Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-08-04
G9LEO2IHG TO GRANGEV|LlE
Tie Northern PaCifC Racing the. P. R.
IN. to Get Here.
From sa.urdaSs daily.

From sa,urdaSs daily.
\ reporter for the DAtLY Pass
had il Very significant and interest
ing interview yesterday with Com
missary Contractor Greenough.
who is in close touch with the
Northern Pacific officials and able
to form IA shrewd idea of their in
tentions.
1t must be promised that Con-
tractor Greenough refuses to COM
init himself to amy opinion of the
companyss intentions, declined
even to guess at them, and merely
sta ted facts in connection with his
own supply department. These
matters, however, from the nature
OF the case may be taken as very
significant straws. The commits
sariat of n railroad crew is obliged
t. feel the pulse of the company on
whose lines the crews are engaged
very carefully in order to accurate
ly gpage the amount of supplies
that will be required. These sup
plies are purchased in quantities
involving thousands of dollars at
lick, and include horse feed as we'll
as provisions for the. men.
If, for instance, the N. p. crew
is to cease work at Stuart, the COM
missariat wants to know it, as it
means difference in the quantity
OF stuff required for the fall opera.
tions amounting to probably over
so, ,000
Now Mr.. Greenough is in con-
stant communication with st. Paul
over this very matter, and up to
the present his information is that
the company has three routes un-
der advisement. Until they have
definitely decided whether they
will climb onto the Prairie by way
of Lapwai, or up Lawyers canyon,
or through Cottonwood canon the
contractor viii stay his hand.
snow I know nothing personal
ly OF the company's Intentions"
said Mr.. Greenough, "until the
contract is actually let. At the
same time | have been in this bust
ness so many years that am able
to draw close conclusions, and i'll
decd il is part of my business
| to do so.
The contract is let to Stuart,
anyway, aud you can say the track
will be completed to that point by
November lst. Purely as a mat
ter OF personal opiHion I should
say the company will not stop at
! that point. In the same manner |
should hazard the gut SIS that the
Cottonwood canyon route will be
the one they will take. Indeed, il
looks to me as though they were
preparing to take that route in a
big hurry. They have force of
men cross-sectioning the four miles
between Stuart and the mouth of
the Cottonwood. Now cross-sec-
tioning is the work tlat immedi-
ately prccedes grading.
The matter of building from
the Cottonwood to Grangeville is
easy. The moment the telegram
comes to go ahead, that ~ or Is
miles to Grangeville will he done
before you know it. There arc
evidences that when that time ar
rivcs there will be some rapid work
done. on that bit OF grade
What Contractor GreenOugll
thinks Of the situation is plainly
evidenced by the fact that he is
purchasing gasoline engine from
a Portland firm to roll his own
feed this fall and winter. II have
spent $1,000 in horse feed alone the
last few months, he explained.
Now my last bill for crushing
feed was $50. ! can get an en-.
gine for 5000 or $3.50. So there
you are y