Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-27
RAILWAY TO HAGERMAN
VALLEY ASSURED.
The Crowley-Salsbury Construction Co.,
Of Davenport. Iowa, Have Agreed
TO Build from Wendell 10 the
Thousand Springs.
This Section will be Completed and
Placed in Operation by Fall
Of this Year.
Especial Correspondence

Wendell, June 18th Mr.. j.
Stuart Clark returned here from
the east the last OF last week and
exhibited letters and agreements
which leave no doubt but that the
above general railroad contractors
have identified thcmSrlvc, with the
enterprise.
Mr.. John F. Marrow, president |
of the Electric Construction and |
Machine Co., of Rock Island, ILL.,,
and for a number of years president |
of the Illinois Electrical Association, |
and also formerly general manager
of the Tri-City Electric Railway, l. !
a member OF this syndicate, a i
also James f. Murphy, "a promi-
nent and wealthy attorney Of the
same city. 1t is also stated that
prominent financial and legal inter
ests of Omaha are also associated in
the project.
The vice-president and chief en-
gineer OF the above company, Mr.
r. l.. Salisbury, Is now here to take
charge Of the final surveys and pre-
pare the right-of-way for grading,
which no doubt will begin upon the
arrival Of Mr. Crowley, the pre-i-
dent Of the company, who, together
with Mr.. Marrow and other iinM-
cicrs, expects to be here July :.
\ telegram has been sent to Mr..
Z. :. \. Bickel, c. T., asking him
: To return from California and advise
+ in connection with the location of
the line and the establishment of a
r town-site somewhere in the vicinity
of Thousand Springs.
The Kuhn Bros. Mr. Harvey W.
= IIurlehaus, secretary Of the Twin
e Falls North Side Land 4 Invest
D mcnt Co., and Mr.. F. :. A. Bickcl,
= c. f., have transferred to Mr.. J
e :. Clark, the right-of- way 100 feet
= wide for the first nine miles west OF
1 WENDELL
1t is stated that the line To- Hag
Il erman will be- built from said point
"a near Thousand Springs, rs soon a,
II the limited support accorded the
@ town-sitc promoters, who desire
1t the railroad from lIagerman to he
d. built to their lands situated mid-wa,
between Wendell and Bliss, is trans
fcrred to the proposed connection
with the Rupert Bliss cut off ON tn
q. :. l.. railway company, and tin
" Idaho Southern railway at Wendell
. There is undoubtedly only ON
way out of the Hagerman Nall'.
and that is via the the gap create'
in the breaking off and diversion Il
the rim-rock in the vicinity q
Thousand Springs. This route of
~ fcrs grades not to exceed lfc whic
can he reduced to I of l9c and II
curve to exceed 1 or 6 degrees. An
mt other route surveyed ncccsSitat'
r. curves of from - to Il degree
W u, where 143o grades occur for sever;
miles.
mn The Kuhn Bros. Power Co
IS: whose lines practically parallel Il
lal route of this railway, have signed
" contract to sell the power at Il ra
ny lust one-third of what they oifet
'' for the line to connect nj any pom
MI other than Wendell, where the
n" hold 500. 900 worth of unsold lot
10 Wendell is now a important ccl
M IKE ter, and with a magnificent ne
ar hotel and depot, has been stamp'
lr;AA 10y very large corporate interests
"A place destined to rival the pr
grcss of the city of Twin Fall
j.. since Wendell occupies Il strateg
red location in relation to large areas
ps, magnificent agricultural lands, Sc
cs, ond to none ON this continent. T
ter growing crops in the vicinity of t
try Hub City" prove these statement
'as- Truly the wonderful Hagerm
ort Valley is to come into its own
zee. last. The people of this valley ha