Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-05-12
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LEWISTON, May Q, 1881.
Mr.. LELAND Why do you not pitch in
to the O. X. h N. Company and give them
fits!
An attentive reader
Or THE TELLER.
The above inquisitor may be read
or of the TELLER, but our word for it
he is not q subscriber and never has
paid us cent for the paper, and yet
he expects us to crafty his spite upon
the company because he thinks they
do not as they ought. That the exac-
tions of that company are all out OF
proportions to the condition Of the peo-
pie of this leastern section, we are free
to admit, and that more liberal policy
in regard to freight rates would in the
end secure for the company more az
gregate profits although it would re-
quire more extended time. We can
foresec no particular advantage in an
athematizing that company so long as
we have neither the power to stop them
in their course, nor create competing
company out of any material that our
people can control. There is one thing
that must be said in their favor, and
that is they are disbursing the money
as fast as they earn it in constructing
boats and railroads to penetrate our
country and thus furnishing means of
rapid ingress and egress to and from
the country for both population and
goods and these improvements are be-
coming fixtures among us that cannot
easily be moved. So long as they
have the sole carrying trade of the
country they are and will be like any
other corporation, unrestrained by leg
islation, disposed to exact as much as
the people can bear. 1t is not so
much the policy of our people or of
the press of this upper country to an
alternative the 0. r. N. company by
calling them harsh names, and carica-
turing them, as it is to seek to encour-
age any corporation or company to
rival them in the carrying trade and
to proven. consolidation between the
two companies. When there can lie
competition for the carrying trade Of
this country then we will have reason,
ably low freight and not till then.
Hence we urge the construction of the
locks at the Cascades and Dalles.
Hence we urge the construction of the
mountain division of the Northern
Pacific across to the Sound. In this
connexion we hear say that the com
pletion of the Northern Pacific from
Duluth to the Puget Sound promises
u permanent relief in two ways. In
the first place we can ship all cu'
merchandise direct from the east, in
stead Of purchasing in San Francisco
or Portland and shipping up the Go
lumbia against current at so great ex
pense. Then we in the second place
can ship all our grain to deep sea sail
ing vessels at the Sound, and save al
extra charges for wharfage, commits
sions, ighterage, pilotage and insur
anoe and ship in much lisa time tina,
via the mouth of the Columbia river
Of Wizards plans to stop the building
Of the Northern Pacific west of Aims
worth we have ever spoken in condem
nation and expect to continue in oppo
sition to that scheme. But we do no
deem it wise to be always abusing
company who must do all our carry
ing trade till q competing line is estah
lished. Such q course sours the tempe
of all the subordinates Of the oompa n,
who have to do the business Of GU
merchants and brings evil rather thai
good to them and the whole section
and will not relieve them in the leas
80 long as there exists no competition
If we condemn a policy we must b
prepared to suggest better one tina
is practicable for the people and tina
can be inaugurated.
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