Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-18
c. M. & P. S. OFF,
GALS IN CITY
Hold Conference With Mayor and
City COunciImen

There was some activity In railway
circles today when n. A. Blackwell.
James Walsh, right of way agent.
and Judge Field. az representatives
OF the Chicago. Milwaukee q Puget
Sound Railway company. asked for
and met the members OF the city
council and Mayor Hamilton In a con-
ference at the Hotel Idaho this morn
ing for the discussion OF the question
OF a franchise for the line through
the city. The company already holds
options on all property within the
city limits covering It's proposed
right Of way. Some OF these will ex-
pire soon and the conference today
shows the anxiety OF the company to
proceed with the matter OF securing
it's line through the city without de-
lay.
The representatives OF the company
and the city ofiieials entered into an
informal discussion OF the proposed
franchise TO be submitted for consid-
GRAFTON at next Monday evenings
meeting OF the council. The route
Of the railroad was discussed In de-
tail All suggestions In regard to
safeguarding the city interests were
promptly met In an evident spirit Of
fairness, even involving some changes
Ia details OF the roads plans.
The roads plans include at pres
ent only the surveyed route from the
city limits on the west diagonallJ
across the west section OF the city Il
the depot site opposite the Hote
Idaho on the lake front.
That the Milwaukee railroad vii
reach Spokane by direct rout'
from Plummer. Idaho, through coeu
d'Alene and thence into SPOKANE
down the Spokane valley, Il practic
ally confirmed by James Walsh. RICH
OF way agent for the transeontinenta
road. who has recently returned frou
the east, where he conferred wit
high officials of the railroad.
No actual buying OF land for RICH
of way has started, according /
Mr.. Walsh. but It is understood tha
plans 40 far have been perfected tha
the land can be acquired easil
through options secured by the ten
poraEy holding company formed b
i, the road for the purchase Of land
between Plummer and Occur d'Alen
and Occur d'Alene and Spokane.
= PInmmer-Co Occur d'AIcne Route.
A THE Plummer-coeur d'Alen
route Is decidedly desirable In man
ways, said MIR. Walsh yesterda,
THE surveying crews have practi
"a ally completed their rough work G
q this route and and the grade niue
. less than by any other proposs
) route. This route gives as few
gulches 10 cross and fewer bodi
N OF water to span. and fewer cuts
>, make through hills and rocks.
% would mean a saving OF THOUSAND
"A OF dollars and weeks OF time In Il
n construction work.
r. by coming into Spokane by II
10 route we will reach Spokane fro
"A Occur d'Alene city. running alino
"A parallel with the Inland elects
roadbed. Through the action Of {
council yesterday leaving . nontl
- time for the Milwaukee and the
land to negotiate and settle an agr'
- ment granting an interchange
:, properties In Spokane. we win
= better prepared at the end Of
80 days to say Just what will be done
this connection.
:. we think It will be a feasil
!. route for the reason that the IA
:. ers and residents Of the small :os
along the Plummer route will
glad 10 have the country traverl
by a railroad and consequently y
not hght as in securing right
way"
q Concerning the probable constr
" ton OF a line extending into
ct heart OF the Occur d'Alenes. incl
'n ing a branch line to Wallace. Ida
o. Mr.. Walsh would say nothing.
no Is understood. however. that the
pie veys have been made to all pol
where substantial competition CO
be given the Hartman and Hill u
for the mining and lumber tr'
win Of that section. The Wallace
the viii run from ST. Maries to Wall
as The Milwaukee recently has comp
stie ed = line into the Potlateh lun
district from 81. MARES.