Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
a. LANE TO TnE COAST.
The Chtrnxc. Burlington and Quiney
Ahssrbs the Hunt system. and VIII
Batld TO the Coast by the Cieprwa-
ter Pass


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The Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy and che Hunt system OF railroads
have joined 10 another great trans.
Continental line. Within two years
the o. system will extend from
Chicago TO Portland, with branch
l.ne frnm the Palouss in Spokane
Falls.
The 'Q's' determination to build to
the coast was made when the North
EN- Pacific and Wisconsin Central
ware consolidated as one line from
the Pacific to Chicago. 1t was about
the same time the close traffic ar
rangement was made between the
Chicago & Northwestern and tho
Union Pacific. The %, and the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific wore
badly frosted by these two combina-
tons. Its rails were already pointed
far toward the Pacific northwest. 1t
was not an impossible task to extend
TO the coast, and meet its rivals on
equal ground.
The FIRST long stretch was from
Cheyenne westward. The northern
route was selected, and the contracts
for building the line from Cheyenne
to Butte, a distance of some 800
miles, have been let.
In Washington and Oregon is the
Hunt system Of roads. Some time
ago Hunt attempted to float $4,000
900 OF bonds for the extension of his
system. The Northern Pacific stout.
ly opposed the scheme. All tho in
fuence OF the Northern and Union
Pacific was exertsd to prevent the
bonds being placed. Hunt was on
the point Of succumbing to these
great corporate influences, and it
w,s even announced few days ago
that he had failed in his mission.
Nov comes the announcement that
the bonds have been placed in Lon
don by the aid OF the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy. 1t means that the
Hunt system has been taken under
the protective wing of the % and
that powerful corporation, backed by
unlimited millions, has taken hold OF
the system to be operated in connec-
ton with its Pacific coast extension.
Between Butte and the terminus
OF the Hunt system in the Eureka
fats the Burlington will have com.
parativsly easy railroad building.
From Butte the line viii run directly
for Lolo river and work its way to
Loio pass, place that seems to have
been made by nature for a railroad.
Then the line strikes the Clearwa.
ter river and follows it to Lewiston.
There the Clearwater joins the Snake,
and the line follows the Snake until
it meets the Hunt limo somewhere
in the vicinity of Dayton.
The so.called Hunt system had Its
inception in short line between
Walla Walla and Hunts junction,
near Wallula. /, was called the Or.
egon & Washington Territory, Hunt
never had much money, but he Sc
cured liberal appropriations from
towns through which his road was to
pass, and by the aid of outside capt.
tai he pushed the construction of new
lines. His last extension is to Port.
land, along the north bank of the
Colnmbiariver. Portland gave $4,000
600 for this line. 1t will be extended |
to Gray's Harhor. That port will
be built up rival to Tacoma and |
Seattle in the As;atic trade. With |
the Burlington to push Gray's Har-
Dor, it should be point of much im-
portance.
In connection with this project is a
branch line from the main line to
Spokane Falls from some point be-
iwsen Lewiston and Riparia. Thisi