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Show CONTACT I I FROM IB FULLS SALT LAKE. Dec. L A. N. Sprague who is interested In the Jarb'idge camp, and who makes his home Jn Twin Fails, is elated over the pios-pects pios-pects of a railroad being built into Contact While here on a recent visit ho said that Twin Falls had the greatest prospects of any city In Idaho. In addition to tho large irrigating ir-rigating projecLs, he says the residents resi-dents are receiving large benefits fiom the new development work -in Jarbidgcand that thoy will begin to set some benefits from Contact in the summer. According to Mr. Sprague, the Con-tuct Con-tuct railroad construction is- assured. Whilo he was not at liberty to give tho names of the men who had undertaken un-dertaken this work, he said that the company had been financed and thut it would be built from Twin Falls direct into Contact. The line is tho project of some large lnnd and live stock Interests, that have large holdings hold-ings also in Contact mining properties. proper-ties. Whilo they bnvc not had a great deal of development work done on their claims, they say they are satisfied sat-isfied that the ore Is there In paj iue quantities. Yet the line will not have 1 to depend upon ore baullug alone, j as there are large agricultural and j live stock interests to be considered, j The railroad construction work will probably be started some lime dur- ing the winter Preliminary surveys fi have been made ami the construction . 1 work will be started from Twin Falls, 1 as supplies can be gotten In from that I end of the line more easily. Estimates I of the cost have been prepared, and 4 It will be only a short time until j; material, such as tlos. rail and bridge j; supplies will be arranged for. The grading will be started as soon as some of the contracts arc let, and shovels and teams are put qn tho ( ground. |