| Show GEO T 1 ODELL ON IDAHO TRADE CONDITIONS The shortage of cars the railroad ton generally time the coat coal famine roads roade and conditions at the mUddy var ar arlous bus lous branches of the C W M isO COl com company pan pany In Idaho were Interestingly dwelt upon b by General Manager Oo T TOdell Odell In the couro course ot of a conver conversation atlon wih with II a News representative yester yesterday yesterday day Mr Ir Odel Odell had just returned from 1 a visit to the several branches o Of his company 10 He sa sas he Is more than tham ever convinced that Idaho and th tb north wi wilt beat ni nil for tor the year c now cos cbs lil ing In spite of oC the drawbacks tra trade e wil will rech reach wonderful figures and It if the railroads had b ben en able abl to furnish h equipment and pow r to move the goo goods tue tho C W ti 1 alone would have made mado OO greater lale sales durIng the year that It did When thIn conch condi ton Itoh Is multiplied by al others Interest Interested ed ad It can be seen what a hugo hUfe Item It amounts to J t wa was ofen often shown hown that thata a freight train made Rn an average speed l lot ot of only 50 mies mIles per day a conditIon which surelY ought to be remedieS Another 1 her hard hardship which has had has been time the coal famine In the Snake RIser people fre burning coal hauled by wagons from the Teton Bain Basin and I it wa vas very good coal too On the other hand Idaho Fulls anti the other places ore are burning stuff hauled In 1 by the railroads Id and s sold ld at from 6 to 8 per Ier ton Ion and that rould only onh be termed coal by y the widest stretch o of the I It sas Pimply dirt Mr Ir Odel Odeil rightly thinks this an absurd condition when 40 or 10 O of rails east from the Iho St Anthony Anthon branch would tup ta the coal beds heds In the Teton Basin Mr Ir Ode Wa wai surprised at the Im Improvement improvement provement evident everywhere espe epe daily nt at and Idaho Falls Fails Cly City property there hits hILS In frol froni 41 to per cent cont within the Iho past years yeats while farm land has III also o taken hea heavy V strides The r C W v M 1 company everywhere are bus buss taking inventories In order to 10 ho he ready rendy wih With reports for the n next directors meeting Although the work I Is unOn Mr s the tho collections and lale sales wi will tM far those thoe of last lastar Sear ar While expenses have naturally increased especially time the Iem ot of ance Allee dUl due to the Increase In rates tol fol lowing the San Francisco disaster the tha showIng w will bo be gratifying to the stockholders All the houses In the Snake River valley lle ed from Co 25 ti till the and may atlo alo be closed on the taking laking inventories Of at therl there is 18 a 11 side door op n for tor c collections cash sales Mr rr Odel Odell vas us gin glad to note noto one Ilde made b by the Oregon Orton Short horl Line amid that was placing ot of a tourist sleeper on the tho at Idaho FalA Fails tor or the benefit of travelers nab In ling passengers to 10 get Kat cc I nt at 8 p ni m Instead of to wRit wait for time tho trains to arrive from nUle and thou ofel often finding nil the th sold ni rho present promises a to last In tarn vehicles and al nil intending purchasers Inc should houT place orders early for the comIng II seetOn On to 1 the rush Mr Ir Odel I ne his hi paly party drove b by teRm team from St Anthony to 10 Sugar City where they had I it pleasant visit with CI Mark and T I It uter utter Jr who showed them the big sugar faa tOt there Wih With them n a Sir Ir I r representing some ome eastern man mun and Ind as lie he had never Pen seen a sugar factory ho he was delighted wih with his experience The atho party Into the I ne nuI of oC the Sugar City tie In which t several ot of th m nr are anti aM In n a gen way vay the Jenera for or 1 were found toun to be roost most |
