Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-01-05
THE DIRECT LINE.

ments of eeveral companies to project
lines of transportation to do the bus''
ness of the northwest, which, within the
last four years has assumed proportions
throughout all the east and south that
hitherto were wholly unsupported.
The few men who projected the North
ern Pacific railroad from Duluth to
PUGET Sound had q faint conception
of the intrinsic value of the great north
west. But even they were not pre-
p.red to believe that it would outgrow
and be in advance Of their projected
allow method Of constructing their road
by their imported settlers from the old
world whom they intended to COLOMBO
along the line Of the road as fast as
they built it from the east. The
American people have jumped across
the continent and absorbed the lands
vsst of the Rockies far in advance OF
the movements Of that company, and
have built themselves homes and cul-
tivated lands, and produced surplus
products ready for shipment far in adj
vance of the movements Of any railroad
company. So that now instead OF the
railroads being constructed and now
awaiting business, the people are here
and their productions are ava ting
railroads. This condition of things
has become known to capitalists abroad
and now We find not only the North
srn Pacific, but the Oregon Pacific,
Central Pacific, the Oregon Railway
i Navigation company, the Oregon
Unconstitutional company, the Union
Pacific and tho Idaho Clearwater and
Montana transportation company,
al making efforts to supply tho pres
emit and prospective demands OF the
northwest for transportation, aud COM
mercial trade and travel between the
east and the west. These projected
enterprises are not myths in any sense
Of the word. They are tangible pur-
poses and objects Of these companies
and they ore based upon a prospective
business that will support them all at
reasonable rates Of interest upon their
investment, nearly as soon as they will
b completed, even If they are COM
menced and progressed as rapidly as
the means and labor at their command,
will permit. The central Pacific pro-
poses to take the products Of the north.
west to Europe via. Gulf Of Mexico.
The o. r. T. N. Co. propose to carry
via. mouth Of the Columbia and San
Francisco, thence by ships to Europe.
The Northern Pacific (present pro.
gramme) to carry via. Portland and
Tacoma, thence by ships. The Oregon
Pacific will carry via. Aquina Bay,
thence BY ships. Tho Oregon Trans.
contiusutal don't propose yet to do any
thing only finish short tributary lines
I, the Northern Pacific and 0. r, 4
N. Co.. The Union Pacific proposes
to reach Puget Sound BY the most di
rect and feasible route and be indie
pendent Of al the others, and to carry
the great bulk Of the surplus Of the
northwest east to the Atlantic, BY rail,
and to supply, in return, the settlers
Of the northwest with such commodi.
ties ~ now reach them over the Cen.
trail Pacific, thence by water to Portland
and the Sound, and up the Columbia
70 the interior, They do not propose
to ignore the northwest by any mean.
and they are not in the least alarmed,
nor will they be easily bluffed by tn.
numerous claims Of Willard to all the
passes through the Cascades and Bite,
Root mountains and routes surveyed
whore Willard has no intention o.
building for years to come. The pur
poses Of the Idaho, Clearwater ant
Montana company, beyond their arti
elss Of Incorporation arc net yet pub
icly developed. But from many cir
eumstances Of recent occurrence We ar,
led to infer that they are not asleep
OF this We are satisfied. that Of all tn
routes projected which would atfort
relief to the country which would b.
the best paying route when built
which could DO the quickest and cheap
est and furnish the best graded road
the Idaho, Clearwater and Montau,
company SO far as they have projecte'
their routes. has the advnnt,Oe IF then