The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-01
Dirt to Fly in 30 Days.

w nllS no autnOrlZeu statement
is given out, at least as to the time
of building, it is generally under
stood that the Boise Valley rail-
road company will in the course of
thirty days have men and teams
at work in building the new line
of electric road from the Sec
tion corner south of town known
as the Fenton corner) west to
Nampa. The directors of the
company have agreed on the route
and with the adjustment of some
minor right-of-wa difficulties, the
matter will be formally made
public.
The Few road will make a
straight line from Onwiler, through
Meridian to the Fenton corner. At
this corner there has been object
ion made by the owner as to the
amount of land needed in round
ing the curve, but the manage
nent state that the original
survey stakes we're merely prelin-
mary, and that the later survey
will take but a small tract, not
over a quarter of an acre.
The value Of the road to all
these people will in the future be
many times the worth OF the
small amount of land set aside for
the right of way, as it will pro-
vide car service convenient to
their places, and will enhance the
value many dollars an acre the
moment the road is completed.
AS to the value to the town of
Meridian, it means that this will
not only be an important center
on the main line of road, but that
it will naturally be a junction
point from which ultimately more
roads will diverge, and one of the
first proposed is one tapping the
Kuna section.
In Meridian the company will
build a good depot, onesthat will
be credit to the town. There
will be passenger and freight
rooms, and it is said that there
will be shed room SO that passen-
gers will board the cars without
leaving cover. This building will
be located on Meridian street, in
the vicinity of the water works
tower. Meridian street will be
graded up in good shape, and the
road for the full width will be
covered with gravel. A fill will be
necessary commencing at the
street near Anderson's furniture
store and extending across to the
railroad right of way. This fill
will not injure the adjoining prop.
erty as it will not be over four
feet at the deepest place. The
company will put the road on a
level grade, and the highway for
teams alongside of this will be
put in fine condition, and the
whole covered with good gravel so
that the teams can pass along this
street in better shape than at
present. -.
The Times believes that the
company, whether it is for their
interest primarily, or not, have
good things in store for Meridian.
Manager Dicke, of the Boise
Valley, has considered the wishes
of the people in every move he has
made so far, and it is up the cit
izens of Meridian to encourage
the efforts of one who is not only
booster for his company but for
every town on the line. There
has always been talk that Robert
Noble run the road for the benefit
Of Boise and his land holdings
west of Onwiler. The new man
agemeut started out on a different
policy, as they propose to give
Meridian what it was denied be-
fore, and instead of going in the
back way" they will put us on the
main line and build depot, thus
recognizing Meridian as being on
the map.
GRAIN BAGS, FARMERS
Won will save money nv buyinp