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Show PAYETTE LAKE Two small railroads will soon engage en-gage In a race to rean the Payetto lake country of southern Idaho. Thoy are the Idaho Northern and tho Pacific Pa-cific & Idaho Northern. Tho Idaho Northern Is now at work on an extension ex-tension from Ub present terminus at Emmett' flhy-olght miles north to Smith's Ferrj. It has also surveyed a line as far" north as Granger. Since the Idaho Northern, commonly common-ly known as tho Dewey lino, has started start-ed to extend northward, the Pacific & Idaho Northern has decided to build to Granger from its terminus at New Meadows The Payette lake country, tho ultimate goal of both roads. Is tho proposed site for a big summer resort. It Is said that the Idaho Northern Nor-thern has purchased seeral hundred acres from tho Oregon Short Lino on Payette lake. The general belief is that Harriman ir.terosts control the Idaho Northern, |