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Show oo STATE NEWS NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD IS ASSURED Caldwell, Ida., Dec i4 The long-cherlshed long-cherlshed dream of southwestern Idaho Ida-ho for a north and south roud Is soon to be realized, according to E II. Place of Winnemucca. Kev., vgeneral manager of the Winnemucca &. North- cm railroad, who has spent the last few days in this city in the interest of his company. Construction work will begin March 1 at Winnemucca and will bo completed to Caldwell by March 1, 1915 Temporarily tho northern north-ern terminal of the road will be In Caldwell, but It Is probable that it will be oxtended north through Boise to Butte, Mont. At a mcoting of the business men of Caldwell tho stock subscription asked for by the management was raised and should the weather permit, surveyors sur-veyors will start this week on the preliminary pre-liminary Burvey from here to a point ICO miles south to connect with the surveys that havo been made from Winnemucca. Location survej's have already been made from Winnemucca north through Paradise valley to Mc-Dermott. Mc-Dermott. a distance of 85 miles, which Is to be the first nnlt built The road will be 250 miles long and will cost approximately $7,000,000 It will tap some of the richest agricultural aud mineral land in tho west It will pass through National, tho famous Nevada mining camp, and within ton miles of Silver City and Delamar. tho Idaho silver camps |