The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-06-07
RfPUTfD ATTEMPT
TO HEAD OFF W.N.

The San Francisco Chronicle Of June
contains the following remarkable
railroad story:
The Western Pacific railway will
shortly be extended to reach San Jose.
the heart of the Santa Clara valley;
Twin Falls. Idaho the heart of a rich
mineral and timber belt, and Boise.
the latter extension heading off the
often discussed line from Bolse to San
Francisco.
Plans for these extensions have
been divulged in the last few davs
during the Western Pacfc's efforts to
secure sufficient money with which to
make the improvements.
While among many Western Pacific
financial conditions are believed to be
far from prosperous, the company's
actual financial condition will be
shown by the statement of the fiscal
year, ending June 30th of this year,
to have undergone a rather remarkable
transformation.
The statement of the earnings of the
road during the year, to be announced
July 1st, il is believed by the West
ern Pacific officials, will be sufficient
ly encouraging to give the Western
Pacific an opportunity to establish its
own credit instead of depending upon
its parent company, the Denver and
Rio Grande, and if il does establish
its own credit the Western Pacific. il
is believed, will show far more en-
eouraging returns than il has ever
shown before.
VIII Start Work Soon.
eFa r. ~
ern Pacific from Niles to San Jose is
but a preliminary step 10 the com
pany's encroachment upon what has
long been considered bv the Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific their exclus-
i've territory in the San Joaquin val
ley
"It is almost absurd,o said one Of
the Western Pacific executives yester
day. "to suppose that the Western Pa
cihe would. in building new trunk
road. approach within twenty miles
of a city Of 10000 population, especial
lv when that city is the heart of val
ley of 10000 population" At the
same time this same official declared
that the road plans an extension to
Boise and to Twin Falls, and that
work on the three extensions will be
started in short time.
At the present time the Western Pa
cifc road is not overly supplied with
ready cash. This, for the most part,
is due to the heavy expenses il encoun-
tered in opening the road. But for
trunk line, its earnings have exceeded
the most sangmne expectations, and
had n remarkable effect in boosting its
earnings.
VIII Go After Fruit Trade
With the extension 10 Boise the
eompany intends to head off the pro-
posed building of a line between TINS
city and Boise. BY the extension to
Twin Falls, Idaho, ii expects to take
over a large freight business in tim
ber and ore.
Bv the extension to San Jose il ex-
pects to compete with the Santa re
and Southern Pacific for the fruit belt
traffic. the San Jose extension being
only preliminary to the encroaehment
upon San Joaquin territory.
With these three extensions com
pleted before the end of 1914 the
Western Pacific anticipates rather
remarkable financial showing. The
dissolution of the Southern Paelhc ana
the Union facifc, western aSin' VI"
cials consider, is bound to be eeneh.
cial to Western Pacific, no matter what
dissolution details are decided upon
For these reasons they anticipate
that 1914 is going to he banner year
for the youngest transcontinentai road
entering the city.
Before leaving for San Francisco
last evening, Col. f. r. Place. general
manager of the Winnemucea Northern
railroad. was shown the above article
and asked what he thought about it.
"This is in keeping with the taih
of that fellow Leonard at Boise last
week. an account of which was con
tanned in the last issue of the silver
State said Col. Place. 1.-THE san
Francisco and Boise business men nave
taken up the building of the Winnie
mnca Northern in earnest, and by
throwing cold water on the project
people who do not wish to see the iine
Luilt probably imagine they can dls-
courage our friends in the two eitles
mentioned.
"Hcwever, it is much easier to build
p road in the newspapers than II Is On
terra frma. While the other fellows
are talking, we are going ahead WIN
onr suryavs and other work. -