Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-15
NORTHWESTERN
IN CACHE VALLEY
To Build Down Snake River VAL
ley on to Logan, Ogden
And Salt Lake.
STORY FROM ST. ANTHONY.
Good News Also for Boise Which Is
10 BE Tapped by the New
Invader.

A letter received in this city from St.
Anthony this morning throws consider
able light on recent mysterious move
ments In northeastern Idaho on the part
of railroad surveyors. officials OF the
Oregon Short Line and individuals
seeking options on land generally. The
story told is one Of the contemplated
invasion of Short Line territory on the
mart of the Chicago & Northwestern
and its extension on to Ogden and Salt
Lake, taking in the towns of Sugar
City Rexburg, Rigby, Blackfoot, Pres
ion, Logan, Welisvlle and Brigham
CIV en- 70 'e. In addition the road will
be pushed due west from st. Anthony
ON TO Boise, Ida. The letter Is written
nv a gentleman whose reliability the
News" vouches for In the face OF
The fact that General Manager w. III.
bancroft and General superintendent
n buckingham OF the Oregon Short
Line are today at Marysville going over
the situation and orders have been CIV
en- TO rush the work on the Yellowstone
PARK railroad. 1t would appear that the
short Line is aware OF the contem-
plated invasion Of its territory.
IN SNAKE RIVER VALLEY.
The News" reproduces part of the
letter. which is as follows
THE most important news Tor the
Snake River valley and In fact for
northern Utah and southern Idaho Is
the fact that the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway has practically laid out
lis route from its western terminal 10
ogden and Salt Lake City. The North"
western people have worked with the
utmost secrecy and II has Just leaked
out for the first time that II contem-
plated such a big move In the railroad
extension Of the west.
RIGHT OF WAY SECURED,
"Right of way has been secured to
the Idaho line. Large tracts or coal
lands have been bought up In the Jack
son Hole country and land west OF the
Teton mountains is being secured by
the agents OF this road; this was all
looked upon as certain indications or
the Snake River valley obtaining
trunk line. but now come the assurances
that these long hoped-for Improvements
viii materlallze The activity OF the
MO Grande at Ogden In increasing Its
depot area and Improvements had sig
nifcance that has not been hitherto
fully understood.
.'The rews Is that the Chicago &
Northwestern will extend through the
Jackson Hole country, coming through
81. Anthony via Marysvlle and con-
tinuing its main line southwest, touch-
ing the towns OF Sugar city, Rexburg,
Rlgby, and most probably passing
somewhat, to the east OF Idaho Fails,
thus taking in the large villages In that
direction and opening up new portion
of the Snake river valley. The man
object I'm doing this, however Is 10
make a more direct and quicker route
10 ogden and Salt Lake City.
INTO CACHE VALLEY.
From Sere the roads plans are to
take a little west of south course,
touching Blackfoot and many OF the
large hamlets east of the Short Line
track. From Pocatello the course Hes
"A little east of the Short Line route,
thus throwing 1t into Cache valley.
without any perceptible increase or
distance, as was the case with the
Short Line In former years. From
Preston the road intends paralleiing the
Short Line branch to Logan. Logan
and Cache valley viii be given special
attention. From Logan there are a
of routes planned and under
advlsement, but the one looked upon
as the most feasible at present Is from
Logan to Wellsville and through Wells
VILE and Brigham canyons and from
Brigham City a little to the east OF
the Short Line, touching the towns or
Willard, Hot Springs View, North
ogden and then into Og-
den. where connection Will be
made with the Rio Grande and other
roads.
THROUGH OGDEN CANYON.
Another route under consideration
Is from Logan through Newton, Prov
idence. Paradise and thence into Ogden
valley and then through scenic Ogden
TO ogden. The road Will then
eventually reach Salt Lake city.
The road Is to branch at ST. An
thony and a branch will extend through
the rich Egln bench country, thus tap
ping one OF the most fertile spots of
Idaho. This branch will In time reach |
Boise and may extend on to the coast. |
This Is the first news OF this great |
developing of this intermountain part Of |
the country. II will do more for the |
and progress OF this great |
coming country than anything else |
that has happened. People here are |
feeling highly elated. IL means rail- |
road shops and q central railroad spot |
for 81. Anthony and prosperity for all |
contiguous territory"