The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-06-13
TRIP OF HILL TO IDAHO
Believed Important Developments VIII
VIII Follow.


spent eleven days in going from Port
land to Ontario, 1t being the first time
he has been in Oregon east Of Burns
which is about 100 miles west of On
tario. Two days were spent in the
Willamette valley. Then he and his
distinguished party took the train as
far as Redmond, Ore, on the Des-
chutes rives. From Redmond the en-
tire trip across the state of Oregon
was made in autos. Mr. Hill uses his
own auto on such trips as this one.
So does j. H. Young, the president OF
the four Hill lines in Oregon and
| Washington, who was with the Hill
party all the way through to Ontario,
Caldwell and Nampa.
Neither Mr.. Hill nor any member of
his party would talk railroad when APP
preached on that subject. The tenor
of their public speeches and remarks
was to the effect that theirs was
merely trip to see some of Hills
lands and the country, and they were
greatly surprised and pleased with
what they saw and heard en- route.
| However, this big auto trip Of Mr..
| Hill and party is being regarded by
many as very significant one. They
argue that such extremely busy men
as Louis w. Hill and President j. H.
Young, not to say anything of the busy
lives led by other members of the par
ty, would not spend twelve days as
they did in Oregon and Idaho for the
mere purpose of seeing the country
under the difficulties that are una
vOidable on such trip.
1t is true that Mr. Hill and W. P.
Davidson of st. Paul, president of the
Oregon & Western Colonization COM
pany, together own practically the
whole of the 100000 acres of road
lands extending in alternate sections
from Ontario to the Cascade noun
tains, and these lands of course were
given thorough investigation for
purposes of future sale and colonial
ton. But it will be necessary for Hill
to have railroads running through
these 100000 acres before he can hope
to sell and colonize these vast hold
ings.
This big auto journey has the APP
pearance of having been in the nature
OF railroad location trip. The auto
party went from Redmond to Prime
vile and from there to Burns. From
Burns they passed through Drewsey,
Westfall, Vale and reached Ontario
Tuesday evening shortly before Z
o'clock. At Vale Mr.. Hill and others
of the party took a delightful plunge
at the Vale hot springs sanitarium.
1t is held in support of the belief
that this was in the nature of rail-
road location trip, in addition to hav-
ing been one of investigation of the in
terror of Oregon and of the Snake
river and Boise valleys, that Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Davidson would not have TAX
en- with them on such long journey
of twelve days, such men as Presi-
dent Young of the Hill lines and Chief
Engineer Lupfer of the Hill lines in
Oregon and Washington, unless some
thing more important than mere land
investigation was being looked into.
Mr.. Hill drove his own auto across
the state of Oregon. The only occu-
pant of the car with him was Presi-
dent ]. H. Young. No chauffeur was
used.
President ]. H. Young prior to 1904
lived in Salt Lake, and for years up
to 1902 he was connected with the
Oregon Short Line. He is very fami-
liar with the Snake river valley and
it's tributaries, and has good under
standing and knowledge of it's great
resources and immense tonnage posi-
bilities.
1t is believed, because all the cir
cumstances indicate it, that Mr.. Hill
had President Young with him on this
big trip so that Mr.. Young might be-
come more familiar with the condi-
lions in the great central portion of
Oregon through which there is no
longer any doubt the Hill road will be
built. And that Chief Engineer Lupfer
was along that he too become familiar
with conditions and get better idea
of where the new road is built it no
doubt will be operated under the
presidency of ]. H. Young, and have
Mr.. Lupfer as its chief engineer, be-
cause they now hold these respective
positions with the Hill lines in Oregon.
1t can easily be seen that Mr.. Hill
desired the presence with him of Pres
1dent Young on the trip through the
Snake river valley, because Mr..
YOungs judgment as to conditions in
this valley is Of great value.
During his speech at the splendid
banquet at the Carter House at On
tario Tuesday night Mr.. Hill spoke of
this having been his first trip in this
section of the northwest. In remark
from the Hill lines he said: '"The only
way at present of getting from our
line into this section of the Snake riv-
er valley is to come overland as we
did through central Oregon, or from
the north over the Pin road" Many
at the banquet board regarded this in
the light of meaning that the PIN"
road, as they all along have been be-
l1eving, is small link in what will
be the extension of the Hill system
through Idaho, giving Idaho its long
wished for north and south road, and
through central Oregon to the coast.
And 1t now is believed that the Hill
system will invade the Snake river
valley, and give Boise superior serv-
Ice over what Idaho's capital city and
metropolis now enjoys.
The members of Hills party fire.
quently gave expression to their sur
prise during the auto trip from On
tario toward Boise, which took SO
much time that Boise could not be in
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