Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-01
One Line to Go Via St. Anthony to
Yellowstone National Park.
BUILDING TO BEGIN SOON
Other Branche. VIII be In western
Idaho b Considerable Develop
mcnt Promised.

The state OF Idaho will have her
share OF the railroad building this year.
A gentleman who stands close To the
officials OF the oregon Short Line said
this morning that there would be at
least three lines built through the
southern portion OF the state during
the present year. The Short Line has
been pulling for line from welscr up
the east side OF the Snake river. to the
Seven Devils country. 1t was doubt
full. however. as to the building OF this
line. Ms the one from Huntington to
the same country was well under way.
and was sure to be pushed through.
you can say with safety" the gem
tleman continued. that line Will also
be- built up the snake river from
either Idaho Falls or Market Lake
TO st. Anthony. the county seat OF
Fremont county, and from there ON to
the Yellowstone National Park"
The line has not yet been surveyed.
but corps of engineers viii be put ON
the work In the near future. Market
Lake j. the natural initial point FOR this
une. but II has disadvantages owing
10 the great bayou near there which
Idaho Falls II not troubled with.
BcHldes the wnterpower at the latter
place N the finest on the Snake river.
The country up the Snake river " NIL
Ing up fast and the district bids fair 10
be one OF the most important OF the
state OF Idaho. The big Irrigation
companies have learned the folly OF
allowing their land to lay Idle. and are
relaxing their grip. The consequence
u that the country beyond Rexburg
for Ions distance the other side OF
H. Anthony II being take up and made
10 produce crops Instead OF sagcbrufh.
II In hardly probable. says our In
formant. that the line viii be built
further than 1t. anthony during this
season, but there IN certain
~ that IL viii reach that point.
The travel through TO the Park
from the north and west mostly makes
iia way up thi. valley. and each year
grows more important. There " there
fore no doubt but the road viii he
pushed through To the Yellowstone very
soon. after II reaches st. An.hnny. THIS
VIII be good news 10 the people e Rex
burg ana vicinity. as The hope of years
IA about to be realized. ~ IL often said
there " no fairsr country under the
sun than this valley of The Snake. with
It's wealth OF soil aud water.
The hills are full OF min.lul and only
await the magic throb ~ the iocoiro-
tive to enable development 10 come 20
a country. as rich as any on die con.
tlncnt.
The proposed line viii not ftrik. the
Teton Basin but VIII 10 directly from
81. Anthony TO the Park. but u iH only
a question OF time When the grent rich
basin win have n line ~ Its own.
This branch OF the Short Line " not
all that II TO be built. There II another
line that IN sure OF construction during
the year. This IN n road TO tap the
great timber lands Of the upper Pay
cite river. Idaho. The gentleman quot.
ed could not say Just whore this line
would branch on from the Short Line.
n win be either at Boise CITY or Pay.
ettc. probably the latter station. For
years the immense tracts ~ timber
have been left In state OF nature. UNI
known 10 the lumbcrman'H Nx. but they
viii now be opened up. bringing the
supply OF lumber hundreds ~ miles
nearer Ia this section of country. only
preliminary surveys have been iladr,
but Ia the early spring the engineers
VIII be on the ground. and a line viii
be permanently located. The work OF
construction will begin upon the hcaia
of the survey. and the rond ~ to be
ready to be operated before the close OF
the year,
All OF this country win become at
once tributary TO salt Lake ci,y. and
aside from the roads that VIII be- built
through this State win ala IN tho re-
ncwal Of businens. The year 1879, will
beyond a doubt be marked one In tho
commercial history OF this contcr.