The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-02-01
NORTHWESTERN THRO'
EMMETT
''Has Bought Dewey Road .
Says Portland---Kuhns to
Parallel Road

Strange rumors concerning tn
railroad situation in this vale,
were given publicity by the Port
land Oregonian in its issue of Jan
uary 26. These reports say tha
the Chicago & Northwestern, de
termined to secure coast col
nections, has bought the Dewe!
road, now extending from Emmett
into Long valley, and will buiiC
from Lewiston to Long valley, thent
to Emmett on the Dewey road anC
from here down the valley to Ontar
10, forming a connection with the
Oregon & Eastern now building
out of Vale. The Oregonian's story
also says that Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
New York bankers, have obtained
control of the Payette Valley road
and will parallel the Dewey road
as far as Long Wiley by extending
the P. V. Here is the story:
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
road company is to hurry to com
pletion extensive construction work
on roadbed fording two out
lets in the Pacific coast, according
to the Morning Oregonian. William
A. Gardner, president of the road
is in the Pacific northwest, max
ing arrangements for construction
work which will lead into Oregon
The present year.
According to the Oregonian, the
Northwestern, through recent track
age arrangements will use the NORTH
ern Pacific company's tracks from
st. Paul, Mimi, to Alder, Mont.
From Alder 10 a point east of
Lewiston, Idaho, it will follow
the Pittsburg & Gilmore road which
is owned by the Chicago & North
western. At the point east of
Lewiston alluded to, the road
branches with the purpose of Civ
ing it two outlets TO the coast.
The Oregonian says that one of
these will be down the Columbi"
river via the Northern Pacific and
Spokane, Portland & Seattle roads
to Portland, and the other by way
of the new Hartman line, the Ore
gon & Eastern railroad to Eugene,
Ore, where over the track of the
Pacific Great Western it will ter
at Coos Bay. The Oregon
ian also says that the Idaho
Nol thern, known as the Dewey road /
has gone into the control of the
Tapping the rich Profile mining
district is to be the principal OBJ
iect of the Northwestern's short
:ut through Idaho. Mineral bear
ng ore of almost inestimable guam
ity recently has been opened there.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the New York
)ankers, are said to be interested
n this field and to intend building
line paralleling the Dewey road.
they have obtained control of the
'ayette Valley line, operating be-
ween Payette and Emmett, and
will build northward out of En-
nett in an effort to tap the
mines. Both concerns have been
ctive in the field for the past I
ew months. e
The above doesn't sound rea- L
onable, especially that part of l
relating to the sale of the T
=. V. 1t is well known that the g
hort Line has an option on the f
V. and it is not probable that S
lat road would consent to a sale a
} rival company that intends to g
arallel its own line-the Dewey n
,ad. b
The Northwestern part of the
ory sounds good That road, W
well as the Northern Pacific, is te
} longer controlled by Hill, and
would be very natural for the h;
arriman interests to form an sc
lance with it especially as the
)rthwestern owns the Pitts burg
Gilmore, which has filed upon
survey down the South Fork of r,
e Payette.
Emmett's railroad prospects look :.
ry bright. The maneuvering that :,
S been going on in this va q -,
ring the last three years has -,
t been for show, and it is rea- -
nable to expect that the pur-
ses of the rival companies will w y.
on be uncovered and real work ~ ~
gin. There is no question that ~
!. things are in store for Emmett Hi
d the entire Payette valley in 0e
very near future. GU
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