Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
PROSPECT OF BETTER TIMES.
Development of Mines i'm Mountainous
States Reyiyes Trade.

DcNeADprhen OF nlneS IN
States Reyiyes Trade.
Edward L. Gaynor. the contracting en-
gineer who has had charge of the construc-
ton of the piers. abutments and other
foundation work of the new steel bridges
the Union Pacific has been building in
Wyoming and Idaho. is IN the city in con-
ference with Chief Engineer Pegram of the
Union Pacific. regarding the extensive bridge
building that will be done by the railroad
during the summer. L III
To a Bee reporter yesterday morning Mr..
Gaynor said that there was considerable talk
in the northwest country about railroad
building. it being expected that work or
several new lines would soon be begun. He
said: I'm my opinion there will be con-
siderable railroad building in that part OF
the country in the next few years, if bust
ness picks up at all. - Prosperity hasn't
struck there to any large extent yet awnlie,
but commercial conditions are rapidly i'm
proving. There may not be 80 many rail-
roads built as the people IN Idaho are count
ing on, but the milsagef in that state VIII
be increased considerably.
Work on the Seven Devils railroad is
now at a standstili. This railroad, built,
will run einto Payette. "a station 3 on the
Oregon Short Line. up. into the Seven Devils
country. about 100 miles northeast OF the
Short Line. The country the projectors
propose to tap contains a valuable mineral
district. and it is believed that 1t would
pay 10 secure IL railroad communication with
the short Line. AS l said, no progress is
being made on this road now. The work
has stopDed. and il Is said to be because OF
a lack Of funds. A number OF men VINO
were working with their teams, grading for
the road. were thrown out OF work the other
day. and they came near stringing up the
boss right on the spot. Railroad building
in the northwest is full of excitement
TALK OF A NEW ROAD.
THE construction of the Boise, Nampa
& Owyhee railroad is proceeding in a most
satisfactory manner This railroad will con-
meet with the Oregon Short Line at Nampa,
Idaho. It was at first proposed 10 run II
up TO Boise also, but that plan has been
abandoned. We just finished the foundation
work on the big bridge for that line. The
piers are sixty feet high and there are two
spans of $50 feet each, making IL one OF
| the highest and biggest bridges Of that kind
in that section Of the country Chief En-
gineer Clark of the new railroad IS in Pitts
burg now. in consultation with eastern
parties inter eated in the road about further
work.
Around Salt Lake City there is consider
able talk about the construction of the pro-
posed Salt Lake & Los Angeles railroad.
1t seems 10 be reasonably certain that the
road will be built sometime, and many peo-
pie out there think it will be within a year
or so. II built il would prove a great boon
to Salt Lake City, and even to this section
Of the country, as the Union Pacific would
then be thrown into direct communication
with the valuable country Of southern Cali
fornia.
Things are looking up all along the Ore
gon Short Line. The wool business is good,
and the prospect for a big cattle season is
bright. l understand 1,200 cars have been
ordered for Ontario station alone for the
cattle there. A good part Of this cattle will
be sent into this state for feeding until fall.
The Short Line is doing a good business
The people out there are somewhat over
anxious about the opening of the Ogden
gateway. They think it would be better for
that territory if the Short Line had the
at Ogden that IL has with the Union Pa
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