The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-05-25
IDAHO NORTHERN
MOVIMG.
Emmett the Scene of Activity.
RIGHT : OF WAY SECURED.
sub-Consract for the Last Nile Of the Idaho
Northern That Leads 30 Emmett was
Let to Z. Steyss and He
Il Now Campsd in Emmett
and at WORK Grading.

II NOW OAmp IN hIMeI
and at WORK Grading
Tuesday, E. Stevens, who has sub-con-
tracted from Smith K Co. for one mile OF
grading OF the Idaho Northern at this
point, came in ready for business. The
ranches along the right-of-waY would
not allow him 10 20 to work until the
assessed damages had been made secure.
This brought the committee to it's feet
and on wednesday the money was paid in
by part who had subscribed TO the right
of-way fund and they at once adjusted
all claims on the division that had been
agreed upon, and on Thursday morning
the contractor with a small force began
work 90 Mr.. McBean's place just west of
town. From there he will grade cast to
about one-half mile east Of town, and rs
soon US he can arrange for il put On ad-
ditional force.
The work, as wc have stated before, in
this valley VIII be very light ana it will
take only very short time for few
men and teams to do it.
At FIRST the force along the whole line
appeared to the observer as very small
when thinking Of the amount Of work to
be done by them in such a short time,
but the amount OF work already done
proves that the contractors know better
their business than the inexperienced by
stander. The present force continued
and the progress made in the past clearly
Indicate that the grading can easily be
finished to Emmett by July lst and
when in shape the laying Of ties and steel
for distance Of less than thirty miles
will be a very short piece of work with
a reasonable force back Of it.
Though there win be many little things
in detail in the way Of switches, depots,
etc, 60 look after the fruit growers and
producers Of other products for sale can
lexpect direct commercial connection
uiIh the out side world in tilae 20 dis.
pose OF their crops this fall. And too
the shipment fr1m this place will be nc
small thing when reflected upon 1t is
generally estimated that one acre IN fruit
will make one cur load. such 4 ratin 9
will give us over 100 cars Of fruit To be-
ishipped this fall To say nothing OF the
stock, timber, mineral and many other
productions that may be shipped from
This point.
In connection with this we wish tC
add that the Nampa paper reports tbs
return OF Col. Dewey 10 their towl
Thursday accompanied by his son, Cor
Dewey, and Mr. williams, a capitalist o.
Buffalo, New York, and that he is pre-
pared TO push things al q lively rate
Mr.. Dewey is also reported rs having sale
that the Company was under contract L
have forty eight miles graded by july Is
and that the road will be completed L
timber at ouce.
This gives rise to an important lumbe
business. and Nampa thinks she shoulC
have the mill and factory. we do no
wish TO be selfish but our little knowl
2 edge Of the sawmill business aud the nat
ural advantages Of one place over thOs
of another for the successful carrying Ol
of such an enterprise leads us 10 belciv
that the Payette valley is the natura
site Tor an extended plant Of any sue
work, and that l. now stands us in ham
TO secure such an Industry.
e The assurance of the Idaho Norther
= will make this section a favorable loct
r tion for the taking up Of 4 number q
paying enterprises such as the electri
plant, wooden mill -four mill SAW mi
s wagon factory etc.
+. Thursday evening after the above wa
set up it was our pleasure 10 60 down I'll
line. and we found that J. G. Neel had
e contract for the two miles just bel0
e Stevens and was on the ground at wor
Il and that the distance between srr. Neel
division and the foot hills had also bee
sub contracted. This covers the who
distance and il is sexpected TO have tt
d, grading all along the road to Emmc
- completed at about the same time.