Show S LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS S T W Bates Says Idaho Midland is Assured S TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boise Ida March 20I look very much as though the Idaho Midland railroad from Boise to Butte Mont would bo built and that very noon Thomas W Bates promoter of the project pro-ject arrived here today accompanied S byEdward II Watson of New York one of those who have undertaken to furnish tho money If the project is found to bear out the representations mado to them In the course of an Interview S In-terview this evening Mr Bates said Just tell the people that the Idaho Midland Is going to be built I feel very much encouraged Prominent financiers In the East have taken the matter up Mr Watson has come out to look over the ground Arrangements S were made for his associates to conicS conic-S out the early part of April hut since 5 arriving In Boise we have received a message from them stating that they desired to come right away provided S they could get over the line oC the road That shown the Interest they feel We have wired them tocome on I While It is a little early I can show then enough to more than satisfy them thewI S Mr Watson staled that he and others S had agreed to furnish the money fo lie 1 enterprise provided they found conditions con-ditions hero as had been murwentCiL Continuing ho aulcl they did not Intiml S to axle a dollar bonus ThlH IH not a S stockJobbing arrangement or a town lot wheme he said He expn HHid tho opinion however that it would bo bone flfiul to the onterprlP iC people here soil Id Uiho omr of the I 1omlsJ and f llilir 1mnl1 ill II I kti111 I fitOi I In Mir I pro ject Mr Watson further said that large sums would be expended in other onturprlpeti If tho road were built The pruposeit road will travelno 1S1 mOll Custer mId Lvmlii coiintles to the Montana line nhciv the range will be crossed probably near Glbbonsvllle I land l-and will run directly from there to Anaconda and J3uttc I |