The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-27
LATEST RAILROAD
IS TO LANDORE
CAPITAL NEWS HAS BIGGEST
ELECTRIC RAILWAY STORY
EVER TOLD YET.

Main Line KunS from CALDWELL to
Landore with Branch to Boise
Spokane Capitalists Financing the
Enterprise. - Surveys Have Been
Made.
The Capital News Of Boise is lit
tie bit the best railroad. builder in
this fair state of ours, as James H.
Brady was wont to say when govern
or According to the Monday issue
OF the News an electric railway IS to
be built from Caldwell to Landore,
with a branch line from Caldwell to
Boise via Middleton. The enterprise
looks feasible and we have no doubt
but that it is sure go. In fact, to
put the Tribune readers next to the
real facts, we will say that investi-
cations by this paper and information
received from private sources prove
conclusively that work will be started
at once, or within 90 days The deal
has been closed and all preliminary ar
rangements made. We cannot make
public the details as yet The story
published by the Capital News fol-
lows:
"A meeting of great importance
was held this morning in Boise, the
result of which will be far reaching
in developing southern Idaho. AT
this meeting a deal was closed where
by Spokane capitalists have taken over
the electric railroad project contem-
plated from Boise and Caldwell to
Council, and on into Landore in the
rich Seven Devils mining district
This project has been quietly lined up
by number of Idaho people during
the last summer, surveys having been
run and the preliminary work all &C
.complished before any publicity what
ever was given to the matter. This
work is the result of strenuous but
quiet activity of a number of Idaho
men. The project is condition now
where the construction of the line is
assured in the immediate future
For the past two weeks promin-
ent Spokane capitalist, who desires
4 that his identity be not revealed at
this time, has been in Council and vi
cinity, studying the country and the
project, and the result of his investi-
cations was the closing of the deal
this morning whereby he took over
the Idaho pool formed to promote the
enterprise He has ample capital at
his command to finance the project
and gives every assurance that active
operations will be begun in the spring
as soon as weather conditions will
permit. This means that there will
be expended in the development OF
this project approximately $2,0OO00O
and the people who are putting il
through expect to have the road in
operation in l8 months
The projected line runs from Boise
to Middleton where it connects with
the main line running north from
Caldwell through the Black Canyon
irrigation project. 1t crosses the Pay
cite river between Emmett and Falk':
Store and continues north through thu
upper Willow and Crane Creek coun
try, on into the indian Valley il
Washington county. 1t then goes OF
north through the great CouncilMes;
81 nrcbarJc ~ Council Erpr, Tnunri
the line runs northwest the length o
the Hornet Creek valley, and through
the Bear and Lick Creek timber dis
tricts into Landore. the center of min
ing operations in the Seven Devil
district
The length of this route is ls2 mile
from Boise and 1872 miles from Cald
well, and practically the entire dis
lance trayersed is through extremel
productive territory.
This line will give Boise direc
electric Connection with what is aptl
called THE Golden Heart of Idaho.
The immense benefits that will az
crue to Boise and Caldwell by III
construction of this line can scarcel
be realized without full knowledg
of the tremendous natural resource
of the country which will thus
brought directly tributry to thes
cities,
Beginning at Landore, where are Il
Gated some of the richest mines i'm III
Seven Devils district, and which al
capable of producing for an unlimite
number of years, daily output of OF
approximating more than 500 tor
and running from ten to twenty p,
cent in copper can easily be produce
and hauled over this road.