Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-11-18
RAILROAD RUMORS.
so,,s Important Developments Look
al for Along the Line Of Rail
road Terminals for jerome.
The Running OF Short Line Trains
Directly into Jerope One of the
Possibilities of the Near
Future
The Idaho Southern Placed in the
Hands of IA Receiver.

fhe following dispatch sent out |
from HALEY, is of considerable i'm
nortance TO the citizens OF jerome
and other towns along the line OF the
Idaho Southern Railroad:
HALEY. Nov. l3.-Two Idaho in
dependent railroad systems passed
into the hands OF receiver today
when Judge Boutwell, OF the Fourth
judicial district appointed ID. c. Mac
Waters receiver OF the Miner
North Side railway, which runs from
Miner to Oakley. and the Idaho Sou
thern which operates between Je-
rome and Gooding. The receivership
appointment was made upon applca-
tion OF r. S. Jackson, the general
creditor and superintendent OF both
lines
The Idaho Southern railroad.
which runs from Gooding TO jerome,
was built eight years ago and com
prises 23 miles OF standard gauge
track. The line from Miner TO Oak
ley was built six years ago and Is 22
miles In length Both lines were
built by the Kuhns In their Twin
Falls North Side development work
and for time 1t was believed both
roads would develop into paying
lines. but the branching out OF the
Oregon Short Line. serving good
part OF the same territory. caused a
falling on In business and for several
years neither line has paid operating
expenses and for the past two years
the deficit has been heavy
d. c. MacWatters. whO has been
general manager OF both lines, and
is familiar'with the operation OF the
roads. will be In control as receiver
as long as the roads continue to ope-
operate" 4
At FIRST reading this might con
yey feeling OF unrest among the
people OF Jerome and the surround
ing section. as to what results migh'
follow the placing OF this line III th'
hands OF receiver However. wher
facts are brought to light which have
been pending for some time. II may
mean much better railroad service
for Jerome.
While no public mention has mere
tofore been made OF the matter l
has been known by few that nego
tiations have been pending for SOM
time between the managers OF III
Idaho Southern railroad and Gen
eral Manager Calvin OF the Shor
Line, with the object in view OF IN
Short Line making some tralhc AT
rangement with the Southern TO III
end that the former line might D
induced to make a physical conhe'
ton with the Idaho Southern track
and thus be able to run their lo''
trains and car load shipments {
freight directly into jerome, instea
OF unloading their passengers ues'i'
ed for Jerome at their terminal owe
mile from the business center
the town.
As Is now the case. all business Il
the Short Line is transacted at the
depot over a mile distant, with u
result that the line fails to ENJOY al
of the passenger traffic to ana iro
the town. This lack OF passehg'
revenue has resulted In curtailhe'
of EXPENSES by the line in abandonli
their passenger trains. the at'e
tion of Manager Calvin has been @"
ed to this condition repeatedly al
he has promised to personally VIE
this section and investigate conc
tions. The placing Of the ldaho 30
thern I'm the hands of receiver
colrse means the abandonment 0i u
line unless It can be operated at
profit. and this fact has spurreu
renewed vigor to bring ABOUT !
plans above mentioned.
Joel Priest, the Industrial agent
the Short Line. was personally de
gated by Manager Calvin to vislt
rome and investigate the feasipl'l
of bringing about the plans sugge
ed, and In this capacity Mr.. fri'
was here on Monday and careiu
went over the situation with
MacWatters, the receiver tor
Southern. Mr.. Priest was accom-
MED here by Geo. G. Altnow' p'
licity man for the Short Line; A.
Prentiss, official photographer for
company; and II. E. Dunn an
roalroad man formerly with the co
pany but now located at Paye'
The party we're driven over the tr'
and supplied with information as
the possibilities that might be
pected here, and 1t is needless 10
that the entire party were much
prised at the tonnage that was u