The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-09-15

( iceable for some time, although it
has been quietly accomplished, is TAX
en- by local railroad men to mean tn
the great Hartman system has at
last reached the stae where the in
stallation of the Central Idaho line
cutoff has become absolutely essen
tial in order to handle the reat vol
ume of traffic that is being hauled
between Huntington and Pocatello.
This traffic is rapidly increasing, and
nothing but the building Of another
line or the double tracking of the
entire Oregon, Short Line between
these two points man relieve it.
HAY ng virtually established every
inch of the right of way established
less than l per cent grade, and
provided the necessary capital with
which to build the new feeder, the
Oregon Short Line has about reach
ed the position it was striyin to Sc
cure, and is therefore prepared to +
start actual construction work on
the Central Idaho. The finishing
preliminaries are being executed in
the local yards of the Oregon Short
Line, if reports can be relied on,
so that the Boise terminal of the
Idaho Central will have the neces-
sary yardage, the right OF way hay-
ing been surveyed from Barberton
to the vicinity of the F'airview ave-
n, e bridge.
''The surveyors are unusually act
i've on the upper Boise and in the
amas Prairie country. Reports to-
ay are to the effect that they have
about completed the survey, and that
the new road bed when completed
will be a decided Improvement over
that of the Oregon Short Line.
There are three crews of surveyors
on the l.rairie and railroad talk in
'ia at section of the state among the
ranchers is the one topic. Land val :
ues are said to be gradually raising
rs a result of the activity, although
these do not affect the Idaho Cen .
trail owing to the fact it's right of
wdy was quietly secured before the
articles of incorpation for the new
r. .,ad were filed and the Hartman
system was prepared to go ahead '
with its extensive railroad building c
campaign S
The surveyors working towards '
Boise from Owinza, where the Ida t
no Central leaves the Oregon Short 7
Line, have joined the crew that left 7
Boise and surveyed into the Camas [
Prairie country . About rs compass '
men are now in the field in that sec t
tion of the state S
Plats OF permanent right OF way L
for the new road will soon be filed {
in the United States land offices, e
Bot. at Haley and in Boise. While c
the Hartman officials have not as t
yet made a definite announcement a
as to when actual construction work S
is t. start, it was learned in railroad b
circles .oday that this announcement
will soon ne forthcoming, and that c
grazing will be commenced on both t.
ends OF the Idaho Central or at il
Owinza and Boise" r
IN ordinary winter would give ii
all of October and Nov a
slnber for ordinary dirt work ,and e
some seasons it is practicable to il
work most of December. Rock work v
3an be arried On much longer, with &;
little regard for the weather. II
4 = surmise be true that work is TO
Je begun this fall, an immense lot
# grading could be done this season
indeed, it might be possible to con-
iect Camas Prairie with the outside Y
World, il the construction should be
,egun from Richfield instead of
rom 0winza as is the general i'm
PRESTON among railroad men. If II
he Idaho Central has steel and ties W
n sight for delivery this fall and ii
he season fayors it might be pos ty
IDLE 20 get within good walking dis in
ance of the state capital, over the la
lew main line, not much later than 10
christmas &c
Far wilder guesses than this have W
one true tn