| Show I Gigantic Strides of the S Snake na Rive iver V alley HE slate M the st to toI T I hOmel e capitalists and ar artisans 1 Is conceded by h thone who western resource to hav hat Jc Idaho Malic mi nil Oem of ot the Mountains Idaho com comprises comprises on nn nrc ol ut lIer and I Is laller than all of ut the Nev elv with thrown In Idaho cnn proudly lIy boast hOllst of ot hav having within her borders the largest of ot ing In the lain rivers tho or of or the famous Columbia The ouno of oC this Ireat river Is 13 In th park lark Jut but It fi runs Iun the east eust eastern ern across tho hern and northward the western part of ot the tho about ah ut 70 ot oC territory tills river on mid varying In 11 frum 10 to 1 lies In IK located Hie fertile Simko valley mile Wealth n Lund There In I more tillable t In this creat valley 11 II C of oC Idaho than exists In KUDO of or tho Iho states and most of or It can be h with tho water waler from this Ilent river 11 II To ru mi idea l f the tho amount of water lu In tills It II li III only III to 10 content plate pialI the Krent it of ot mountain mid u 1101 timbered country lio hc about 1 II OO III extent Irrigation water In III this YO Is HU HIJ that It boa become common tn to refer lel r to Idaho farm UK lit bullis Mm th most In tho United States Tho rho Importance of ot this fact with sections de on 1111 Inadequate water ply JI or 01 doubtful rain fall Cull cannot be with all 1111 of ut these theRe great reat I of It water witter anil Haho has hall an nn excellent climate for fOl the of ot all ot oC farm crops and fruits In III latitudes 1 ulso elso Is 11 termed the upper Snake riv river er 11 Milley illI comprising the tM custom of ot the Ih state known Iwon nn nil and Fremont III t counties wan wa not Ilot settled nettled till when hull plo pio pioneers from Utah to 10 at various places along the tho river Prom Krom Us It ment m nt up till about them were 1 termed on HI the frontier Tho rho early Ilka plo liters In III nil other othel new had hada ii a hard limo to 10 the tho then wilder JIt S notwithstanding the enso Mn with which water for Irrigation Irrl could cHuld be he obtained nut that time hilI and nn tills purt of or the river valley Is 18 Isnow now Mil becoming well known Population Is I flowing In and tho Is il being IIII It produce millions of t bushels of oC excellent wheat outs oats bar barley barIe ley Ie other grains Hay potatoes oes fUlar beets applet mid other othel farm products yield 31 enormously Practically the tho whole of tho Ill IllI 1 I easily Irrigated which Includes till nil the tho land from northward find between the river the tho mountains on the east cast Is III now up A large tuge portion of or this however Is III not curll yet et for the reason that farmer has much mote land than thol he heran ran can properly take core calc of or But ut not notwithstanding withstanding this tact fact one may lIIa travel through this valley for tal fully miles H nail pass through green Holds of or hay hit and other farm crops In travel traveling ing northward through the valley OlIe the tho tol prosperous towns along the railroad rail Ioa I arc encountered Idaho Falls City St Anthony Anthon and Marys Mile In addition to 10 these towns theio settlements l to thu tho of or about In III This part of or tho valley In Is well wn Irrell nud Is oil all covered by b prior ap appropriated water I rights from Crom the thu Simko liver Each 1 farmer hero has from to of or water to lili hili quarter And each cach Is entitled to the amount of or ho has appropriated nl ht day and Sundays There IH III no ouch liuch thing as ILK turns In Inthe the use uso of or water waler In the tho upper Snake river valley There arc nrc many IIan In this beau beautiful fertile land that lire are veritable livers In size Home of them cannot bo ho forded by b team and wagon wa on The he canal which IH II diverted from the South fork of or river r miles east of l hy IH II over feet vide Irle and carries n swiftly running of or water 10 feet flet In III depth This hl Is tho largest Irrigation canal in inthe Inthe the world wor and was built Is II now owned by b the farmers whom It sup supplies plies with writer It may mn very cry proper Jv 11 be he termed tho father of oC Sugar Industry Idaho IB 16 destined to become In III tho thomar th mar Illar future the leading beut het I I In the Iha Union Tho poll coll climate Irrigation facilities nc 10 nil mi that could bo be desired for tOI the tho most growing of sugar beets belt While It I II less than thon three years CIUI URO UIO this Industry was launched In II upper Snake river valluy alo the two toun il of ot and Fremont now boast of ot three large modern model sugar Cue fac factories j tories This year ear thele been en rolled Harly tons of oC leeta In III these two to counties countes Tho factory near Idaho wi run till til about tho th ot the ear f nd It I la Is expected the thc Sugar Olty el foe fac factory tory will wi have hac beets beet to keep keepIt I It I till ti Feb Teb 1 1001 Tho fugar company lias hal paid 1111 out nearly I to farmers for tOI beets heets this your Cr This Is equal to about 30 for tor each In Individual that helps constitute the OPU population lation of or this valley Overtaxed It 1 has been I that this rih country with Its II greit resources las