Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-08-08

via: the Southern Pscihc and N"rih-
srn Pacific. will greatly increase the
eowpeii,ion for trade 10 ali that region
designsiej as the New Northwest. The
N,rthern Pacific can hardly be said 10
any sense TO be tributary to San Fran
cisco. Il will be Of great Importance
10 stimulating the growih Of the Pa
ci6c coast states. Portland will derive
more direct ben.6s from this road than
will Sso F.ancisco. l, is possible, al
20, that q terminal city Of gr at i'm
portsnce will spring up somewhere on
the shores Of Puget SQUAD, al hou.h
Portland, BY mesns Of its railroad 10
the Sound, may. in the matter Of trade.
bold the position Of terminal city.
The Uish Noriheru railroad has re.
Gently taken the name Of the Northern
Pacific. and. il il said, has 30 far passed
into the hands If jay Gould that he
controls it. This Rad is no con,
ple,ed from Ogden Dorthward to Camp
Lsnders, 2.'5 miles. L. is ut present n
narrow gauge. but the grade an ties
srs suiisblc slso tor broad gauge.
This road will be pushed on TO Port.
land. or to q Connection with some other
road leading out Of that city. Ii my.
therefore, be set down rs "a fact that
PWtia6d will have a direct road TO
Ogden ut no distaut day. an later will
also have connection with Chicago by
wsyiof. Puget Sound and the Northern
DuosGa Ytnsn p.,aa. bar
with the water route by way Of the
Colu,Sbis river. will give that city very
great advantages Is trade @ nter. Il
u not likel that any city hereafter L"
be founded on Puget sound will over.
shadow Portland. IL il also reasonably
certain that the Ut h S,u'hern railroad
will 6nsliy be pushed down 10 the GIL
ossdo river, IL not into Arizona terri
tory. The Denver nafrnw g,u., is
aslrO reaching out towards the borders
two great roads, the Southern Pacific
and the Atchison, Topeka and S,ntl
Fe roads, will meet. IL is certain. how.
ev,r. that both will afford tacllit'e, fur
tapping the trade OF Arizona, the one
frnm the east aud the other from The
west. Three great cities viii c,mpe'e
for tho trade OF all the country made
accessible by those ads, viz: 81, Fran.
cisco. Oh c.so sni 81. Louis. The al
vantage, vi % 50 nearly balanced that
cus'ons' usages, mercantile acc"nno
dstions, may Y" far to give one Of these
cities prepondersnce of trade. Sau
Francisco has the decided sdvantay il,
situation. 1t is the only city which
: eats any figure in its iWport.. 1t Is tn.
one city by the sca with com,ucrc.
reaching nut to al foreign lands.
Tho ireigh,s between this city and
European ports have been lowcr during
the past year than betwee, Ch,cag,
and New York. St. Louis will be =
strong competitor for the trade OF Ari
soma, which is destined at no distant
dayto BE- very large. The three cite
n the points VI this triangle will com
pete fur the trade Of this vast territor,
with persistence never known before
There has beea no, little speculation
Of late n o the effect Of these new ia
cili.ies upon the trade If Sn Francis
On. u"w much Of il will be diverted
What will be added? San Franc,sc,
will take the chances With o:her vrea
cities. The Same mercantile .acili,ie
III must be granted, no. the same usage
adapted as 10 trade, which osher cite
have adopted. provided ,hare IL any ID
vantage in :hem. The city iiom WINS
pprs 70 and come more than n thou.au,
Dsrchsnt ehip., aud through Wins
Goldsn Gate oane the riches, cars"c
10 the ORD. IL sun ,lsuily master q
the situs,ion TO hold IL for the presen,
\ Rsilrsad. gill, indeed, add 4eaew f.cl,
ties also for the trade Of San Frauci.
co.
This threatened compa,ition does nc
lookslike calami,y. There was tin,
whom San Francisco was almost II
isolated city That condition will neve
exist again. Mr. will u ever be rcall
b desirable one. All tho vast ,erritnr
~e.t of the Rocky moun,ai;as can new.
b. exclusively tributary TO any on
great city. The merchants of Sa
Fsancisc,. Chicago and ST Louis vi
freely enter the same Geld, with. Ii
Advantage that SIN Francisco will u
Fsys, With rospsct to t"e ssrrit ~. be
nesror ceStsr ~ trade than the 9th,
two cities. Wnhthis advantage whicl
inYpnrssnt A. It may be. is mt always
controlling one. competition on the pr
OF OF er great cities canua BE- cnnsi,
cred in the light al calamity, al,houe
It may r,volntionise some 81 the con
mercial cassoms which nov preva
here.