The Teton peak-chronicle. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1904-1952, 1905-01-12
,,;I,oad Building in Idaho.

Ca1t La
'a'' nThe outlook is bright for
obstruction Of as many miles
[U,,v1 s~ada has recently added. With
sar 'scention of the Great Northern
F4te the Northern: Pacific in the
.,,,e ,us northern part of the state,
oregon (r, Short Line controls the
lion, 1on and its splendid showing,
pst entirely due to idaho's
s,ooment, 10 has spurred others to
';p into the state with envious
he Tribune seems to feel that
urssent nv railway building activ-
+ the Short Line is influenced
" slv ,, bv fear of competing lines
lea fear which promises we'll for
rsm @ state. In this connection
|That Tr the Rock Island is behind
oroiect for invading Idaho has
sed the Short Line to take i'm
Hate steps toward the repair of
fences, and that this will be
Il vigorously prosecuted is now
oregone conclusion. The new
nnroiected = to Boise seems to
= substantial backing and
mid it once reach the state the
rr;nan lines would suffer.
.The Short Line. as has been de-
ed time and again. has three
i've projects on hand-the Mini
Ia & Southwestern, the Malad
nch and the extension from St.
thonv. Each would develop
ne good territory, but what is Of
later Importance, each would
We to hold valuable right OF
". which might prove a good
lte to another line. Then a spur
been decided upon east of
ise, three miles from the Nata-
hum, and while this will tap a
lumber mill, it will hold the
rance to Boise from that end.
"The Minidoka & Southwestern
d the Malad line could be con-
cted and they would form
orter and better through line from
1t Lake to the main line OF the
stem near Glenn's Ferry. The
indoka & Southwestern also will
ke in a route along the Snake
hch would be of great benefit te
Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho il
promoters only know of the
cal situation.
"To cross Wyoming is no easy
after, as lava and mountain
|nges are encountered, and will
|e Short Line holding all the val
Rble routes it will be hard fo
vals to secure a firm footing il
be state.
That the Short Line has no in
ntion of calmly submitting to al
Evasion of it's territory is a fac
Pparent to all. Its present activ
y, therefore. leads to the belle
bat the pioneer line is going to d.
Pnsiderable building itself, to sa.
pthing of what the other will d.
they get started, then it looks a
they will have no place to BULL
hrough when the Short Line stop
pnstructing."
Work seems to be progressing i
very satisfactory manner on tn
urveys for the proposed Colorado
Wyoming & Idaho route. Th
laramie, Wyo., Republican recent
\ reviewed this work as follows
The preliminary survey is pre-
Bressing, and the engineers ar
Working toward Boise. One of tn
Pembers of the party says it is tn
understanding in the camp that tn
|urvey is for the purpose of build
hg the line, and he laughs at tn
Fea that any other intention pre-
Falles. He says there is a virgi
|erritory to be opened up, and b
(an see no reason why the ne'
|orporation should not open it a
Eell as any other. To his min
|here is money behind the scheme
md he looks for the actual buile
|ng of the line from Denver to La
|mle next season and further we:
(fter that.
I'm some quarters George Goul
! said to be behind the scheme.
\ known that certain members
(he board of directors are stror
Fould men, holding annual Mi
(ourl Pacific passes and havin
FPirect intercourse with prominel
Pehcials of that great corporation
Kansas. The fact that the line
Pelns surveyed through Unio
f.acihc territory is taken into col
liberation.
1T was learned today that II
E|ine as surveyed about Fort Colin
Follows earlier surveys, the par'
FFoming across grade stakes al
Pther evidences of former surve,