The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-03-11
INTEREST AROUSED
IN RAILROAD SOUTH
Banquet At Twin Falls Atteaded BY
Hundred nes to Hear Plans
q the Project

At a banquet attended by more than
100 representative citizens from Filler.
Twin Falls. Bull. HOLSTER. Rogerson.
and Contact. New. az the Rogerson
cafe IN Twin Falls last night. plans
were made public regarding the build
ing OF railroad from this section to
Wells. ~Ney. 10 connect up with the
main lines leading TO San Francisco.
The Idaho Nevada California com
pxny is the name of the company
which would build the long desired
railroad. f. j. Ahern OF Twin Falls
is PRECEDENT of this company aud has
been fslgaged for four years compiling
all available statistics concerning the
feasibility OF such project.
The banquet last night was held for
the purpose Of interesting southern
Idaio In the project and in outlining
the plan OF procedure.
Davis Visits Filler.
George L. Davis. railroad builder
OF San Francisco. aud president OF the
Idaho, Nevada. and Tidewater Rail-
road. arrived In Twin Falls. yesterday
afternoon. and WAS escorted over the
Twin Falls tract by II. j. Weaver. j..
NJ. Markell, and delegation from
Twin Falls Mr.. Davis was accom-
panied from San Francisco by II. F.
Van Sander.
In their brief visit 10 Filler yester-
day they met several local business
men and then proceeded to Bull and
casfleford. arriving In Twin Falls In
time for the banquet last evening.
shad L. Hodgin. OF Twin Falls was
POSTMASTER at the AFFAIR last evening,
addresses being made by representa-
tiy>s OF the company. and by promin-
emf men OF the county.
chants In other towns. That should
Markell Gives Address.
]. NJ. Markell. president OF the Filler
Con. mercial Club. addressed the meet
los. cpd hts. remarks we're greeted
Win mach enthusiasm.
He pointed out that over 1900 cars
OF produce were shipped from Filler
between February /. 1919. and Febru-
airy /. 1920. In the same period over
700 cars were received.
Filler will back any legitimate pro-
position that has for its purpose the
advancement of this great inland EN-
pire". he said. "and will be pleased 70
welcome representatives OF this com
pany TO our town
lie Maid tributes 10 the enterprise OF
botl Bull and Twin Falls: extended
an invitation to his hearers to come
10 Fiier. and gave assurance that
Filler was interested in a railroad 70
the south.
Plan Creates Interest.
That the company's plan compre-
bend railway line from Twin Falls
extending through Filler and Bull
thence south into Nevada. passing
through tie Contact mining fields "a
connect with the Western Pacific and
Southern Pacific near Wells. Is known
Such an enterprise. II Is believed viii
be received with interest here. since
T II has long been recognized as an Inn
pcriant step in the growth and de-
velopment OF the Twin Falls country
New territory would thus be opened
M 10 the towns OF this section. while
the rail outlet to Pacific coast mark
cts and ea-porfs offers another 81.
tractiye inducement for boosting the
+ project
Those attending the BANQUET from
here included. J. ~ Markell. ~ J.
. Weaver George Leonard. u X. Dill
ingham. l.. NJ Smith. y L. Besmer
W. T. Consnt. George Trultt. T. =
Hao-o. George Erhardt and Juneau