Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-11-09

! just regard for the rights of all might
require.
l do not wish t. be misunderstood
however. While l shall jealously watch
and protect, SO far as / can, the inter. /
ests Of the people, / believe that every
additional facility for transportation
is direct benefit to every legitimate
enterprise in the State, and that the
building Of the railroads which have
been completed and are in progress Of
construction by the o. r. h N. Co.,
and the completion of the N. p. II. r.,
will prove Of incalculable benefit to this
State and the whole Northwest, and
that should ho false to the true inter-
ests Of the. people il I should throw
any obstacles in the way Of their pro
gress. My own views upon the rels-
tons of our transportation interests to
the other interests of our people are
stated in the following extracts from =
response made by me to the tosst: ''Our
Transportation Companies. proposed
At dinner given by the British Be.
nevolcut Society in Portland, last May,
in honor of the birthday Of Queen Vic.
toria. Among other things l then
said:
Transportation is the most import
ant part of commerce. The interna'
tional transportation Of country il
ono Of its most vital interests. To Dor.
row in substance figure Of speech
from the gentleman who proposed the
sentiment: Internal transportation il
to country what the blood is to the
human body. Without it the resources
Of country remain undeyeloped. the
iron and coal aud copper and lead re.
main in the mines, the timber in the
forests remains uncut, grain is not rails
ed for export, manufactures, to any
considerable extent, cannot exist, trade
is limited, cities do not grow, the coun.
try languishes. Let lines Of transpor-
tation be opened, and the life current
begins to circulate. The mines ara
opened, the forests are fellcd, the soil
is cultivated, manufacturers are started,
cities grow, the country prospers,
wealth increases, new enterprises are
undertaken, new industries spring up,
labor is stimulated, wages are certain,
civilization reigns. Without internal
transportation facilities, climate, soil,
position, mineral wealth and unbound
ed resources may favor the progress
of wealth and yet nation he poor.
This great empire Of the Northwest,
with its unrevsaled resources, is just
beginning to feel the impulss of the
new life infused into it by the increas.
ing facilities for transportation. Our
population is being rapidly augmented,
new regions are opened to settlement,
large tracts of country heretofore un-
occupied are being put under cultiya.
ton; along the lines Of railroads, as
they are extended, follow settlers with
wealth. enterprise and energy, TO carve
homes for themselves from the public
domain. When our present lines Of
transportation shall, by the compilation
Of the Northern Pacific railroad, be
connected with the railroad system of
the Union, and we begin to feel among
the arteries Of commerce the pulsation
of the great business heart of the ma
ton. l confidently believe we shall en-
ter upon such an era of development
as has never been Witnessed in any 9th.
or portion OF the Union.
Westward the star Of the empire takes
its way
The time is not distant when this
Northwest country will surpass New
England in population and wealth as
far as it does to-day in climate and nat.
ural resources. l believe the child is
born who will behold the most popu.
lous, wealthy and powerful portion Of
the United States west Of the Rocky
mountains.
/ close by re asserting that the trans
portation lines of a country are the
means Of stimulating all its industries
Whoever, therefore, promotet the trans
portation facilities Of q country, pro
notes directly or indirectly, all its le
gitimate industries. Whoever cripple.
the transportation facilities of a coun
try, cripples every enterprise of thai
country. Every blow aimed at the
transportation interests of country
falls first and heaviest upon agriculture
manufacturers, trade and commerce.
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