The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-04-04
EMMETT WILL Be JUNO
TON POINT
Payette Valley Line to Be-
come Part of Oregon
Eastern Road

Every sign points to Emmett
becoming an important railroad
point within the next two years.
Gradually the reasons for the ex-
tension of the Idaho Northern
north from this city, and the build
ing of the Payette Valley road to
Emmett are coming to light and
these disclose a new trunk line of
the Hartman system from the norti
ern part of this state to Coos Bay
and San Francisco, the completion
of which is to be fact by the
opening OF the Panama exposition IL
1915, which will celebrate the
completion of the Panama canal.
In the plans Emmett is to be
a junction point. AS outlined by
a well-posted railroad contractor
the Payette Valley road is to be
the connecting link, between the
Oregon & Eastern, now in course
of construction from Vale through
Oregon and the Idaho Northern,
HOW DtluS CApChuCu ilOAAA t-AAA
NETT north to the Payette lakes,
No one for moment believes that
this road will stop at the lakes, |
but will continue to some connect
ing point on the Hartman systems
road in the Northern part of the
state.
Aside from the many rumors
current here, the Capital News
special correspondent throws some
light on the railroad situation:
1T has been learned through re-
liable sources that plans now are
under way in the Oregon Short
Line engineers office in Salt Lake
for widening the two o. S. l..
railroad bridges over the Snake
river between Washoe and Ontario,
and the bridge over the Payette riv-
er at Payette. From other sources
comes the information that the
Oregon Short Line this year will
take up it's option on the Payette
Valley railroad, which expires this
year 1t is stated here that when
the o. S. L. finishes the work of
widening the two steel bridges a
cross the Snake river just to the
north of Ontario, and after taking
over the PayetteValley railroad, now
being operated between Payette
and Emmett under the management
of H. E. Dunn, that the Payette Val
ley will be connected up with the
Oregon & Eastern, the new Harri-
man line being built west through
central Oregon. Il,
''It is evident from this that the
Payette Valley railroad is to form
an important link in the Hartman
system in this state. Several months
ago the Capital News secured ad-
yanced information to the effect
that the Idaho Central railroad, be
ing built from Richfield west to
Soldier on Camas prairie, would
be extended through Boise, over to
Emmett, where it would connect '
with the Payette Valley line, and c
De made TO connect with the Har-
riman road now being built through I
central Oregon. q
Now comes the further in orma- L
tion that when the Idaho. North S
ern extension being built north from c
Emmett to Payette Lakes, tapping
the vast Weyerhauser timber hold
ings up the Payette river, is COM V
pleted this timber will be brought o
to the main line of the Oregon n
Short Line, via the Idaho North h
ern to Emmett and then over the t
Payette Valley railroad because II
the Payette Valley railroad has less il
than one per cent grade from EN-. t
nett through Letha, Falks Store, d
New Plymouth, Fruitland and on to o
the Snake river, connecting with e.
the o. S. l.. which can transport l
this timber east or west, as the b
,ase may be. r
This would also indicate that t
Emmett will be made quite an i'm IL
Dortant railroad junction point on VI
he Hartman system in this state W