The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-23

The Recorder has not drawn upon |
the Imagination OF It's editor for
Space iillers or to touch the popular |
chord on the possibilities OF a rail-
road. but IT begins TO look now as II
our fondest hopes are to be realized.
The surveyors have been at work in
the county for the past year running
a line with satisfactory grade.
They have not only secured a grade
Of not over one per cent ut the steep
est climb, and the survey has been
completed to Salmon.
Now, Mr.. Bacon. the gentleman
~ho has charge OF the force OF survey
ors, is doing the last OF the prelimin-
ary work before actual construction
can begin. This Is getting the right
of.way from the ranchmen through
whose land the proposed line runs,
and securing the titles TO depot and
| gard sites IN Salmon. The depot
grounds have been located on the
/ land onwed by N. L. Andrews, north
and east of Main street. This site Is
not over a half mile from the post
Office.
Mr.. Bacon notified few OF the
citizens Monday afternoon that he
| would like TO confer with number
OF the business men that evening.
1t was concluded to hold an open
meeting at the court house at 7:3o.
Notwithstanding the short notice,
there was good representation pres.
ent to hear what Mr.. Bacon might
have 10 say and 10 take any action
that might be deemed necessary.
". |. Andrews was selected as
chairman or the meeting and W. c.
Shoup as secretary. In few brief
words Mr.. Bacon stated his object In
calling the citizens together. lie
said that his company had spent
thirty-nve Thousand dollars ~ the
past year In this county In making
the survey. The company was nov
ready TO make arrangements TO Sc
cure the right of way and In this un'
dertaking he would have TO ask w..
assistance OF the citizens. This work
could be accomplished more readily
by ttose who were acquainted with
the rapchmen, through whose prop
erty the line would run than could
he done by an actual stranger.
Mr. Bacon stated that IL would bs
J necessary 10 secure deed or tfty
; feet each side OF the projected lin,
, from here TO the Agency. For depot
site anj grounds, the company woulc
, require two hundred feet upon eacl
, side OF the line Of survey. The com
, pany, he stated, would pay sio pei
> acre for actual improved land.-thai
! under the plow-- and IL. - per scr'
for the land not under cultivation
, The deeds 10 this land were to b'
placed In one OF the hanks In es
= crow, and when tile drst train has
: arrived at salmon. his company
/. would then expect fulI warrant.
4 deed.
j. A motion was then put and carried
3 that committee OF three be ap
j. pointed To perform the preilminar.
}. work and TO give Mr.. Bacon ever,
: assistance In their power. The fol
n lowing names were suggested o
members OF this committee, anC
elected Waiter Z. Shoup, \.
q Andrews and Sheriff Mulkey Tbi
o committee was empowered to act up
n on all matters and they should be up
!. held In their decisions by the citi
y zens and In whatever arrangement
r they shot Id make. y. /. Andrew
/. and :. A. Myers stated that the
. would donate the Tigbt-of-wa
I through their property. BY refer
- ring TO the appended list IL will b
n seen that they will he required {
,. deed tn the company more land tina
70 any other person on list, exceptin
:. Mrs. Shenon.
M The committee met with MI. ia
n con the following morning, talke
10 over the plans and figured out TIL
"a amount OF land required from eac
:, property holder between here an
is the Agency. which Is as follows !
acres and fractions thereof;
"a Name. Acres.
!. s. "A Myers, ias
T. : Edwardg