The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
FROM BOISE TO BUTTE
Several New Railroad Projects
in Idaho.
BY WAY OF [ M CITY
The Proposed Route Runs Through an
Ideal COUNTRY and Would Prove
a Good Paying Prop
erty. .

Rio Grande Western. returned yester-
day from a trip through the fruit coun-
try Of Idaho west Of Boise. and brought
with him news of several new railroad
projects i'm which Butte will be inter
ested. He says the people Of that part
Of Idaho are very much agitated over
a new proposition for a road from Boise
to Butte. by the way of salmon city.
Parties representing Eastern capital
lists have been at Boise for several days
and will make "a trip through the cogn-
try and over the route of the proposed
road, and the people ave more CONN.,
dence in the new projec, than i'm any
railroad scheme that has yet been pre-
scented to them.
"The proposed route runs through an
ideal country" said Mr.. Mcbride, and
/ believe the road would prove n of
the best paying pieces of railroad prop
erty i'm this part Of the country. IT
would traverse one of the greatest fruit
and vegetable countries in America and
would bring the products Of the farms
there fully $50 miles nearer Butte than
they now are. The people there need
a quick outlet to a ready market and
the proposed road and Butte would
give them both"
The proposed route Is over the old
Great Northern survey. The other road
of which Mr.. Mcbride brought infor-
nation Is the Weiser. Idaho x Spokane
road, which is an assured fact, n viii
run from Wciser through the Seven
Devils country to Spokane. Work on
the grading has just been begun.
Il met Contractor Williamson said
Mr.. Mcbride. and ne told me that he
laI bot. IaVVvs, FAn fh. aRalA The
road will form a junction with the
Short Line near Weiser. 1t is being
built by a company of New York cap
~italists. The Seven Devils Mining and
Smelling company started the move
mCnt which resulted i'm the building of
tie road. 1t will furnish an outlet for
all the Seven Devils country and Will
result in developing that into one of
the greatest mining districts i'm the
world. The mineral wealth If that
country. especially i'm copper, is wonder
full. | brought some specimens of rock
from there that is almost pure copper"
Mr. Mcbride is enthusiastic over the
fruit country around Weiser, and be-
lieves that some day that section will
rival California as TO many kinds Of
fruit.
"Eutte is a market for all that coun-
try. and the farmers swear by Butte.
Ten cars Of melons We're shipped out
Of there recently n nine of them came
to this city
The Utah & Pacific railroad is a go
this time. because the right man is at
the head Of it, says the Salt Lake Her
aid.
President McCune, who has gone into
this enterprise. which means so much
for Utah. advcrtiscs for bids for ties,
To be delivered on the grade south of
Milford, at Milford station, sulphur
Springs and Deseret Springs.
More important is the call for bids for
constructing IS miles Of railroad track,
from Milford south to the state line.
These bids will be received at the
office Of the company until Sept. =. SO
IL viii be seen that preparations are
well in hand for proceeding with the
work.
Arrangements for the operation Of an
ocean steamship line hetWeen San Die
GO. the western terminus OF the ant
Fe road. and the Hawaiian islands, Chi
ma and Japan have been completed. The
first boat will make its journey early
i'm October. Ii is the intention TO ex-
tend the service ultimately to the Phil
ippines. The boats will not be operated
by the Santa Fe company. but will be
operated under close traffic range
ments. The deal means "A great deal to
the Atchison road. for il will have, for
the first time. a service across the Pa
cific. This line will be the first to oper-
ate from any American port south OF
San Francisco.
Within the past so days the receivers
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad have
ordered almost 5000 new freight cars.
OF which the Pullman is build
ing 1000 box and 1000 drOp-end Condo
las; the Michigan Peuinsular. 5000 box
ears, and the South Baltimore Car
Works, 200 box cars. 500 hopper coal
AIRS and 10 four-wheel cabooses. max
ing a total of .. 735 freight cars ordered
In less than two years. These cars are
all of modern construction. are fully
equipped with air brakes and automats
&c Couplers. and average 60. 900 pounds
capacity. 1t is estimated that fully IS
per cent. of the Baltimore & Ohio
freight ears have air brakes and auto
matte CoupleTs, I'm accordance with the
interstate commerce law. =
Within the last week the passenger
service Of the Union Pacific has been
notably improved between Omaha and
Denver. The service has been doubled.
and the Overland Route" now has two
fast rains every day between the EN-
position city and the Colorado capital.
instead of only one
The Union Pacific offices I'm Butte
have just been remodeled and general
ly fixed up and bcautihed and Agent
Maze now has the handsumest railroad
office in Butte.
The Northern Pacific. for the first
week in this month. has a showing I'm
gross earnings OF $4j6, 545, an increase of
So, 6SS over the same week last year.
sherman and the Girls.
General. l never understood how il
was that you came To gain the reputa-
ton Of the Great American Beau
won't o enlighten u.s."
The question tickled him. The seam
ed face dissolved into wrinkles, and.
after lnnrhinw In his silent N.Y. fnr a