The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-28
[GD|V SHORT LINE
hi MAKE DIRT FLY
ke Construction Work on
VALE, Or, Extension to
begin in the Spring,
his ALREADY LAID
hite Announcement of the
btt. Expected to Be
/ Made Shortly.
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10 Tie Tribune.
,sr, Ida. Nov 2I.-That the Ore
Y sor Line or the Hartman system
.snmence active construction work
- Yale Or. extension west into the
~ canyon into the Interior of Orc
z zah Burns as the temporary ter
! was tho rUmor IN circulation
rsilrosd men Of prominence here
they assert that a definite an
3 ,neut of this fact Will shortly he
ming from the officials of that rail-
,T system. Complete plans arc
ID have been made TO place hun
o( men and Teams with grading
steam shovcls. etc, In tho field
Ia as spring breaks.
isl, Of G. Stradley. general cnSi-
: "a the Oregon Short Line. in Boise
jsy fresh from II trip Of inspection
he right of way secured by the
. nan system out OF Vale through tho
rur canyon into central Oregon. is
81 railroad men here 10 have Sig
1t bearing on the plans OF the Short
people. and while Mr.. Stradlcy
not talk while here ii Is claimed
his trip was the final one pending
aking OF all definite plans for actual
nction work. While in Boise he
hurricj consultations with repre-
lives Of his road, cutting bis stop
/ slorl and going on TO Salt Lake,
effort 10 secure n definite state
from him as 10 what his inspection
while he was al Vale and west
ht ciiy over the right of wny was
Ecessful- The impression was clear
ID however. that the short Line is
70 do things OH this extension and
Dot propose 10 pui off construction
lster than next spring.
II Headed for Coos Bay.
Intimate terminal of this road is
BAY, Or. and when II is completed
bind Oregon east and west with
n link OF steel heavy enough for
vllincniat traffic, for the new line
<sn1lc great deal OF tho heavy
Of the Hartman system west OF
7rllc coast. When once connection
dc direct with Coos Bay by this
J. claimed hero by railroad men.
The most important seaports in
or the Pacific coast viii be opened
dtrlul development The Malheur
pas been and .still is considered
4rRd engineers familiar with Orc
nh gate TO the central part OF that
HEIEh which all roads must pass
LA the interior. The extension
nllt it Is claimed here. viii con-
Nn the Eugene line and continue
tooS Bay.
Hartman system is now building
ond east and west line through
Ecnlra( ldaho. For the past nine
IS crews OF men have been engaged
E1cting the first link OF what is
as the OWiuza Payettc cutoff or
81 Idaho line. This link is from
sld 10 Prairie CITY. n new town
psled in tie Camas prairie country.
|!hclalS promised that the link would
/nplsled this year 10 the Prairie City
nRl 10 handle this years crop, and
<pense is being spared TO keep that
Ne From this terminal the line has
survcNcd To Boise and west To
PC. From there II connects with
|9nd continues west on the extension
|'ne Ma!hcur canyon and central Orc.
Tho Starting OF work on the Vale
|neAt spring will mean that while the
~ Idaho Is building ives, from
re CITY 20 Boise and on 10 Paycttc.
E1nstruction Of the Euic line into
ptcrior will also be in progress under
|pnervison Of ibc Oregon e Eastern
|psleiayy linc Of the Hartman syS-
as is also The Central Oregon
Rushing the Work.
aowng The trip OF inspection OF
new LoNett and other high uarri-
|olhcials over the OREGON Short Line
|ou TO Portland. about 100 surveyors
<ngihecrs have been rushed into Vale
pniario, and, securing proper equip
a 1hcN have gone iutn tho Mulheur
'n and on into tho Interior Of the
4 VIII this large force In the field
Vh INC extension can be placed In
enahe. II necessary. TO start work
lhirty days on actual construction
Inc rlebt OF way from Vale to the
VI inc canyon offers no difficult
LIE problems 10 overcome. but iv
syon tho rock work VIII be heavy
w suiYey Will not be followed. II Is
wv 10 the hiSh-watcr mark reached
<ltars ago.
sloenl Loyctt aad party were
E1ycr Inc Idaho northern road while
sly hnd shown the work that is
oone Son the extension from EN-
n"n horseshoe bend and on up the
Hi rvcr following the north fork
~" lhe scenic Paycttc canyon 10
reriy. through Round and Long
90 inc PSycitc lakes. T'his LING
~ su yea 10 be controlled by the Har-
,gh'cm and when President Lovett
an doubt as 10 ownership van
ue was greatly pleased with the
'Vr of work on tho extension Hnd
0acr lfty active camps Installed,
vet 1000 men employed, many
ahu Two steam shovols. The
sns.s power site Withdrawals by
tis a,utnent of the interior which tenn
Wocked The plans OF the cxten-
.Ihern oecn removed. the Idaho
th oeihs given permission to build
~ ,mi,. Ihis extension traycrses
Ia %mrs ,,. Of the Payette canyon. one
,"lhr known but famous scenic
"a tpehn or tho northwest
1bs 'enno Northern is now known to
,hrth and south road OF Idaho
~, 'as Hartman system intends to
h Map IL "tll be connected with a
l. flarrI,o line. Indicating tho plan OF
>asi ,n people is not only 10 have
son,h west road as well as a north
a.. road iD Idaho but to have tho
aetiy',,.cai thing in Oregon. hence
iht.riss on The Vale extension into
'''erlor Of that state.
ID al tdIC hral 10 fnrhil tinnin o.