Show Idaho Towns Anticipate Atom Population Boom ARCO Ida March 28 UP The jp-The The announced location of a huge atomic reactor plant near here has created great speculation speculatIon- both in land and the areas area's growth While t the e Arco village board and other community officials Inthis in inthis inthis I this village of people are trying trying trying try try- I ing to plan for an orderly development development development devel devel- I land speculators are making making mak mak- ing lag many purchases in anticipation tion of a boom Along with the expected growth the Ole county commissioners of Butte county county of which Arco is the county county county coun coun- ty seat seat are are laying plans for Cor a I larger jail They feel it will be needed occasionally to house some of the workers expected to arr arrive arre e to help construct the plant There is only a two-cell two jail now However former Gov C. C A A. Bottolfsen said aid work on the jail will await more positive word from the atomic energy commission on where the plant is to be located Plans for expansion are not confined confined confined con con- fined to Arco Other southeastern southeast southeast- ern era Idaho cities Pocatello cities Pocatello Blackfoot Blackfoot Blackfoot Black- Black foot and Idaho Falls Falls are are also optimistic optimistic op op- op- op about their future Pocatello Mayor George Phillips Phillips Phil Phil- lips has predicted his city's population population population tion will zoom to within afew a afew afew few years as a result of ot the atomic plant and other local industries Pocatello now how has about citizens Workers are already starting to come into southeastern Idaho looking for jobs with the plant The Pocatello employment office said several persons had applied personally and others have made long-distance long telephone calls asking asking ask ask- ing log for information |