Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-05-25
SEATTLE AND wALLA wALLA,


Under the head line "Its building
Assured" the Seattle Post Inte'ljqenc
er Of May llth said: THE Directors
of the Seattle, Walla Walla aud Baker
City Railroad Co. are in the receipt
Of information that lead them to believe
the building Of their road is almos. as
good as insured. A single individual
in San Franci>co has offered to iron
and equip the first thirty miles Of the
road, if the local management will at
tend to the right Of way and grading.
This is exactly what the management
intend proposing and doing, and they
will gladly enough accept the proposi-
ton of the California capitalist In
addition to this, however, the company
has an offer of help from the East suf-
iiciert to build the road fifty or sixty
miles further, or into the country east
of the mountains, if' not actually CON-
plete it to Wa!la Walla and Baker
City. This offer is not so definite as
the other, but if on examiuat on it is
found satisfactory it will be availed Of,
and the road rapidly pushed forward.
Tha. this road will go ahead, there is
small room for doubt, and that it will
pay handsomely there is less. The
first thirty miles will be one Of the best
pieces of railroad property in the coun-
try, and will enjoy an enormous trans
portation in lumber, coal, produce, pas
scngers, etc The truth Of their asser-
ton is fully recognized by the San
Francisco man before referred to, and
by all others who are informed. The
arrangement Of the details will be next
in order, to be followed at-an early day
by the putting at work on the grade
Of several hundred laborers."
We have private information to the
effect that some Of the leading citizens
of Seattle, who are engaged in this
enterprise will visit Walla Wslla short
ly aud interview our people. That
that they will meet hearty, liberal re-
sponse we are certain, as the farming
PORTION of our community, as well as
many of the business men Of the city
are ripe for the enterprise. The great
mystery to us is why our people have
not taken public definite action before
this. The construction Of a railroad
from here to Seattle would be Of vas,
advantage to Walla Walla and we be
lieve it would prove profitable to the
stockholders. 1t is line of railroad
whose business would increase every
day it is operated, as it would run
through corntry which would furn
ish local traffic both ways for its entire
| IeIptu. ! UC IoCui IuuUtt uuu iGC tiuuS
from the Cascade mountains east would
prove remuncra,ive business, while
the west bound freight Of grain, cattle
and fruit, from Eastern Washington
and Oregon, to say nothing Of the ship
ment of coal from, the mines on tht
Western Slope of the Cascades to tide
water, or the passenger traffic, woulc
increase in arithmetic progression year
ly, thus making it "a paying road
from the beginning. To the citizens
of Walla Walla it offers competing
line of railway and makes our city ;
railroad center These are reasons
enough for our business men to engage
in the enterprise even if there was no
certainty of fair and ever increas
iug return on their investment. Lee
US go into the good work heartily ant
uni'edly. ". W. Union.