Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-02-06
Railroad Ne1us
With Fl Eoundatio17

1 with the object of the north and south
route. These have heretofore not been
made public, but since the recent
change have been obtained by the
! Leader-Herald together with other
facts concerning the history and final
object of the organization.
| Official statement of the condition
valuation, earnings, and ultimate object
q the road, compiled by the auditor for
the sole information of stockholders as
late as four years ago and before the
extension to Long Valley had been con
templated, included proposed extensions
from Nampa north to Lewiston and
thence to Butte and from Nampa south
from Murphy to Palisade, Nevada. The
! first lap of the extensive north was to
| have been built at once to Garden
| alley, a distance of So miles from
| Emmett; the next to Lewiston, a dis
| rance of 300 miles. To the south pro-
POSED extension included 225 miles from
Murphy to Palisade, Nevada.
These extensions should connect this
I ne with five trans-continental roads,
J namely the Oregon Short Line, Nor
! thern Pacific, Great Northern, South
ern Pacific and Western Pacific. The
prospectus for the undertaking also con-
tanned the statement that the distance
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and points to the south thereof would
be shortened by several hundred miles.
and that conservative estimate shows
that each of the proposed extensions
would prove profitable from the start.
Conforms to Route.
1t will be noted that the Idaho Nor
thern road had the same Ultimate OBJ
jfct in view that is now being accom-
pllshed by the Hartman interests in
their north and south undertaking. The
change in execution of Idaho Northern
plans regarding the route from Emmett
tp Garden Valley do not materially al
ter the route as the extension at present
under way to the Payette Lakes also
has Lewison in view as final northern
terminal.
The P. & I. N. is in the Game.
Attorney j. b. West, who returned
a few days ago from visit in Boise
stated that while in the capital city he
net Colonel Heigho, president of the p.
|. n. road, and that this well known
lnaho railroad man told him that it was
the definite plan of his company to be-
q n construction operations this year,
nprthward from Meadows, the present
terminus of the line, to Lewiston. Colo
mel Heigho stated either himself or the
chief engineer of the road would visit
| lewiston in the spring in connection
with the company plans, that "be-
fore the summer was over dirt would be
flying all along the line.''
Mr. West said that his talk with
Colonel Heigho had convinced him that
Lewiston was soon to be the objective
OF extensive railroad construction acti-
vities. Heigho told me- said Mr..
West, "that in his opinion Lewiston
was destined within very brief period
of time to be greater railroad center
than Spokane-that through this gate
way would pour large volume of
traffic that is now routed through Spo-
kane. He suggested that in the con-
and Gilmore and Milwaukee companies
would be represented. He did not vol
uhteer any information as to the identi
flcation, If any, his line had with the
roads mentioned or with any other
roads, but | necessarily, from his state
ments, formed the impression that
much engineering work of a definite
character has already been done. With
such an outlook facing Lewiston, every
citizen should join in any move that
will show to the world that we are will
ing to boost it along in every possible
way. This is, in my opinion, a period
iI our career when we must not back
up. If we pull together, Lewiston can
be put over during the present year.
Removed Eyeball.
John johnson, who has been in the