Show FINISHING NEW ROAD Oregon Short Lines Northwestern Northwest rn Branch in Idaho Is Nearly Completed The new Northwestern branch of the Oregon Short Line in Idaho extending from Huntington to Homestead a dis distance distance distance tance of 68 58 miles will probably be com corn completed completed within 15 16 to 20 days General Man Manager Manager ager alter W H lL Bancroft assistant General Manager F H Knickerbocker and Chief Engineer William Ashton returned Thurs Thursday Thursday Thursday day night from a tour of inspection over the entire Idaho division of the system and report excellent progress on the Northwestern branch as well as the ex extension extension extension tension from Twin Falls south to Roger Rogerson son through the Salmon river district on the Northwestern branch is expected to be finished In less than three weeks and am then the new line will soon be b ready for operation On the Twin extension the track laying has been completed and efforts are arenow arenow now jiow directed to finishing depots at Roger Rogerson son and Hollister surfacing and getting the track properly graded During their heir trip over Idaho the Short Line officials visited d the Bear River district where a few weeks ago a wash washout washout washout out of small proportions occurred It was ascertained the damage there was small and that there are no prospects of fur further further further ther trouble this year The snow Is go going going going ing rapidly at the headwaters of ot Bear river The chief cause of the trouble in that district was not so much from melt meltIng meltIng melting Ing snow as from the ice lee gorges During their absence the tho offices of Bancroft and Knickerbocker were renovated and overhauled |