Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-05-29

Robert f. Strahorn. chief Of the
literary bureau Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, arrived in HALEY yester-
day, accompanied by his wife and
Colonel Case, of Denver, and stopped
at the Grand Central Hotel. The
party will remain two or three days
in HALEY. then go on up to Ketch-
um, where they will stop day or so,
and back down the Boise road to the
Territorial capital, and on to Baker
City, Oregon, the proposed terminus
of the Oregon Short Line They
travel in their own conveyance, and
are prepared to camp out, in case of
necessity.
THE OREGON SHORT LINE.
This new road, Mr.. Strahorn saws,
is being pushed to completion as fast
as money can do it. There are all
of 4, 900 men and 5000 teams at work
upon it now, the force is being in
creased at the rate of 200 per week,
and it will be added to ad inlinitum
until the severity Of the weather may
compel suspension Of operations.
The road is slower in building than
was anticipated, owing to the refrac-
tory nature Of the lava fields. While
building through that section, all
former eNpedlents resortel to in
railroad building, even in the most
difficult ground, fails, and new plan
Of operations must be devised. Most
of the roadbed through the lava must
either be blasted, or mounted on
low trestle- work which must be adj
justed with great nicely and filled in
afterward. This is most terrific
work and enormously expensive.
1T WILL REACH WOOD RIVER by MID
The main line will undoubtedly be
completed to Little Wood river by
midsummer and be in running or
der by September. After it is com
pletcd to that point, the construction
of the Wood River branch will be
commenced, and the working force
divided. The construction of the
main line will therefore not be quite
SO rapid after that time, but the ter
minus of the road will undoubtedly
be carried to within reaching dis.
lance of Boise in time to handle all
the fall freight of that region.
ORE AND BULLION TO BE TAKEN TO
MARKET IN FEW DAYS.
AS soon as the line reaches Little
Wood river, the company will make
rates, and will guarantee to deliver
ore and bullion IN Salt Lake, Omaha
or Kansas City in from three to ten
days of shipment. The company
therefore expects to handle the bulk
of our ore and bullion yield, even this
year, as the advantages accruing to
shippers from this rapid transit are
apparent to all.
HOW THE LINE Is BEING BUILT.
The Oregon Short Line is not be-
! ing built, as railroads generally are
with capital borrowed ON bonds OF
; other certificates of Indebtedness,
but with money supplied by stock
holders of the Union Pacific Railway
out of their private means. The,
r have such confidence in this line tina
, they expect it to prove the most re
munerative Of all the lines owned O
controlled 10y the Union Pacific Com
pany The Oregon Short Line vii
be trunk line from which branchc.
can be run to all parts Of the country
But on this point, except as regard.
, the Wood River branch, Mr.. Stra
horn was dumb. About this branel
he says that there is not doubt o
its being completed far enough T.
take all the ore and bullion and in
) coming freight of this fall. And a
. soon as it is completed, the Uniol
Pacific Company will give this coun
try all the boom it wants. 1t is lay
ing foundation for that now by col
Letting facts about this section, an,
: issuing documents, from time t
time, which keep the Eastern peopl
informed.
HOW THIS ADVERTISING. is DONE.
u The literary or advertising depart