The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-05-26

uay ana elected the following officers:
President. Donald Grant, Fairbault
Mimi; vice president, V. T. Price,
Elkader, Iowa; secretary. E. e.
Springer, Sheldon. Ia; treasurer
Henry, Meyer. Chicago; general
council, j. Hamilton Lewis, Chicago.
These gentlemen succeed Messrs. G.
T. Proper, William p. Mason, C. II.
Fleming and w. e. Foran as direc-
tors. These latter gentlemen were
among the promoters of the railroad
and the newly elected officers are
the capitalists who will build the
road. In speaking of the enterprise
the Capital News says:
| Final Inspection of Route.
Ten days ago Messrs, Grant,
Springer. Price and Meyer arrived
from the east in company with E..
K. Place of Minneapolis. The party
| took carriages and made a drive ov-
er the route between here and Win
nemucca, Mr.. Grant sending his con
| fidential man over the line of sur
vey to examine and make a report
on the proposition. They returned
to Boise Sunday evening, and the
following days were occupied in ar
ranging the details of the transfer
OF the interests of the promoters,
which was finally completed yester-
day afternoon, the original directors
of the company resigning and being
succeeded by the gentlemen named.
Who the New Holders Are.
AS matter of information to
Boise people, something should be
said of the man who has taken over
the proposition. Donald Grant is
the largest railroad contractor and
owns the greatest amount of build
ing equipment in the United States.
He built the 500 railroad, over 1000
miles of the Canadian Pacific, nearly
as much more of the Great North
ern, several branches of the Burling-
to nsystem, and has been the princi-
pal builder for the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul during the last 40
years. The contracting firm is
known as d. Grant & Co., Chicago,
and the work completed last year
amounted to $50 miles of railroad,
including the grade, bridges and lay
ing the steel Mr. Grant owns a
controlling interest in the First Nat
ional Bank of Alexandria, S. D., and
the Citizens Bank and Security Bank
of Fairbault, MINI.
V. II. Price is a banker of Elkad-
err, Ia, and a member of the law
firm of R. E. & v. T. Price, and in
the Burlington which will be COM
pleted in few weeks, when the en-
tire force will be sent to the work
here.
"A mile of Road Day.
THE question of securing track
steel and construction material is one
of considerable moment, and it may
be difficult to procure this for early
delivery, yet he is in such closetouch
with the railroad world that If it is
possible to find the material he will
do so. His firm is able to bring in
the necessary equipment for build
ing the line at the rate of mile
day of completed road, and that is
the scale on which he does business,
and his plan for constructing the
San Francisco-Idaho road
First Section to Build Quickly
THE line from here to Winnemuc-
ca is approximately 23O miles in
length, a careful examination of
which shows that less than ten miles
of the distance is difficult or heavy
work, the balance being light cuts
and fills. This division will be first
constructed, connections being made
with the Western Pacific and South
ern Pacific at and near Winnemucca,
bringing Idaho points within 500 |
miles of the Golden Gate
VIII the Line Come into Boise?
Il realize that the people of Boise |
are most interested in knowing |
whether the road is coming to this |
city with its main line. This is en-
tirely matter of engineering, and |
can only be determined by the sur
veys. Three preliminary lines have
been run to Salmon City, one of |
which goes through Boise, the others
taking a route which woes north |
of the city. These lines will be run
by the engineers, and the cost of the
different routes ascertained. at which