The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
TRAINS RUNNING
in SIXTY DAYS
TRAINS ON GOLDEN GATE ROUTE
WILL BE RUNNING IN SIX
TY DAYS is LATEST.

Material is Being Brought from Vale
and Work will be Pushed Until
the Road is COmpleted-Capital
News Has Very Latest Inside In
formation on the Subject.
1t is always interesting to read
what others have to say about a
town, its industries and enterprises.
People unfamiliar with actual con-
ditions sometimes think that the
local newspapers are inclined to in
dulge in hot air. For the benefit
of such readers we quote the fol-
lowing from Tuesdays Capital News
The Oregon Short Line has COM
menced grading operations tor tine
extension of what is known as the
Golden Gate route from Caldwell to
the Snake river, distance of about
IL miles. 1t is expected to have
trains running over this extension
within the next 60 days. Construc-
tion material for this extension is
being brought to Caldwell from
Vale, Ore. Why this material is
being taken from Vale and brought
here is mystery. Sufficient relay
steel is being brought here to build
the necessary side tracks and con-
nections. The steel for the main
track from Caldwell to the Snake
river is not yet here. Should the
Q. s. L. place 9O-pound steel here
for this 17-mile extension 1t will
be taken as meaning that this is
to be the beginning of the main
line from here to Winnemucca and
San Francisco.
New Right-Of-Way to Snake River.
This extension will run west from
Caldwell to the new town of Wilder
a distance of IL miles. From Wild
er the old Homedale right-of-way
is to abandoned and a new right-of-
way be established to the Snake
river. The old right-of-way wouIu
necessitate a 705-foot bridge across
the Snake river. The new right-of-
way continues west of Wilder to the
Snake river at point where only a
SSO-foot bridge is necessary to cross
the river. The old town of Home
dale is to be abandoned and a new
town is to be opened at a point one
and half miles down the river
from Homedale. It will be five
miles from Wilder to this new town.
the name of which has not yet been
fully decided upon.
The work of lining up the old
Golden Gate route grade from Cald-
well to Wilder was started last
week, and work on the new grade
from Wilder to the river Is also
started. There are enough ties al
ready stacked up in Caldwell for
this 17-mile extension. The new
steel is expected to arrive here any
day.
TOwnsite Privileges.
The Canyon Construction company
OF Caldwell has all the townsite
privileges on the Golden Gate route
and all present and future exten
sions thereof, together with the
townsites now owned by the COM
1any, including Caldwell, Greenleaf.
Wilder and the new town on Snake
liver. Greenleaf and Wilder are in
he very heart of the great Boise
Payette irrigation project. All the
ands around these towns are taken
Up and are being rapidly developed.
70 give an idea how values here are
Soing 1t may be stated that so
Lcre tracts with water rights have
IdVaneed as high as $4,000. The !
government water will cover these
racts this year. The water costs 1
bout $50 per acre. The land in I
ONE of the finest in the state. The {
ompany will conduct the sale of |
DTS in the new towns along strictly c
onest and legitimate lines. The
Ulcers of the Canyon Construction S
ompany are John C. Rice of Cald- i
'ell, president, and l. S. Binford. 7
Caldwell, secretary, Colonel E R. v
lace of Caldwell is the general {
lanager. G
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