The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-16
|NTERURBAN ROAD
IS COMPLETED
BOISE AND CALDWELL CONNECT
ED BY MODERN, UP-TO-DATE
SYSTEM.

BOISE, Ida, Aug. 15.-The recent
completion of the Boise e Interur-
ban Electric railway, between this
city and Caldwell, marked the begin
ming of a period of interurban rail-
way building that means the con-
structiOn of a network of lines that
will eventually cover the entire
Snake River valley in this state, maxi
ing Boise the hub. 1t is the purpose
of the interurban company to extend
its line to Emmett, Parle, Falk's
Store, New Plymouth, Ontario, Pay
cite, Weiser, Nampa, Roswell, and
other towns, and the extension of
this road from Boise to the Barber
mill, five miles above this city, is
also contemplated.
The Interurban company is capi-
talized at $5,000,000, and about
100000 has been expended on the
Boise-Caldwell line. 1t is proposed
by the company to expend in all in
the construction of lines and other
enterprises in southern Idaho the
sum of $5,000,000, and in Boise
alone $15O,O00, in addition to the
amount already expended here, will
be used in extending its line, cover
ing distance of about eight miles.
Work on the extensions in the city
has been commenced, and construc-
tion is being pushed rapidly. The
extensions being made and those con-
templated will be of the same SUBJ
stantial character as that portion of
the road already built, and nothing
will be lacking that will tend to sus-
tain the splendid reputation of the
Interurban company in the matter of
railway building to date.
In addition to building the interur-
ban road, the company has planned
for park of 120 acres near substa-
Boise, and 100000 has been set
aside for that purpose. A large lake
will be created at the park, which
will be made one of the finest re-
sorts in the western country.
While the Boise-Caldwell line of
the interurban only opened for bust
ness on Thursday last, the road has
since almost been swamped with traf-
fic-passenger, freight and express
a significant test of the lines general
popularity, but the courteous and
obliging officers and trainmen have
very creditably taken care of the
business without hitch The track
was in fine shape when traffic COM
menced, and it is being improved as
rapidly as weak places are discovered
in it. The splendid manner in which
the line was constructed attests the
superior Judgment and foresight of
Engineer Knox, who has had personal
supervision of all the construction
work. He has been actively engaged
in street and interurban construction
for 16 years in Pittsburg, Baltimore,
Brooklyn and many other places.
The cars used on the interurban
are of the latest type, with air equip
ment, and are as good as can be
found in any section of the country.
The car barn and substations along
the Boise-Caldwell route are built OF
white pressed brick, and the floors
are made of cement They are high
ly creditable structures ahead
of the times, Notwithstanding the fact
that Idaho is not lacking in the mat
ter of progressiveness. The Trade
Dollar Consolidated Mining company
is furnishing power from it's Swan
Falls power plant, but as changes are
being made there, it is unable to fur
nish all the power the Interurban
company needs and not all of the cars
are running. However, there will be
sufficient power to run all of them in
a few days and the entire equipment
will be put on the road. AT present
six trips are made each way between
Boise and Caldwell each day. and the
service is far superior to what the
people generally expected at the
start.