Show OREGON SHORT liNE SEEKS MORE liGHT Would Like to Know Just What Attitude of Secretary of I Interior Is MORE ORE light Is sought ht by the time Oregon Short Line on the present attitude e of tho time secretary o of the tho interior with r re- re to the new line lino from I 1 I I Saline station on tho the Lucin cutoff to Burley Burcy Ida Construction was halted halle by hy an Injunction secured by the time reclamation rec service which would ouid have o the road pay for Cor future futuro canal intersections on the right of wa way The he railroad company com coot- palm pany suggests a modification of or the tile In Injunction Injunction Iii In- junction to permit It to complete and operate such of the line lino as Is already gnu graded d ed Senator Reed Smoot last week seek t telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- le graphed to Secretary Jo Joseph 13 g Calno Caine of or tho timo Commercial club climb that the time see sec rotary is willing that thal construction of the road be t resumed pending a decision of tho time courts ua us to what hat stipulation should bo be ma made o u by the railroad company company com coin pany for the time cost of ot intersecting canals canal Time The now lOW hue lino crosses tho the 1 Minidoka oka reclamation rec rec- project Senator Smoot suggested sUgg that the Commercial club set the secretary's proposal before the time rail railway wa officials I and arid then submit whatever su suggestions the Short Line might have The rhe railroad railroad rail rail- road company has set sel et forUm forth it Its own al altitude attitude at- at to Secretary Caine Calne The latter latterI will Inform Senator Smoot who vimo will take up the time matter with tho thu department of tho time Interior The rhe Commercial club chili Continued on Page Pago 2 Column C. C OREGON OREON SHORT liNE I I MORE liGHT I I Would Like to 10 Know Just What I Attitude of Secretary of Interior I Is Sl I I Continued From Front Page One One is ca eager er to sec Me time the road built Settlers want It It will silI bring a new v Jobbing territory to Salt Lake Lalo and reduce the distance between this city cit an and Portland lud Oregon miles mlle Railroads Railroad's Side of The Iho railroads railroad's stand In tho tIme contro contro- rs Is sea ca forth n as follows s to the time Commercial club The attitude of ol the Ore Oregon on Short Line railroad company compan on the subject referred to lo In Senator Smoots Smoot's telegram tele do- do gram grain of or the time Hh to lo Joseph E. E Caine Is that the stipulation heretofore I demanded b by Iy time the secretary of ol the time In In- In I tenor imposed a heavy y burden on the Ito company compan not authorized h by 13 the tile statute I I of 1875 granting right ht of ot Wl way to railroads railroads rail rall- roads through public lands land and which I novel novel- has hus been Jeen exacted the time pe period pe- pe I nod of thirty five years of or administration Ie-I Ie I tion LIon of ot that In law w. w The Or Oregon gon Short Line In the time building building build build- ing of railroads In arid s territory provides pro pro- I vides passage e under Its trucks tracks at nt Its own cost cORl for tor ever every Irrigation waterway water nater- way encountered at nt the line limo of construction con con- This Is 18 the time policy of or con I the time Salt I Lake Lako Idaho Railroad company unu allU IL H mIi nas 1 ways ays lor ev every cv- cv cr cry ery canal cain an and lateral crossed by Its grade brade In tho Minidoka project Stipulation exacted by br the requires that such waterways bo be placed wherever where required In imi the tIme future while I the compan company's s 's attitude altitude Is that where In building rt it Intersects existing waterways water I ways ays It should provide and ammi maintain means of passage and where there somebody comes coms and wants a n waterway underneath underneath under tinder neath the track after It Is built th tIme the railroad company welcomes such lIuch crossIng cross cross- I cros-I 1 Ing 1 hut ti the tho mo later comer corner should pa pay the the cost Hon lionet t of 01 n nj I A As A to paying building charges to b bp be I assessed ed on orm land iad taken for toJ a a. rl right ht o of wa Va way This company Jr bought Its UK rl right right-of- or ht-or- wn a way through the time project from rom homestead homestead home home- I stead The lie land i Is smooth and leyel l. l and the road only requires a ar I r of way feet teel in tn width That width was the tile extent of or Its purchase In Th m making the he adjustment t. t the cn- cn to the price they otherwise otherwise other other- wise would charge chargo a sum estimated sufficient to pa pay the government charges es on land tran transferred to th the tho railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road company This estimate te was watt Usually Usually ally 50 an un ocr acre The total area was acres and the tIme company paid SUi- SUi f Neither the time railroad company compan nor northe northe the time a sume or claim that the time government t charges p. on each eLicit acre pined b by the time way right should h be ol a oJ and In adjustment th time the railroad railroad rail rail- road company gave ave such advance anc sum to each C us as ho bo expects expect to hav have to Ia pay In turn neven l years nr to tho tue government o for fOI land Ian convoyed conveyed to time the railroad The tar secretary 11 has 1 I In Insisted heretofore hereto hereto- fore tore that the time railroad company pa pay at an art estimated cost of or 50 for u a wa way 00 oo feet reel In width through h time the project This Timis Is twice ns as much mon money a RH as time the railroad paid and twice a as A much munch land as Its it Il over ever has imas any ans' Intention of oC r I p a g t I Him I The railroad com company pan IH is not in interested In- In In having the question of ot au au- nu- nu thorit of Lh tIme the secretary to lo Impose this chargo submitted to th the proper court or Of course It has hAI no objection to such submission What hat t I is he meant by tho suggestion suggestion sug sUr- of having such submission on ott tho the proper stipulation or of the railroad the company does doea not understand It has no Idea what tho timo secretary considers consid consId- ers stipulation nor Vh why an any stipulation stipulation tion should be desired d or proper in that Co connection an cc t I 0 ml The Time railroad company compan SUIt suggests that as Re the grade was wan completed rim or e every provided pro d. d for before bo- bo I foro fore the time Injunction watt was Issued there lucre 18 Is no Just reason wh why th the Injunction not bo be modified to permit it to tolay In ILL lay ties and rails rall on such completed d grade rade and furnish the tho people with wRit I I I I t. t transportation of ot which time thc they are arc so sore In need It It further sU suggests that tl th time pro pre proa ert erty IS' IS to the of oC tu n court In tho the case pending and It wI wi w i be lie under necessity of complying will wU terms of the final filial d decree erce In that caseto caseto case to waterways and all other sought tn to be Imposed ll by lie tho secretary A And nd It It further suggests that tha t. t wh vh It will viii not tint add to tho ho certainty of oC con conj It will give gite lve bond hand In ample e B eto aud to comply with the time terms critic of ot the time mate inato decree of or the court |