The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
Eastern Capitalists Ask State
Representative Sent East
to Close Contract.
AROUSINC INTEREST
Commercial Club Desires Gov
ernor to Send A. r. Park
er as Man Best Posted.

The Boise Capital-News of Jan. q,
says: A contract may be closed in a
few days for the construction of the
north and south railroad which for
the past year Governor Alexander has
been working on and the north and
south railroad commission authorized
created by the last legislature has
been investigating.
This announcement is made on re-
celpt OF a telegram from the engineer
VINO last year made a thorough inves-
ugation of the route of the north and
south road, the prospective tonnage,
etc, who wired Governor Alexander
last night asking to have those inter-
ested in the building Of the railroad
TO come to Chicago Immediately to
close a contract financing its construc-
ton. For very good reasons the name
or this engineer, who represents large
financial interests, is withheld from
publication. The governor replied that
ne Is unable to make the trip person
ally but that he will commission a
representative Of the state and the
north and south commission to leave
Tor Chicago Immediately. Either Sen
ator Jerome ]. Day Of Moscow or
aaron Parker of Grangeville will be
designated, probably the former.
Telegram Means Business.
The telegram received by the GOV
ern0r from the engineer who is now
at Chicago is as follows:
Chicago, Jan. 26 1916.
Governor Moses Alexander,
Boise, Idaho.
Can you have parties interested in
north and south project come here i'm
mediately to close contract financing
and construction and to whom repre-
sentatives of the syndicate, now here
temporarily, will submit ample evil
dence of ability to carry project thru.
ynis is considered most unusual op-
portunity."
To this Governor Alexander replied
as follows:
unable to come personally. Repre-
sentative of the state and the north
and south railroad will be in Chicago
as quickly as he can get ready, which
Will be promptly and will meet you
on the business referred to In your
wire"
A second telegram was received by
the governor from this engineer yes
terday. 1t is as follows:
Chicago, Ill, Jan. 81, 1915.
Governor Moses Alexander:
Yours of today received. Please
wire Friday if possible when repre-
sentatives will arrive, so / can make
definite appointment here. Also have
brought all available data and infor-
nation, without delaying, however, on
that account"
When the last legislature met here
resolution was passed declaring for
the north and south railroad. A COM
mission was authorized created to
make an investigation as to the feas-
tD1llty of constructing such a line. The
governor appointed on that commits
sion, Senator Day of Latah county.
Aaron Parker of Grangeville and Mr..
Paddock of Weiser. The legislature
failed, however, to make an appropria-
tion to meet the commissions expenses.
The members of the commission pro-
ceeded with their investigation Just
the same
Fasteners Make Investigation.
In the meantime eastern capitalists
apparently interested in the road sent
q special engineer to the western part
on the state to make a quiet investi-
CATION, which he did. He, too, believed
the proposed road to be feasible and
FOUND tonnage to support it. Later he
notified the governor of his investi-
cations and showed credentials to
prove that he had the best possible
financial connections. Since then he
has been quietly working on the
financial end of the road and his
telegram indicates that he has met
with success. Unless there is some
unforeseen hitch in the program a con
Irsct may be closed for the building
or a north and south railroad mucf
sooner than had been anticipated.
Negotiations were then taken up b,
Gov. Alexander with Harry L. Day
who was In Boise closing up the affair,
OF the Idaho Panama-Pacific exposi
ton, and Senator Jerome Day, VIII,
was there attending the meeting O
mining associations, which finally re
suited in Senator Day consenting t,
make the trip to Chicago as a repre-
sentative Of the state In the pendin,
conference.
The citizens of Grangeville, feelinj
deep interest in the matter, and know
ing that A. +. Parker of this plac
was more fully conyersant with mat
6ers pertaining to the section of coun