Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-08-08
n. r. r. 4 Prospects.

NV comes the telegraph and tickles
u with 'he EalInw;ny dispatch, dated
New York. July Is:
1t Is stated by the Northern P.ciGc
Railroad Co that the rapid dev-Iop.
mtnt IT Wa-hius'"n Territory and the
demand for railroad facilities have de
'erm'ned them to c",n,ne"c. the con.
s'rnc '.n "t the r"ad from the Cnlum.
hia river eastward o. Pen d'Or-ille lake
distance of 200 miles. They accod
my y issued n circular calling t"r an
add";on"l 81 coo 900. TIE subscrip.
'l""s closed y s'erday. the entire au.un,
having b'e' taken by Stockholders.
The construction will begin a. soon u~
the line can be l"c.ted. Ten th"usand
t". If steel rails We're purchased to
dry tor lhi- road"
On the l7,h Of July Frederick Ri,
lin.s. president If the \ =. r. K ca.
NJ the following dispatch from New
'Io'k :" Cart Ai"sx"r,h n Portland:
Our COMPANY bought to iav twelve
thousand TOT is If steel rails tor tic Pen
t'Ori'l- division. Shipment will he lin
~ D.ce"ber. We could no, g,t rails
trrn tue mll- earlier"
Although our hopes have so fien
dur'"s the past eight yea'" been raised
'oa great height by similar statements.
My :" be cruelty dashed =" the rround
by the lapse II ii".e. We are inclined IL
put faith in thl. fhtrr,ny tale 1t j.
understand 'ha, he lawyers It The cnu.
,any have concluded that the "p'"inn
the edi'or "f the Union gave in 1872
hat The grant of lands to The Company
would not ,xpire um,l some c,mpe,-n,
'rhn"al, the Suprcme court OF the
United Statrs. or Congress had decided
: that il was t"rieited by failure to cum
p'ete the rnnd. is he correct iuterrrc,a
ton Of the act cre,ing the cnint,any
and that IN pursuance Of that c"nciu
>l"n The i n croi> have decided 10 linl,
'hrlr ifnr's III Go gre>s to the prcvpn
tion oi hostile legislation. aud IN tn.
mean time Lu'li as much road as posi-,
ol-. he decentralization BY hard, e,ni
grants that the vast palou-e cnuntry II
nu IA p'fnu ,ti"n ut the faa,,u- pro-
ducive Walla Wallis valley has led III,
manaa'rs IT the cnmpan' to conrlud
thar the lhnds er,nted in ,ha, rrgi"l
,r- worth ,huch mure than the cU.t /"
the CONSTRUCTION of the rad Hence
he present surveys AID forts Ia carr
tie land-. AS indicated by the d'>
patches tie &c ,son is IT," far advanre'
.n actual, build much II any road thi
year. hut great deal in 7 way o
preparation can be done. The survey
u be cnmple,-I and the es, innate
u made. the rail> can be- brought 10 III
y Columbia tiv T, the ties can be pro
cured. aud the contracts for coustruc
y " ti"n let. in sfor'. every thi can b
u ynt in such a state Of readiness tn,
|, the zeal work OF bull lug the l'c
d'Or+ilIe division OF the road can
coma enced very carly in the spr'n
u and prosecuted with great vigor 10 c'n'
Q ple,ion. The real work "f cnn>trncti"
. will require the services "f thousand
J, of men and animals, .ll "f whom wi
- he consnillerS Thus rn"ther mHrkt
:, far "ur surplu. is b. in. prepared.
To this statement If the general si
nation j. We'll - add that II party {
engineers under Il. NJ. Mccartney. "u
,, "t the mn>t accomplished civil engi'
ep's in the country, has g"ae I" exam
,' me the C+a water route 81 MODtan'
'' This extedn'"" was rent "n' nt III
F. earnest ~uusst and pom the AMte' 10
= = npres' nta ion. r'ade hy the people I
u Lewiston. Should Mr.. M,Cartnr
!" tind the e 'arwatrr Ion'e ~ repres-"
&c ed. il Is rn-sible th,t the Pc" Orei,
~ rnLte will be ah,n .uei. - Union.