The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-03-28
SHORT Line man
DONE some GOOD

Caldwell is better provided with
transportation facilities than any other
town in this section of the state. The
Oregon Short Line gives a good ser
vice and the interurban lines are un-
surpassed by any electric lines in the
country. The result is that some of
the big industries are already looking
upon the city with serious intention
of establishing branch houses and fac
tories. When the railroad to Winnie
mucca is completed Caldwell will be
the ideal town Of southern Idaho for
jobbers, wholesalers and manufactur-
ers. The extension of the electric
lines is now assured. These extern
sions will be of great benefit to Cald-
we'll and the farming communities sur
rounding the city:
In this day it is the rage to speak
i'll of the Oregon Short Line. It
is SO long since a good word was
spoken for the company that the peo-
pie are apt to question the loyalty if
| not the honesty of the man who does
so. However the Short Line is not
so bad as great many people think.
| In fact looking the matter sQuarely
| in the face the o. S. L. is pretty de-
cent on the whole. We can recall a
great many things that the Short Line
has done for southern Idaho. 1t was
this railroad company which first un-
dertook to attract immigration to the
state. Even before the state itself
started to advertise its resources the
O. S. L. was busily engaged in pro-
noting the development of Idaho.
1t has continued to do this up until
the present day and will continue to
do so for many years to come. 1t
was this company which undertook
to promote the potato industry in
Idaho and for the purpose of showing
the farmers how employed Mr.. Eu-
gene V. Grub, the Colorado authori-
ty on potato culture. For several
years the railroad has conducted q
demonstration train for the purpose
of educating the f rmers along eli
lines of agriculture and horticulture
1t has employed some of the best mer
in the country to lecture and demon.
strate. The advance the farmers hav.
made along all lines can be CREDITED
in a large measure to the efforts pu
forth by this railroad company. II
promoting the settlement and devel
opment of southern Idaho no facto
has been as potent as the Oregon
Short Line. Cuss it to q fnish Il i
makes you feel better but In the ens
you will have to admit that it might b.
a great deal worse and still be bette
than some railway companies.
. A few weeks ago the Short Lin
put on two special stock trains
These trains run on Tuesdays an
/ Thursdays to Portland for the sol
purpose of enabling the farmers an
stock growers to take advantage Q
market conditions on the coast
5 These trains also enable the produce
, to ship his poultry, butter and egg
by freight where formerly he had t
ship by express. Undoubtedly tn
: railroad company will find these train
profitable. The Tribune sincerel
= hopes that it will. They are certainl
t a great benefit to the people G
t Idaho
In so far as Caldwell is concerne
Y there can be but little complain
! against the railroad company. w
h have received about everything at tn
e hands of the company that could b
r reasonably expected. We have
f splendid depot; ample yard facilities
tracks to our warehouse districts an
d everything else a railroad can give
n a community.
a The branch to Wilder has bee
e built and gives the people of tn
e Greenleaf country very good railwa
|. facilities. This branch will soon b
n extended across Snake river to cen
o meet with the Nyssa-Buhl line no,
e under construction.