The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07
BUTTE TO FRISCO
with headquarters at Boise 10
the Latest In Way of Rail-
way Projects.

Articles OF incorporation Of the San
Francisco, Idaho & Montana Railway
company, which proposes to construct
line 6f standard gauge railroad from San
Francisco, to Butte via Boise, were filed
at Boise last Saturday. Prominent fl
nancial men Of Minneapolis, officials Of
the Western Surety & Adjustment COM
pany and Judge John A. McGinty, Of
Boise, who has been engaged in prelimi-
uary work Tor the proposed road, are the
incorporators.
Boise is to be the headquarters Of the
proposed line, according to the articles
OF incorporation. The company is or
ganized for term Of so years, with
capital stock Of s5o,ooo0oo. This eapi-
tai is divided into 100000 shares OF the
par value Of 800 each OF the capital
ization S200.ooo is preferred stock Al 4
$500 600 common. Stock to the amour Z
Of Sl,l0O,oc0 is subscribed for, each I
the directors taking 22oo shares,
rhe officers Of the company for Il e
first year OF it, existence are to bess
follows;
Prpsident-William Pevton Mason OF
Minneapolis
Nice-prezident-c. H. FIemming Of
Minneapolis.
secretary-G T. Proper Of Boise.
These four officials with J. A. MEG nty
of Boise constitute the board OF direct, RS.
1t is set out in the articles Of inco po-
ration that it is the purpose of the c m
pany to "Luild, own, equip, maint in
and operate line Of standard gai ge
steam railway and telegraph line FRI m
san Francisco, CAL, in "A general nortl
easterly direction through the states Of
California, Neva,Ia, Oregon, Idaho aud
Montana to Butte Mont via Boise, a.
and connecting branch line from Ma
son, in Paradise valley, New, to VIM
nemucca, New"
The estimated length Of the road is to
be 1000 miles, ia luting the branch
mentioned besides which other branch-
es and feeders are authorized by the ar
ticIes
Briefly stated the company propos $
to build line of standard e.uge rail-
way and telegraph lines from san Fran
cisco t. Butte, VIA Boise. tapping the
richest aud most prosperous section 4
California as well as the most densely
populated; through the manufacturing
district and the center Of the great
Sacramento valley that has produced
more wealth than the rest OF Cdlifoi-
MAS gold mines, following the water
she'd of the Feather river through the
immense sugar pine belt of California,
on through the Fredouia pass, skirting
the Madeline plains and through Il e
heart Of the great stock section Of north
ern Nevada and southeastern Oregon,
through the Owyhee country on to Jor-
dan valley and the crossing OF the Snake
river and to Boise. with its main branch
from Mason, Nev, through Paradise
valley and connecting with the Southern
Pacific at Winnemucca, New From
Boise the road will probably follow the
north fork of the Boise river to Atlanta
and thence crossing the divide to the
Salmon river, following this and the
east fork through Challis and Salmon
City, through the Big Hole pass to the
Wisdom river shed and to Butte.
The construction of the proposed road
would place Boise 700 miles nearer San
Francisco and much closer than Salt
Lake to Portland. The distance from
San Francisco to St. Paul to Minneapo-
lis would be reduced 100 miles.