Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-10

The Lewiston TeLLer takes pains to
-,raiahten on. a mistaken idea OF TIE
Oreqnnian as to the western terminus of
The coming Oregon Short Line Railroad
Il admits that that paper is correct IN
ne assertion, to wit: The Oregon
sort Line will have its western ter
minus somewhere aion2 the coast, bu'
when that paper says "it may be consid-
sred as certain that Portland viii not
be avoided" thinks IL Is little off
Why should this line go 70 Portland
when it can reach its terminus on the
coast at a much less distance and by
-oute where competition will be made
less and q better road can be built.
Portland In being we'll supplied with
railroads, the number and capacity of
which are in advance of the demand
Shile other places more in need. az yet
nave none. Certainly the OregoDfan
.ould not claim its route via Portland II
Yaquina Bay was to be the terminus.
iad why should i. claim its route f.
Puget Sound to DO via Portland, when
nore direct route is practicable? Again
he o. r. & n. Co. have usurped tn,
,outh side OF the Columbia with thsil
Dad already constructed, and the nortl
ide already projected by the Northerl
Pacific, and the two toesther hold tn
oass of tbs Cascade range via the Co
nmbia river. Now in what Way does
he Orsg,nian expect the Oregon Shor
Line tn ,each Portland save by a
very circuitous and lengthy route fer
.outh Of the Cascade Columbia river
oags, or by northern pass OF the Ca
.ades and then run back to Portland
4 to accommodate the good people =
Portland With one more road when 81 2
has already all that she can support:
Again the o. Il. d N. Co. have broken
faith with the Oregon Short Line, Ii re-
,ari to meeting at Baker City. by seiz
ing tho principal practicable pass eosi
rom Baker City 10 Snake river. to VIII
he Burnt river canyon. The Oreqor.ia,
INST have a poor opinion Of the MAJ
! ,ers of the o 'egon Short Line if j,
opposes that they imagine that Port
md constitutes an essential point ir
their line, and that they are forced to 90
hero under all the embarrassment
which have heen placed n their way by
The o. 4. & N. Co. and the Northern Pa
tito, both Of which seem TO have been
much under the control OF the Portland
osopis. We very mnch doubt the sue
,ess If Portland in controlinc the move
IN ats of the msnsgers OF the Oregon
Short Line. We opine they will reach
Puget ,oand on the shortest aud nOst
practicable route and that that route
will not be via Portland, nor will it run
within 100 miles Of that city. The in
serior press, on the question may l. rs
good authority as that of tho OregoHion
At any rate some Of them nav. as good
o 'portunities Of forming an opinion as
he Oregonian, although they might not
nave in regard TO tho movements of
cither the q. Il. h N. Co. or the North
srn Pacific under the present MANAGE
ment. One thing is certain and that is
aei'her the q. II. d N. Co. nor the
Northern Pacific, nor both combined
are going to be able to control all the
railroad traffic of the Northwest, not
withstanding their efforts to do 30.
Mark the prediction, and Portland viii
not be tho center, nor even a way ga
tiol Of all the railroads of the North
vest.