The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-02-25
WIN. Will GREATLY
BENEFIT CALIFORNIA

tht HtAt 'V udNo tNtiN grant,
franchise and right-of way will have
been obtained and put into such shape
that the Winnemucca Northern Rail
road company will be in position to
complete arrangements for the con-
struetion of the "Boise- Winnemucca-
San Francisco Route A branch of
flee will be opened at Boise, Idaho. A
crew of surveyors will work from the
Boise terminal and from McDermitt
to Jordan Valley. The location of the
line has been completed to McDermitt.
The entire distance of 27S miles will
be located by the expiration of the
time mentioned. AS to what this
cutoff means we quote from a circular
lately issued to the wholesalers of
California by the railroad company:
"Between Winnemucca and Boise,
Idaho, a distance of 27s miles. there
are no railway facilities. Winnemuc-
ca draws its trade from a territory ex-
tending 80 miles north-some 20
miles in all directions from McDermitt
is included in this mileage-the towns
situated on the Oregon Short Line
railway in Idaho and Oregon, derive
their support for about the same dis
tanee this way. The tonnage and
trade that goes to Nampa, Caldwell,
Boise and other points in Idaho, is
lost to you and California. The same
holds good where towns in Oregon de-
pend upon the same support.
1.-The distance to Sacramento and
San Francisco by rail from the Idaho
points mentioned via Ogden or Salt
Lake, is 1,223 miles to San Francisco
and 1,l33 miles to Sacramento. To
reach either point via Portland, Ore
gon, one must travel 1,15S miles to
Sacramento and 1,24s miles to San
Francisco. The building of the Win
nemucca Northern railroad reduces
this distance by 346 and 461 to Sacra-
mento, and 1876 miles via one and $50
miles via another to San Francisco.
To illustrate: To reach San Francis
co from Boise, Idaho, a passenger
travels via Portland, Oregon, sos
miles, then 772 miles to the city on
the Bay, consuming the greater part
of four days; if by Ogden, a similar
distance and similar time. Travel by
the Winnemueea Northern railroad,
27s miles from Boise, Idaho, to Win
nemucea, Nevada. then to San Fran
cisco via the Western Pacific, 532
miles, a total distance of s12 miles.
consuming but two DAYS travel; from
the same points to Winnemucca AMI
then to San Francisco via the South
ern Pacific, All miles-total, 695
miles; COS to Sacramento, two DAYS
travel. If il means that much to pas
senger traffic, what does it mean to re
tailers doing business in those Idaho
and Oregon towns, and what does it
mean to you as a wholesaler
"If the retailer orders goods from
Sacramento or San Francisco whole
salers, it requires from ten days to
two weeks to receive shipment-be
sides the extra freight charges; unless
goods are bought in Portland, via the
Winnemucca Northern railroad one
half the time would be consumed at
One half the freight charges. Would
not the merchant who now patronizes
the wholesale eenters nearest to him
buy something of your
"Then again, the opening of the
Panama canal viii make San Fran
cisco and Sacramento the real markets
for all the vast territory described in
our literature and referred to in this
letter.
the Winnemucca Northern railroad tap
country which produces at the pres
ent time more wool, more sheep, more
cattle, more horses than any other
like area without transportation fa-
cilities in the United States. Grains
of all kinds can be raised in abund-
ance, but only sufficient acreage is
now employed to meet the home de-
mand. Thousands upon thousands of
acres will be grown to grain and fruits
when a way to market is provided. -
Col Place, general manager of the
Winnemueea Northern, left for Boise
yesterday afternoon, via the Western
Pacific, to open the branch Office of
the company at that point and to ar
range certain other details connected
with the work. He expected to be alb
sent for about one week