The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
'WINNEMUCCA
ROAD WILL Be
GREATbENEFII

For the purpose of ascertaining
what would be the beni6ts to Winnie
mucca from the proposed Winnemuc-
ca Northern railroad a reporter of
"The Star" called on Colonel Place
at his Office in the Warren building on
Bridge street.
The colonel got out his map, and,
placing his pencil on Winnemucca,
traced the line of the proposed route
northward to McDermitt and on be-
yond to Jordan Valley. Oregon. Sup
posing the line is built only as far as
Jordan Valley. or even to point hall
way between McDermitt and Jordan
Valley. all the business which now
goes from that valley and from the
country between there and McDermitt
would come to Winnemucca. That
business is now going to Caldwell
Idaho, on accounkof it being a short.
er haul by wagon to that town than
it is to Winnemuca. Colonel Place
and his agents have been thoroughly
over the ground and he has the name
of every ranchman on the route and
knows just about what that ranchmar
produces. how much he produces ant
how much he gets for it. It's record.
ed that Jordan Valley ships annual,
more than 1900 head of sheep ant
5000 head of horses. Twenty-fiv.
ranchers alone own 10000 head O
cattle. The wool shipments annual,
amount to 1900. 600 pounds. This al
together makes a total shipment o
764 cars of stuff out of Jordan Valley
In freight going into the valley tn,
Jordan Valley Mercantile compan,
alone pays annually to the freighter'
1870. the J. r. Blackaby compan,
pays 5000 and the wagon freight paie
by others brings the total up to SIS.
600 annually.
One firm shipped from Jordan Val
ley in four months 1000 head of cat
tie and another shipped 5000 head
Other smaller shipments go to make ;
large total.
There is a reclamation project o,
foot in Jordan Valley which SEEM
cetain of going through. which will
add $4,000 acres to the cultivated area
Nearer to McDermitt is the Contin
entail lake irrigation project. which j
being put through by Messrs. Havi
land, Hoskins and E. B. Hill of Win
nemucca and others, which reclaim
several thousand acres and make
little agricultural empire where Their
is now little besides sage brush.
The distance from Jordan Valley I
the Nevada line is but sixty-five mile!
From Winnemueca to the Oregon lin
is but ninety miles.
By the building of that line ter
ritory embracing 100000 or 10000
acres could be added to Winnemucc
territory. People who 60 to tow
prehaps once or twice year now o
account of the long ride by horse
back or wagon, would come frequent
They would be placed in closer touc
with the outside world and would az
preciate the advantage. while the tow
would profit by their coming.
When the road is extended on t
Caldwell this will be the shortest wa
by 600 miles to reach the coast fror
Caldwell. and would still be the logics
way for shipment of everything goin
west and greater part of what woul
60 east. This would make Whine
mucca more of a railroad center. NOR
railroad men would live here. NOR
machine shops would be a necessit,
more people would stop on their wa
going and coming. the great unde,
elcped mining sections north Of VIII
nemucca. which must always RENAL
undeveloped for lack Of transportatio
would become active and our tow
would become the center Of create
mining country than the most sas
guine have dared hope for.--Humbo
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