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Show BllRLEY AND OGDEN TO UNITE ' T. M. Kerrln of Hurley, Idaho, Is In the city for n few days' visit. Mr. Ferrlu came down from his Idaho homo a few days ago to attend the funeral of his brother, W. IV Ferrln. who died in a Salt Iake hospital after an operation for appendicitis, the body being brought to Ogden for burial Mr. Ferrln stales that Hurley Is one of the most promising- cities of Idaho. It la situated on Snake river and Is surrounded by a fertile farming sec-, tlon. and It Is also a promising railroad rail-road center for southern Idaho. The Oregon Short Line now passes through the city, and it Is also tho terminus for the road that runs from the mailt Hue to Oakley, a little town on Goose creek. Mr. Ferrlu states that the plans are perfected for build- ing a line from Hurley to valine, west of Ogden. This road built, Mr. Ferrin says, and the Short Line will have the most direct and quickest route to Oregon Ore-gon and other northwestern points. Ibe line will traverse the Raft river country and will develop a great sugar su-gar beet section, and It will make Hurley one of tho most important railroad rail-road centers In the Gem state. Prominent Prom-inent railroad ofTlciala own large tracts of sugar beet land in the vicinity vicin-ity of B irley and along Goose creek as far as Oakley, which thev intend to develop at boitic future time. Tills, he says, will make that country one of the foremost sugar beet raising sections sec-tions of the intermo'jntaln region. Mr. Ferrln is well pleased with the progress of Ogden, and says It begins to look ns though Ogden Is to be the metropolis of tho intei mountain region. |