developed completely beyond tho ca cu ICI of oC the tho present railroad facilities This is II true especially tho latter later halt half of oe each year ear when the crops crop ore arc to ba be moved The Tho Oregon Short hOB has not been able to 10 supply tho nippers with to 10 out the tie livestock hay hl potatoes and alli oth other other er crops crop much of ot It Is now ln 10 shipment there are not cars to 10 supply people with coat coal in winter Other railroad raron companies operating in the middle west and who desire a 1 lino Ino to the const coast J of oC conditions In this val vai valley ley le They are lre now building westward rd of ot companies stated that n now lino Ino from the Bast down the thc south fork of or Snake river will wi ho I built bui Into this volley In the very cr near nar future The Ol 0 O t X W It n It n Abut ten years year ago alO tho Northwestern Hallway company mud mudo two surveys westward from Casper Wyoming its It I western rn terminus nt Rt that time Tholo through h I ander and tha th Wind Wild river and Indian reservation In west wast ern elIW Wyoming over oer tho tha divide I and down Into hlo the canyon of uC the tho south southfork fork Cork of or river Iha which stream they the followed on Oi a water grade Kralle for tor Olor 10 miles mies Into the Snake ke river valley ul y These two lines um 11 across ucross the valley alle Just Bouth of or tho town of or on al westward w one OM tho foot foothills oot hills hll towards Iloise the other up lp JIeh creek over Iel a Il low lo divide ond down don the tho river to Immediately after aCel tho Intentions nt Tt the Northwestern to build to 10 the th coast became known thu Ihl and Southern Pacific Hallway not desiring n a competitor In II their western territory offered the Northwestern people pIp i t in HI claimed cr the lines named and thus thu nothing further I was WS dom 1011 at lt that time le In II build buildIng Ing the th Northwestern to 10 the tl Pacific 1110 h these roads will 11 expire h It I Is IH us lames J 1 Hill JI has hul declared that ln Il to extend Xh his loail 1 to thu COI t the man aie un with Ih a 11 rival To TI avoid Ivo or 01 this If possible lo they tie would to tu ceo tl th Northwestern lino extend west westwind wind Into their and make malte con COli thu tho Short Mno In II cast I Idaho or 11 the tH Navigation Xa fo Co near 11 the eastern slIn bound in llY y of Kon or mi 11 l In Into i ito to Portland which at lt but butom om continental 1111 that city Ct from tin Iho ru t tI na I I of oC nil 11 this Il ti I Ic I and i j it Northwestern t II to II the laell coast oust This hll i inow now no irO of ot in IM road rOII flo to tn 1111 Wyoming i 1 fast HH 11 tennis anil material i m milo I ilo It I It I hl been staled by I high 11 of or Hint Ihal the for the Binding of If iw more of ut Hut t h lino linn hol been hll lot Il which brings It 0 r Into 1110 the at ut VorK 11 aru alo now four gangs amK of or ors OIS running a I III along tho couth fork of ot Snake river between gh find Jackson Hole Jol country They rw aio nl tak taking ing In In II vayon loads of shipped to tn them nt for tor r UBO arc lre taken up uJ the tl river as 11 far CUI ns possible ble by IJ team then mo lO packed fur further tl ther up 11 by hy pack On One man Is running horses hOI e for this Ihl purpose There lr I about aboul tn feet fe t of oC snow up In II the tho canyon where two of oC these nl at present working 0 11 n 1 The rho men 1 In charge of fe these th e outfits pay a It Is I desired lo to commence grading and lul building the they the aro arn working on flOI this end an IK early culY us 11 the tw weather will w next spring and that they the have ciders to get Id tho th surveying and 1111 crUSH sectioning by h that time hence their winter Two Jwo corps of ur surveyors I III working up the river from thin voley to tu meet let these coming In II from Crom tw The load Is h this Ildo of Cf Grand canyon and 1111 90 o mile of or Turtles claiming to 10 be ho representatives of this have h re made lar n I payment of fr V on 01 coal lands In tho Jackson Hole Holo country It Is said by h those thu familiar with that Ideality that mountains of or coal exist there thull Suin nl Since the Ir r t 1 surveys ere IC run lUI through this Ihl valley as mentioned an unusual development has hns taken place Within the the last two gov government 10 engineers hlo surveyed Swan valley which on 01 the Iho Snake river IIer KO ro of oC for tor n a res reservoir site Where the river rl leaves this valley It I runs through n box hox cnn can canyon yon 01 with al ot o rook rock several hundred feet tet high on each side It I Is to build a n dam here about feet Ceet high hold tho lood waters of or tho Snake liver her back for Irrigation purposes down In 11 the country later lut In Inthe 11 the S 10 II This will wi fill fl up I Swan 11 which Is II about 20 miles long louR by h about t 6 miles mils wide widE mid nud necessitate t People J ople living there therO selling out to Uncle Sum II and I n I feature that they the uro lUO decidedly opposed to doing dOII This reservoir proposition will wi also compel the tl proposed to climb up over a n bench to get the dam damu lJ u 1 thing they tw would much not do are plenty of or good cites further up 11 on 01 tho Ihl headquarters of ot the tho