The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-16
RAILROAD!
Some Definite Action Said to
be Taken Regarding Its
CONSTRUCTION.

The B0ise-Batte railroad u again
under agitatitn and indications point
10 the fact that some definite action
is being ctystaillzed towards . re-
survey. or purchase Of the old survey
plans by an independent company
made up Of ca railroad men and capIt-
lists Of tie east who have inyesiigat-
ed tile proposed read and believe
that the line sogid. ~ constructed,
be paying proposition. Its under
sfo0a that advances naye been made
ly the eastern capitalists 10 the o.n-
ers ~ the cid survey sith the yies
OF Purchasing the plans and alter
making a Few necessary changes agi-
tate the construction OF the road CT
else 20 ahead With the woEk them
selves organizing an entirely new
company.
The auildlag 81 the proposed Bslise
Butte rai!road has teen the dream OF
business men u Boise for long time
and though steps have nesn made
towards etfecttBs ITS start uothins /
has been accomplished except the /
establishment q . permanent sGryeg
with the riRht-of-sAy lnto the city |
Of Boise. The original survey oi this
line was made aliout 10 wears ago and !
the patty then Instrumental for II, |
although Without financial backing,
managed 10 ruu lis lines and estab-
lisb an available route some 2Oo miles
long Ills death caused tile deal 70
fail through but later the survey
aany formed TO finance the road.
This deal never materiallEed although
the citizens uf Boise raised consider
aule money aud offered the citizens
business district This right.of-way
still remains laid out and lgnS ir0m
tie city up tile Boise river canyon.
should a nes company purchase tnt
plals etc. of the Old survey the prooa'
oiiities are that the citizens right-ul.
xay would also be turned over "a
them on the condition that the line
enters Boise.
IL is understood that there are n
number ot the prominent business
men OF tie city backing the noye-
uent and tllat egotiaticns have heesi
opened with the eastern purchasers.
1t Is the general understanding that
the new company, II formed. viii ne
independent q any other railroad lice
and conduct only The Boise Butte
route,
The fact that The easteEness are
looking towards this state as a profit
J ahle field for the establishment OF a
allroad together aith the news that
the Northwestern IL surveying for an
, extension of It's line from Lander,
, wyn., to Boise ard eventually 4
: Aarshlieit, Oregon, the promising
J yaung city on Coos Bay, Is evidence
that the railroad construction int
this territory is leius seriously con
J sidered aud shat some definite an
{ nouucsment Will be made before long
{ The proposed Boise-Butte lin'
. leaves this city along The cltlxeni
: right-oi-Nay into the Boise rive
| canyon and then yeeriug Oh northeast
1 passes into tie hesFt OF some Of tb'
+. richest mtniGg districts in the west
| Tie route would la aii probability
1 follow the north fork Of the liOls'
i river striking 10 tosards Atlanta
d foll0w the Sastootb range and ais
I The Salmon river, entering Moutan'
q In a pass ia The Hitter Root noun
II taius, then traverse straight north
y vest into Butte. This route woul'
make quick connections with the bii
wheat centers II the northwest am
middle vest, namely. st. Paul an
:, Minneapolis sud thros al u tha
: couutry open as q market TOT ldah
produce. rhe advantages 20 thl
par, OF the state derived from "a
= lsoise. Butte rad would be unlimited
IL Is said that oBe mine alone aio0
m the proposed route Offers 10 cuntfae
- to fufpish the builders with tial
), load ~ ore every dag IN the Sear
"a they huiid. Ttis ore would
!, brought direct into smeilefs ~ :
i, erected Of Boise aud the ore hanaie
h. here. Those who hase been ever y
~ route also say that there is, aoms
i. mites fum Iiolse, a mountain a. q
a. yery hest granite slons which Is
! present unmarkefa,f'e osiua Tn q
- transformation facilities bat II q
&c road Is cur6t rBeisd Il could be qusff
:, rd at small cnsl and be used eHte
- siyelF for bmldlug There are nag
~ valuable mining properties asanA u
-, route a. sell as miliipus Of e
~ timtscr aud numerous rich valleys !
re n Nhlch would b. q source II lncon
h, a. tie promoters Of the rvA -Csl