The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-03-18
FROM SOUTH. SIDE.
Weiser, Idaho & Spokane
Railway Finally Selects
Terminal Grounds.
SURVEY BEGUN.
Full Corps of Engineers Now in the
Fisld.-Payette is Bidding

Last Friday morning saw new de-
vepments in Weiser railway circles
when Messrs. Bates, Johnston and
French proclaimed that they would
accept the offer Of 420 acres on the
south side, made them by Peter
Pence, G. F. Drake, f. NJ. Hubbard
and Mrs. w, H. Lane (Mrs. Day.
Elmer Fosshay was wired at Boise
and came in on the train and promptly
on Saturday morning full corps of
engineers began the survey from that
side.
They were prompted to make this
move, they state, because of their
desire to get to work on the road.
They do not care to wait until late in
the spring before commencing oper-
ations, and as it was apparently a
hopeless matter to get what they
asked for on the north side, they con-
cluded the offer from Pence and others
(Which had been before them ever
since coming to Weiser) was a
good one and accepted They can at
least be assured of ground enough
for yards, shops, roundhouse, etc,
which was more than they saw in
sight elsewhere. The deeds to the
land on that side have already been
put up.
Some Of the engineering crew had
been in Weiser some time waiting to
be ordered out and all started out
with cheerful hearts in the chill
breeze of Saturday. The force of
the engineering department is as fol
lows:
Elmer E Forshay-chief engineer.
L A. Clark-locating engineer.
D. Fl. Guilland, of Boise, tran
sitman
G Gillespie, of Spokane, level
man.
A. e. Fox-rodman.
Ed Short-head chain.
, c. L. EhIlick-rear chain.
t Carl lvory-stakeman
Len Coleman-back firg.
e Henry Ottman-axman.
Alex Johnston has been given the
r position of clerk to the chief engineer
e w. Adams, A. B. Moss, j. j
4 Toole and l. Sparks came dowr
. from Payette Saturday with an offe
of sixty per cent of the real estat
+ in that town $3.50, 000) if they wer
. given the terminus Of the road
q Some time ago when Mr.. Bates aske
= only 40 per cent they would not com
to time with him. Apparently h
. don't have to ask them now-the
> bring their offers to him. Messrs
Johnston and French went up o
, Mondays train, the result of thei
|. visit is not known to the SIGNAL.
|. Wilkinson and Reaugh, contrac
ors from Boise, accompanied Fol-
o shay when lie came down Frida,
Elmer formally resigned his positio
! with the surveyor general Sunday
If having just signed up his contra
il with the railroad company, which q
its part put up bond to him to pa
him salary for two years.
W. f. Sommercamp went to Boi,
Sunday to learn if anything could
~ done to facilitate negotiations b.
l. tween the Land & Improvement G,
and the railroad people. He returne
" authorized to make certain propos
!" to them.
81 The above action on the part
:" the company aroused the people
III Weiser who are averse to having Il
," terminal grounds that far away fro
" the central portion of town and a
- cordingly hand bills were gotten 0
= and masss meeting held at the 0
90 era house Monday evening. Aft
~ the usual remarks and everybo,
W seemed worked up to the prop
70 point, committee of twelve We
appointed to make rustic ne
&C. morning. This was done, the orr
DO inal subsidy committee keeping hea
at quarters at Fosselman & Randall
ne Office
By noon the committee had
ms creased the subsidy subscription
ifs $50 town lots and 80 acres of /
plated property, making, by p
cite measurement of values, bon
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