Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-25
Dream Of Years is Apparently
Now to be Realized Follow
ing Wednesdays Deal.
NO PROMISE MADE TO BOISE.
san Francisco. Idaho & Montana Rail.
road Company Shows Renewed
Signs OF Activity once More.

The News correspondent writing
from Boise Ida, says.
The dream OF years Is now 10 be
realized The Golden Gate railroad will
be built As result Of the several
days session this week of the direc-
tors Of the San Francisco Idaho and
Montana Railroad company az their
office In this city, the last session Of
which closed last evening, a complete
reorganization Of the big company was
effected ana an official announcement
given out IN the effect that work upon
the now road would actually begin
within the course of II few weeks.
Donald Grant, the great railroad con-
tractor, is at the head Of the san Fran
cisco Idaho and Montana road His
home Is In Falrbaut, MINI, The other
officers elected are.
ce-President--V. r. Price Elka-
dee. Iowa.
secretary-E r. Springer, Sioux city
Iowa
Treasurer Henry Myer Chicago. m.
Eastern CouncIl--J. Hamilton Louis,
Chicago, III.
The road viii extend from Butte.
Montana. through Idaho. Nevada, CAL
lfornia to San Francisco, thus lessen
ing by half the distance between these
two points. az Travelled by the present
system. The initial work upon the
road win be from Winnemucca, Ne
vada. To the Snake river valley.
Just who the real parties are who are
financing the project cannot yet he as
certained
BOSSES PROSPECTS.
As TO the probability OF the pro-
posed road coming through Boise.
Mr. y. r. Place OF Minneapolis, who
has been the representative OF the men
behind the building Of the road IN the
preliminary organization. has this TO
say;
II rs Of course tho through traffic
that viii make the road pay. aud that
VIII be tho object really aimed al In
the construction of the new road.
There win be 40 local traffic to speak
Of for the first few years. and It rs be-
lievcd that a considerable local traf-
siic VIII he developed IN few years,
no matter what route II selected.
There Is, therefore. no direct de-
mand that the road come through
Boise or any other place on the gem
eral limo between tho termni Of tho
road. We would, however. greatly de-
nit, but II would hardly be business
for US 10 do SO Il It Is going tn cost
us very much, However. that Is O.
question that can lac decided when the
proper time comes
SURVEYS TO BE STARTED
Mr. Grant viii send hts chief tnr--
neer with a fun surveying corus into
the Geld at once To go over the sun
MI, f..l a..
Short Line southwest to Ninnemucca.
AS fast as be approves the line it VIII
be cross-sectioned ready for the con-
struction work Mr. Grant has an out
ft in Wyoming, consisting of 2G0
teams, machine graders. dump wagons
wheel scrapers and other equipment.
lie has contract on the Burlington
which viii be completed IN few
weeks, when the entire force viii be
sent 10 the work here
\ MILE or TRACK 4 DAY.
The question Of securing track
steel and construction material is one
Of considerable moment and 1t may
he difficult 20 procure this for early de.
livery yet he Is I'm such close touch
with The railroad world that II 1t is
possible To find the material he win
do so. His firm is able 10 bring I'm
the necessary equipment for building
the line at the rate OF mile a day
of completed road. and that Is the
scale on which he does business and
is his plan for constructing the San
Francisco Idaho road.
FIRST WORK IN IDAHO.
The line from here to Winnemuc-
ca Is approximately 230 miles ia
length, careful examination Of which
shows that less than 10 miles Of the
distance Is difficult or heavy work. the
balance being light cuts ana fills This
division will De first constructed con-
nections being made with the Western
Pacific and Southern Pacific at and
near Winncmuccn. bringing Idaho
points within 900 miles Of the Golden
Gate