The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-10-12
RAIL ROAD TALK.


The air has been filed with rail road
rumors for several months, due TO the
efforts which the promoters OF the Boise
Butte road have been making to secure
capital with which to construct that
line. Aud II we are to judge by the
statements made by the local promoters
of the project, the utteranccs Of the
San Francisco papers and the eastern
dispatches, we must conclude that the
project is in good shape and that in all
probability the road " III be built.
The company has been fully organ
lied and a full complement of officers
have been elected Articles Of incor-
poration have been flied In the various
states through which the line will pass
and altogether the affairs OF the com
pan, seem to be assuming business
shape. Men who are in position to
know are emphatic In declaring that
$4,000. 900 have been pledged by Lon
don capitalists for the construction Of
the line.
Boise City has already pledged a
bonus of 500. 900 aud free right of way
through Boise valley. and Caldwell has
come TO the front with an offer Of one
half Of the town site and cash sub
scription of 20 per cent Of the assessed
valuation OF the town. These things all
Point to the fact that there is some
thing more than talk In the proposition
and are certainly the most encouraging
signs Of returning prosperity that Idaho
has seen for several years
The building Of this line means cverV-
thing to our state. II means direct
communication with San Francisco
the great distributing point Of the Pa
cidc coast, with reduced freight rates on
She commodities which the people OF
Idaho have TO purchase. aud ON the 9th.
er hand 1t means direct eommunica-
tion with the great mining region'
reduced freight rates On our fruit. cattle
aud other produce which we have L
market
The proposition which has been mad,
by the railroad people to build branch
line from Caldwell TO Emmett is certain
~ worthy the serious consideration al
Emmett people and while il is true tina
We have had several rail road scheme
sprung on us which savorcd more o
political buncombe than Of bein,
straight business propositions We shout,
not allow such things to deter ms from
taking advantage of any proposition
which looks to the dcve opment of on
town and valley.
II the Emmett branch should be bull
1t will certainly be done by the com
pany with view TO drawing their sup
ply Of timber from the Payette rive
forests, and In that case the logs woul,
be run down the river to this pac
where mills would be located and IN
lumber cut here. The lumber bushes
Of itself would make Emmett an i'm
portsnt town, and is certainly worth a
effort on the part OF Emmett people I
'NAA's At't' dl' AlNct III llit Nlllull
who claim that il the company inten
10 build branch here they will do $
irrespective OF what Emmett does in th
matter. Sucn may be the case but
is hardly probable There are othe
timber belts besides that OF the Payeti
aud some other town or community ma
bid Tor branch such AS is talked {
for Emmett, or II the project shoul
fail tn reccive proper encouragement
from Emmett people the company ma
do AS has been done in hundreds
other cases build the road in and
some point on the river just far enoug
from Emmett that the new town whic
would certainly spring up at the te
minal point would kill the old town an
financially cripple every property own
In il.
These matters arr worthy the scrioi
consideration of every business man
the town, and as there is no possib
risk to take in the matter--the compar
asking nothing until the road is cor
pieted and in operniion-it will certai
~ be the part OF wisdom far Emmett
take hold of the propositian in go'
faith. There is nothing TO lose. The
may he a great deal TO gain. We a
not asked to put up one cent until Il
road is in operation. aud the busiue
activity which would necessarily 4
company The building Of rail road Vi