Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-18
is NORTH COAST
A HILL LINE
REPoRTs CONNECT TT WITH GIT.
MORE \ PITTsBURG AND
HILL ROADS.
William \. Clark said to b. IL ti.e
Deal.


SPOKANE, Wash, Aprll fs.-MH-
lions OF capital controlled BY former
United States Senator William A.
Clark OF Montana. will be used 10
assist James J. HIN In the eonstrue-
ton of the Gilmore a Plttsburg rail-
road and the North Coast line. which
Robert 4. strahorn Of Spokane il
promoting. says special dispatch
from Boise. idaho II q common
knowledge that Mr. clark IL heavily
Interested In the Gilmore road. the
dispatch adds. and the coupling Of
his name with that OF Mr.. hin il
looked upon as significant. indicating
that the Hill lines are preparing for
a new invasion Of Washington. Idaho.
Oregon and Montana and possibly
California during the next few years.
The dispatch says that the route
Of the Gilmore q Pittshurg along
the Salmon river canyon through
Lewiston has been uncertain since Il
first became known that the road was
actually engaged In construction
work Six months ago II was rumor-
ed that the Gilmore q pIttabnrK
might connect with the North Coast
and these rumors are still believed
more OF less true. owing to the trafie
deal made with the Hlli people.
No ra.lroad man In the west haa
been able to definitely announce what
connections the North Coast would
make with the east Ii llaH general
~ been believed BY local railroad
men that while the connections of
the Gilmore 4 Pittsburg we're some
what uncertain out Of Lewiston. there
has always been the association OF
both the North Coast aud the Oregon
Trunk with Il. both offering separate
gateways, the nrst into Central Ore
gou and San Francisco. and the Sec
ond to Spokane and Seattle.
Railroad men say they have had
every assurance that the probable
connection OF the neW Hill road would
BIZ with the North Coast. probably at
Walla Malia. giving connections with
Seattle. They say also that Mr.,
Clark. In looking out for the inter
ests Of his home state. has an object
In furnishing AZ least part OF the
money required This amount Is es-
timated at $4,000. zoe for stra-
horn TO use In building the North
Coast and securing terminals In the
larger northwest cities
Tapped by the Northern Pacific aud
Great Northern railways. both Hill
lines. Montana has been given highly
satisfactory transportation facilities
both east and west NOV that there
Is a possibility the Southern Pacific
country. particularly San Francisco.
Is 10 be made goal By the Hin lines.
Mr.. Clark has brought bis immense
wealth into play in order % give
Montana the benefit OF the connec-
lions with San Francisco.
Mr.. Clark has been Interested In
railroads before he built the Salt
Lake. San Pedro q Los Angeles line.
which he sold several years ago TO
the late Z. Il. Hartman for $50
000 poo. reaplBg a large proat Il
has been generally accepted BY local
railroad promoters aad those interest
ed In the prospects Of new western
roads being built, that Measrs. 1911
and Clark are gu friendly terms.
The connections made In Montana
with the Gilmore & Pittsbarg would
bring that state into close harmony
with ID. railroad program. giving the
new road direct tTafie arrangements
with the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern. II would phace Dillon.
Missoula. Butte. Silver Boz. Deer
Lodge. Boulder valley Helena. Lo-
gan and Bozeman In direct eonnee-
ton with eastern. central and western
Idaho. central Oregon. California and
western Oregon.