Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-03-15 | Page 7 | O. S. L. Spur Track Proposal Thought Impractical

0. S. L. SPUR TRACK PROPOSAL THOUGHT IMPRACTICAL Though county commissioners of Bear Lako county Idaho, arc desirous of granting a right-of-way for a spur track of the Oregon Short Line thrriugh Montpoller canyon to open phosphate deposits, District Forester 4 J. V' Martin thinks tho idea impracti-i cab'p, according to word from th. forest for-est service office. The forest service and Bear Lake courty are at presenl co-operaling in building a road through Montpyller canyon. The spur track has been suggested sug-gested as a means of opening valuable phosphate lands and the county com J ml.' iioners s.eom favorably impressed I thai the Montpelier route is the jnostl feasible one. I A railroad In such a location would seriously interfere with the building of a satisfactory road," Mr. Martin stited. H'.i is meeting with the Bear Lake county commissioner; today at Paris. Idnno, and'it Is expected that th touting tout-ing of the proposedpur track" iovlhe phosphate deposits will lie arranged for today. 1 1