The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-20
| State News
BUSH'S DECISION
EAGERLY AWAITED
Development Of Vast Tract in
Idaho Held to Depend on
Building Of Road.
State News
Special 10 The Tribune.

special 10 The Tribune.
BOISE, Nov, Ie.-Southeru and south
western Idaho are awaiting with ex-
pectancy an announcement from Presi-
dent Bush OF tho Western Pacific and
Denver q Rio Grande as TO what action
the fina nciol hackers OF the Gould sys-
tenn propose to take in the construction
OF the Winnemucca Northern or Boise
Wtnnemucca railroad connecting this
city with the Western Pacific al Winnie
mucca, and giving western Idaho and
eastern Oregon an outlet VIA that road
20 san Franisco. President Bush and
ms party recently completed a success
lul but unusually hard inspection trip
over the proposed route OF the Winnie
mucca Northern Tho trip was neces-
sary, however, TO determine what action
would be taken with reference to build
Ing II. There is every reason TO believe
that the building OF this road Will mean
country.
The purpose OF the recent visit Of T'rcsi-
dent Bush and his party 10 California,
Prior TO arrival here, became known here
today. when information was received
from Sacramento that the Oakland, An
toch & Eastern railroad applied TO the
commissioners OF that city for franchise
that Will connect II with the Western
Pacific and allow these lines Jointly to
compete with the Southern Pacific for
freight transportation between that point
franchise was made by Lester j Hlns-
dale. an attorney representing both COM
panies. Under the traffic agreement the
Western Pacific proposes TO route all
dts overland trains from Sacramento to
San Francisco over the Oakland Antioch
electric line and haul them by electric
motor, The franchise provides for
double. broad-guage standard track, with
electric equipment to be operated on some
OF the important business streets OF Sac
ramento. II will allow the Western Pa
cific 10 cut out through bound cars en-
route TO San Francisco at Its Sacramento
depot and haul them By motor TO point
where they can be attached TO Oakland
Antioch trains. IL will also enable tho
latter road TO effect direct connection of
EASTERN bound passengers to the Western
Pacific.
This information. coupled with Pres-
dent Bush's announcement here md at
Salt Lake where he declared the largest
shops In the entire Gould system would
be built. the coal production of Utah
would be increased and 325 miles of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad would be
electrified, is taken TO indicate that the
Could system Is laying extensive plans
for the invasion OF new territory In the
west, and that several millions OF dol
lars Will be spent to construct expensive
Rio Grande and the Western Pacific on
a much firmer basis. increase their feed
Ing territory and develop a vast terri
tory that Is In crying need OF trausporta-
tion facilities and has the tonnage 10 Of
fer a new road. thereby warrantlng its
construction.
While President Bush did not announce
here when the hackers Of the Gould sys-
tenn would reach n decision on the final
action that will be taken toward the
construction of the Winnemucca North
ern, Information has reached here that
ii may be expected within compare
lively short time and that II will proba-
bly, be favorable 10 the construction Of
the road.