Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-16
IN THREE
YEARS CARS
WILL RUN
so SAYS THE BOISE CAPITAL
NEWS IN SPEAKING OF THE
BOISE & WESTERN--THE WEST
ERN TERMINUS MAY BE AT
COOS BAY.

The Boise & Western and Oregon
Trunk, the two Hill lines to be con-
structed to the state of Oregon, the
former connecting with the Gilmore
& Pittsburg out Of Boise, will be
completed for operation within three
years. This definite announcement
was made today and received in
Boise railroad circles. It means that
James ] Hill, backed by the millions
of Senator Clark of Montana and j.
Pierpont Morgan, will rush work in
railroad construction in the states
of Idaho and Oregon.
Following up these instructions
surveyors and engineers have been
forwarded along the proposed right
of-way of the Boise & Western for
the purpose OF surveying and solving
the engineering problems which are
presented and to select the route
which will present the minimum Of
engineering difficulties with tho
maximum opportunities for traffic
development. The western Oregon
connections are well defined in the
Willamette valley but those of the
east are still to be decided upon rela-
tive to the point Of crossing the
Snake river to connect with the Gill
more & Plttsburg. Another of the
strategic engineering problems, that
of crossing the Cascades as we'll as
where the Boise & Western will in
tersect the Oregon Trunk line, 1t is
said on high authority, has been set
tied, but no announcement has been
made relative to them. According
to the surveys which have been run
across the state, it is estimated that
the length of the east and west line
through Oregon will be in the
neighborhood of 400 miles, added to
which will be about SO to rs miles
TO make the Boise connection. This
added to the length of the Oregon
Trunk, the north and south line on
which actual construction work has
been in operation for the past nine
months, means that the Hill pro-
gram calls for the early construc-
tion of 700 miles or a greater length
than that OF either the entire South
ern Pacific main line and branches.
the rivals of the Hill roads.
The purchase of the holdings of
the Willamette Valley & Cascade
Mountain Road company by the
French banking concern Of Lazard
Freres served to remove many Of
the difficulties that might other
wise have stood in the way of an
early invasion Of Oregon, east and
west by the great empire builder,
James J. Hill, who will be able to
follow with his line the military
road grant, a large portion of the
distance across the state, Inasmuoh
as the interests which purchased the
grant are closely identified with
Hill, they will work in cooperation
with the railroad in the stupendous
plan of colonization which is pro-
posed and railroad men in Boise
firmly believe, will be worked out
Silent on Plans.
Just what the Hartman system
will do to meet the stiff competition
offered by Hill is not known to a
certainty but that the checking pro-
cess will be followed is taken by rail
road men for granted as this mighty
system is not going to allow the in
terior of Oregon or the eastern sec
ton of that statet to be taken away,
Although J. NJ, Davis, general super
lntendent of the Oregon Short Line,
was in Boise Saturday evening ac-
companied by j. A. Reeves, general