Slink ilver It is I claimed which cnn I be ht used u to 10 just Jn t as lS good goot nn nil advantage I Ins ns this one nie und which would not Inter fete tele with or railroad In II the Iho latter of which this great country needs so PO badly 1 now The he peo people Ile In 11 this propose I to 10 get up U a I numerously IY signed protest against this proposed ed reservoir project and alt send Henl it I to the Idaho Id ho delegation In Congress to have It I vacated if possible The population tion of or Swan Swon valley ae Is I quie large they the do to not wish Ish to sell pel out and move nor nol do 10 they feel like going ahead with permanent Improvements This reservoir 0 h If IC built buit while It I will l supply more water for COI Irrigating farms In the valley lt below will wi destroy de trl n a great ninny excellent old brenk up tho Iho homes homeN of or the tha people In II Swan valley vu I ty It I Is amicable settlement satisfactory hoped nn tory tor to tn tho of oC all concerned can cal be hI arrived at nl People who ate familiar wl h the Ihl rail railroad road situation of ot the tho west predict with without wih that Idaho will have one out h wi Inc and ald quite possibly two trunk I 11 It lines from frol the th cast within the next lex two to years This will wi mean Iman that thai the present real population of ot upper Snake cnn can bo he multiplied by hy ilvo IIvo within the II next do cade This section of ot country COUll try has hal I abundant water power pOel facilities New I loads means cheap coal I which h In 1 turn t I menuS means more ma 1 The agricultural resources of oC the coun veil known to need are el I IIO Capitalists ate no further comment 10 now seeking Investments In this val valley nl ley I and all of the elements essential to growth l and al development of ot great ant Who 1 counties and n a state t are Ile here can an predict what the futuro of eastern Idaho capable of oC sustaining millions milons of oC people will wl be bt beO O S li I loni While railroads nn nr building Into Idaho tho Oregon Short Line Is s snot not sleeping on I Its Is possibilities company 11 Is 18 now no extending what Is 8 known ns us Its St Ht Anthony Anthon branch on 01 to the tho Yellowstone Is park ark necessitating the tie construction of ot about miles mies of or new toad load through the town of or Marysville About IB lG miles of this new nw road 1 has hns been completed this o fall fal ond much of or orth hol the th rock r l work in deep dep nits lut will 1 Iw hl prosecuted alt winter r Iau l the Mno ni have h promised to have haI this part of ot the road finished In time timeto to accommodate the heavy heo tourist travel to this famous wonder land people desir desiring i next spring Heretofore ing to 10 visit tho park purll have Int been com compelled 11 to travel SO miles by b stage Short Lino the nearest station to the Yellowstone This ex extension I tension will wi bring much more 1011 busi business hll to the Short Un LIne and those thoe go KO goIng ness ns Shor Ing to tho park will wl up through tho II part of ot this big bl Peo plo pie th traveling through Idaho on 01 the tho main lines of ot tho Short Line sec IIO noth nothing not ing but saga brush bluh desert erts they hit tl because h form Impressions accordingly luse those these lines traverse the waste wa te places of oC tho state Into Tnt Hie I II Tho he Teton basin country countr ami Its 11 and agricultural present pre developed stock lock wising raising industries wih Its coal beds have become cOlI the builder Ac c to attract railroad Short Line lia hn e the Lin given It out that they the tr to build In length from spur pur of or about 10 40 miles mUM a n tho park line Ile Into Inlo this rich le It I haa b been proposed to tu lec the maw mall M 1 i A 7 f i iA iY u Y y iy Y Yu YX X A A Yo Y YA A X A AX Ay AV y V 5 t V V VV X A 1 A A t u i X 0 i Xi Xiu i 1 0 A 1 I 9 9 K 1 OVERFLOW OF BEETS DEETS AT SUGAR CITY IDAHO FACTORY IN TUB TlE BACK DACK GROUND NN J lino nt I 1111 K KInto go Into Inlo the tho basin ha ln This would woul 11 a line lne IN nry nr und 1111 costly SI nl I The rh people of ot Sugar ugal lr hae lo to tin tho fact that If t this branch line should take off on at ut their city It would 1 II Hp IJ n ma In In the building up of nr their Ihrl well wel located town They claim that a n much mich michI easier I ler can be b obtained oer Into 1110 the th Teton lol valley 11 H with Ith lex engineering 01 at the Mlle time ho luch shelter Only Olly two would have hl to 10 bo ho built both of which ate Insignificant one Ole tho Teton llon river rier one Canyon Cal ln The ed line Ile from Sugar City to tl Te Teton lP ton tOI city el which I IK this side Ile of the Ihl dl I ill a e of nr live le mile would pas through h much of fhe host helt part purt of oC the main lall which would afford a I heavy h of for tor tho new I road and Ild then to 10 pasH over n very low Iw divide Into the north northend end of ot tho basin down the through nil 11 tho towns located therein It I n said the line Ile has hal not yet el been CI nor any work worl done on the proponed el route from Marys vilI therefore if It the railroad can bo le Induced to choose the tho HIlr City Cit route nothing will be bl lost In 11 this way Il A numerously 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