Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-10-18

return to Riraria We are now just
coming into Riparia, 5 p. NJ. Will re-
maio here all night and leave for Wal!a
Walla, and if trains meet we shall 20 as
far as Pendleton, Ogn
Left the boat and went to the Riparia
Hotel, and although we were before sew
eral of the other passengers, we could not
get a room with double bed in it for
man aud wife, unless it also contained
other beds, and the land lady said that
Mrs. L. would have to occupy bed with
another lady. This was not agreeable of
course, and especially with stranger, and
so we returned to the boat and obtained
a state room. This hotel is badly con-
structed for a rush of guests There are
but II rooms in the house for lodging
and these are quite large and contain
each from two to three beds. The same
size house ought to contain at least "a
sleeping rooms. If it was constructed
for limited number of resident boarders
it would be just the place, as each would
have a spacious room, but as hotel for
transient persons, who travel, it is badly
constructed Here the steward of the
Gates presented me with copy of the
Oreqonian of the Sth which contains
many and contradictory statements about
Gould and Willard having came to an un.
dcrstanding and that Gould was going to
stand in with Willard and build up Vii
lard's stocks, and that Gould or some
representative of his was to enter the d.
rectory of the Oregon Transcontinental,
and that he would have the control of
that company. The kilograms are some
times so wild that public faith cannot be
placed in them to any great extent. They
generally are made up from street rumors
and may or not be true. We certainly
cannot see the occasion for the Willard
stocks going much lower now the North
ern Pacific has made through connec.
ton to the Pacific using the o. r. 4 N.
Co.'S road part Of the way, and its freight
and passenger traffic promising to be so
large. 1t is also denied that the North
ern Pacific has entered the pool with the
Central and Southern Pacific to continue
for a year as before stated, and VIC per-
ceivc that the Northern Pacific directors
have held their meeting and re-chosen
Willard president of the company. But
in all these changes, and fluctuations we
see nothing that squints to the abandon
ment Of the building of the O. S. i. down
Snake river to Lewiston and thence to
Puget Sound. 1t is well known that
Gould has no control of the Oregon Short
Line. Its managers and owners, though
on friendly terms with Gould, manage
that line without consulting him, and they
also propose to have through line of
their own, independent of all the other
lines and they have the money to build
it, and will do so and that via. Snake riv-
cr and Lewiston and when built its ad-
vantages as through line will discount
them all and should they ever pool they
will be in position to dictate their own
terms, and we think they will not be such
as to impoverish the people of this section
of country. The officers of the Gates are
all gentlcmanly and very accommodating
men, and their steward is incessant in his
endcavors to make provisions for the well
fare and comfort of the passengers.
Here we found Agent Peabody as true
and genial as ever and his long expert
ence renders him an efficient agent for
the company. We also met James Silcott
the owner Of Texas on the opposite side
of the river. He seems anxious that the
Q. S. l.. should build down the Snake.
We understand that Gen. Tannatt came
in on the cars this evening but We have
not seen him as yet. We also learn that
As soon as the water is high enough the
company will put on one or two larger
boats to carry off the grain, although the
car capacity to take it away from this
place is hardly equal to taking much more
than the present boats now land here.
We have learned since here ''that We will
have to remain in Wala Walla tomorrow
night not being able to reach there in
lime to make any connection with the
East bound train from Portland to Pen
ileton and Meacham's station at Umatilla.
This may neccssitate our staying in Pen.
ielton the night of Friday.
UMATILLA JUNCTION, 2 p. M, Oct.
II, lSS3:-We arrived here about II
I'm. We left Walla Walla at 8 and were
detained half hour at Wallula Junction. |
We took in Walla Walla as well as We
ould in the few hours we were there,