Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-11-03
LEWISTON IDAHO TERRITORY THURSDAY, NOV: B. 1es1

=. =, ~ t. tss. ..sss
the other day. A. already
We shall put in tho con-
Meeting link. between here aud Puget
Sound BY having the line from Port
land to Kalama constructed, il possi-
l,le, within the next twelve months -
Surveys. ~ far ~ made, show that the
line on the south bank Of the river u
far preferable to that ON tho north
hank, and the former line viii, there.
fore, be adopted. II i. not settled
whether it will enter the city directly
or b carried across tho river to East
Portlapd, and then to connection with
the system Of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, the necessary
surveys not having yet bssn fully COM
pleted. But you may take It for grant
ed that you will have within twelve
months from to-day IN unhroken rail-
road line from Portland to Tacoma aud
Seattle. We expect 70 put in IN ex-
tension OF the Washington territory
branch from some point south Of Taco.
ma to Seattle. Tho Columbia river
will not be hridged 1t present 1t Kal-
anna, but transfer boats will be used
there; and il 10 do not bridge the
Willamette river here Immediately, the
whole business can be transacted with
out breaking bulk BY means Of trans
fer boats carrying entire passenger and
freight trains
The proposed Oregon Railway and
Navigation Companys system Of roads
in eastern Oregon and Washington
territory ws expect also to completes
next year. Your newspapers have
kept you well posted - to the extent
and character Of that system. Suffice
il to say, therefore, that it will reach
altogether mileage Of over 700 miles,
Of which about $50 miles IRE to-day
in operation, and Of which $50 miles
more will lie in operation within ,hres
or four months the last including the
line from The Dalles to your city, and
the remainder will be taken in hand
aud carried through to completion next
year. All the necessary purchases ol
rails, locomotives and rolling stock gsn
orally; has been made. / will state IN
this connection that We expect TO load
next year between 6fty and sixty ship
in New York and Philadelphia with
railroad material for the Oregon Rail
way and Navig gltion Company and tn.
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
These ships may come here but the,
may also 20 to Tacoma. Tho North
ern Pacific Railroad Comp ny shipped
a cargo Oh the ship Dakota 10 Tacom,
at the rate Of 90 80 less per ton tha,
the rate the Oregon Railway and Nav
ligation Company had T. pay in send
ing railroad meterial TO Portland
When it come TO shipping Sc, 900, 60,
900, 10000 or $4,000 tom, OF cours
tuch difference ia . very 81 cntis
item. And you would consider y
very poor business managers It wc di'
not avail ourselves Of tho difference B.
sending our ships to Tacoma in prefer
ence to sending them here.
The Northern Pacific lines will b
pushed forward with the utmost .nerg
during the coming year. The gap b
, tween the two ends, that 10, betwee
the Yellowstone valley and the Clark
fork of the Columbia river, il to-da
reduced to leas than 800 miles W
are very confident Of being able I
!. build 800 miles this side eastward, an
about the same mileage from the othe
side westward during the coming yea
. 80 that there will bs . gap Of nj
!. much over ITO miles left. Applaus'
Whether we shall be able 70 still fu
|, ther reduce this gap in the noxt yes
: will depend upon the result Of invest
cations now making into the practic
!. hility of working At the two very lari
and difficult tunnels, one through Il
main Rocky mountain range, and Il
). other through the 90. called Belt RANT
that We shall have to overcome.
;. we can york at these tunnels fro
!. . different points next year, we may {
= still better. But, at anv rate. you q
absolutely rely upon the entire cor
pletion OF the main line Of the Mort
:. ern Pacific in the course Of 1883. A
! plause A / have already stated,
. q more general way, the means to @
> ry on all our enterprises are in han
!. This is especially true of the Northel
|. Pacific. This company has guarantees
to it all tho capital it needs; that
:, all the capital required to build it as
= main line to Ainsworth, the point
. junction with the system OF the o.
: = gon Railway 4 Navigation Compan
= Before dismissing this part Of I
= subject. it might interest ycu to he
= that the Oregon Il California railro'
!. : will be extended, eventually, south
= connect with the California Il Greg
= = road. Everything is yet, however,
. An unsettled condition. We have
Gated line from Rosebufg south
!. G nyonville, and contracts for I
!. heavier part Of the work will 20
!. :. be given out. Surveys show that