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Show BUBLEY IS THE NEW METROPOLIS IdnholnwnlnkesLean tn Ik Front. Eastern People Pour in and Many Fine Buildings Go Up. Country Tributary to tho Coming Metropolis Prosperous, and Promises Prom-ises Great Things. "Burley," said MnJ Fred R Hoed nt tho Kenyon last evenlnp. "will soon bn the metropolla of southeastern Idaho. The new town Is now going ahead fast nnd as soon as the railroad gets In It will tako a big Jump " MaJ, Reed, ex-floldler from New York and now all-round Westerner, Is at the Kenyon for a few days, and has been the center of Inquiry on the part of many who want to know about tho new town, named In honor of the general passenger agent f the regon Short Wne "Burley,' he said, -has u big country tributary to it. And that countrj w prosperous already, promising much more for the future Now a to what we have and nri to have Easterners are going to put up a 180,000 hotel, the Hotel Reed, In the near future; sites have been picked for several factories, among them a flash, door nnd biimi factory, and a creamery. Lets sold fust as BOOn ns they were put on the market One brought $175". More than JlU'.ooo was ri-nllz-d In tin 'le "Just as soon as the Oregon Short Kino K'i.s In 13 curs of lumber will ' brought Into the town and thnl lumber will leap right Into bulldlnps. Burley Is nineteen mllCg south of Minidoka nnd among tho tributary places ure the Oakley, Albion and Goose Creek districts.'' a a a "The San Joaquin valley bids fair to outdo itself in fruit crops this season," said Putri. k Talent at Ihe Wilson last evening. Mr. Talent came In from Han-ford, Han-ford, 1 al . In th. district of which ho spoke "Iots of rain has made thlnj look even better than usual." tsald Mr. Talent I think we are going to have a record crop l am Interested in a rancn where we dry raisins and prunes and raise peaches. 1 think Wj have one of the finest fruit countries on the globe. Salt Lake looks wi to me. I have not been hero in several years, and the city has materially Improved in that time. I'm In re at Mr. W ' house 1 knew him up In Montana and ulwavs found him a KOod fellow." ' Charles Reed Of Huron. S D., find M G. Jeffries of Janesvllle, 1X18., are Iwo men whose faith In Salt Lake fity tooK practical form in tho way of realty investments, in-vestments, ami are now consequently about to get substantial reward Both gentlemen, who are staying at the Kenyon. Ken-yon. are delighted at tho prospect Salt Lake offers. They came here because of the recent good news of newly-built and coming' railroad connections with the coast, and the consequent prospects of repul growth Mi. It, . ,1 Is t lh.- WealthleSt men In South Dakota. He s.i l.i ve-terduv that ho was highly pleased With what .Salt l.ak had now to offer for ids Investments. Seven Valley City, N D . people are at the ICnutsford, slopping vei en rente to Mountain Home, Ida . where th,-v are going go-ing to buy farm lands. All the 'members of the party gained considerable wealth In Iheir Middle West State but all expect to got bett. r holdings ami prospects In tie New Idaho district. Jam.- Grady ami .Mis t'.radv. ) N Ruslifelt C. J Lee, V f. Moiirude. N fampbell and ai. iiatu comprise 1 no party, rney come as the consequence of a visit made bj a larger party three months ago. The first party saw the country and bought farm lands, then livid their townsmen about what the) had done As a consequence comes this delegation of w ell-to-do homes' home-s' leers tO tho Rocky Mountain Weal The members of the Los Angeles partv of capitalists and business men who have been visiting Salt Iake and neighboring mining camps during tho week, return to their bono , iy tonight Th. v -p.-nl -torday In Park fity and came back well pleased with what they saw All the party have been constantly on the movu ever since their arrival, and neither wind nor rain nor snow has stopped them front getting out and about A. YV. Sherman, head of the party, Ih heavllv Interested In southern 1 allfornla holdings. All the members of the party av thev are not here to buy realty, but for all that they lui o done a gnat d, a I of lie. est K , inp Into conditions and have asked many questions concerning wha t thev saw The party's members are at the Knutsford. GoldfloM and Its mines did well by Kd-ward Kd-ward Heubach. who is now at the Kenyon, Ken-yon, just out from lhat camp; Mr Heubach Heu-bach holds real estat- In the camp and owns considerable mining property lie Is ono of the many who have Urni faith In what the district will do In both the Immediate and the further future. |
