, 1883-03-10
A VOICE FRoN LEWHroN.
Faith In the o. B. LA Large Influx Of
Visators---A Linseed OIL Rnl to be Estab-
nahed-.Etc
[rEoM ORR REcuLaE CORRESPONDENT

great railroad compromise of which We hear
and read SO much about these days. But
out OF the chaos OF comment which the COM
promise has provoked, two facts stand ont
distinctly: That the Oregon Short Line
will not enter Oregon. THAT the Short
Line surveyors are still at work in the Snake
river canyon. Viewed in a practical light
the latter fact is so important and implies SO
much that the compromise assumes alto
eether q totally 6itferen. and subordinate
phase from careful review Of the rail
road situation your correspondent is of the
opinion that the Oregon Shcrt Line people
have compromised nothing. The cOmpro-
mise appears 10 be all on the side Of the O.
K i \. Co. The gus. of the arrangement. is
that the Short Line will turn over all Oregon
freight TO the q. K. & \. Co. a. the mouth
OF Burnt river. There is nothing ia this
detrimental to the interests Of the people OF
the northwest, but Father the contrary
inasmuch as it provides through connection
/ to the cast much sooner than il the rival
corporations upon their own resources for
that desirable result. Meanwhile the txo
surveying parties OF the Short Line
! ARE SILL SURVIVING THE SNAKE RIVER,
And this fact strengthens the supposition
that this system is destined 10 have ter
minus on Puget Sound. 1t is idle to sup
pose that these surveys are maintained in
the middle OF winter at an expense Of S400 q
day for the fun Of the thing. The terms of
the compromise do not indicate that the
Short Line system is to terminate at the
mouth OF Burnt nver, and furthermore, We
have WAli street aivices of Feb. 20, pub
!ished IN the OreyoAiaH. that the Union Pa.
Elm; had guaranteed $4,000, 600 in stocks
for the construction OF the Short Liue branch.
Nor Is 1t to be supposed that the Willard
corporations will he permitted to monopolise
such All immense mine Of wealth as exists in
the Pacific SoTthwes 10 matter how benov-
oient such monopoly may be. other corpora
u
DivIdetds OF two per cent. per month, such
as the o. K. L y ca. returns to lis stock
holders. are apt to excite the cupidity Of
other companies, and composition III railroad
matters is as certain, under such circum-
stances, s. III any other branch OF public or
private enterprise.
Bat, be these things as they may, rsilroad
or Il. railroad, Lewiston is experiencing a
bonn Of character which is Independent of
facti:i us ads. In addition 10 the annual
spriug rush of dGumme5s there is large In
flax OF visitors who are seeking permanent
iUca ilns for business Bulldogs which have
heretofore done duty ss daeiling hoases are
bcing reGloisl!e'l tor business purposes. The
hotels are full. the streets are unusually
lively with new faces, aud the stages add
daily their quota to our population. The
aspect Is bright IN ether particulars (; many
of our business men will this season erect
handsome ana comnod:ous brick buildings,
ami also private residences ii the lumber can
he obtained. There are plenty Of OppOrtu-
mites in thus cIty for the profitable invest
ment of capital We feel pressing neces-
sity for brick yard, for winch any amount
Of suitable materials and facilities are ayaila-
be Our saw-mlI is in litigation, and
COOP OPENING PRE>ENTS ITSELF HERE
For capital 10 engage in the laundering and
saw mil business on a large scale. In al Ii
tion to the local supply there is large and
Increasing market for lags and lumber in all
that treeless country from Lewiston to Aims
worth. For practical lumbermen tins is the
finest Opportunity ever presented to engage
IN vast business. Olr Clearwater timber
is coasciti to he the bes: between the
Rockies and the Cascades 1t has been
shipped ai far north As Ciarks Fork tor use
in Northern Paciti: railroad construction, IN
preference To Yakima timber. An immense
territory is tributary TO Lewiston Tor its lnm-
Der, logs and rails, but the supply has never
been eaual to the home demand. 4 sash
and door factory ii connection with the saw
mil vii also derive q great revtnue from
the surrounding country, and the Idea is
submitted TO those VINO are hunting tor per
manrnr business locations ard don't know
where TO find them.
And still another enterprise offers itself IN
the shape of nursery Many thousands OF
dollars are sent 20 eastern nurseries Tor seeds,
ulau,s. etc. many of which are found on
arrival TO be worthless, and none of them
are acciimatis~d. 0ne agent OF a nursery IN
New York state secured SlIOO worth OF
orders ia one days canvass last year. The
soil and climate Of Lewiston are uneXce!ied
for nursery purposes; land in the neighbor-
hood OF town is comparatively cheap, with
pleptv OF water and different varieties OF
soil Oar altitude is 800 feet lower than
that Of WalIa Walla Equivalent 70 differ
ence of one degree Of isiituie, hence we
enjoy q superb climate. The thermometers
here never weut lower than 10 below zero
/ 5u-ipc the coolest snaps OF the late cold
winter. Our fruit trees are unipJured, and
/ # all We read IS I, ue, Walls Walla Will
Re DEPENDENT CPoN LEWISTON
( For fruit this year Another enterprise
worthy of consideration is the establishment
Of a iuse,d d oil mill. The finest flax on the
! Pacific coast is grown in our tributary agri-
cultural region. and an attempt VAS once
made 10 start an oil mill; the building sss
erected and still stands, bat the parties
underestimated the cost OF the necessary
machinery. and the enterprise failed for lack
Of funds. TIE original cost Of the machinery
world BE- about 5000. with freight added,
which is about one-half less than resuisr
freight rates The parties who investigated
thu, matter formerly, inform me that a Ia e
sum can be saved by manufacturing the
stone. here. as suitable material Is close a.
hand. The building is lo:ated close 10
ample water power supplied by the di'ch
fax seed was contracted for LAST year by our
merchants at nine,y cents per bushel, which
i,a remarkably los price ami W0cid aaoFu
an oil mill large margin OF profit anu thefe
"a onIx one establishment in the northwest