The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-01-23
SPOKANE-LOS ANGELES
TRUNK Line
idaho Northern is the Con-
Meeting Link says Rail-
road Magazine

The Nampa Leader-Herald bull
new railroad last week, which, t.
say the least, locks feasible ano
the story sounds reasonable II
says:
The extension of the Idaho North
ern railroad, now owned by the ore
gon Short Line, and the standardiz-
ing of the original section of that
Grad between Nampa and Emmett,
together with information hereto
fore unpublished in regard to- the
original intention of the Dewey
interests in extending the line, lend'
prestige to Los Angeles reports tha
a north and south railroad is now
under construction that will short
en the route from Spokane to San
Francisco some AIS miles.
Apparently authentic railroad in
formation has been current for sew
eral months which positively de-
,elares the Spokane-Los Angeles roac
d y. lie hOoJ duNlOA IL Y
was the article which appeared in
a recent issue of Railroad Record,
one of the principal railway mag
azines in the United States. 1t
stated:
Construction on Hartman line
between Spokane and Los Angel
SC nrooaadino ranid1y
"LosAngeles officials of South
ern Pacific in charge of the building
of the line from the southern ter
minus say that the survey for the
line has beeen completed and thas
the distance will be 1,175 miles, on
ly 100 miles farther than the
shortest route now, between Spo-l
kane and San Francisco, and AIS
miles shorter than the shortest ex-
listing line between Spokane and
Los Angeles.
"The inland Hartman north and
south lien will run from Spokane
to Lewiston, along the Snake river
to the Oregon Short line, from Nam
pa to Winnemucca to Hazen, to
Owenyo. to Mojave, thence to Los
Angeles"
The transfer of the Idaho North
ern to the Hartman system, the
sale of which was made more than
two years ago, formally places this
line in position to constitute an
important link in the new north
and south road. It's admittance
would slightly change the out inc as
at present given by RailroadRecord
out would not materially change tn
plans of the project. Instesd it
would lessen the mileage between
the two terminals, and at the
same time open up a larger new
productive territory.
The original plans of the Idaho
Northern conform almost identical
Iy with the object of the north an
south route.
official statement of the cordit;ot !
earnings, and ul innate OBJ
jeet of the road, compiled by the
auditor for the sole information of
as late as four years {
ago and before the extension to |
Long Valley had been contemplated d i
included proposed extensions fIom
Nampa north to Lewiston and theme t
% Butte and to the south from /
durphy to Palisade, Nevada. The
irst lap of the extension north
vas to have been built at once to
iarden Valley, a distance of Sc l
niles from Emmett; the next to C
lewiston. a distance of 1S5 miles; l
nd finally from that point to Butte ,
distance of 800 miles. To the !.
outh proposed extension included !,
25 miles from Murphy to Palisade, a
Ievada. v
These extensions would connect Il
his line with five trans-continental d
Dads, namely the Oregon Shot
inc, Northern acific, Great Nor
lern, Southern Pacific ard West
rn Pacific. The prospectus for d
lie undertaking also contained the n
-atement that the distance from Il
ute or Nampa to San Francis o -
nd points to the south thereof ~
ould be shortened by several hun n
red miles, and that a conservative r.
'timate shows that each Of these =
roposed extensions would prove
,ofitable from the start
Conforms to Route.