The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-04-01
.PRICHARD-- PARAGON
RAILROAD HEARING
Commission to Sit
in Wallace on
April IS
MAKE STRONG SHOWING
Shippers Willing to Pay High
Rate as Inducement
to Build

THE STATE utilities commits
sion has notified Adam Aul-
bach. of Murray, that the
petition of the North Side
/ shippers asking that the O.-W r. & n.
company be required to rebuild its
line from Prichard to Paragon will be
considered at a hearing to be held in
Wallace on April 10 This hearing
was to be have been held on March
20, but was postponed in order to al
low the railroad company further time
to prepare its case The Prichard
creek branch was washed out by the
high water that occurred in Deem
ber 1917. and since that time that sec
ton of the district has been without
railroad transportation, resulting in
great Inconvenience and loss to the
people along Prichard creek, and seri-
ously discouraged development enter
prises. The destruction Of the rail-
road has made the cost Of ore ship
ments practically prohibitive, and i'm
posed hardship upon men who have
devoted years to the development of
mining property only to find them
selves powerless to dispose of their
product through lack of railroad trans
portation. 1t is expected that the peo-
pie of the North Side will be i'm posi-
ton to make a strong showing of the
disadvantage to which they have been
subjected, and that the tonnage in
and out is ample to Justify the COM
mission in issuing an order for the
reconstruction of the railroad There
is no disposition on the part of the
North Side people to deal unjustly
with the railroad company, but they
do insist that the company should be
required to do full justice in dealing
with them While feeling that the
business in sight is sufficient to justify
the reconstruction Of the road with
out increasing rates. ore shippers have
expressed Willingness to pay ex-
cessive freight rates up to a certain
tonnage as an inducement to secure
the road.
Will Create Business.
or course railroads are not general
ly built on a showing of prospective
tonnage, but nevertheless this is fac
tor that always receives considera-
ton. In addition to the mines that are
already in position to make shipments,
the building Of the railroad will give
a tremendous impetus to development
work on many mining properties which
have every Indication Of becoming
producers. Without the assurance of
mining operations will
continue to lag, for the cost of haul
Ing ore to the railroad is an insuper-
able barrier in most cases to profit
able operation. Mining is the sole in
iustry of this county and every sec
ton Of the country Is interested in the
expansion Of the field of mining act
witty. In view of the large profits
that come to the railroad companies
through business created by the mines,
{ is only fair that they should en-
courage the development of new mines
oy providing the necessary transpor-
alton, and be governed to some ex-
.ent by the possibility of future de-
5elopment
Shipping Properties.
There are three mines above Muir
Bear Creek, Monarch and
2aragOn-that have concentrating
Mills and two Of them in spite Of the
difficulties with which they have to
contend are making irregular ship
nents. All of them are in position to
greatly increase their output if pro-
-ided with railroad transportation as
hey were over two years ago. The
Paragon is beginning an extensive
program Of development which viii
greatly enlarge its available ore. The
Bear Creek is in position to greatly
Increase its output with the railroad
'estored, and the Monarch, now oper-
tied by leasers. would be again active.
The Terrible Edith, which was an ex-
ensive shipper before the railroad was
washed out, is in position to begin
shipping when favorable facilities are
provided. The Jack Waite has 4 large
Shipping tonnage and was regular
shipper when the railroad was in OPP
sration. Besides these the Giant
ledge started the construction of a
nil over a year ago. has developed a
arge ore body and with assurance Of
railroad would probably be in the
chipping class this summer Numer-
JUS other properties have ore, but the
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