Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-03 | Page 5 | New Branches Turned Over

NEW BRANCHES TURNED OVER Control Of Calientes s and Mackay Ex Extensions Extensions Extensions tensions Transferred Resident Engineer William Ashton for or the engineering department of the Oregon Short Line has turned over oer to the operating department the exten extension mien sion of or the California branch between and Calientes and the new Mackay branch Both these extensions have been operated rated since they were completed compte too thus far fir by the engineering ring department The revenues s were cred credited credIted credIted I to the department dep and the ex cx expenses charged up against it Here Hereafter Hereafter Hereafter after both branches as far faras AS construct constructed ed eel will be operated by the regular de department department The Mackay branch officially known as the Salmon River railroad is I miles mitch in length running from Blackfoot to Mackay These are at present the only two stations en on the line but next spring a station will be b built at Arco Areo which Is te aji half way be between between between tween the terminals The Short Line will start in about two weeks to build d a big warehouse at Mackay as h this is the shipping point now for tor a big region A good gO station Is practically completed and the rail railroad railroad railroad road will help to build b nd up a prosperous town there For the present a 3 train will be run each way three times a week w ek leaving Blackfoot Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and returning from tr ni Mackay I Tuesdays Thursdays s and Saturdays In the spring particularly if I f the Thun Thunder der den mountain traffic opens up as ex cx expected expected the th service will probably be im improved Improved improved proved The Salmon River road will willbe willbe willbe be under Superintendent Olmstead of j the Montana division i iThe The extension into int In Nevada vada is under I the jurisdiction of Superintendent Young of the Utah Utan it division The piece prece of new road Is miles long I