The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-05-18
GILMORE ROAD
in TWO YEARS
Jim Hill Kicked Out, and
Northern Pacific VIII Be-
gin Construction.

Pacific has escaped from the Hill
control seems to be well founded,
from the following from the Lew
iston Tribune, which also con
firms the report that the survey
ors on the Salmon river means
the beginning soon of the con-
struction work on the Pittsburgh
s.& Gilmore road by the Northern
Pacific company, by which line
the route from coast to coast will
be shortened 283 miles:
The Northern Pacific has Sc
cured control of the Pittsburg &
Gilmore railway and has entered
actively upon the carrying out OF
the plans of the latter company
for the construction of the ex-
tension of the road from Salmon
City to Lewiston. This informa-
ton was received yesterday In
letter from business man of st.
Paul, written to Lewiston
friend. The letter also contains
the statement that within few
weeks the Hartman interests will
resume the construction of the
Huntington road from Homestea
down the Snake river, and that
both roads will be completed
within twenty-four months. Ac-
cording to this letter, railroad
contractors are now in the field
securing estimates on various
phases of the construction work
on both lines, the work being
classed as the greatest in mag
nitude and Importance undertak-
en- in the west for a number OF
years.
The st. Paul man, who is pre-
sumably very close to Northern
Pacific interests, wrote the let
ter in connection with the rumor
recently in circulation that jim
Hill had practically lost control
of the Northern Pacific and that
within short time his dominance
Of the affairs of that company
would be at an end. He writes
that the rumor is well founded
and that the people of the north
west should welcome the devel
opment, as this means the re
lease of the Northern Pacific
from an unsatisfactory contro
and will allow the company tC
proceed with long delayed plans
for shortening its line to thu
coast.
The letter then takes up thu
discussion of the Northern Pacif
ic Identification with the Pitts
burg Il Gilmore road. 1t says:
You people in Lewiston Val
ley probably know all about th'
old plans of the Northern Pacif
ic to build to Montana along th'
the Clearwater through Lol'
pass. Well it is a fact that tina
road was under contract, whel
Mr.. Hill stepped in and prevent
ed the plan going ahead. Hi
contention was that it was NOR
important at that time for North
ern Pacific and Great Northern
capital to engage in building
!. feeder lines throughout tn
northwest than it was to devoot
attention to new main line cor
struction. He dwelt especially O
the Importance of lines runnin
to the navigable rivers of tn
northwest, arguing that waite
transportation and electric road
were destined to be controllin
factors in the northwest and e'
pecially in the inland empire SEE
ton. He had his way, and til
Northern Pacific has been con
pelled to wait, while Hill ha
gone along with his plans of fiji
ancing electric road enterprise
and strengthening his own pos
ton. But while denied the OF
portunity to engage in actual col
struction, the Northern Paclf
people have not been idle III oth'
ways, and now it is disclosed tn
through the operations of the +
tsburg & Gilmore road, they ha'
secured the best route to II
coast that will ever be open
any railroad. 1t is told to n
that the Pittsburgh & Gilmo
company started out as loc
organization hacked by a fe
capitalists of Pittsburg, Pennsy
vania, and that after they bui
a portion of the line, they need