Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-22
MIDLAND WANTS RIGHTS.
President Bates Gets After Boise
"With a sharp Stick"


The Idaho Midland Railway COM
pany, which has started the proposed
Butte and Boise railroad, has been Civ
Ing the people Of Boise a few prOds.
suggesting that Il better set O move on
and comply with It's agreement about
securing right Of way into Boise, says
the Statesman OF yesterday. Presi-
dent Bates sent a perempt0ry demand.
urging the imperative necessity for
Immediately complying with the terms
agreed upon. In his letter Mr., Bates
said IN part:
And desire TO say further that the
capital associated with me now require
and demand that II the Idaho Midland
railway IS TO start from or be con-
structed from Boise City your city
must Immediately comply with the
requirements Of your said proposition.
And by the term Immediately 1 mean
hat the right Of way through Boise
city and 20 what Is known as Boise
canyon shall be delivered, In so far as
the right Of way possession and Occu-
pancy are concerned, and the legal title
vested IN the chamber Of commerce
Of Boise City In trust for the said cor
p0ration. pursuant 10 the terms OF the
said proposition, on OF before Monday,
the l4th inst. at 4 o'clock p. m.
The agreement referred TO was made
March Is last, and was as follows.
That the right OF way be turned over
20 the Midland at once, and that title
be vested IN trustees until 50 miles OF
road are complete, when II should pass
TO the Midland. or, II the Midland
would give a bond OF $4,000 for the
completion Of 80 miles OF road, then the
title was 10 pass Immediately. The
people OF Boise We're also 10 subscribe
for $4,000 OF gold bonds running for
40 years and bearing per cent inter-
est, OF which 10 per cent was 20 DO
paid for when 30 miles OF the road
should have been completed, and 10 per
cent at the completion OF each add.
tional 80 miles Of road, the entire issue
of bonds thus being taken up when 500
miles Of the road should be complete.
The Boise business men at once got
together and according to the news
paper reports right Of way subscrip-
tion has been closed with about $4,000
subscribed and $4,000 Of It paid. II Is
believed the amount subscribed Is suf-
ilcient 10 secure the right Of way 10
the canyon, as some OF the owners OF
land that Is needed have signlfed their
Willingness 10 give free right Of way.
Others have said they VIII give free
right OF way through the portion OF
their land that IL not under a high
state OF cultivation and to lose the use
OF which would involve financial loss.
The bond question Will next be con-
sidered by the directors OF the cham.
Der OF commerce. Some Of the dlrec-
tors are opposed 70 purchasing the
right OF way unless there Is a reason
able assurance that the bonds will be
taken, and, unless the business men
take hold OF the matter In earnest they
feel u would be a stupendous under
taking 20 dispose Of all the bonds Il
Is desired 20 sell. Others are IN favor
OF purchasing the right OF way and
holding II for the people Irrespective
OF the outcome Of the bond campaign
or Of any action the Midland people
may take There are stlll others who
announce they are not willing 20 &C.
cept mo- from leading business men
on the bond question as finally dispos-
ing OF the Midland proposition. These
favor purchasing the right Of way az
once and then calling a mass meeting
FOR the purpose OF securing popular ac-
ton on the bonds.