The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-01-13
Present Schedule to be Continu-
ed on New Road.
MR.. JORDAN EXPLAINS
Nonshipment of Stock in Very
Sensible Manner.

General Manager w. J. Jordon
of the CuldeSac and GrangeNille ex-
tension, was in our city last Thurs
day, and made a very pleasant call at
the Glol> Office in company with
Station Agent Bell Mr.. Jordon
spoke in the highest terms of Grange
vile and its future prospects,
and admitted that he is more favor
ably impressed with our little city
with each visit he is called upon to
make to it, Among other things he
said 1t is my opinion, and also a
general belief outside, that Grange
vile is one of the coming cities and
commercial points of north Idaho
Our company heartily believes this,
and that is why we built this very ex-
pensive line through this magnificent
country TO your prosperous little city.
We have confidence in this country
and in our investment, and will be
exceedingly sorry should anything be
allowed TO arise to cause the people
of this section to question our good
motives and intentions towards them.
Some of the overly ambitious news
paper reporters have given utterance
to many lurid and visionary state
mentS, based not on facts, but the
imaglnlngS of their own overheated
brains, which have mSead such as
have read and believed them. Take
for instance, the matter of stock ship
ment from GrangevilIe, great deal
has been said both through the news
papers and otherwise about the action
of the company in not receiving
stock here, yet but few, if any, have
given the true reason for the COM
pany'S course in the matter Still
our reasons should be apparent at
once to every business man and
! farmer who has lived in the country
long enough to 90 through one
spring here. Our road has just been
completed, the ballast has not even
been tamped thoroughly under the
= ties and the road has hardly taken
even its first settling. The people
on Camas prairie know what a
creapy soil this is, and SO does the
company. When spring comes we
, have not the least doubt but that we will
Y have a great deal of trouble with this
new track, in fact we are certain of
it, and that is the reason, and the
, sole reason, we do not want to re-
q
court damage suits, which would
e certainly result should we begir
! handling large train loads of stock
a with such an unstable roadbed as we
have at present. Again, the papers
d have made the statement that there
S is to be change of schedule rgh
a away, almost any day. You ma,
n say for me that such is not the case
1t No change is contemplated at pres
e ent, and no interview has been giver
e out that would justify such a conclus.
II ion, SO far as | know
; On being asked about the grea
{ pile of steel rails lying down near the
d depot, about which there has beer
~ more or less speculation, Mr.. Jordan
= replied: Really, know very littl,
> = about them, but Mr. Bell can ex
plain the matter fully. However,
q assure you they are not there for us
d in manner anywiSe detrimental t
Il Grangeville >
I Mr. Bell explained that the H.
= miles of rails are to be used for sid
tracks anywhere along the line that the
might be needed, and not to ex
tend the line into Buffalo Hump" O
+, anywhere else, as some seemed t
- - believe Mr. Jordan spent Thursda
, night in Grangeville, and the ne>
- morning returned to Lewiston.