Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-04-03
over 5000 MI ES In NORTH
west STATES.
Wonderful Record Being Made in This
Northwest District-Steam and Elec-
trio Lines Going Most Everywhere
Men of Money Surely See Great
Future.

IN eastern Washington, northern Idaho,
western Montana, northeastern Oregon
| and southeastern British Columbia, than
in any other similar area on this CONT
nent. The mileage in Washington alone
is 1900 and the works in the other
three state and province mentioned will
bring the total to 5000. approximately
$50 miles of line was built in Montana
last year, when that state headed the
list in the Union Tor new work. There
are at present 1896 miles of main lines
branches, yard tracks and sidings in
! Washington, which WIS second with
between 500 and 600 miles built in
1908. The completion of the main line
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound railway will add as much more.
In addition to this approximately LOO
miles of steam and electric lines are
projected to be completed before 1911
Steam roads now in operation in the
Inland Empire are the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific, Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, Spokane Falls Northern
chill property, Spokane international
Canadian Pacific system), Oregon Rail
road & Navigation company (Harri-
man system), Central Washington,
Idaho & Washington Northern. Robert
r. Strahorn, president of the North
Coast Railway company, building from
Spokane to the Sound, announces it will
be part of a transcOntinental system
the name of which he will not give out
at present. The Canadian Pacific also
will be extended from Spokane to the
Pacific coast
In addition TO these activities il is
unofhcially announced that the Canadian
Pacific and the Milwaukee systems will
be connected by a new line TO be built
from the Canadian boundary south down
the flathead valley TO Kalispell, Mont.
and from a point on the Milwaukee
north 10 that city. With this stretch
Of road, 60 miles north Of Kalispell and
20 miles south, the Milwaukee will be
able 10 reach the coal fields IN British
Columbia, and the Canadian Pacific
road will find an outlet trayersed BIZ
the Milwaukee 3 coast line for lumber
and coal products on It's lines north Of
the international boundary.
There are reasons 10 believe that the
Canadian Pacific will be q factor IN
the Inland Empire. The company al
ready has entrance 10 Spokane over the /
SPOKANE International line, built By ID /
a. torDin Of SPOKANE, and n is now
stated that further extension will b. |
obtained 40 Portland over the Oregon
railroad Navigation company lines
While this Will cut into tho Hid, Harri.
man ana tarllng Territory, there rs
enough business lu sight for all
tconomy ~ operation and facility
ln handling fIeiglt from me east NJ
south"estefn Washington and western
Oregon hy nay NJ spokane have been
greatly promoted by The opening III M
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