The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-17

west OF Boise will be let within 10
days and actual grading will be start
ed on the new railroad within 10
days.
u. o. Stevenson of Boise has been
appointed division engineer of the
Boise-Butte & Winnemucca railway
AMI will at once commence the work
of cross sectioning the first part of
the line out of Boise.
That the Butte, Boise & Winnie
mucca Railway company, incorporated
for $4,000. 900 and said to have the
financial backing of the most power
ful banking firms of New York City,
proposes to lose no time In following
up its recently filed articles, clearing
the way for activity to commence
actual operations, Is evident from
the announcement authorized by
President L. o. Leonard that within
the next 10 days contracts will be let
for the grading of thesfirst link Of the
road east and west out of Boise along
the right-of-way secured and that
within Is days grading outfits will be
at work on the grade.
The Butte, Boise & Winnemucca has
a right-of-way south and west out OF
Boise to Winnemucca, New, and
north and east out OF this city to
Butte. Mont, crossing four divides
to reach the Montana metropolis. In
so far as. possible, the road proposes
to let all contracts to local firms, ac-
cording to the announcement of Pres
ident Leonard, and It is very prob
able that when work Is started within
the period stated one of the several
large grading firms with headquarters
in Boise will handle the contract.
President Leonard also announced
that d. o. Stevenson, well known
civil and hydraulic engineer OF this
city, has been appointed division
engineer of the Butte, Boise & Win
nemucca and with q crew Of surveyor
he will Immediately start the i'm
portant work of cross-sectioning the
first part of the line out Of this city
This will pave the way for the grad
ing work. The management OF thu
new road proposes to grade botl
directions-east and west. The east
ern grade will follow the Boise rive
canyon, 1t Is claimed, east out of thi
city to Moore creek at it's junction wit
the Boise river and will turn up tn
canyon OF that creek following 1t b
Grimes creek and then continue o.
north towards the divide. The wes'
ern grade Is to leave Boise straigh
west down the Boise Valley toward
Caldwell
President Makes Statement.
1--WE are prepared to start actus
operations now" said Presider
Leonard when he authorized the stat
ment relative to construction worl
'Mr. Stevenson has been appointe
our division engineer and will sta'
work Immediately. We also hav
called for bids for the first grading
be done and these will be let With
10 days. Within Is days at tn
most actual grading work will be
operation and from that time on "
expect to push our operations.
Bio Financiers inereste.d
That the Butte, Boise & Winn
a
ing of some of the biggest and be
known financial firms In the Unit
States, including one Of the mo
powerful financial houses In Ne
York City. Ia now claimed to be tru
President Leonard was asked relati
to this report and confirmed 1t,
though he had nothing 10 say regal
ing the hackers or just who they al
It Is claimed by President Leona
and others associated with him tn
the money for the construction Of
road the complete distance from Blu
via Boise to Winnemucca Is ready
use and there will be no delay
handling the new railroad propositit
The local men named as directt
and as the other officers Of the co
pany are as silent in revealing
names of the hackers of the new r,
road proposition. They assert
however. when interviewed. that II
have no doubt at all about the ri
road being built.
Conference Held.
II is reported on very good autht
ty that a conference OF the Boi
Winnemucca railroad people was h
recently In rooms in the Overls
building and that at this conferel
assurances were given by promin'
visiting capitalists now In this c
that the Butte Boise & Winnemu'
Railway company has solid finanS