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Show MADISON IS PLEASED WITH TJEJUTLOOK "The prospects for an unusually heavy crop iu Idaho were never brighter than now," said E. C, Man sou, assistant general manager of the Oregon Short Line yesterday. "The enow in the mountains assures a good crop, and all the fsirmers and Fruit, growers have to do is to put the send into the ground. The frosts in Idaho have done some damage to fruit but this is slight. "Our party returned at 3 o'clock this morning after an absence of fire days, during wl.-.ch time we went over alf of the main lines of our road and some of I he hrauehes. The roan is in good condition everywhere and business is Constantly increasing. The inspection inspec-tion trip wns taken at the instance of Mr. Bancroft, who had not been over it for some tune. Ho expressed him self as well pleased with tile condition in which he found things along tho line and the road itself.' In the party with Mr. Manson were W. H. Bancroft, vice president and general manager of the road; his as sistant, P. EL Knickerbocker, j, v. Dunn, superintendent of motive power; W. S. Anderson, car service agent, and Dr. S. H. Pinkerton. All report that in addition to having inspected the line, they had an excellent trip and enjoyed en-joyed every minute of the time they were out. |