Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-10
NEW RAILROAD IS
ASSURED IN IDAHO
Articles of Incorporation of Central
Idaho System FiIed-New Road Pla.
Boise, Payette, New Plymouth and
FruitIand on Main Line-Surveying
Crew Now Busy Cross Sectioning
Between New. Plymouth and Boise.

Boise and other Idaho towns in thu
terday of the Central Idaho Railroad
company, differed by local officials
Of the Oregon Short Line Railroad
company, and with w. H. Bnacrofu a.
president. The railroad will be abou
220 miles in length and is capitalized
for 100000, the shares valued al
800 each.
Officers of the Central Idaho Rail
road company are: w. H. Bancroft
president and director; ]. A. Reeves,
vice president and director; C. H.
Jenkinson, treasurer; G. K Smith,
secretary. The directors, besides Mr..
Bancroft and Mr.. Reeves, are VIII
liam Ashton, P. L. Williams and F.
H. Knickerbocker. Headquarters in
Utah will be maintained in Salt Lake,
and Pocatello will be headquarters
for the road in Idaho.
The company will start its line
from the Oregon Short Line at a
station known as Owinza. 1t will run
through Lincoln county, northwest
through the Big Wood River Valley
to the divide between the Boise and
Big Wood rivers, then passing
through the city of Boise to the town
of Middleton on the Boise river, and
then on to Payette, Canyon county,
where the branch line will again con-
meet with the Short Line.
That the Central Idaho company
will be but branch line of the Short
Line, and controlled by the general
policies ofthiscompany, y,isbelievedfrom
the fact that all of the officers and
directors are prominent officers of
the Short Line in Salt Lake, and that
w. H. Bancroft, as trustee, holds q
195 shares of the stock of the new
railroad company, representing s219,-
500 of the total capitalization of $780,
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In the 220 miles of the new line, |
Lincoln, Blaine, Elmore. Ada and Car
yon counties will be traversed. 1t |
has been known for some time that |
the new road would be a matter of |
the very near future, but the filing
of the articles of incorporation as
sures its construction during 1910
and 1911.
The new road comes into the val
oh oh ID
places New Plymouth and Fruitland
on the main line joining the present
main line of the Oregon Short Line
at Payette making of Payette juno
ton station and perhaps a division
point. 1t has long been known that
there has been dissatisfaction with
the present division at Huntington ON
account of the available space for
track and storage room. Many times
there have been rumors of the divis-
ion point being moved back to Pay /
cite. With Payette a junction point
for two main lines considerable busi-
ness would naturally accrue in the !
Yards here and it would be no par I
-icularly surprising fact if when con- ,
struetion work on the new road be- ,
yinsP ayette would be announced as !
4 division station. While the road is
a part of the Short Line ,
ct being but a part of the same sys- ;
tenn it will be operated as are all the !
great railroad systems by itself. No ,
doubt having its own rolling stock ,
and own engines which will operate ,
,nly on the lines of the Idaho Cen
raj. In that event Payette is a ter. ,
ninal of the Idaho Central and will.
beyond doubt have a round house and
,e in fact a division station. In A.,
my event the coming of the new road j.,
which it is stated will be built dur 4,
ng 1910 and 1911 means much to j
New Plymouth. FFuitland and Pay .
,tte. It means the tapping of the
'ichest part of the best fruit growing ,
iection in the northwest by trunk |.
inc. )
The new proposed line will have
maximum grade of one per cent as
Igainst a grade of two to two and
our hundredths per cent on the pres
mt main line Of the Short Line. Thf
means that great per cent of the
reight business will be handled on
he new line.
The country through which the new +
inc will pass is among the richest =
rom an agricultural standpoint in the q
ntire state and the line is assured of a
leavy tonnage in the way Of outgo- q
ng freight from the opening day. /
On account of Boise being city Of b