Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-03-08
TERMINUS OF THE O. 8. L.

NO. and the O. S. L., announced by
telegraph yesterday, settles the ques
ton, so much discussed, of the termln
us of the latter road. The terminus
will be at Portland, at least during the
ten years of the contract term" If by
the above you intend to induce the be
lief that during the next ten years the
O.S.L will construct its road no fur
Their towards Puget Sound, to Snake
river where it is to be met by the o r.
d Noes line, you are widely off your
reckoning. That by the arrangement
made it will have q practical terminus
for passenger and freight traffic a,
Portland is very apparent, and why net
for the BUSINESS Of Eastern Oregon and
Portland and the Willamette Valley?
Such would be for the convenience
and profit Of both the contracting par
ties. But when you claim that the
business of Eastern and Western
Washington is to he excluded from the
0. s. L. you there again fail in your
calculations. No contract has yet been
made between these high contracting
parties that intimates this and much
less inn lies as much. So don't try to
bluf US poor fellows who happen to
live up in North Idaho and in Eastern
Washington. but try and be thankful
and satisfied that the O.S l.. Is willing
10 give you Portland people an East
ern connection over her line through
Southern Idaho, to the Union Pacific.
But there is a Hypothetical view Of this
matter which may be we'll to consider.
A few weeks ago the Oregonian pub.
lished communication, aud emblazon
ed its heading in large display letters,
about parties in the interest Of tns O..
s. L. having for months preyious been
purchasing large quantities of real es-
tate below Albina including St. john,
and stating that the ground was to be
the terminus Of the O.S.L. and that
they were to build extensively there
and other very glowing accounts to
advertise the advantages of that place,
and suggestive Of the chances Of max
ing purchases Of lots, and making great
money by their advance in price. Upon
reading the article we then said as
much that tho bubble had busted, aud
that these land spectators in connec-
tion with the O.S.L., though not mem
beers of the company but friends Of
many Of that company, having learned
that the O.SL. had determined not to
build its line via. Portland, took this
method to advertise the property they
had purchased, that they might dis
gorge the purchases they had made in
lots and save themselves from loss and
that was all there was Of it. 1t is now
more and more apparent under the
new arrangement tel graphed, between
the high contracting parties, that cur
p assumptions were correct. The O.S.
L. will not run its road to Portland,
and hence will have no necessity for the
town Of st. Johns aud its surroundings.
Now it is understood well BY the pub
lie, that outside Of the o Loo. the
same as outside Of the Northern Pacific
and the ORA MO-. there are capital
Its who form organizations for profit
able investments Of their capital, which
are mainly guided by the movements
Of these companies in the construction
of their roads, and when changes are
made in the direction Of these roads
it behooves these outside spectators
to also mako changes in the investnen,
Of their capital to make money ant
add even in many cases to save actua
loss. As we are informed similar
organization dependent upon the move
ments Of the O.SL. ex sts in South
Idaho and Eastern Oregon, and tina,
real estate has been bought BY then
and plans Tor building towns have beer
formed. which have been somewhat
frustrated by the determination of III,
O.S.L not to build its read through
Eastern Oregon, and they want to in
dlca the belief that the O.S.L. will MOI
build down Snake river, till they car
arrange for the disposal Of such prop
crty as would be lessened in value BY
the certain knowledge Of the fact tina
the road viii be built down Snake riv
or and across to the Sound, and that il
tie reason why some Of the member
Of the press are induced through mis-
representation to speak so gloomily o
tie prospect Of road down Snak,
river. But meantime no official an
,uncement from either company ha
been made to that effect, and noue viii
be. But the progress Of the buildin;
of the O.S.L viii continue right alon,
after il reaches Stake river the sam
as though no great compromise ha'
ben made and The world will continu
- wag, and the Northwest will hav
competition and her people freedom an'
prosperity. Her good impulses vii
not long continue to be held in restrain
by the grip or iron grasp Of any los