| Show IDAHO TAILS FALLS CITY in the beginning of the career ot of men of 0 all classes of 0 business in farming and other industries throughout this pait pail of 0 the great snake liver waller alley was entered upon with much hope and leaion teamon ably bright prospects 1 being considered conservative prosperity has been the real realization of these hopes and prospects in hundreds and thousands thou minds and M minds in 1 I these hopes embraced the free reo coinage ot of silver as an important result of 0 ill alir general election hut but now they consider thit that tile the result Is only beneficial in noting a point of 0 progress pro ere in the light h t tor for the principal object sought by tho the people of 0 idaho and the west nest gener fly the conditions have been n adlora blo for new busink Rs of any ally kind yet a marked growth crowth and increase in every way may be observed in all directions the population of tile the country has been increased by many new fa tann rivers cre anil ani the town of idaho falls can record numerous additions to its number of inhabitants since the lie beginning ot of 1996 the school census report taken last july shows an increase of 6 about 75 7 pupils of school see age during tile the past icar and the total number Is a now something over many new farms arms have lave been opened and the increase in acreage crease fl planted to all kinds hinds 0 of f crops probably averaged 10 per cent inora than the acreage of the previous year the yield was quite satisfactory still and in many instances very cry prolific many farmers obtain obtaining ing front from 60 to 65 b bushels or of on oil an average per acre or of the crop planted and the prices at which Is aich wheat has haa been sold field for the past three months makes the farmers anti and everybody smile other products have lave commanded fair prices and many old notes and accounts have been canceled by reason of the abundant harvest still and the remuneration elved for the same for a more comprehensive idea of if the products ot of this valley in the vicinity of idaho falls the following statement of shipments in carloads from this station tor for the past season Is offered ott ered carloads 0 ri ads wheat i 1 l oats cuts I 1 i ill 1 rotators in 3 7 7 flour and and mill afi stuff iiii sa miep M cattle cadlo 67 1 I I 1 ito 1 I 49 11 and 4 NA wool ool 11 elk 77 77 I 1 J 2 li IG 1 I 1 I total UM 1159 this statement shows an increase over the shipments of 1895 of 0 ver over 10 M carloads or I 1 3 tier per cent arid and there are several hundred ca cal ilonis londs of hay bay grain graan and potatoes being held for better prices progress in fil the town ila has been quite notable considering tile the unseasonable times for investment and expenditure of monty money about twenty new residences have been erected and completed or in process of oc construction ln in idaho falls luring during the past year and alveral of these are of in modern cidern pla n and built of cut stone about a dozen new business buildings completed and under construction st aie noted the mormon church is about completed it at a cost of awl the if K church will be really for dedication fit a short time the catholics have the foundation in ili for a neat lent stone church which will be completed early in 1897 two or three fairns have e embarked in b arced in n b business usi SIMI and a PUMP mill has been established in the manufacturing line A conservative estimate of the cost of buildings in would be shout about tle to the town trustees have lave also expended several thousand alad dollars in ratting grading and streets and lap conett colst luction of sidewalks the railway company is making some improvements and it 11 Is rumored that it will continue the rood good work and move the like old depot put in more and so 80 ai range their business here that failers fa imers merchants mei chants and other shippers can handle their goods and products pr 0 without being compelled to wa wall lt for several hours their tur turn to to get to the cars placer mining on snake river has received more attention in this part of the valley the past year than for sev cral previous years ten tell or a dozen claims have been worked during the entire season and some with tit very satisfactory is results le ie from 7 to 15 per day having been extracted from the earth by one man several thousand dollars have lave been added to the sound money medium front from tills this source and the most successful miners are arc preparing to run on a large laise scale as soon as water can be handled next spring these clamis are ill all from one to nine miles from idaho falls outside of the construction of it the le canal for the Iril gation of 0 the foit hal indian reservation by tile the idaho cana han company com pany but little money has been spent pent in ili the construction ot of new e canals in this county however several thousand dollars have been eapen expended led by the idaho canal cot company pany the engle rock keck and other cimpl companies anies in and making permanent improvements on their different systems the dis discovery coory of coal has been made in a Plo prospect about elgh eighteen ten miles east of idaho falls falla which bids fair to develop a dirst class clasa a article of commercial coal some work lias has been I 1 done on the prospect and a vel vein icon 0 of three feet discovered while indications ms from other oilier materials in show that the iha vein will vill likely enlarge after a little more depth has been reached to ulna nille or ton ten feet the blacksmiths here have tried tile the enal coal and pronounce it first class for their business arrangements are being made to open the mine in ili hist st class shape and it is 13 hoped limped that tile ali people of idaho falls and tills 1 valley will soon the benefits of 0 a first class coal mine practically at their donis and actively opera operated fed careful observation and inquiry has failed to locate any mckinley prosperity dell delivered cred heie since the election but the peo people Is are not much disappointed bavine EL havone two or at three years ago aco made ill up their minds that they would br be c compelled to live killo anil make their affairs on snake river valley prosper or move but TIO no one has moved or cares care to move mova there are very few in flits vicinity living or ex existing bat by chailey or support frol from 11 the county anti anil tit no one in reasonable h health needs to to do so ho if lie he knows liow how and anc ill bif a little in the name 0 of idalio idaho falls we wish the west a prosperous now new year g S |
