Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-05-04
THE PROPOSED NEW RAILROAD.

by the Citizens Of Haiiey-Meeting of
the Board Of Trade Last Evening.
The meeting of the Directors of
the Board of Trade, last evening, was
well attended, President E. G. Coffin,
Secretary w. Fl. Watt, and w. 7.
Riley, }. H. Harris, H. z. Burkhart,
E. B. True, r. Z. Strahorn, Texas
Angel, J. M. Burkett, E. a. White,
l. w. Garrett, Z. w. johnson, S. J.
Friedman, A. Whitman, S. B. Kings
bury, B. Schwartz, H. r. Plughoff,
P. A. Regain, and Frank Taylor be-
ing present. Several Others came in
while the meeting was in progress.
Messrs. Riley, Plughoff and Burk
hart were appointed committee to
solicit subscriptions, at 10 cents a
copy, for an extra edition of the Stra-
horn pamphlet, which is to be supple
nented with few pages Of descrip-
tive matter relating to our mining,
stock and farming interests.
Chairman Regain, of the Commit
tee on Roads and Highways, reported
that small sum of money might be
required on the Camp creek road; al
SO, that Road Supervisor Brown had
agreed to begin work on the piece Of
road from the foot of Bullion street to
the bridge next week.
w. T. Riley, from the Committee
of Railroads, reported progress, and
gave way to R. e. Strahorn, who was
desired to address the meeting.
A.BUsIN EsS-LIKE PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Strahorn said that it was ad-
mitted that railway up Croy gulch,
through Camas Prairie to Smoky,
down the South Boise to Rocky
(Junction) Bar, and on to connec
ton with the Idaho Central and Ore
gon Pacific Railways. at Boise City,
was not only desirable, but that it
it would pay largely from the start.
He was prepared to say, on his own
behalf and that of his associates, that
if the people OF HALEY would sub
scribe $4,000, secure the right Of
way and terminal grounds, the road
would become an accomplished fact
The money consideration need no,
be paid all at once; the payments
might be made monthly, for s to l:
months. In this way the subscriber.
would not feel it much, the roac
would be started, and once started
it would not stop short of Boise.
Surveyor f. B. True, being called
on ior his opinion, said he though
$4,000 would grade the road t.
Kelly gulch. Once the road /
graded and "tied," it can be bonde,
for the rails and rolling stock, AM
extended from time to time, as bond
. could be hoated. From the Col
Belt the best route would probabl
be down Camp creek canyon to Cam
as Prairie, up Soldier creek to Littl
and Big Smoky, and Oh down tn
South Boise river to Junction Ba
thence to Boise. In this way tn
Gold Belt, Camas Prairie, and man
already good and other very promi'
Using camps would be served. Th
road would 60 within II or Is mile
of Vienna, Sawtooth, and Atlant
and tap the Rocky Bar region
p, junction Bar. With a mill or mil
, here mines would soon ship not Il
but 1000 tons daily from the Go
Belt alone; all the products of Cam
Prairie could be distributed by tn
3 road; the Little and Big Smoky min
would probably supply good to-
:, mage, and many other camps would {
the same. The ineXhaustible supp
, of yellow pine timber on the Sou
i, Boise, which could compete with tn
of Oregon and Puget Sound, won
, afford the road an unfailing source
income. There was no doubt b
that the road would have more th
8 it could do from the start.
J., After somewhat lengthy discu
:, sion, during which the various aspet
-. Of the scheme were discussed a
: criticized, it was unanimously resolv
that the Railroad Committee Of t
Board of Trade be directed to ca
vass the town for subscriptions to t
- proposed new railway.