Show To Harness Slioslione The belief Is expressed by many who are in a position to know that the time is not far distant when the great falls of Shoshone the Niagara of the Snake will be used to suPpJy power for manufacturing and other enterprises enter-prises New developments in the scheme to operate an electric railroad between Shoshone and falls > tend tO confirm that belief Negotiations have been in progress for some time regarding that road and recently state Treasurer Hill re Hi ceived a letter from leter frm a New York cap cp italist who became interested in the enterprise some time ago stating that he was satisfied money could be raised not only to build and operate the road but to put in an extensive eleotric plant to furnish power for mines and manufactories which the same men would doubtless put in operation as soon as sufficient power was assured The gentleman asked Mr Hill to forward for-ward him plats showing the ground and other information Of course the syndicate i Is proposed to form will want to control all the water power Other parties claim to have rights poer in that direction but if they be relinquished relin-quished there is little doubt the gigan tic enterprse would be pushed to completion com-pletion The length of the proposed eleotric railroad will be forty miles and if it be built Shoshone Falls will shortly become of one the leading summer resorts re-sorts in the west Statesman |