Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
RAILROAD COMING.
THE SALT LAKE. HALEY AND
PUGET SOUND CREATES
A STIR.
Organized aud GO Push work Im-
metitateiy.

Puget Sound Railway Company will
be filed with the secretary Of the treas
ury to-day. The officers Of the com.
rany are Vim. Burke. president; Ed
mund Wilkes, vice-president and gen
eral manager: W. s. Mccormick, treas
urer, and J. Il. Middlemiss. secretary,
while among the incorporators may
To found the names Of DIR. T. A. II
Franklin, Frank II. Dyer, W. q. Van
Horne w. III Jennings and other prom
inent gentlemen. From all appear
ances this road will have the call on
the Deep Creek line. and when com
pleted will penetrate country rich in
mineral, agriculture and timber.
In speaking Of this road this morn
ing's Herald says: "The CART i is al
ready for the construction Of the first
200 miles of the road, and work will be
commenced upon it within the next
few days. The building Of this road
will be of more than ordinary benefit
to Salt Lake City. Ms il brings the en-
tire passenger and freight traffic Of the
Pacific Coast 81 miles nearer than hy
the present Central Pacific line, via
promonotory and Terrace aud Ogden !;
not only saving tfty-seven miles dis.
lance, but avoiding entirely the steep
grades Of that route. In addition to
these advantages the Salt Lake, Hnilcy
and 7 get Sound Railway opens up
a rich agricultural, cattle and stock,
gold and silver mining, coal, marble
and lumber country that will nll be
made tributary to Salt Lake City, Civ
ing the command Of the entire trade
of this northern country to Salt Lakes
enterprising merchants.
The work that has been accom-
plished in the completion of this new
highway Of commerce has been OF an
earnest and practicable character, and
the projectors and promoters Of the
road will finish their work in the same
quiet manner thatalrs characterized il
all through, without seeking any sen.
sational newspaper bolstering.
This road will carry over 400 900
tons Of ore, over 100000 tons Of coal,
over S0,O00,000 feet OF sawed lumber,
1000 600 pounds of wool, and over
100000 head OF cattle, in addition to
other stock and merchandise, also
giving an outlet for the agricultural
products of the State of Idaho, supe.
rior to any transportation that the
farmers of that country can ut present
command. Towns and cities will
spring up on its main line, hundreds
of mines will be worked that are at
present lying idle because OF the lack
of cheap transportation. Hundreds OF
thousands OF tons Of ore will find
ready market here Mt the remunerative
profits that low rates of freights will
guarantee, so that there will be no lack
of material for large smelling and re-
filming plants, which are 10 be erected
here under the auspices of some nf the
wealthier shareholders in this railroad
company, backed by the almost un.
limited eastern capital ut their COM
mand, giving Salt Lake City such an
impetus that the most sanguine exIec.
tations of her active and enterprieinp
business men hardly dared 10 expect
few months ago.
The entire estimate OF binding and
equipping this new northern highway
have been made under the able super
vision of J. X. Nicholson, formerly as.
sistant superintendent Of the Union
Pacific railway, and man who in this
particular line has M superior. II, in
deed, he has AN equal in this western
country.
The construction company in con-
nection with this aud another equally
beneficial railroad is without exception
the strongest organization tn the city,
as il dnes within it's ranks
some of our wealthiest, most progress
sive and estimable citizens.
TABLE OF DISTANCES.
Miles.
Salt Lake 10 Lucin ...... I2B
Salt Lake TO Shoshnne Falls, 2o0
Salt Lake 10 Haley ............. 264
Salt Lake to Junction Bar (e;ght
miles from Rocky Barr ...... 81
Salt Lake to Boise City ...... 40J
The distance by the Oregon Short
Line from Salt Lake to Boise is 400
miles, making saving of 50 miles in