The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-04-11

win Bald This summer say. Prssidss,
Blackwell.

VIII Bald This summer says President
Blackwell.
BY traffic agreement signed between
the Spokane Traction company on one
hand, and the Occur dAIene 4 spo.
kane Railway company ON the other
a traffic agreement has been entered
into which gives the Occur d'AIene
line an entrance into Spokane.
The Spokane Traction company has
applied TO the city council for a
franchise that Ia necessary to carry
out the agreement. Connection
will be made with the line at Wash
ington street and sinto avenue in the
north eastern part OF the city. This
arrangement gives the Occur d'Alene
linean entrance into Spokane on the
north side Of the river.
To Spokesman Review reporter,
Chas. @. Reeder said that it lis to
enable our line to make traffic agree
ment with the Occur d'Alene a. Spo-
kane Railway company. We are ask
ing for franchise to carry mail.
baggage, express, freight and passen-
gers over the streets named In the
franchise. We are asking to carry
freight at all hours 30 that the farmer
will get his produce to market with
out delay, and the consumer will get
II fresh from the farm, and for the
further reason that cars can be un-
loaded without the business men hay
ing TO remain open all night. We
are asking only for such franchises as
many eastern cities have granted, to
the advantage of all classes. -
1--WE have let contracts for rs, 900
ties, and they are now being deliver
ed on our right Of way, said A. Bet
tbs, general manager Of the Occur a.
Alene Electric line. The lowest
price at which these ties we're bought
is % cents. They are tamaraek, FIR
and cedar. We have also lei con
tracts for the piling for our dock at
Occur d'Alene. We expect to close
contracts ia a day or two for the
steel. We figure on completing the
line by August /.
+. A. Blackwell says that the cleo
trio line will begin active construc-
tion within less than a month il the
Graves line Is given it's electric road
FRANCHISE in Spokane. The cars of the
former company will enter the city
over the track of the latter if the
franchise is granted and the direc-
ton OF the route from Spokane to
Occur d'Alene is dependent on the
granting Of this franchise. Mr.. Black
we'll Is president of the Occur d.
Alene a Spokane Railway company
and his statements are authoritative.
He says:
Our arrangement with the Spo-
kane fraction company is Of course,
dependent upon the granting Of the
franchise which il asks for. II it Sc
cures the franchise our road will en-
ter the city over the lines Of that
company, and in fact will only run
into the city over the lines Of that |
Our cars will swing |
around the loop, then go out Wash
ington street TO Sinto avenue. out |
Sinto TO the east city limits and then
in direct easterly direction TO Occur
d 'Alene. The line certainly will be
running this summer Besides the
Of the track and the
equipment Of il there are two bridges
TO be constructed over the Spokane
river.
The fare will be about so cents /
one way, and possibly il will be 60
cents one way and sl for the round
trip. The freight rates have not been
fixed.
Steam locomotives will be used
In hauling the freight because of the
necessity Of operating in the yards of
the other companies at both ends Of
The line. We will also run package
freight car by electric power perhaps
twice a day each way, to be de-
termined by the business.
at IL our intention TO run about
one car an hour. and when the line is
in good shape we hope to get
the schedule time down to an hour
and 90 minutes for the run. The
grade is very light and the track
straight, so that we expect TO make
30 and 40 miles an hour in many
places. II our agreement is per
fected with the Graves line we will
pay that company so much per pas.
senger for hauling our cars over its
line, II will be our cars which will
run over the track There will be
no transfer when we strike it's line
The road will be a standard gauge,
with sixty pound rail and will be
30 miles long. The trains will be
made up of a combination moter,
baggage and smoking car, each As
ieet long"
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