The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-11-03
|zARD OF NORTH IS
IEADED FOR THIS
TOWN
lNTANA NEWSPAPERS SAY
dTERURBAN WAS BOUGHT
FOR GREAT NORTHERN.


$ is Interesting Even Though it is
POSSIBLE to Agree With the Con-
ksions of Montana Press-One
nix in Great Trans-continental
ilroad.
following is taken from the
ion City Record and will be more
ess interesting to the readers of
Tribune. While the conclusions
ed at by the Montana papers may
be entirely clear or logical, they
ainly have a basis in fact.
esdays Helena Independent con-
d the most tangible information
published as to the part the Gil
& Pittsburg railroad is to play
great trans-continental line to
Pacific coast, says the Dillon Tri-
is stated here on the best of au-
Ety that the recent purchase of the
& Interurban electric railway,
ating between this city and Cald-
Ida, by the Kuhn interests of
burg, was in reality made in the
tests Of the Great Northern rail
and the requirement Of this cleo
system is a part of the Great
herns plan for a short line from
dak, through Helena, to San Fran
D."
he above special dispatch, received
The Independent Monday night
Boise, comes as additional con
alton, if any were needed, Of the
commonly known fact that the
Pt Northern intends to have
It line to San Francisco before
time of the big exposition in
and that it is now strainiEg
BY energy to this end.
he route of this line will be from
Paul to Mondak, from Mondak to
ena, from Helena via Whitehall
Armstead to San Francisco, over
is now known as the Gilmore &
sburg, which is now in process of
fnsion north of Dillon. In addi-
to this, engineers are now max
the final survey for that portion
the line between the Billings &
|thern and Lewiston, which will
he first section of the Mondak-to-
ena line to be constructed.
will be recalled that over four
S ago, in March 1907, the Gilmore
ittsburg Railroad companw Limi-
was incorporated for the purpose
building a line from Gilmore, near
non City, Ida, to Armstead, q
S from Dillon, Mont. Although
line as originally projected, was
O. miles long, it involved the
fsing Of the Rocky mountains and
long while the financial world
d not understand why such an
Fnsive piece of railroad construc-
was being made in that particular
tory, since it was apparent that
cost of the 65 miles of road would
70 large that there was no posi-
y OF the tonnage in that district
6 sufficient to make the line a pay
proposition. So clouded in mys-
was the building of this little
fen of road over the main range
ne Rocky mountains that M. x
le, the contractor who did the
& did not know who was paying
The 65 miles was actually built
ever, and this portion of the Gil
x Pitsburg is in actual operation
present the road crosses the mair
e Of the mountains, on a switch
but work is now progressing OF
mel which, when completed, will
Die the Gilmore & Pittsburg &c
the Rocky mountains on maxi
grade of IS of per cent, The
remarkable low grade which has
been attained by a railroad seek
10 cross the Rocky mountains,
gently the Gilmore & Pittsburl
with the secretary of state, IL
city, an extension of location
Nlns the intention of this road Il
nd It's line from Armstead, nea
IN, 10 Whitehall. and with tn
oSnre of the long heralded line t.
francisco, came the news tina
'limotc & Pittsburg was to con
with the Great Northern some
re IN the vicinity of Boulder t.
ate the necessity of crossing tn
~ mountains which lie betweel
der and Butte.
7iae years ago a preliminary sur
was made by w. F. Foram on
running southwark from Butt
having San Francisco as its OBJ