The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-04-05
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Speaking Of the rumOr that the o. r.
4 N. would build branch 70 this place,
tie Spokane Chronicle OF Monday says
that with Ceur d'AleDe forging to the
front AS a lumber manufacturing cen
ter; with the prospect OF two or three
more milling plants being put in there
this year, why should not two railroads
instead Of one profit by having branch
line leading In there?
This question Is one over which ac-
cording TO reports, the officials of the
q. II. IL n. railroad have been bordering.
1t is one which they have, so it is re.
ported, answered by the concluding that
there Is no reason, and have decided 10
build saeh line aud thus be in a pO-
sition TO compete with the Northern Pa
ciiic railroad for the Cenr d'Alene bus
mess.
The story is that plans have been
laid for a branch about 30 miles in
length, which will probably leave the
main line at Freeman. and tap this
country which is becoming SO produc-
tive OF lumber. II is stated that two
aud possibly three more mills will be
installed at the Idaho town, and under
these conditions the move of the Ore
gon Railway, a. Navigation company
might prove a wise one
A press dispatch from PoTtlnd says:
THE report that the q. Il. 81 n. is plan
ming a branch road to Ceur d'Alene
timber region is said by local officials Of
the company TO be without foundation"
In the face OF this denial comes a re-
port that considerable speculation was
occasiOned In Rockford aud vicinity By
the sudden arrival of corps of railroad
engineers At that place. This survey
ing party at once commenced TO run
lines through the country IN a north
easteriy direction. No amount of qnes-
tioning at that time would induce any
Of the party to diyulge the purpose OF
Of their work. nor in what railway COM
pany's employ they were sent out
The report further says that it now
develops, however, that far more i'm
portant move is being contemplated by
the u. X. & \. than simply moving its
depot and few hundred yards of sid E.
track-a move which. If carried out, as
there seems now every reason to believe
it will be, will mean not only thousands
of dollars annually to the railroad com
pany, but TO the merchants OF Rock
ford and the settlers 10 the heavily tim
bered region to the northeast of that
place as well--in short, the immediate
construction OF branch line OF rail-
road from at or near this place through
the heavily timbered Lake creek region
TO Cdur d'Alene. Idaho, at the foot Of
the great Coeur d'Alene lake.
From what is considered reliable
sources il is learned that the surveying
party which left this place last week
has completed a survey clear through
to the city by the lake; that the route
was found very feasible one OF easy
grades. and not over IS miles in length.
IL is also stated that while the main
object Of this proposed branch line is to
secure a share OF the heavy traffic in
lumber from Ceur d'Alene, the i'm.
mense amount Of almost virgin saw
timber. poles and tie timber now being
settled upon between this point and
Ceur d'Alene which is now Of little
immediate value because, it is alInosi
inaccessible. have also been taken into
consideration.