The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-02-12


Johnson. president of the Nezperce
& Idaho Railway, with a fund of
over $4,000 the step assured the
building and equipment for operation
of the first IL miles of the Johnson
road out of Lewiston. The step as
sured as we'll the completion of the
entire system as originally planned,
connecting with the Nezperce & Ida
ho road at Vollmer, after traversing
Craig mountain, for there Is no doubt
that like spirit of cooperation will
be met by interested people along
the line Of the road as it is extend
ed through the rich Craig mountain
districts. The formal closing of the
arrangements involving the fund of
over $4,000 occurred Saturday af-
ternoon at the offices of the Nez-
perce & Idaho railway in Lewiston,
when a number of farmers and a
few others who had personally de-
voted attention to the action dealing
with the plan for securing the fund
met there.
Following the meeting Mr.. John
son made the statement that the IL
miles of road out of Lewiston would
be ready for operation within five
months. About six miles of the grad
ing has been completed and the track
has been laid for a distance of two
miles out of the city. Tie shipments
are now being received and track lay
Ing will be Immediately resumed.
There are now two miles of rails in
the yards for this work and arrange
ments have been completed for the
delivery of the additional rails. With
in 30 days a work train will be in
service on the line and in about two
weeks a steam shovel will be added
to the construction equipment for
handling of the heavier work.
Daniels & Wallace, the extensive
farm operators of Tammany, are now
completing arrangements for equip
ping construction camp with 60
head of their horses, the camp to be
established at point about six mil
es from the mouth of Tammany. The
Swanson and Olson camps are now
united and are located at a point
about three miles above the mouth Of
Tammany. The. engineering work is
all in such shape that all phases of
construction work can be carried for
ward without a minutes delay.
The plan adopted by Mr.. Johnson
for the construction of the road Is
similar to that successfully employed
by him In building his Nezperce line.
He secured the cooperation of farm
ers there and with such results that
similar assistance is now awaiting
him there in hds present undertaking
Of building the line out Of Lewiston.
In his achievements in the Nezperce
section, and which have exerted such
an important bearing on the develop
ment Of that region, Mr.. johnson first
measured the possibilities of the dis
trict before launching his enterprise
and then followed up that decision
with q perseverance, an energy and
success that have brought him the
admiration Of all people acquainted
with his work. The plan of building
railroad out of Lewiston through
the rich Tammany and Waha districts
to then traverse the Craig mountain
section, q virgin field of wealth now
isolated from transportation facilities,
tenn at Vollmer engaged his thought
full attention for two years before he
entered upon the undertaking. The
decision to build the line was reached
after careful investigation had disclos.
ed to him the fullest details as to
available tonnage, also as to oppor-
tunity afforded to build a hne on
such grades as would inevitably de-
velop into the heavy carrying line for
that whole Interior region. A further
incentive was the fact that such a
line could connect with an open wate
way at Lewiston, thus assuring It's
independence by boats operating
through the Cello canal, now being
completed, and thus affording free
facilities to deep water. The investi
CATION also disclosed to him the field
open for doubling and trebling the
/ nf ri hot
Lewiston and Waha by providing
transportation facilities that would re-
suit in cutting up immense farms in
to smaller tracts, introducing instead