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Show ELECTRIC RAILWAY North and South Line From Grangeville Via Lewis-ton Lewis-ton to Boise. INCORPORATION ARTICLES HAVE JUST BEEN FILED Ample Power to Run the Line Is Distributed Along the Route. Special to The Tribune BOISE, Ida., Feb. 8. News has Just been received here to the effect that the Lewlston - Grangeville Electric railroad will be extended to southern Idaho and Boise made Its terminus. The project has been takc-n up by the Central Idaho Development company, which has Just filed Its articles of Incorporation. In-corporation. The olllcers of the new company are G. W. Thompson of Lewlston, Lew-lston, president; J. A. McCormack of Ne. Perce county, vice-president; T. S. Ward of Lewlston, treasurer. The present construction fund Is $250,000, and twenty-five miles of the road loading load-ing through the new Irrigation district dis-trict will be taxed at an early date. Where Line Will Run. Judson Spofford. president of. the electric line company that has been absorbed by the new development company, has this to say regarding the enterprise: "From Camas Prairie the line would extend by White Bird, up the Little Salmon river to Salmon Meadows, then crossing the low divide di-vide go by the Payette lakes, following follow-ing the Payette river down through Long valley to the mouth of tho South Fork. From the latter point two routes are available to reach Boise. One Is by Horseshoe Bend and Pearl mining district, while the other extends up tho south fork of the Payette to Alder creek and by this stream to Summit, near Placervllle. thence down Grimes and Moore creeks, striking Boise river a few miles above Boise. Ample Power Provided. "For this electric road uniting the ends of the State ample power Is distributed along tho route. Thcro is no question as to' that matter. There Is now sufficient water power In Idaho going to waste to run all tho trains of the Northwest. I believe be-lieve that a north and south electric road between Lewlston and Boise and penetrating penetrat-ing the heart of central Tdaho which Is rich In minerals, timber anil grazing lands. Is now assured." W. II. Graves of this city has been engaged en-gaged as consulting nnd organising engineer en-gineer by the company back of the project, proj-ect, and has entered Into communication with prominent engineers for tho purpose of securing a forco for the work. Basket Factory for Boise. A basket factory Is soon to be established estab-lished In Boise by J. J. Olson, who has a basket factories In Salt Lako and Ogden. It is proposed to manufacture nil kinds of chip and willow baskets, and about forty persons will be employed. 1 Steunenberg- Murder Inquiry. Capt. Swain of Thiol's Detective ngenev at Spokane, has returned to Boise ami again taken up Investigation In the Stcunonborg. murder case. From statements state-ments mado by him. it is thought he has found some new and very Important evidence evi-dence In the case. It Is said that tho new postoffico to bo established at tho Barbor Lumber company's com-pany's plant, five miles nbovc Boise, will be called LaFolletle, In honor of the distinguished dis-tinguished Junior Senator from Wisconsin. Wiscon-sin. Articles of Incorporation of tho Continental Conti-nental Land and Improvement company, organized at Lewlston, with a capital of $100,000. were filed with the Secretary of Slate. Coal Company Piles Articles. Articles of Incorporation of the Palousc Coal comp'iny of Lewlston were also filod. This company has a capital stock of $100,-000 $100,-000 Another Lowlston company has filed a copy of Its articles of Incorporation the Monarch Tlmbi-r company. It Is capitalized capital-ized at $1,000,000 and was organized for tho i purposo of engaging In the lumber business. busi-ness. The heads of this firm are I. N Smith. M. Harrison and J. J. Murphv. Tho AVestern Townslte companv. with offices at Lewlston, also filed Its articles of Incorporation. Tho capital stock 13 J100.000. |
