Show SIGN CONTRACT FOR FORRA RA RAILROAD Line to Be Built From Modoc on Southern Pacific WILL EXTEND TO FAIR FAIRVIEW VIEW Bonds Placed for i Rawhide Capital Takes 1 Stock Reno fleno Nov Ku April I 1 I have signed the tile last preliminary contract I for tor the construction of the Rawhide e Western railway between Modoc and said ald G. G IT ir PIerson o of the California Construction company The roa road will wm 1 be miles long will have a 0 side track every five miles and will bo be finished and ready for bus bus- iness ines July 4 We e have completed the purchase at of the equipment two engines a 3 number num nurn- ber of pr pr coaches and freight t cars ezra of ot different kinds and have Just closed a contract with Ith tho Read Team Team- Ih company to haul the construction material where here needed Our heavIest grades are at Modoc Io oc the jun junction point at Walker Valker Lal Lake e evail with vail the Mina branch of the Southern Pacific per cent for about four- four tenths of a mile and one SOO feet teet long at Rawhide which Is three pc per cent One tangent Is eighteen miles malIce long an and amid the grading ln will wilf be attended I by great difficulty simply a matter of or scrapers nearly the whole hol distance The he line was located b by C C. E E. Ridge C. C E. E who provided for a n stan standard ard gauge c-auge trade track with 58 53 and GO- GO GOi i pound steel and a a. telegraph line along I T. T e the tIme entire distance The shops and offices will 1 be e at atMo I IThe Mo Modoc oc for tor Greater ter convenience Althe All Al the material for construction will have hav been n shipped b by next nest wee week Ie and our traffic arrangements are arc being completed complete now so that w wo will be able to publish rates rotes according to the tIme Itte law Jaw before we begin bU business Examined Oro Ore r CS We y have examined the ore oie reserves nc 10 mow W v exposed expo at Rawhide and hare and ha have found that the low and high grade c ores In sight will give u ug Us freight for forthe forthe forthe the next net live five or six Ix years cars Development Develop Develop- I m inept ment nt will Increase this prospective business s nn and the freight to be hauled to Rawhide will keep leop us busy for Cor some sometime sometime sometime time after atter we t open We Ve will not riot stop at Rawhide but butwill butwill will extend 28 miles to Fairview Mr 11 Ridge Is 18 at work on this line which lie he says yg presents no great physical ci ul tIcs The XIt railroad company Is capitalIzed capitalized capital capital- 1 d at tit 1 common stcl A Abond bond hord ond issue of or has lias boon oen placed nn mid and the lIne Banking company of or Reno has been een named as ns trustee The road will cost In round fl figures including equipment Raw Raw- liI hide e capital took tool worth orth of tho the clock The California Contracting company com corn pany Pliny nn with C. C E. E Loss will construct the road rood and place tho the equipment In oper operation I do not leno rho tho will out manage o the tho roa road and as os It is too early y yet t to organize tho the om officers I cannot give gl the operating officers officers' nam names namer Tho The pr president or of the comp company n Is Fred Grutt vice pre president C. C E. E I Loss secretary C C. C 0 O. Nelson cl n 5 treasurer treas S I E. E W. W King These Thase with Ith Tc Tex RIckard make malto up the board of di di- di rectors |