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Show Idaho TolittcsJS-accessftxl Enterprises The State is Boomtng. Special Correspondence. Boise, Ida., June 8, 1904. The great campaign of the presidential year has opened actively in Idaho, with W. E. Borah the controlling factor in the Republican forces. Ever since the Heyburn-Stanrod Heyburn-Stanrod combination resulted in the defeat of Mr. Borah for the United States senate, certain politicians who were aligned with the opposition stated that Mr. Borah had ceased to be the dominating domin-ating figure in Idaho politics, and even wont so far as to announce that he would not bo permitted to go as a delegate to the national Republican convention. Mr. Borah, however, decisively demonstrated dem-onstrated his popularity and strength when, without with-out his solicitation and when he was not a candidate, candi-date, his friends in the convention easily displayed their superior strength by making him a member of the delegation. If present conditions are to be taken as a criterion, Mr. Borah will be elected senator when the term of Senator Dubois expires two years from now. Governor John Morrison will be re,npminated for his present position, notwithstanding the opposition, op-position, inspired by personal differences, of a coterie of politicians, led by Chairman Gooding of the state Republican committee. Even his op-ponets, op-ponets, however, are willing to admit that his administration ad-ministration has been strong, conservative and consistent, and the indications are that his antagonists antag-onists in the convention will not develop sufficient strength to be an important factor. The Republicans Republi-cans are confident that a nomination on the state ticket is equivalent to election this year. S " The old Overland Hotel, one ofcthe most fa-mous fa-mous and widely known landmarks in the inter-mountain inter-mountain states, will soon be no longer visible on Main street. The time-honored structure is shortly short-ly to be razed, and will he replaced by a thoroughly thorough-ly modern hotel, of which the ex-manager of the Palace Hotel of San Farncisco will be proprietor. A few days ago a number of old pioneers, to whom the Overland was a haven in early frontier days when Idaho was almost- a wilderness, assembled at tno ancient hostelry by request and jx flThoto-giaph flThoto-giaph of the group was taken. The Overland is attoiost as familiar as the Tabernacle in Salt Lake to people who have traveled in the west since the early sixties. v v v A big boom Is in full swing at Twin Falls, where extensive power plant and irrigation projects pro-jects have recently been successfully congunfmat-ed. congunfmat-ed. Everything indicatos that this hitherto obscure ob-scure place In Idaho will shortly be converted into a modern and progressive city. The sale of lots, which range in price from ?25 to ?1,000, began be-gan omy last Wednesday, but before noon 12,500 of the lots haJ been disposed of to eager buyers, in the same brief period, 20,000 acres of farming land In the vicinity of the falls were sold. C. B. Hurt is in charge of the colonization and represents in this work the Twin Falls company. He Is assisted by I. M. Perrine of Blue Lakes, and George F. Sprague of Salt Lake. The people who have arrived there up to date are generally of the prosperous middle classes and are in every respect re-spect colonists. The Twin Fails company proposes to push the matter with the utmost vigor, and among the improvements im-provements contemplated for the near future is the construction of a $50,000 hotel. The structure will be Duilt of red lava stone, of which there Is a practically limitless quantity in that section. & & & A number of Salt Lakers have taken up their residence in Idaho during the present year. Among them are Mai Glendinning, who represents the Spokesman-Review at Wallace, and Attorney Miles Johnson, now residing at T.ewiston, and who was recentiy elected county attorney of Nez Perce county. tj The famous Hercules mine at Burke, Ida., has brought wealth to a number of Salt Lakers, among the most fortunate being Mrs. L. W. Hutton, who is widely known as the author of a book giving a detailed and graphic account of the great strike in the Coeur d'Alene country. & & & - Chrles M. Schwab, formerly president of the American steel trust, is among the eastern capl- tajists who have made heavy investments in the rich mining properties of Idaho.' He recently purchased the controlling interest in the one-time tafflous Minnie Moore mine in -the Wood River district. dis-trict. In early days ore to the amount of ?8,000,-000 ?8,000,-000 was taken from .this property, anl it was not until two years ago that an eastern capitalist re-cpanjfl re-cpanjfl dperjitions in the o.d bonanza. In a few monthrhe had taken $8,000,000 from the property, and at present ore which averages $6,000 to the car Is being extracted from the property. Groat activity is apparent throughout the entire district. |
