The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-02-07
Col. +. r. Place Interests
Financial Leaders of
the Capital City.
>1.11s.eoo SUBSCRIBED
Winnemucca Paper Reflects Belief
That Road Will at last Become a
Reality-Col. Place More Optmis-
tic Than Ever Before That Scheme
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meeting with the very best kind of
success in his effort to bring to real
ity his long-dreampt-of railroad con-
Meeting Caldwell with the Golden
Gate.
For the past month Col. Place has
been in this neighborhood and BOISE,
interesting men of consequence in the
proposition. 1t has been rumored that
coterie of prominent business men
and capitalists of the City Beautiful
had decided to back the scheme to the
best of their ability, and the following
article from the Silver State of Win
nemucca will be of considerable inter-
est to the many friends of Col. Place,
as we'll as all those who wish to see
this section come into its own.
The Winnemucca paper says:
"Col E. R. Place, general manager
of the Winpemucca Northern railroad,
returned Thursday night from two
months trip to coast points, taken in
the interest of his line. He reports
that arrangements have been made
that insure the building of the road,
and that surveys for the entire route
will be commenced within the next
few weeks.
"Since the inception of the enter
prise by Col. Place, eight years ago.
the proposed line has been known as
the "Colden Gate Route" which was
turned over to the Oregon Short Line
some two years ago. This will now
be changed to the Boise Winnemuc-
ca-San Francisco Route"
For the past 80 years, or ever since
ii was missed by the main line of the
Oregon Short Line, Boise has been
road. Although the metropolis, CAPT.
no, it is ambitious to branch out and
compete with Salt Lake City and Og-
den for the business of the intermoun-
tain country, and believes this end
can best be accomplished by securing
adequate railway facilities.
AT present Boise is rushing, bus
Ting city of $4,000 souls. According
Ito size, it is perhaps the best built
city in the United States, which
means, of course, the entire world
The Owyhee hotel was recently COM
| pleted at a cost of 100000, and the
new state capitol cost the taxpayers
of the state $l.500.OOO. 1t has an un-
surpassed climate, fine water, is
ideally situated, has several large
| parks, wide streets and boulevards,
having been laid out on broad lines,
| with an eye to its future development
and greatness.
1.-THE construction of the Winnie
mucca Northern will be of great ma
terial benefit to Boise as we'll as to
Winnemucca. While for some years
to come the grain. wool and other
commodities produced in the empire
the road will open up and will go to
the seaboard, Boise should receive a
large share of the jobbing trade, in
addition to manufacturing many diff
ferent articles that are at present
shipped in from the east. BY building
reduction plants. Il should also be en-
abled to secure an immense tonnage
of ores from the rich mines situated
along the Winnemucca-N Northern.
right-of-way.
"While in Boise. COL Place per,
fected an organization Of 20 OF the
substantial business men of the Idaho
capital, who pledged themselves te
work for the building Of the road
Without difficulty, there will be sub
scribed $7s0.0O0 in property for ter
minai facilities and right of way, ant
nearly $S00.00O in cash. making a to-
tai OF $i,2s0,0OO. This amount, it il
| expected, will be swelled to at leas
| . million and a half by guarantees
from Caldwell, the Jordan Valley. Nc
Dermitt. Quinn River. Paradise Val
ley and Winnemucca. The payment o
these bonuses will be conditioned up
ON the building of the road. The com
mittee of Boise business men has re
ceived positive assurance from hrn
of eastern fnanciers. who are heavil!
interested in Idaho, that in case Ger
tain details can be arranged, none.
will be forthcoming to build the line
! "While Winnemucca will remain tn
, main headquarters of the new
road, a branch Office will at once b
established at Boise and placed II
charge Of a competent and experience
ed railroad man. As soon as the snow
leaves the ground. crews will be plac
j ed in the field and a complete location
. survey made from Boise to Whine
mucca."
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