 10 ny.
indnstrial development tnan No
haan known in the past ten years
rho agricultural sections Wer
hard hit by the depression that iol
lowed the war but the farmers u
retrenchment and by different metn
dds Of farming including intensi1ie.
sod diversified farming along wit
the stabilizing of the markets an
prices are on their sure way 10 pros
perity.
Besides number OF snia'
reclamation systems being develope'
in the state there are two which stan'
out as major projects which mean
thousands of new homes and better
living conditions for many who ar
now working dry farms. These tw'
greater reclamation projects are the
American Falls and the Greater For
Hall systems. In the greater Forl
Hall system $35O,O00 will be spent
in raising the dam level and run
ming acnals on highed level bring
ing more than $4,000 acres under
water
The American Falls reclamation
system will place small empire I'M
der cultivation for the first time,
over 10000 acres in the first unit.
However more than one million acres
of land will be affected in securing
better and greater water service un-
der the American Falls dam. Tnls
great district will be insured suIIl-
cient water and commensurate pros
perity until the end of time.
The oregon Short Line railroad
is spending several millions in the
state. first in double-trackfng large
section of its road out of Glenn's
Ferry and in extensions. The main
line road to be built through Boise
and the line now authorized from
the Twin Falls country to Wells,
Nevada, mean much to the develop
ment of Idaho. The outlet through
Nevada will give another short cut
for the produce of southern Idaho to
the markets of California and to the
Orient and all of the construction
work means business, present and
future. A beet loop extension of the
OREGON Short line in the Idaho Falls
section will be Of great service tol
that district and goes far to insure
the permancy of the sugar industry
in Idaho.
The Idaho Power company has
already authorized budget of i'm
provements and now outlay In Idaho
million dollors. The power plant
at American Falls will demand AMI
expenditure Of nearly one million
dollars and the other one large item
is the extension of the high voltage
transmission line from Caldwell to|
Ontario. This will cost 100000
and will conduct 10000 volts OIL
electricity.
The Utah Power Company is in-l
stailing the second great hydro-elec-
trio power plant near Grace and for
this purpose approximately four mil
lion dollars have been budgeted.
The Portland Cement company is
planning on a mammoth cement
plant at Port Neuf station a short
distance from Pocatello and a num-
Der Of factories and other plants are
spr1nging up in southeastern Idaho
as direct result of the American
Falls development or the building OIL
the big steel mills at Springfield,
Utah, The litigation looking toward
clearing the tile of the teton Coal
Mines will be settled this summer and
these mines are expected to aid ma
terfally in the industrial develop
ment in southeastern Idaho.
The agricultural prospects are e1-
eeptibnas9y bright and the imme-
date future will see this funda-
mental industry entirely recovered
from the depression following the
war. Several cheese factories and
milk evaporators have opened in 1
the past few weeks in the state and
registered dairy cows are increasing
In number very rapidly. Diversified |
farming, with no dependence upon
one crop, and an income all of theI
year around to the farmers will di-
min1sh the chances of bank failures
and insured sound prosperity. Stock
men ere now beginning to realize
upon their work and there are bright
prospects ahead for the sheep in
dustry.
Governor C. c. Moore and the pref
sent administrator are working
hard to conduct the states business |
70 that 1t will be OF benefit to the
PRODUCERS O. the state and to sta
Billie and develop tho states re-
sources in such way that outside
capital will feel safe to invest in |
me state. At least the example is
being set of economy in state bust
ness and the return to prosperity is
being fastened By constructive no.
i,icies. not for today alone. but look |
ing ahetd for the years to come.