Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-06-21
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
A California View Of It and its Rela
tions with the Union Pacific.
fSan Francisco Chronicle, |

San Francisco is deeply Interested in
the Northern Pacific in general way,
because it is stupendhus enterprise, but
more specifically as affecting the welfare
of California, Its uuearned land grant
the company don't need and ought not
to have, but it has in many respects de-
served well Of the public and will receive
its reward. Three of the officials of the
road are at present in San Francisco, who
from the standpoint of the interviewer,
may be described as follows Mr.. Oakes,
invisible to the naked eye; Mr.. Prescott,
who can be approached to within hailing
distance, and Mr.. Muir, genial, golden
haired Scotchman, filtered through the
dominion of Canada, very accessible, and
| therefore liable to have the interviewing
apparatus clappcd on him at any mo-
ment. Mr.. Oakes is seriously indisposed
| Mr.. Prescott bears the yellow malarial
tingc of the Willamette, while Mr.. Muir
who has spent several years in Portland
and still survives, suffers from plcthor'
of health and spirits that could not bt
depressed by the Gre-damp of the Goa
mine. Mr.. Muir has charge of tn,
freight: N all of Mr.. Wizards lines, anc
does not intend in managing it, to- tax,
the central Pacific as a model Two
rules of freight carriage have been cstab
| lished, which it is hoped for the sake o
Portland and the farmers Of Oregon vii
be adhered to.
| Wheat will be shipped to tide watcl
from all points in Oregon and Washing
ton territory at the same rate, regardless
of distance, thus placing all the farmer
on the numerous, lines of road controlled
| by the Willard combination on the same
footing Should this rule be continued
the most remote valleys will be as value
able for wheat raising and as profitable
for settlement as those nearest the sea
board, since the price will be the same a
all the stations along the roads. Tn
Ipcrmanant operation of such freigh
| law is doubtful; for manageinents chang
or if they do not change they vacillate il
iopinion, which is quite as disastrous t
lthosc who believe their promises. An
other rule the reverse of the practice O
the Central Pacific will not please tn
l Portland people, though any protest frol
them will be useless. 1t is certainly a
effort to avoid discrimination Tn
charge of all freights from the cast LEI
at way ports on the line will be pro rat
to those points and net what the rat
would be if the goods were taken to Por
land and returned eastward to the sam
points This rule will be clearly in tn
interests of the country dealers and nc
| IN tnaC ol INC wholesale merchants an
ljobbers Of Portland. Mr.. Muir and NJ
Prescott both think well of the prospect
{ Of Portland, though it has a bar tn;
neither of them can easily get over. NJ
> Muir being better able to stand the cl
/. mate, is naturally more hopeful and il
clined to think that it will be in tin
a greater metropolis than San Francisc
d Mr.. Prescott is willing to give San Fral
cisco chance, since the Pacific coast vi
easily in time, support 100000 poop
= which is enough to maintain several lar,
seaports in case and luxury Both ayr
that the immigration into Oregon by W;
of San Francisco is already large and W
be unprecedented as soon as the Ia
= link in the Northern Pacific, betwet
Missoula and Helena is finished
= Work on the Oregon and Ca!iforn
railroad is proceeding under the compa
made by Mr.. Willard and the Central p