American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-06-06
EY SECURING
RICHT-OF-WAY
hers Are Assisting Plan
y Hasten Construction.
&ated Cost is Fifteen Cents Per
Acre on Decided and Home
stead Lands. Are Now
Selecting Route.

le right-of-way for the new
into the Rockland valley is
secured very rapidly by the
@tttee in charge of this work.
9n the matter of this road was
9~ within reach, those behind the
p0sition asked that the people
eufe for them the right-Of-way,
4 10 hasten the construction and
&@Itexe the building company from
&M1e part of the work, twenty men
'&3 the Rockland valley and Ameri-
Fails signed a contract with
1a cOmpany furnished them a
N140 agreeing to give to them such
*AxMEOf-way as would be required
ponstruct that portion of the roaG
X0 11l8 lower end of that valley. II
mere was big meaning behind
agreement on the part of those
{@N who signed this contract and
41shed the bond. This plan would
the company to proceed at
with the construction without
L usual excuse of slow work in Sc
y4g a right-Of-way and no mat
SNhere the company's engineers
14ed to run the line the bond by
men assures them that such
would be secured and this will
k4n matters of construction and
ne road into the valley in time
indie the fall crop.
IA committee are working on a
(which is meeting with the best
ccess and is one which equaliz-
He right-of-way cost among
#fhose who will be benefited by
road. The people are signing
NV their percentage of the en-
<ScOst according to the number of
& of land they possess or have
ed from the state. The best
pres on the cost of the right-of-
will put the cost per acre on
01estead and decided land in the
%~3IeY at from 10 cents to IS cents
Acre and on leased land at half
t figure. This, of course, is
on the idea that all will be
l4&&fested enough in the road to
4l&n for their portion of the cost.
Tho contracts now being signed by
fhe people is for an amount per
&cxe not to exceed so cents per
<crS on homestead land and half
that amount on leased land. While
the figure is placed here it is not
Sxpected that it will cost near half
thfe amOunt. The exact amount OF
The cost cannot be determined until
the engineers have staked their land
4oT the road, which will be done
V&K Ghortly The outfit for these
&MG1neers arrived this week and it
llSGxpected that the men will be at
the work before the week is out.
81 Even at the figure of so cents
mn acre it would cost a man with
|xt0 acrres only $50 for his share
haVe rail road build to his door
sH the people are signing up it
this price down until the cost
4 man with 160 acres will not
be to exceed $40. 1t is not
06estion of giving something for
fag when the people sign to
this amount FOR the rail road
rather is making all investment
flch will yield the biggest returns
any yet propt SEQ in this section
1daho Tc take the maximum
4 6#of so cents to bring a farm a
fxsSisse OF twenty miles nearer u
31fE&t would ,eilalnly Lt small. IN
&z1E&rison with the increase in
Iji< of that farm, and this is just
TN nay the people are looking at
matter in the valley. 1t is very
$kil9 that there would likely be a
f&ar bnilt into this valley some day
W3th06t the furnishing of a free
by the people, but just
when that day would be is hard to
say and those of the valley want to
haste the day and this method will
Il One man who was assigned a
MWnahfp to canvass with this propo-
It'll reported that every one in
&6Wnship had signed, and other
xs report nearly as good re-
80 the fact is assured that
ling to cost those people very
honey to incIase the values
farms hundreds of dollars.