The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-07-15
Straight Statement From O.S.l.
Official
REASONS FOR DELAYED CON.
STRUCTION MADE PUBLIC.
Denies Any Connection With Boise
Winnemucca Paper Railroad Now
Building.

The Oregon Short Line has no in
tention of building railroad from
Boise to Winnemucca or from Twin
Falls to Boise, according to the state
ment made by w. H. Bancroft, general
manager of the Oregon Short Line.
This information has reached Boise
railroad men in copy of a letter to
M. J. Sweeley of Twin Falls by the
Oregon Short Line head. 1t bears out
the claims of those who are active in
the promotion of building the Winnie
mucca roads, both Independent of each
other.
The authentic reports received here,
however, from Twin Falls are to the
effect the business men there are at
tempting to get behind an entirely
new railroad, to be known as the Ida
ho-California, to connect Twin Falls
by rail with Los Angeles. 1t is even
proposed to extend the new line from
Twin Falls north to Montana to Sc
cure northern connections for the
trunk lines. The route proposed is
as follows:
From Los Angeles over the Santa
Fe to Ludlow, where connection is
made with the Tonopah & Tidewater
railway for Tonopah, New. From Tono
railway survey has been made, and is
a route we'll adapted for railway con-
struction. At Ely connection is made
with the Nevada Northern for Cobra
on the Western Pacific, distance
from Ely of 140 miles. From Cobre or
Wells to Twin Falls, distance of 120
miles, it has been ascertained that a
line can be constructed quickly and
easily. By this route the distance be-
tween Twin Falls and Los Angeles
would be 914 miles, and would give a
direct outlet to the coast.
Through Twin Falls men now in
Los Angeles, and others in Twin Falls
we'll acquainted with the Twin Falls
country, the proposition of the new
road is being presented to the Com
mercial club and board of trade of Los
Angeles.
General Manager Bancroft's letter
to Senator Sweeley of Twin Falls, re-
lating to q report published about the
Twin Falls-Boise extention, copies OF
which have been received here, fol-
lows:
81 wish to thank you for your favor
of June q, enclosing clipping from a
local newsp paper of an article, presum-
ably from San Francisco, about plans
of the Oregon Short Line to build from
Twin Falls to Boise and thence to
Winnemucca, etc. Your letter reach
ed me at Omaha this morning as | am
en- route home after an absence OF
some three weeks in New York. | can
say emp atically that there is nc
foundatioN what ever for the state
ments m de in the newspaper article
referred 10. We have no plans or in
tentions whatever of building line
from Twin Falls to Boise and thence
to Winnemucca, for that matter.
GAS you of course know, we have
plans for extending the Rogersor
branch to a connection with the Cen
trail Pacific; and / had confidently
hoped and expected to commence con
struction work before this date. This
proposition, however, has been un
avoidably delayed pending outcome O.
the merger dissolution. Our people
have not had time to give this matter
the consideration they would had no
their tina been SO fully occupied will
1he all-i'nportant merger case, ant
that substantially represents the sol'
reason for the delay.
81 am greatly in hopes that condi
tions shortly will be more favorable
for cons truction of this extension
south; but just at this time I am sorr.
to say that I can give you nothing
definite concerning it.
Very truly yours,
"W. H. BANCROFT"