The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-20
MORE RAILROAD TALK
Idaho Falls Man Thinks Twin Falls
VIII Get Road.

What we are figuring on with ref
erence to the Northwestern building
into Idaho Falls is a connection with
the Western Pacific at Twin Falls"
said l.. M. Earl, Idaho Falls capital
lst, speaking of the article which ap-
peared Wednesday in The Herald-Re-
publican respecting the intentions Of
the Northwestern.
That part was not mentioned in the
story" said Mr.. Earl but we have
been in correspondence with Presi-
dent B. F. Bush of the Western Pacific
and the Denver & Rio Grande, and we
have every reason to believe that the
Western Pacific will build from Wells,
New, or some point near there to Twin
rails in the near future.
1T is certain that the Northwestern
IS going to build through Idaho Falls,
Tor the natural route of the road with
reference to gradients lies through
the South Pass, thence up Wind river
to the south fork of the Snake river,
and thence by water level grade
southwesterly to Idaho Falls, and di-
rectly on the road to Twin Falls. The
Goulds are heavily interested in the
Northwestern.
Then, isn't 1t easy to see that a
junction with the Western Pacific
would give them through line to the
coast without the expense OF millions
for line of their own from Idaho to
either the Pacific northwest or the
California coast?
The western terminus of the Bur-
llngton is now relatively just about
the same as that of the Northwestern,
the latter ending at Lander, Wyo., and
the former being something like thir-
ty miles almost due north of that
point. 1t has been no secret for years
OF the ultimate intention of both cor
poratlons to procure eventually lines
to the coast, either to California or to
the northwest.
"At present there are two parties of
surveyors in the vicinity of Idaho
Falls, one at Elva, some six miles
north OF the city, and the other be-
tween Hamer and Roberts, a few
miles further north. No one has been
able to extract any definite informa-
ton from either OF these parties as to
VINO they represent, save that they are
working for Chicago company.
our Club OF Commerce, however,
not satisfied with newspaper reports,
mas undertaken to acquire informa-
t1on at first hand, and to that end has
written the mayor Of Lander and the
heads respectively OF the Northwest
ern and Burlington at Chicago. The
club has said in effect, among other
things, If you gentlemen are actually
going to build into our city it might be
just as well to let us know something
about it, for it not infrequently hap
pens that cities are in a position to do
great deal for roads desiring en-
trance, and the sooner we have this
knowledge at hand the sooner we can
make plans accordingly for your bene-
fit as we'll as our own
President Bush has also been COM
municated with along the same line
fo1. there have been rumors from time
to time that his road would not stop
at Twin Falls, but would keep on in
the direction of Idaho Falls, one idea
being that the road desires an en-
trance into Yellowstone park.
ut seems very evident now,," con-
tinued Mr.. Earl, "that we are at last
to reap the benefit Of our advantage
GUS position from a natural point Of
view on the Snake river with refer
ence to either the Northwestern or
the Burlington building west, and in
dications are that the coming summer
will see the long looked for end Of
paper railroads. and the commence
ment of actual construction on either
or both. Salt Lake Herald Republi-
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