Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06

hilroad contractors have been awarded
$12,OO0,O0O contract by the Hartman
ystem for the construction of $50 miles
Il line between Nampa, Idaho, and
Ninnemucca, Nevada, which will con
ect the northern and the southern
Hartman system in the new short line
II the Hartman system between Spo-
kane and Los Angeles by way of the
Interior.
The promise Of the Hartman system
D connect the north and south interior
vth main line was made early in
September last year.
The object of the line is to furnish
through route which will escape the
disadvantages Of the coast haul and to
ombat the Hill system, which has com
bleted arrangements for short north
Ind south line to San Francisco.
The surveys from Nampa to Win
bemucca lead through wild noun
famous country, practically uninhab-
ted. 1t is reported that this was the
host expensive piece Of railroad en-
gneering the Hartman system has en-
Iountered in the far west.
North of Nampa the road will follow
The Oregon Short Line to Huntington,
hence along new road to Lewiston in
10 Spokane. South Of Winnemucca the
main line Of the Southern Pacific will
be used to Hazen, thence to Owenyo in
lnyo county, California, where connec-
ion is made with the Mojave aqueduct
Dine.
The view is held at Nampa that the
daho Northern will be used in the
FIRST north and south connection be-
tween Spokane and Los Angeles, but
Lewiston is held out as the terminus of
the proposed Idaho Northern construc-
tion. 1t appears that the Nampa view
is that the Idaho Northern construction
and the connection with Lewiston will
be selected in preference to the Snake
river road, which was surveyed year
ago by the Short Line engineers. The
Nampa contention is fully set forth in
the following from the Nampa Herald
Leader:
Extentions of the Idaho Northern,
now owned by the Oregon Short Line
and the standardizing of the original
section of that road between Nampa
and Emmett, together with information
heretofore unpublished in regard to the
original intentions of the Dewey inter
ests in extending the line, lends pres
/ tige to Los Angeles reports that a
north and south railroad is now under
construction that will shorten the route
from Spokane to San Francisco some
475 miles.
North and South Line Certain.
Apparently authentic railroad infor-
nation has. been current for several
months which positively declares the
Spokane Los Angeles road certainly.
The most authoristive was the article
which appeared in a recent issue of
Railroad Record, one of the principal
railway magazines in the United States.
1t stated:sse
Construction on the new Hartman
line between Spokane and Los Angeles
is proceeding rapidly.
Los Angeles officials Of the South
ern Pacific in charge of the building of
the line from the southern terminus
say that the survey for the line has
been completed and that the distance
will be l,l75 miles, only 100 miles far
ther than the shortest route now, be-
tween Spokane and San Francisco, and
475 miles shorter than the shortest ex
lsting line between Spokane and Los
Angeles.
"The inland Hartman north and
south line will run from Spokane to
lewiston, along the Snake river to the
Oregon Short Line, from Nampa to
Wlnnemucca to Hazen, to Owenyo, to
MoJave, thence to Los Angeles.
Idaho Northern Link.
The transfer of the Idaho Northern
TO the Hartman system, the. sale of
which was made more than two years
ago, formally places this line in po-
sltlon to constitute an important link
~ the north. and south road. Its ad-
mittance would slightly change the out
''ne as at the present given by Rail
road Record but would not materially
eaange the plans of the project. In
stead 1t would lessen the mileage be-
tween the two terminals and at the
same time open up larger new pro-
ductiye. territory.
Idaho Northern Plans.
Ehe original plans of the Idaho
Nexfhsrn. conforms almost identically