The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-16
Idaho Road to be Built to the Cen
tral Pacific.
EXTENSION OF NAMPA LINE.
Real Purposes of the Builders of the Boise,
Nampa 0wyhee Road Now Disclosed
Proposition to Build North to
Spokane Also.

ne GAIT Lake Tribune has some
news To the effect that a railrond
project is being quietly developed in
Idaho that bids fair to materially
change freight and passenger con.
dltlons. The Boise, Nampa & Owy
hee railway, which is being built, ex-
tends in IL soulherly direction from
Nampa to Silver City, Idaho, and
crosses the Snake river at point
some twenty, two miles from Nampa
While the general impression has
obtained that the line was to he
simply IL feeder for the Oregon Short
Zine and stop ut Silver City, it is now
stated that energy will he used in
the extension of the road to Winnie.
mucca, New, On the Central Pacific.
The Tribune goes on to say:
1t can be readily seen that the Central
rich country now lost 10 il. The direcI
r'uie of such II line would be II point
largely in lis favor and il is assume that
the short Line could afford To accept
such business MS might be ffered by such
II line upon the same basis nf division ms
given the Oregon Railway e Navigation
Cod John h. >trarns. president
and general manager of the Roise. Nnmpa
G..
hat his road does moi today owe dollar
IL crnuut na, on II day S notice. The Col
onrl also States that while Lhp energies of
the promoters of the road will bp devntpd
Ia the c.'mi,l-tiun of the line south to tai
The Central Pacific. the intention is IL
build Ia Snukane "a 81. Tine n.rihprm IN.
Is intend,d To tap The Seven Devils cuun-
try and open ~ the big WHEAT. growing
prairie country t" tn no til. p 81 through
the CCeur IL a l.nrs aud thence To Suu.
kane. where the connections are the
Northern Pac fic hr Grral Northern and
Ia. Oregon Halfway & Navigation com.
Imny. The possibilities uf forming traf-
tic alliances there are alurng aud tht
business that would originate ON such 4
line would he heavy.
A gre many railroads have been. il
lllf' lld>l ttulNiIHEtft III lllf NfSl tiu 1tDtl
and IN no other way. buL the Boise. n m
pa e. OwN hre people ARE making II,
boasts but quietly proceeding about thel
pusn SIS. aud it is brlrvri That rh"il
pans Tor The future arr as set furtl
above.
The SIGNAL has been very earn
cstly talking mp the advantages q
this north line for some Years bu
was unaware that the promoters q
the Nampa and Silver City road ha,
been reading the articles and so ser
iously considering the argumen
made
They are on the right track, how
ever, as it is admitted hy all who in
vestigaie that line up the Weise
river and down the Little SalmOl
will open one of the grandest couD
tries ever tapped by amy line of rail
way. One of the most magnlicen
mineral districts in the world, ric
also with with worlds of timber, an
u territory of untold producing ca
paciiy in agriculture, fruit and stock
will keep such line buriened wit
business la it's utmost limit
1t is not told whether it is the il
tention Ia parallel the Short Line
" eisrr or 10 make some arranScmei
To use its track as far us the muul
of the Weiser river and then branc
off up the only available route
north Idaho.
1t will be Il great advantage to ha,
this line constructed Through col
nectiun with northern lines woul
work wonders in Weiser's develo
ment.