The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04

Gilmore and Pittsburg which has held
fire 30 long at Salmon City, and the
Boise papers also make most favorable
conanent on the situation.
The Salmon City Herald of last week
contains the following:
The meeting of the stockholders of
the Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad COM
peny dn Gilmore this week aims at
reoneanization of the company in a
manner to conform with the methods
and rules of the Northern Pacific rail-
way company which Is now the hold
Ing company 1t is not known that
to the meeting; but the future plans
OF the G. & p. will be in the hands of
q board of directors which is to be
elected at Gilmore.
VIII DO Some Building.
All visible indications point to an
early Completion of the road according
to plans which were well matured prior
10 the commencement of grading at
Armstead In 1909. Those plans involved
the budlding of a line, which when COM
pIehed would extend from the N. p.
main line in Montana via Salmon City
10 d connection with the N. p. line at
lewiston, Idaho, or Pasco, Washington.
Routes and gradients were all carefully
worked out and q complete system OF
maps was made to cover all details.
Not only was the route to Lewiston
completely engineered, but the course
IN Salmon river from this city was
thoroughly lined and cross sectioned
for q distance of 81 miles, as far as
Clayton, and the route survey was con-
tinued over the Valley creek summit
20 the south fork of the Payette river,
TO Holman, near where the route
branched one course going via Grimes
pass into Boise City, and the other
running down the Payette as far as the
Oregon line. These maps are now in
the possession of the Northern Pacific
company.
Not to stop at Salmon.
Whatever cause has suspended build
dng operations on this line during the
five years of the roads termination at
Salmon City is not now apparent But
1t was not intended to stop permanent
Isl at Salmon, seeing that the same
locating engineers, who staked out the
Gilmore & Pittsburg, were engaged in
the work of exploiting the imperial
heart of Idaho in two directions. and
more than a year of time was devoted
to this work
The Western Pacific is turning eyes
askance toward Boise City, and If the
news-pages are creditable, intends to
build from winnemucca, New. to that
city. The cordial business relations
between the Western Pacific and the
northern roads, or Hill lines, estab-
fishes logical differences that the north
ern roads intend to meet the Western
Pacific at Boise, and thus gain access
to the Golden Gate. For two great
roads, this Is not a herculean job. 1t
can be done in a single season. OF
course the cost will be tremendous, as
The country to be traversed is not well
suited to cheap or easy railroad build
Ing. But the route is feasible, the pros
pect justifies the cost and the dis
lance between the Twin Cities and San
Francisco will thus be reduced by
thousand miles.
Salmon City is in the thoughts of
empire builders. AN attention is d.
rected to this natural key-hole to Ida
hos treasure-door. The Gilmore &
Pfttbsurg railroad is the key. The d.
rectors of that road are getting ready
to unlock the door.
When the Northern Pacific main line
shall extend via Salmon City to Lew
iston and Portland, that road will pos
sess the happfest route of the continent.
As to grades, it will stand without an
equal. For long hauls, it will operate
more cheaply than any other transcon-
tinental line.
When this road branches at Salmon
City and reaches Boise and winnemuc-
ca, and San Francisco, the Hill lines
Will corndnand the shortest route between
CnIil0rn and Ruffado THE b iet
fruits Of that Sharon land will travel
through Idaho to New York City. And
the tourists of the northern states as
Well as those of Canada, will choose
this line in their annual search for sea-
sonable comfort and enjoyment.
North and South Road.
Then southern Idaho will cease to
talk about north and south road, to
connect the naturally discovered parts
4 of the Gem state. For the north and
south road will be realized. Travellers
from Lewiston will make the uninter-
rupted run between that city and Boise,
passing Through Salmon city. This
CITY will become the great convention
city of Idaho, where north and south
win meet and representatives of the
ends of the state will shake hands
without having to traverse four states
tn order to get acquainted.
HFi Lines to Be Built Through Idaho.
according to reports received from
San Francisco, says the Boise States
man, there is a possibility of the Hill
system building the Boise Winnemucea
raflroad. The report states that Louis
W.. Hill, chairman of the board of di-
sectors and president of the Great
Northern railway, started on an auto
mobile trip from Winnemucea in the
direction of Boise.
Hills own the C. p.
~ is wen known that the Hills have
secured control of the Gilmore & Pitts
burg railroad running from Armstead,
Montana, to Salmon, Idaho, and it is
Predicted that the new owners intend
ri connect 1t in Montana with the
Norhern Pacific, and extending 1t
rom Salmon to Lewiston, which will