The principal occupations in the county at the present time are ranching, stockraising and railroading. It is quite possible that mining will be added to these in years to come, and that manufacturing will soon be added to the list is a very safe prediction. The exceptional railroad facilities, the abundant water power afforded by the rapid current of the Portneuf, and the conveniences of a city like Pocatello will offer strong inducements to manufacturers, as soon as the population of the surrounding country is sufficiently great to offer a lucrative market. The history of Bannock county is one of which her citizens may well be proud. It has been consistently progressive and healthy. The suffrage was granted to women in 1896, when the state of Idaho adopted woman’s suffrage, and in 1911 the county exercised its local option rights and voted for prohibition. With the exception of the strike in the Oregon Short Line Railroad shops in Pocatello in 1911, when the shop-men walked out, there has been no really serious labor trouble in the annals of the county, and in the case of the strike in 1911, which is still unsettled, there was no violence nor rioting. The history of Bannock county is a history of honest men and clean citizens. Its pages are unstained by any public scandal, or official dishonesty, but, on the contrary, bear the records of an industrious and true-hearted race of men. The future of the county is promising and bright. The foundation of her development has been truly laid, and her commanding commercial position, her abundant and fertile resources, her splendid climate and her excellent railroad facilities insure a prosperity that few other communities can expect. Transcriber’s Notes Errors in punctuation have been fixed. Page 43: “enerring instinct” changed to “unerring instinct”, “runing from” changed to “running from” Page 48: “infinite patince” changed to “infinite patience” Page 134: “becoe firmly established” changed to “become firmly established” Page 139: “rade of machinist” changed to “trade of machinist”, “sever winter” changed to “severe winter” Page 140: “fire i 1913” changed to “fire in 1913”