The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-02-08
SALMON R. R.
A CERTAINTY
Rumor Says Contract to be
Let in March Outlet to
Coast Terminals.

The building of the Gilmor,
& Pittsburg road from Salmon
City to Lewiston will be com
menced within the next sixt,
days according to persistent rum
ors in railroad circles. Accord
ing to the information given out
by a member Of well known
contracting firm, the bids for the
construction of the line will BIZ
opened early in March and the
inauguration of the construction
work will be commenced as soor
after the contract is awarded as
it is possible for the materials
and labor to be assembled.
Chief Engineer T. H. Bacon
OF the Gilmore & Pittsburg, came
west early last week and is sup
posed to have come into the Lew
iston country. 1t is understood
his mission in this territory at
this time is for the purpose of
comforting with the contractors
who will submit proposals for
the construction work and as
certain definitely when the work
will be commenced if the bidders
are successful in securing the con
tracts.
The most recent rumors in
railroad circles are that the Chi
cagO & Northwestern will par
allel the Burlington road from a
point near Lander to Billings, the
pass through the mountain sec
tons being at about the same
point now used by the Burlington
From Billings the Northwestern
will utilize the Northern Pacific
main line to Whitehall and then
divert to the Alder branch which
Z will become a part of the cutoff
system as far as Twin Bridges
where new construction will be
commenced up Beaver Head creel
to connection with the Gilmore
& Pittsburg at Armstead.
This is the line that will give
the Northern Pacific shorter
route to the coast by 289 miles
and will afford the first direct
connection for the Northwestern
with coast terminals.
Statement is made that
definite announcements as to
separations and consultations
will be made at the end of the
Northern Pacific fiscal year
which will be June 80 but the
construction features will receive
attention as soon as the contracts
are made and the materials and
laborers assembled.
Engineers of the contracting
firms have made careful examina-
tions of the route from Salmon
City to Lewiston and instance has
been cited where the location of
camps and segregation of work
to be let out on sub-contracts has
already been determined by one
of the engineers representing a
big contracting firm. For the
past several days persistent re-
port has been circulated in the
city to the effect that big camp
is soon to be installed near the
mouth of the Salmon river and
that from 400 to 500 men will be
employed there on rock work
within the next thirty days. This
rumOr, however, is unconfirmed
and is given little credence in
railroad circles where the gener-
al plan of handling sub-contracts
is most familiar.
Another report recently receiv-
ed in the city is to the effect that
tie camps are now installed
throughout the forest reserve be-
low Salmon City and the
authenticy of this announcement
has not been questioned.
In connection with the reports
Of early construction on the Sal
mon river, is the statement that
work on the Snake river line
from Homestead to Charleston
would be commenced atsan early
date and camps would be. in
operation in Charleston before
the end of March. There is a.
general belief that one road will
serve the two systems from the
mouth of Salmon river to Clarks-
ton and the information given
out in connection with the Gill
more & Pittsburg construction
Is that connection with the coast
from Lewiston will be effected
over the present Camas Prair-
lie road to Riparia and by North
ern Pacific and North Bank from
Riparia to Seattle and Portland