The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-09-14

Orman q Crook last Friday made
large addition to their already large
force in Salubria valley. They put
on 27 more teams and 80 more men,
which now gives force of 10 teams
and 325 men.
Smith, the Utah contractor, will !
also be put into Weser canyon to
help Wikerson & Thompson and
Corey get through
Anderson Brothers, noted contrac-
tors who have been engaged on the
Clearwater railroad work, have come
over the state wagon road via Flor
ence and Meadows with 40 teams,
men and complete outfit and will op-
en- up grading operations in Council
valley.
Work on the new P & l. N depot
is going on papidly, and from present
indications it will be one of the finest
and most commodious depots in this
part of the country. The P & N
people know how to do things in the
right way, and that is the way they
are doing them. Weiser is certainly
to be more than congratulated on her
good fortune in being honored with
the general headquarters of the P. &
l. N Ry Co THIS road will be
closely identified with this city in the
future, it will have very much to do
with the growth and stability of the
place and help make Weiser the
greatest city in western Idaho.
Work on the place where the new
railroad roundhouse is to be built
is progressing rapidly, and in the
near future new structure will be
seen there.
The fence gang on the ? " | N.
is finishing some work few miles
out from Weiser.
The new water tank is about com
pleted. 1t is very substantial
structure.
The land department, T. A. Merritt
manager, is doing very extensive
business. A very large number OF
lots have been sold since our last
issue Surely Weiser is booming
Traffic on the new railroad was
opened last week, and a good volume
of business has been done by the
company since. The outlook is ex-
ceedingly favorable.
The train crews on the p q | N
are very courteous and accommodat'
ing. and they take hold of the work
jus t like old veterans iu the business
Tie P. & |. N. is solving Idaho s
railroad problem and all the state viii
r watch its operations with great inter
est. = Statesman.
The railway people have com
} pleted negotiations with Mrs. Nose
= at Council by which she turns owe
to the P. & l. N. the townsite OF
Council, 40 acres of her meadow ant
in addition, strip of land 1000 fee
long by 200 feet wide for side tract
and depot privileges. The railwa,
will plat the 40 acres and add it t.
J. the Council townsite, Mrs. Nose
= holding every alternate lot. Th
depot will be erected a short distanc
in the rear of the present Nose
hotel.
The Cory outfit consists of 26 col
loads of material and implements an
q will be one of the largest ON I'll
. work.
In the Weiser canyon, above CouT
ell. Assistant Chief Engineer Va
r. Natta is busiIy engaged with his ere
LAYING out the right-of-way for I'll
O. gangs who are clearing the ground
timber and underbrush. The caml
are thick through the canyon al
great stacks of hewed ties give eV
dence of the railway pushing mort
g ward from Weiser The going wag
at the timber camps is 20 w pei va
in Senator J. j Mcdonald of Cany'
county. the contractor who built u
. first ten miles of the Boise, Nam
e. Owyhee road, and who also co
structed the big ditch for the Cia
Faltz Mining Co. near Lardo, Il
%. taken large contract for work
Grass Valley and will at once mo
=, mo to the scene.
the N. b. Merritt, the rIght,ol, W
nds agent, is busy at the upper END Oh
10. county with matters in his line In'
are some rumors of a few condemn
ton suits.
oda Chief Engineer Moore ana b
yarion, P. & l. n. attorney, went
to Salubria and Council last WEE
irst the former to inspect progress