Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-12
RUSH SURVEY ON
ELECTRIC LINE.
May Connect This City With Wal
lace This Year

From the upper lake country
comes the information that the o.
r. q y. railroad company has 10 its
employment 1899 men constructing
Its cutoff from near Rockford 10 the
bay at Lake Greek. and that the
work IL being rushed with all poaal-
BILE dispatch. From the Occur a.
Alene river valley comes the inGor-
nation that crews Of surveyors and
engineers are in the Geld surveying
out . route for the electric line be.
tween this city and Wallace. and that
this work will be rushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible. The
Occur d'Alene 4 Spokane electric
road has for several years past en-
ioyed the passenger tratRc from wal
lace by means Of the Red Collar
boat line, but with the completion Of
this cutoff OF the o. n. 4 n. this
traffIc, by reason OF the improved SER
vice and also the shortest route. will
go to the o. 4. 4 ~. unless the cleo
tric line extends its road from this
city into Wallace aud IL able to com
pete both In service aud sh0rtneas
OF route. The Occur d'Alene 4 spok-
ane railroad fully realizes that this
Will be the condition OF Affairs. and
II would appear now that a race ls
on between the two companies 10
complete the roads. put on q service,
and reach out after and secure the
traiiie OF the mining country.
WIN Install Ferry Service.
According to the information the
o. r. 4 n. has now ample dockage
In Harrison from which point Il is
said q ferry service will be run to
Windy bay. and that this boat
Is now being constructed At Port
land and that the various pieces en-
tering into its construction will be
shipped TO Harrison direct from Port
land. and there put together by
workmen skilled In the construction
OF boats. From ave TO seven camps
OF men, II ls said. are nov employed
In the construction Of the railroad
proper from the main line and the
work IL being rushed with all posi-
Bile speed u IL stated that when
this track Is completed that the inan-
agement will install a fast gasoline
motor service between Wallace aud
Spokane and that through Il the ser.
vice viii be inpromed. the running
time reduced. and the road be Ia an
excellent condition TO compete Wilh
the electric line when Il Is installed.
The gasoline motor service has 7een
operated with success In many Of the
states on short lines. and many of
the large railroads have adopted this
plan. the Union Pacific being plo-
neer In the movement. The compile
ton Of the cutoff will mean more
trains. a better and faster service.
and II will also mean the building OF
towns Ia a territory that has lacked
railroad facilities.
Trolley Compesislon.
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Etrueted BY the o. X. q n. owes its
existence 70 the fact that = trolley
line between this city aud Wallace
has been under consideration, and
which now undoubtedly viii be bdIlf.
is very generally admitted
The management Of this enterprise
some time ago secured rlsht-of-way
grounds 81 WaliAee and has also, Il Il
said. secured practically all Of the
necessary right-Of-way between this
city and Wallace. The road. aeeord-
ing 10 the preliminary aarvey will
skirt along the northern side Of The
lake from Wolf Lodge bar and make
connections with the coeur d'Aiens
a Spokane railroad Ia tha city. The
ride from Wallace to this city. ae-
cOrding 70 the plans. could be- made
In al hour. making . two hours ran
from Wallace 10 Spokane. That the
trolley line intends 70 commence tn
mediate construction work 10 evil
deneed b. the fact that Il has now
surveyors IN the Geld and In order
10 secure its share Of the public pat
rOaage It will usAeabtealy rush sAe
construction work and compiets the
road withoat delay.