The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-05-15
SAN FRANCISCO
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yesterday mornings San Francisco
oall contains the following article on
the Winnemucca Northern railroad:
oiheials Of the company planning to
build a railroad that will link Whine.
mueea, Nevada, ana BOISE Idaho. the
road which, as has been shown bv the
oall, will shorten the distance by rail
between San Francisco and southern
idaho to 695 miles, have met with
great encouragement from San Fran
CISCO business men whom thev have
sought TO interest in the project.
Colonel E. X. Place, of Winnemucca.
who has been IN San Francisco for sew
erai weeks, already has obtained
number of stock subscriptions to the
new road. A party of engineers is
now IN the field near MeDermitt. Ne
vada, completing the final surveys of
the route.
The citizens of Boise have informal
ly invited members of the San Fran.
cisco Chamber of Commerce o take
trip from San Francisco to Boise.
through the country over which the
new road is to pass. While nothing
formal has been done in this matter. it
is reasonably certain that the trip
will be made.
Idaho Excursion Suggested
During the recent trade excursion
of the San Francisco Chamber of Com
meree into the San joaquin valley
there was great deal of serious dis
eussion of the prospect of making the
next trade excursion of the chamber
into the Idaho country.
The merchants of San Francisco rea-
lie that Boise and the Snake river
country can be made tributary to the
wholesale trade of San Francisco, and
il is the intention of the merchants
not TO let the opportunity pass to de-
velop that trade.
Colonel Place, in discussing the ad
vancement of the Boise -Winnemucea
railroad Yesterday, said:
"On last Wednesday our engineers
went into the field with a crew of IA
men to make final surveys and secure
rights of way for the new railroad.
have been in San Francisco for two
weeks and have found the greatest en-
eouragement from San Francisco bust
ness men. We have been securing
stock subscriptions here. and of the
firms and individuals I have seen %
per cent already have subscribed lib
orally. There are several firms whose
decision is held in abeyanee. | think
that there is no doubt but that we
shall speedily raise the required
amount in San Francisco.
"I have heard from Boise, and the
stockholders there assure me that
100000 in cash will be raised when
needed and that rights of way valued
at $750,00O are ready to be turned
over to this railroad.
"Jordan valley has promised ms
$50, 900; MeDermitt, $4,000; Para
disc Valley, $4,000, and Winnemucea,
$50, 900. The rights of wav from Boise
to Winnemucea can be secured for
nominal sum, practically for nothing.
"The people of Boise wish to show
their country to the merchants of San
Francisco and are ready to take
party from Winnemucca over the pro
posed route into Boise and through
the Snake river valley. If a party of
San Franciscans desire to take 10
days trip into that country the peo-
pie of Boise are eager to take charge
of the party at Winnemucca and see
them through to Boise and back. That
is because we have confidence in our
and want to impress San Fran
cisco in the best way possible, by Civ
ing them actual contact with our land
and its resources.