Show I I 7 CHICAGO O GAPIT CAPITAL AL I FOR WESTERN VESTERN ROAD IAD I I San Francisco Idaho and Montan Montana Mon Mon- tan tana a Builders Are Arc Making I Good Progress I TO TO SERVE AS BELT EL T ROAD Coat Coot Short Line Will M MIleage Urn go goof of or Northern Lines to California Califor nm nia Materially Efforts are being made mad to Interest Chicago capitalists capitalist In th the new San Fan I Francisco Idaho I Montana railroad which Is Ii being built from Butte to San Saim Francisco Active o work has hu al already al al- ready reathy been ben started on this line lino which will lil shorten tho the distance from rom remit nutt Butte Boise Bols and antl the Snake River alle valley to the tha Golden Gate city b by tiSO miles mile and man many of or time the station sites anti and rights of WI way through h the tho principal towns on oum the limit lino have hu already boon been settled t an and anthe the line lino will be In operation opera opera- lion tion between some of ot the points be be- tore fore ore man many month May Iu n Bo lie Project There has bus been no little speculation as to whether the line lino Is IB backed by hy one o of tho time northwestern roads that lint Is keeping keeiling in the background until Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho and Montana tont people get their franchise fran Chi chise and anti rights of or wa way at lower figurea fig fig- urea ures under the tho plea pica of homo home capi tal tai and the opinion has been expressed ex ex- pressed preMed that tho the Chicago t 8 tern which has Just opened Its ItH Wyoming Wyo 0 ming flung extension to Shoshone will prove provo to be bo the owner of ot the time new roa road before Its Us completion Whether time the road remains an nn In In- In dependent property or hot not It will ivill play an arm important port pare In time the development de of or Lime tho rich lamming farming countr country which It rL f and amid through which man many maim new irrigation projects are arc rapidly heIng be he- ing constructed Should the time road re remain remain re- re main Independent of ot the tho great terns ems In the tho northwest it will serve e as a belt bolt line lino for or nil all of or the tho northern trans lines linos and will give them item nil all a shorter mileage Into San |