Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-10-15
Independent candidate for Delegate t
Congress:
M. BRA. YIN AN.
Railroad Prospects Again.
seattle October 9Th


Gen. Tannstt has purchased for Mr.. .
Willard the Seattle and Walla Walla ;
railroad. which will be built through
to Walla Walla without loss of time.
Ocean steamer. to be put on here
without delay"
The above telegram we end in the
daily WalIa Walla Statesman, and we
fully credit the fact of the purchase as
stated. Gen. Tannett has been for
some time past upon the west side OF
the Cascades and carefully examining
Seattle. New Tacoma and the two rail
roads leading out Of these towns to-
wards the summit of the Cascades, and
the section of country lying between
the eastern terminous of the two roads
ostensibly for the purpose of surveying
the coal fields in the interest of some
capitalists in San Francisco, but as we
opined, when we learned of his exam
lining SO thoroughly this section, he
had another object in view Of far more
Importance and more directly in the
interest Of the company over which
Mr.. Willard presides. This telegram
explains the prime object@of his visit
and it seems that he has effected his.
object. The facts are that the Seattle
railroad was principally owned and
under the control Of Seattle men and
built by them, but the Walla Walla
and Seattle company had borrowed
considerable money to do the work they
have already done and are still in
debt for it. Several San Francisco
and other capitalists have been prom
ising that they would come forward
and take this road OFF the hands of
the Seattle men, but they delayed, fear
ing that the plans Of the North Pacific
to build across the noun aims, might
damage their success in the enterprise,
and thus matters have stood in abey
ance.
Mr.. Villord has been watching the
movements of both companies and
knowing full we'll that il the NORTH
Pacific builds directly to the Sound
more than one-half Of the traffic Of
4 Eastern Washington will pass ove'
that road instead of going down thu
Columbia, he and his company hpv
also determined to have a road acros
the mountains and the Seattle com
pany having already secured the RICH
Of way, and being little embarrassed
the Willard company have sought 70
and obtained the Walla Walla Il S,
attic road and all it's rights and no.
intend to build forthwith or bring I'll
North Pacific to terms of compromis
-- by which both companies are to hay
Joint road across the mountains fro'
the Columbia river to the Sount
Wizards company have the means
build tho road and will build an ii
dependent road under the Walia Wa
la Il Seattle right of way unless the
be some such compromise and the
will do it as early rs money and lab
can accomplish the work, and whit
built they will have SEATTLE their we
crn terminus, which in our judgeme
is preferable over New Tacoma
two reason. 1t is much nearer t
head of the straits pefuga the out
to the sea, and has larger and bett
barber. We are informed that frt
the junction Of the White and Bla
rivers to which point the Seattle 70
is already built to the contemplat
line Of the North Pacific leadi
through the Matches pass.where S,
latter company now intend to bui
the distance is less than 90 miles,
that in case of compromise betw'
the two companies, the building of t
20 miles will connect Seattle with
present line of the North Pacific, q
thence eastward to the Columbia,
two companies can jointly build
road with great rapidity, and soon 9
Eastern Washington an outlet to
Sound. II seems that the plans
operations of the Willard company
fast tending to hedge of and bottle