Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-05-10

u1s5oll4sing addends to the letter
of&6 Read Vice President Of the 0.
8. N. Ccnpsny. shich was published in
ths Qrego1ids and dated April llth,
18f6; aakd ssbnitted a. facts for the
people. has been submitted to Us for
publication, eby gentleman familiar
with ths baSiness Of that company, for
many years past. Il was supposed by
~ writsr that Mr.. Reed omitted to
usAIiod thee additional facts entirely
through isadvsrtsace and not through
aay desire TO keep the people in iguor-
ance Of them. Here follows what Mr..
Resd omitted:
"Oor company has struggled hard
during many long years, with little show
Of profit 70 rs, for the welfare OF the
pe6Sls eastis 81 the Cascade Mountains.
BY our economy. indomitable energy.
persevereoos and mnnied sacrifices. We
have succeeded 10 placing this section Of
country east Of the Cascades, head Of
81 others 10 cheap facilities Of trauspor.
tatiop: We have provided the people
With Aoating palaces for the accomoda
ton Of passengers at low rates OF fare,
and st an enormous outlay Of money.
Dur boats are now making two trips per
week each, carrying from two hundred
% three hundred tons Of freight each
"Trip, ~ average Of ESQ miles, and at an
sverige freight Of $50 per ton. The
passenger travel is light at present. We
IRE only having about 100 passcn pers
each trip, and the average passage
Dsnsy We COLLECT is SIS each person.
70 this We add the receipts for ali meals
sseYsd Ion board and state rooms and
hertbs provided for such as want them,
- for I'll extra baggage. BY these
additions We. manage to keep even.
Daring tho absence ofthe President and
eevcral stockholders Of our COMPANY.
tho are travelling il Europe, and else.
vheea on the interest Of the mouev
they possessed b.ioro the. organ,sAtion
.of Abe, company, | have instituted a
rigid system of economy, which I hope
kil enable me within few years TO
participate in the pleasures of travel in
the old world. The public welfare has
seemed to require that We should con
setrnct largo wharf boats at our various
'la6dings. This has been heavy bur.
then TO ~. But how else could we sub.
servo the interest Of the producer and
thereby grant him some special priv.
iexes. Ono Of these privileges is to re.
4uise that every producer who passes bis
.lrQduce through one Of our wharf boats
srequired to pay to US at the rate sof
MY cents per ton for the same, 10 add.
tion TO tho freight on the steamers.
This W call wharfage. We require the
merchant to pay Us but twenty 1--we per
ton for this wharfage, thus giving the
sprpduser the privilege Of paying 100
per cent more than the merchant, and
= the producer is also the principal con-
spmor, the merchant gives him the ad
ditional privilege Of paying back to the
merchant this rs cents ton az extra price
upoo goods bought. The cost Of build.
ia8 and equippiog ooe Of our wharf
boats Of bsst quality i about $1,000
which kept 10 proper repair will last
about Is years and - there is not more
thaa 10000 tons per anoum passing
throuah one Of these, ii will be readily
seea that the receipts Of one of these
hoaas during Is ysara, viii only be
abcst e336. 900, which the producer
has the privilege Of paying - special.
". This ANAL profit upon 6rst invest
msntqf ~ 900. We propose 70 invest iu-
1isiossly, % that il willmake up psrt
81 our general lossss 10 the trsnsports
ton business. We Get forth these facts
that the people may thoroughly uoder.
stand the situation, aud appreciate our
sslf sacri1oes made 10 their interest, and
b tAs more ready TO assist Us in banish
ing ftom the waters of the Columbia
and Snake rivers the new aud powerful
wonopnly, which has lately spranx Nd
10 yoar midst, calling oil their beats the
Noyth,sest, thus appropriatiug the oame
Of the country 10 which the people dwell
y charm 70 disturb their Loyalty to %.
We have penetrated with our boats
aparssly settled ooantry. The mere
chants last yoar only furnished US goods
for transportation TO the amount OF 90.
GOO tons q an average OF $50 per ton;
making on'y 100000 from them.
From the transportation Of 80, 600 tons
ofwheat down the river, we obtained
about $4,000, besides 10 ioconsidera-