The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30

now building. is short line $50 miles
long extending from Montpelier, Idaho,
to Paris. Idaho. This runs in south
erly direction between the two towns
and will serve the agricultural com
munities Of Ovid and Paris, which have
heretofore been without railroad facil-
ities. Eventually it is planned 10 ex
tend this line on to Bear Lake; which
is due south and not far from Paris.
The Central Idaho railroad. as an
other branch now being built is
named, connects Richfeld and Taft, and
is $500 miles long. 1t extends north
westerly and westerly through the
Camas prairie country, which is a well
known agricultural section, containing
many thousands of acres of irrigated
lands, adapted principally to the rails
Soldier Is the principal point on the
line for which is eventually planned
considerable westerly extension.
An Important Work. ,.
The Salt Lake g. Idaho railroad is
an important piece of work now under
construction. 1t extends from Burley,
Ida, to Kelton Summit on the Utah
and Idaho state line, and is $3.50 miles
in length This will serve a large mum,
Der of towns in southern Idaho and it
is believed Will be eventually pushed
on to meet the Southern Pacific in Utah
at or near Monument.
The South Side Line now building
will be twenty-siN miles in length and
will run from Nyssa, Or, to Homcdale,
Ida It's route is southerly and south
easterly from Nyssa to Homedale, ira
vcrsing the fertile valley of the Snake
river on tho south side through an old
agricultural section. This country com
prises n great deal of excellent fruit
lands and is one Of the most productive
sections yet entered by the Oregon
Short Line and one of which they have
great hopes
The Oakley branch in course OF con-
struction connects Burley, Ida. with
This line extends southerly from Bur
Oakley, Ida, distance of 22.09 miles,
ley through the Oakley irrigation prof.
ect, one of the oldest III the state, 1t
is we'll known as a frutproducing re-
gion and has long needed the commu.
nication which the line will supply.
The North Side branch is another
line now building which will open up
an extensive section. IL extends from
Rupert. Ida, to Bliss. Ida, distance
| of 1913 miles. By It's construction fa-
cilities will be provided for the North
Side irrigation project which comprises
| 100000 acres Of irrigated land, believed
to be among the best in the state, The
district TO be opened has some great
agricultural possibilities and is being
rapidly settled. The principal towns
on the line are Wendell and Jerome.
In addition TO the above lines the
Oregon Short Line has completed its
double tracking between Salt Lake City
and Pennington, a distance of 1893
miles, and now has under construction
Il double track from Pennington ia
! Ogden. 20.53 miles. Double tracks arc
also completed between Pocatcllo, Ida,
and Inkom, Ida. distance of 1892
miles. and the double tracking between
Inkom and McCammou. 1908 miles, is
now practically completed
Besides this work which has been
done or is now well in hand much more
is to be done which is not yet author
ized formally nor yet begun. There
are also some branches constructed BY
other parties to connect with Oregon
Short Line tracks or which will be op
Grated by the big line, Among these
are those of the Kuhn interests whc
have built the Idaho Southern from
Gooding to jerome, 23,l0 miles. and nm
other branch under the same name from
Miner to Oakley, Is miles, Both these
serve a good country.
The figures given are for the Oregon
Short Line only. IL the work done o.
now being done on Southern Pncifc ant
Union Pacific would be included, thu
total for the Hartman system woult
he Increased by several millions Th
branches covered in this account ar
either actually completed or almos
completed and represent the work o
the year up to July %, 1911.