Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-30

entered into full agreement anu under
standing to do all their ireishting from
the East as well as that going East via
the Northern Pacific Railroad as soon as
it is open for general frcighting business.
We have no doubt Of this purpose on
their part, for the present, and in future,
provided rates of transportation are less
than via. Union and Central Pacific and
the Steamship transportation, or when
the Oregon and California Company have
completed their road, then that road
But should the Union Pacific and the
Central Pacific and Oregon and Califor-
MIA combined, agree to deliver frei.hts in
Oregon for less than the Northern Pacific
then we would not vouch for the fidelity
Of Oregon to the Northern Pacific, Vii
lard holding the Oregon and California,
he can dictate such terms as will put the
Central and Union to the necessity of
making rates quite low for the Oregon
people. If they have no railroad through
the Willamette Valley, they may find it
to their advantage to put on line of
steamships to ply between San Francisco
and Portland and Puget Sound, to en-
able them to compete successfully with
Willard till they themselves have rail
road Of their own to Oregon and the
Sound, matter which they are sure to
bring about ere long. 1t is now reported
that the Central Pacific is trying to be-
come interested with the Union Pacific in
the future building Of the Oregon Short
Line to the Sound country, and such u
combination is not among the impossible
titles. It has been asserted that the
Central will connect with the Oregon
Short Line by road from point cast
Of the Sierra Nevada mountains and unit
ing with the Short Line at or near the
mouth Of Burnt river, and thence pro-
cecding with Short Line to Puget Sound.
Some such consolidation is feasible The
present outlook is decidedly favorable to
our soon having competition that will
lessen freights between the East and this
section Of country, as well AS between
California and this section. The St. Paul
Pioneer Press in an editorial seems to
claim that Notwithstanding the bearing
down the stocks Of the Northern Pacific
and Oregon Transcontinental yet that
Willard and his associates have it all their
own way, and yet we do not see that
those stocks have come up from the low
position to which they fell 50 suddenly.
The logic Of the article in the Pioneer
Press, is mainly directed against Dir.
Gould, while it sets forth no fact tending
to show that Mr.. Gould has interiered ut
all with the stocks Of the Willard system,
farther than to unload some stock that
he held at low figure, asd this he had
the right to do without being charged
with attempting to damage the Willard
system. If the friends Of the Northern
Pacific expect to bull dose the people with
the idea that Gould is an enemy of the
Northern Pacific, they must produce some
facts as proof Of their inuendoes and indie
finite charge against him. We can, from
present lights before us, but conclude that
the fall in Willard stocks in the New
York market must be attributed to some
other agency than that of Jay Gould
Some Of the Willard syndicate must have
let 60 their hold, or offered to let 20, and
are ready to back out of the pool. But
returning to the purpose Of the Oregon
merchants to support the Northern Pacific
We have this to say, they would show
that they have always been insincere in
their desire for the completion of that
road, should they now be unwilling to
give their patronage to that road, and so
~ as their obligations to Mr.. Willard,
who has done all for them that mortal
man could do, they would be the creates,
Of ingrates, should they now withhold
their patronage from his roads, and Vii
lard has the highest of reasons forexpeet-
ing their patronage so long as he makes
reasonable rates for them. Portland more
than any other place, have reason to thank
Mr.. Willard for what he has done for that
city. But you cannot say that much
Of his patronage for that city has not been
at the expense of other towns, whose sup
port he expects. If any mans worship
is ever due to- mortal, the people of Port
land should pay homage to Henry Willard,
and they do right in making their dem
onstration.
RATES REDUCED TO PORTLAND