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Show Formed To Promote Townsi ol Loveil Salt Lake City, June 19. Articles of Incorporation of tho Lovott Townslte company hnvo been filed with tho secretary sec-retary of state. Tho company Is organized or-ganized to promote ami develop the now townslto of I.ovett on tho Salt Lnko & Idaho In tho Haft river country coun-try In Idaho. Tho officers of the company are: V. A. Druehl, president and manager; James II. Patterson, vice-president; C. N. Strevell, secretary-treasurer. Directors Direc-tors havo been elected for tho coming wear ns follows: F. A, Druehl, James H. Patterson, C. N. Strevell, Harold A. Lafount, W. Mont Ferry, E. D. Woodruff, Wood-ruff, J. T. poncer, It. W. Adams and U. S. Fossendcn. Tho townslto Is situated just a. little east ot Malta, Cassia county, in southwestern south-western Idaho, right In tho heart of tho CO.OOO-acro Carey act segregation which will bo developed by tho Twin Falls-Raft River irrigation project. With the completion of work contemplated contem-plated by tho Inst named company, Lovctt will become tho center of business busi-ness for a vast agricultural territory nud the great stock interests which now occupy the Raft river valley and surrounding districts. The building of the Salt Lake &. Idaho railroad tin ough the Raft river valley and tho locating ot Lovctt at this particular point on tho lino will be u great boon for the residents of Albion, Elba, Connnt, Malta, Sublett and the surrounding country. I.ovett will give them railroad facilities which they have so long needed for tho best development of this section of Idaho. Raft river vnlley Is said by land authorities au-thorities of Idaho to bo tho richest agricultural ag-ricultural section of tho stute, and owing to the mild open winters, It promises wonderful results for fruit culture and cattlo raising. With railroad rail-road facilities nil products will havo an accessible to thoso looking for n location. lo-cation. A prominont local railroad officer sajs that in his opinion Lovott win cvf.ntunlly bo tho M.-gext town In southern Idaho. The land comiirisod in tho townnlte is 320 aoros and it wis purchased nt tho Idaho stnto lands snli held nt Hurley, Ajirll 21, by Messrs. F A Urui-hl nnd Uu.uld A Lafount of Salt Lnko City, amid spirited bidding |