Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
SHORT LINE OFFICIALS
VISIT VISIT PAYfTTE
Get-Aequainted Special Arrives In
ayette-Meeting Held in Club
Rooms and Matters of interest to
Bot Payette and Railroad Discussed
Much Help Promised by Officials
Both Regarding Frsieht and Ex-
press Rates.

. The special train bearing twenty
five cf the high officials of the o.
S. L. Railroad Company arrived in
Payette Wednesday noon and was
taken from Payette to Emmett on
the Payette Valley road. Stops
were made at Fruitland and New
Plymouth where the officials met
the patrons of the road In the ev-
ening the train returned to Pay
cite and at eight O'Clock met the
members of the Commercial club and
business men of Payette where un-
/ til eleven O'Clock matters of interest
to the road and to Payette were dis
cussed.
President Albert presided for the
Commercial club and Joel L. Priest.
Industrial Agent in Idaho, presided
! for the Short Line officials.
/ President Albert first introduced
Mayor elect Brannock who welcomed
the guests and spoke OF his pleas
ure at being accorded the privilege
of welcoming to Payette the officials
OF the railroad. He believed it
meant a great deal fer Payette from
commercial standpoint. AS we
had no saloons and a nice quiet town
he would have been glad had it not
| interfered with their arrangements.
to turn the keys of the city over to
them.
Mayor Coughanour next extended
a welcome as the retiring mayor and
spoke of his extreme pleasure of well
coming them to Payette also OF
the courteous treatment he hal teen
receiving for twenty years or more
at the hands of the railroad Officials
Among other improvements he msn-
toned that they would be called up
on to make was the laying of a num-
Der of cement crossings across their
tracks. The Mayor also called at
tention to the fact that as yet there
had been placed no name sign of
the city on the mound IN the park
prepaEsd fur that purpose. He hoped
to see the name put there soon as
he was satisfied that a large num-
Der of homeseeekers Vehe passed by
Payette this spring would not have
done so had there been a sign there
telling them where to set off. The
Mayor jakingly alluded TO his de-
feat in the recent spring e'ection
stating that as Mayor elect Brannock
had stated that by a slight slip he
had received a small majority, that
by a slight flip he had received a
gross minority.
Mayor Coughanour WAS feliewed by
NJ. F. Albert ~he as president of
the Commercial club extended to
the visitors a hearty welcome. Mr..
Albert was especially glad to welcome
the guests aloAs the lines of the com
mercial interest of both Payette and
the railroad. He complimentej the
Short Line Railroad ON the excel
lent set of officials that had by
their untiring energy built up line
Of road that twenty years ago could
uot run a train faster than twenty
miles an hour, to line that could
make as good schedule time as any
and was according to reports one of
the best paying lines of road in the
United States. President Albert al
so mentioned the building of the
Payette Valley Railroad by H. e.
ounn and spoke sincerely of the
great good It had been to Payette
Valley. y
]. L. Priest then introduced F. K.
Nebeker Assistant General Attorney,
who responded TO the addresses of
welcome. Mr.. Nebeker spoke of
the appreciation they lad of the
large crowd. "You come" he said
mot because you are candidates. for
some political office but because you
feel a neighborly interest in thee
growth of your city and we apprecii
ate your interest in extending to
us this cordial welcome" He stated
that it had been the policy of Cen
eral Manager w. Fl, Bancroft to get
rs closely in touch WITH the needs
If the various communities that look
ed to the Short Line for transpor-
tation facilities, as possible and
that the visit was for the purpose Of
bringing the heads Of the various de-
partments Of the road in closer
touch with the people, that when
requests were received they might
act more intelligently. Eve realize"
said Mr.. Nebeker, that unless the
people living on our line Of road are