Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-10-08
GTIS UsHLHsS TO FRET ABOUT
THE RAILROADS.


We read many homilies on the rail
road situation in the west, many predic-
tons Regarding what is to be done by
the different railroad companies, and Eve
read also the various announcements OF
different officers Of these companies re
eardisg their prospective movements and
tho people Of the western slope are elated
and depressed much, after the manner OF
the men who, having interest in the re.
suit, are largely watching horse race,
no one is able to tell which nag is to be
the winner or whether it will be drawn
r,ce. or whether the judges will pro-
nounco it . foul. Their money is in the
nurse aud how it is to be gotten out or
Who il TO draw it, are questions no one
can determine, save those who have hold
Of it. One day We are to have the
North Pacific Cascade branch built as
fast - men and means can do the wors
The next day the work will not be prose
cuted further for many years, ii ever at
IN; that it will not pay the company to
do this. 1t viii require too much time
and expense to build the tunnel. They
can transport grain cheaper and quicker
yia. Portland. We then have the an-
nouncement that the 0. r. n N. con-
papy have leased their road to the Union
Pacific and Northern Pacific for ~
years, ana that papers are all drawn up
and signed and only await the periec'lns
/ I few Of tho minor details before the
lease will go into operation. Then we
have the announcement that the n, I,
have gotten the lease alone; then that
vhs Oregon Short Line have pooled with
che @. r. g. N. Company to beat the
Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific,
I'D that the N. p. will build the Cascade
branch as quickly as possible to foresta'
this pooling Of the 0. 8. i. and the ..
Ran. Sundry other announcements
are. made through the kilograms and
newspapers to bewilder the public and
mislead them, although all these state
ments claim to DO from authentic sources.
Whether the managers Of these compan
ies cause these statements to be made to
Aha public Is blinds, with which 4 hey can
fcel tho public pulse, uIas hiFas to rival
companies 10 mislead shsm, or whether
thcy are the resuls II INDIGESTION and un
certainty amons themselves. But to
great exteM they operate against tn
growth Of the country. They cause I'M
grafton 10 hesitate about where to locat'
In order to be on transportation lines
They keep up constant fever Of excite
mcnt Of fear aud hope, especially in tn
Interior and remote localities whore TN
facilities for transporting produce DO
pead upon the construction Of railroads
The farmer docs not know the opportu
nifty he will have for getting his srain =
market in case no sows much Or llssle
and, with him, all is a maze and aecef
tainty. We don't say the railNed ma''
ageYs ars 70 blame for all this unceF.a'n'.
r. producer himself is muce1s0 p,am
n putting all bis faith IA ,oAas y
give him prosperity. Ha ou'u 'o''i
AZ plans g that the ran 70 -" "''A
~ make Or break q ~
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