Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-23
DIRT Is FLYING ON NEW ELEC-
TRIO RAILWAY OPTNiNG
UP NEW COUNTRY
1ohn w. Morton, Local Citizen, Pres
ident Of Interpretations Camps
with $50 Teams and 800 Men at
work.-Contracts all Let

~ telv in the common. mont Oh con-
st,.n,,on of to, Hagerman Valley &
western railway Two weeks ago the
contrac, was ls. for tho entire grad
;ro Of the roao TO Foster Crane OF
sboshone. This contract covers all
dirt and rock work together with the
construction and putting in place OF
all culverts and bridges.
Mr.. Cranes outfit is on the ground
and has commenced work with four
comps and force of $50 teams ana
500 men.
The road will connect with the hu-
merit and Bliss cutoff Of the oregon
short Line seven miles east or has-
erran at the new town of Lincoln.
The road is to be standard gauge
equipped with the most modern cars
taking it's electric power from the
great plant at the Lower Salmon
Falls or the Telluride Power com
many at the mouth of the Malad' both
below Hagerman-
The grading is to be completed IN
four months, and as soon as nnlsh-
cd all ties. rails and culverts Will be
an the ground to put in place. Inc
Oregon Short Line will cooperate
with the company and have the rails
laid ON the completed grade to Lin
coin at once so as to have all material
and supplies to complete the con-
nection as required.
After the completion Of the road
to Hagerman, work will at once
commence on the extension to the
Buckeye ranch gravel beds and up
per Salmon falls. and thence to the
Thousand Springs. The Buckeye
gravel beds are said to be the most
extensive between Salt Lake and
Portland and for quality either for
ballast or concrete. cannot be ex-
celled
The road will thus pass through
the beautiful and productive hager-
man valley showing the wonderful
development and productiveness OF
this unique valley-unique in this
that in this irrigation country the
entire area of 1000 acres is all ir-
rigated by springs. There is no main
ditch line more than three miles in
Hagerman valley.
M, ...., 30 41ooarunau Is finnish
ed with water from a spring with a
capacity to support 10000 people
and for fire protection gives a pres
sure in any part of the town of 90
pounds
With the building Of this road Ha-
german and the entire valley will
take a position among the producers
of the state which has long been de-
MED because of no railway connection
with the outside world
II is today beautiful town. Its
people are energetic and up to date
During the past summer the town has
been lighted by electricity. arc lights
are seen at every corner, all resi-
dences are lighted at very moderate
cost. even heated by electricity, foi
all Offices and nearly all residences
are so heated at a much less expense
than is furnished by the coal re
quirements for households in Colo
RADIO and Kansas
Last summer several of the lead
ing citizens determined to add t.
the natural beauty of the town as ia
as possible. Coltharp park was mad
in the center of the town and follow
ing this Coltharp lake was creates
covering five acres Of ground with
in the park and fed by one of tn
numerous springs through a fountain
SO feet in height.
This lake will be stocked wit
trout and equipped with boats an
steam launches of the latest design
The Hagerman Town company ha
just received plans and specification
from the well known architect
Wayland & Fennel of Boise for he
tel to be built in the center of tn
town. work to commence in the nea
future. The Coltharp park compan
has just completed the erection of a
opera house with a seating capacit
Of 500, modern in every respect
With the opening OF spring wor
will commence on the Hagerma
school building to cost $4,000
Below Hagerman work is rapid
developing, the shoshone & Twi
Falls Power & Light company is e.
gagged in extending its line to Kir
Hill and Glenns Ferry and the Tel
nride company is at work from Il
mouth OF the Malad river FIVE mil