Show COMING to build down snake river valley on to logan and ogden prom saturdays standard A letter received sn this city from bt anthony athla morning says tho deseret news throws considerable light on recent mysterious movements in northeastern idaho on the part of railroad surveyors of the oregon short hue and individuals becking options oil land generally tho etory told le one ot the contemplated invasion ot short lino territory on the part of abo chicago and northwestern tab ny in the towns of sugar city rs burg blackfoot Pre stoa logani and brigham city en route in addition iho road will be pushed duo west from st anthony to dolse ida the letter Is written by a gentleman tho nowa for in tho face of the tact thai general manager W II 11 bancroft and general superintendent E bosl ot the oregon short line are today at going over ahe situation and orders been given to rush tho work on tho park railroad it bould appear that the short line Is aware ot the contemplated invasion of its territory the news reproduces a part of the letter which ie as follows the most important news for the snake river valley and in fact for northern utah aad southern idaho Is tho fact that the chicago ana north western railway has laid out its route from its western terminal to ogden and salt lake city the northwestern people have worked with the utmost secrecy and it has birst leaked out for the first time that U contemplated such a hig move in the railroad extension of tho west right ol 01 way has been secured to the idaho line largo tracts of coal lands have been bought up in the jackson hole country and land west of the teton mountains la being secured by the agents of this road this was all looked upon as certain indications of the snake river valley obtaining a trunk line but now come the assurances that these long hoped tor improvements will materialize the activity of the rio grande at ogden in its depot area and improvements prove ments bad a significance that has not been hitherto fully understood the news is that the chicago and northwestern will extend through the jackcon hole country coming through st anthony via and continuing its main line southwest touching tho towns of sugar clevi rexburg Rex burg rigby and most probably passing somewhat to the east of idaho falls thua taking in the large villages in that portion of the snake river valley the main object in doing this however is to make a more direct and quicker route to ogden and salt lake city from here the roads plans are to take a of south course touching and many of he large east of the short line track from pocatello Poo atello the course lies a east of the short line route thus throwing it into cache valley without any perceptible increase In creasa of distance as was the case with the hort line in former years from preston the road intends paralleling the short line branch lo 10 logan lo 10 gan and cache valley will be given special attention from logan there are a number of route planned and under advisement but ono looked upon as the most feasible at present Is from logan to and through wellsville and brigham can jooa and from brigham city a little to the east of the short line touching the towns of Willar tf hot springs view north ogden and then into off den where connection win be made with the rio grande and other roads another route under consideration Is from logan through newton providence lse and thence into ogden valley and then through scenic ogden canyon to this is the first new of this grcar developing of this intermountain part ot th country it will do more for the advancement and progress of this great coming auntry than anything elso that has happened people here aro feeling highly elated it means railroad chops and a central railroad spot for st anthony and prosperity tor all contiguous territory |