Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-04-17

The Suspension Of Operations Simply
TO Admit Of Making Few Slight
ChangeS-NO Contracts Let Above
HALEY, and No Probability that a
Broad Gauge Will Ever be Constructed
Above This Point, Etc.
A gentleman prominently connected
with the Oregon Short Line Railway
arrived in Haley last night, and was
Immediately interviewed by TIMES
reporter. Being asked his opinion Of
the cause Of the suspension of road
building operations west Of Shoshone,
and whether there was likely to be any
important change in the line of the
road, he replied:
"The suspension of operations is
only partial, and does not apply to
any of the heavy work, which is 60
ing on as briskly as ever; nor does it
apply to that portion of the road be.
tween Shoshone and the Winnemucca
road-a distance of $50 miles-where
work has been partly suspended in
places. The section where the sus-
pension is most general is from the
Winnemucca road west to Weiser
City-some IS or SO miles-and even
in that section the heavy work is 60
ing right ahead the same as ever.
The real cause..of suspension, l be-
lieve, is that Mr.. Blickensderffer. the
Chief Engineer Of the road, thinks
that he can effect saving to the COM
pany by making few changes IN the
line of the road. AS the work of con-
struction progressed some half-dozen
ormore lengthy and detailed reports Of
surveys have been made to the chief
engineer, and he has ordered partial
suspension Of operations until he can
come out and examine the line for
himself. His trip or any changes he
may make cannot result in any great
loss to the company, as only about
$4,000 have been expended so far in
constructing the road from the Win
ncmucca road to Weiser City. The
contractors will be the losers by this
enforced idleness, as they are com.
PEELED to feed their idle teams anc
keep their forces together, besides be
ing unable to use the materials, tools
etc"
"Has anything occurred to change
the line of the road since the recen
understanding with the G. II. & y
Co. ?"
"Nothing. The road will go to tho
vicinity Of Tie mouth of Burnt rive
canyon, and will there connect will
the 0. r. 4 n. Co.-just as agreed
two or three months ago. Beyond
that point the course of the road i
still undetermined. The country be
tween Burnt river canyon, Lewiston
and Puget Sound is covered with en-
gineers in the employ OF the Oregon
Short Line, and their final report mus
be received before the exact course
can be determined upon"
''Some persons argue that the sus
pension of operations means that the
line will be changed SO as to pas.
through Boise City,"
"The road will not go to Bois;
City,"
"Others again say that the mali
line will come up Wood River to tn.
Salmon, and then run down the Sal
mon to about As or 80 miles abov,
Lewiston, where it will shoot of t,
the Sound:"
"Noehing is moro improbable. b,
going up this way the Oregon Shor
Line would lose all the Nevada ant
Oregon traffic and about half of tina
Of Idaho and Washington Territor,
the very traffic for which it is build
ING. No! The main line will be con
tinued in the same general direction
and very nearly on the same course
, as laid out"
cit has been stated, most positivel,
during the past two or three days
that contracts had been let for grad
ing above Haley, and it is even sal
. that Mr.. Bradbury, when here, shove
, a contract which he had signed t
: grade as far as kctchum ~
"Mr. Bradbury did nothing of tn