The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-05-17
SHORT Line
WILL BUILD
RAILROAD
Carl Gray Notifies Twin Falls of
Conditions Under Which Road
VIII BE Constructed.

TWIN FALLS.-Assurance by
President Carl r. Gray OF the Union
Pacific railway system, that the Ore
gon Short Line will build in the i'm
mediate future a railway line of APP
proximately 100 miles from Roger
son, Idaho, to Wells, New, connect
ing with the Western Pacific and
Central Pacific lines, was received
Thursday by Arthur l.. Swim, presi-
dent of the Twin Falls chamber of
commerce, in a message from III. V.
Plat, Salt Lake, vice president and
general manager of the Short Line.
The message received here Thurs
day followed confirmatory action by
the Union Pacific board of directors
meeting in New York and was fore
Swallowed by a telephone message
from Mr.. Plat some hours in adj
vance, to the effect that the Roger
son-Wells line would be brought be-
fore the directors and that a mes
sage embodying the boards con-
firmation of Mr.. Platt's statement
last week to Twin Falls citizens that
the Short Line would build the road.
might be expected at any time from
President Gray.
Conditions to BE Met.
The promise of the Union Pacific
president is made conditional upon
requirement by Twin Falls citizens
of the certificate of necessity and
convenience covering the proposed /
line heretofore issued to the Idaho |
Central Railroad company, and fur
nishing of the necessary right of |
way including grounds for terminals
at Wells.
Twin Falls citizens already have
obtained an option for purchase OF
the certificate and capital stock of
the Idaho Central company together
with options on right of way here.
President Gray's statement is:
IF your committee will acquire
all of the capitahstoek of the Idaho
Central Railroad company and there
upon accomplish the cancellation of
the existing certificate of public con-
venience and necessity issued to that
company by the interstate commerce
commission and in addition will pro-
vide free of cost to the Oregon
Short Line the necessary right of I
way, including grounds or terminals {
at Wells, New, the said Oregon
Short Line will coincidentally apply
to the interstate commerce commits >
sion for a certificate of public con- I
venience and necessity to be issued,
and when granted will promptly be- {
gin the construction of the line from ,
Rogerson to Wells, prosecuting the J
same with proper and reasonable dill
gence to completion" !
Plat Makes Statement.
In connection with the assurance 4
given by Mr.. Gray, the following /,
statement is made by Mr.. Plat: n
Il am gratified, as l feel sure the J,
PEOPLE of your section will be. with
he direct prospects OF fuller devel-
'pments for the Twin Falls and :
southern Idaho districts. II
This outlet by transportation for a
he greater productiveness of the en- n
ire section by reason OF your inten-
ion to conserve the waters OF Snake x
liver will tend to Justify to some Il
egree the expenditure for railroad pl
obstruction" al
Must Raise $4,000
At a public Notification in Twin u
'alls Saturday, evening. held to cell
brate the news of the proposed
uilding of the railway and the sus-
sss OF the American Falls bond cleo
on. about $4,000 in cash was
absorbed toward the needed $780,
90 TO acquire the writ of conven- lI
nee and terminals. In addition. on
arome pledged $1,000. while Bull w
lodged $4,000.
T. Z. Moore. former county com !"
issioner. is local chairman in tel
large OF the drive TO raise $4,000 in an
Ish from residents OF the Filler high tn
ay district.
The option to purchase for s25.- IA
10 the writ OF necessity OF conven-
nee acquired by the Twin Falls in
aamber of Commerce from the Ida alb
Central Railway company. ex- &c,
res May "a.