The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-20
NEW RAILROAD LINE
IN idaho BLOCKED
Conservative Policy of Fed
! eral Government Said TO
Injllre Gem State.
SOME ANGER UP NORTH
Withdrawal From Entry OF
Power Sites, Timber and
Lands the Cause.
SOME ANGER UP NORTH

Special to The Trhunc.
BOISE. Ida. Oct. la--rhe conserVa-
zion policy used BY the federal govern
ment IN Idaho To conserve 'hrooeh "l'n-
draUai from entry all power Sites tlnn-
ber and lands claimed 10 he agricultural
in nature promises To prevent the con
siruction. of a railroad into one OF me
richest sections OF the western part "i
The stale. preventing the rapid develop
rnent or Very rich country Tor Inc de-
partment of the interior has Withdrawn
an entire township along The Payet'e
river m Horseshoe bend FOR power pur-
poses and the Idaho Northern Railroad
company. Which has contractors IN thc
field building its extension through HAT
township from Emmett TO PaSettc lakes.
may have 10 abandon It's plans.
Indignation is rife over The conScrNa-
ton policy as followed 10y the govern
mcnt in that particular section Of the
state. for il is claimed that III" lard
along the river withdrawn for DoYcr slicS
is the las, site an expert engineer wuulo
select along tho stream. due 10 The fac,
that on almost amy other place far bet
ter sitcs,rould bc selected. Yet the with
drawai %1as gone into effect through an
order IN, reccntlv received here by tho
(;nlted States land office. and tb" rail-
road is held as a uespasScr II II per
sis,s IN following out It's plans 10 ouild
tile extension OF It's line over tho with
drawn lands. Added In The troubles Of
the owners OF the road is a suit that has
bcCn brouch! against tho road TO pre-
| Won't ii from building over another sit"
along the same river
Railroad Dreams Blasted
rur many ycarS the western section ri
| Idaho I'm which Long valley is situated
| has patiently awaited the coming Of a.
! railroad. It's great desire WAS To he full
! iillrd with the advent OF the Idaho North
erp. road now butt from Nampa To
! Emmett, which securcd a right Of way
oui Of the latter town along the Payct"
| river la Horseshoe bend and through
! famous mountain resort for south Idaho.
| Gut tho Withdrawal Of the power sites
| threatens to blast the dream OF tho set
| tiers. for il may block the building OF Tho
| railroad.
! To enter Horseshoe bend and Long
valley by railroad II is necessary to
| follow The water grade offered by tho
| Payct,e river, This mountain stream
! runs through steep canyon and there
| IS hui room enough along tho side for
! the railroad 10 build The idaho North
| valley. Plats and prohles NJ the right
| OF Nay were fled with the land office
money raised for the building OF the line
aud contracts let for tho grading. laying
i of Trl. etc Work was taken up SIX
! months ago and pushed uptN today The
extension begins TO look like railroad
| Unexpectedly tho extension work was
blocked. for part of the P5vcttr river
canyon around Horseshoe bend was with
drawn by the government from all forms
! OF entry or use as power site. The
| land is unsurveyed public domain and
! The government used tho conservation
| policy to conserve II. To change the
| right Of way Of the railroad would he
| II Us claimed, prohibtive in cost. There
| is but one route 10 build into the couu-
| Try desired and that is through the can
! Non. but this tho government withdrew
! The plais and pronles OF Tho railroad
were never accepted by the Govr nnen,
and un,il they arc the road is held as Il
| trespasSer,
Second Blow Has Fallen.
| The second blow that is alleged tu have
| fallen on the railroad came with tho
| Withdrawal OF an entire townsiLe, in
| clnding stretch OF practically twelve
miles In The canyon over which the road