The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-10-26

seeking an outlet TO the Paclnc coast
and Ii seems certain that IN less than
five years two or three of them will
push on through Idaho and Wash
ingtop or Oregon To the desired goal.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
has purchased terminals at Seattle
costing In the neighborbood OF mil
lion dollars, and the announcement
has been made by It's head officials
that the road would be extended 20
| the coast In less than i've years.
The company is now building west
erly from Chamberlain, S. d., and
the proposed line will pass south OF
the Park
The Chicago & Northwestern Is
now building westerly from Casper, It's
present western terminal, distance
OF $50 miles TO Lander In western Wy
oming, and will have this road In OPP
Grafton by early spring. This piece
OF road Is being constructed under
the name OF the Wyoming Central
company which was incorporated I'M
der the laws of Wyoming with cap
ital OF seven million dollars. During
the last month this company has In
creased its capital stock to thirteen
million dollars, and 1t Is generally
understood that the road Is TO be con-
tinued easterly from Lander. cross
ing the line into Fremont county,
Idaho.
The burlington road with Its pres
ent terminus at Billings, Montana.
has long desired to enter Portland
over its own lines, and 1t would not
be surprising to see 1t also building
easterly at any time. Its officers
have never concealed their intention
OF extending the line further west,
and 1t is reported that several sur
veys have been made to this end.
The st. Paul and the Northwest.
ern, however, seem 20 be the only
two roads which are making rapid
moves toward active construction.
Ii Is almost certainty that In less
than five years one OF these road;
will construct their line into Idaho
through Fremont county, cross Tho
Birch creek divide into Lembi, ant
then pass down the Lembi aud Sal
mon rivers, and on to the desired Pa
cific hareor. A glance at good maj
of this western section will convinc,
anyone that this Is by far the mos
feasible outlet for either of thes
roads Unless this route should b
taken, the line must OF necessit
Great Northern on the north or tn
Union Pacific on tn, south. 1t doe
not seem reasonable that any roai
would do this WREN IL hau open to !
a water grade to the coast, and that
too, through the greatest minera
part of Idaho or the West. While |
is.true that railroads are inclined I
build where the traffic Is. at the sam
time they are alive to the fact tina
this section will furnish more freigh
In few years after road has passe
through than the sections now ira
versed by railroads.
A line such as outlined will
nearer than any other. IL will hay
a water grade to the ocean. IL wi
= open up the greatest undeyelope
\ mineral section OF the United Stats
I today. 1t will pass through as beat
) tiful a country as there Is in III
I world, and the local traffic would pa
I we'll from the start. These are fac
) concerning which these roads ba'
Z full information, and 1t would not
I surprising to see two transcontinent
: lines along the Salmon river inside
( 10 yeats.
q On the other hand. active surve
: ing work has commenced on pr
{ posed road from Butte via Boise
I San Francisco, and the citizens
! Boise are very enthusiastic over Il
prospects. 1t is fact not general
I known that two different compani
5 are today planning the coDstructi'
I of this road. One Of them has h
lDltt CitNs VI out Ntgots III thC he
s for several weeks surveying the dii
( cult places, and it is known that Ii
I line can be built on splendid gra
and at less expense than many otl
roads now operating In this weste
- country. The other company inc'
- porated in the early part Of the yei
and. while very little active VIC
\ has been done, its president, W
Mason, announced several mont
ago that the road would be bui
During the last week this compai
through G. L. Proper, OF Boz
made a cash offer for the old Midla
right-of-way.
The construction OF this line wot
give the three great northern roi
connection with San Francisco 8
the southwest. The Hill roads IN