, 1890-03-20
TO IL WIST IN,
A Rich Country Wants
to Get In.
SPOKANE WILL HELP.
All They Need Is a Rail
road Connection.
A RICH AID GRATEFUL COUNTRY
he Garden Spot of the North
west wal BE Tributary
to This City.

A delegation Of the Lewiston,
Idaho, board Of trade arrived I'm this
city Monday, by appointment, to
meet and confer with j. NJ.
kendrick, chief engineer of the
Northern Pacific railroad, aud II.
:. lluson, his principal assistant, In
regard Ia extending the Spokane Il
Palouso branch to Lewiston and
Cumas prairie. The committee met
Mr. Kcndrick and Mr.. Huson ON
board their private ear at the depot,
and after AN extended consultation
In regard to grades and routes, were
Informed that If the citizens Of Lew.
iston made u fair and liberal propo-
sition to the railroad authorities,
guaranteeing them right of way and
~ cash bonus, etc, that IL would I've
kScccpted and the road would be eX-
Iended To Lewiston ON or before
TJauuary |, 1891. The ultimate des-
tination Of the road Is ON Camas
prairie, in Idaho county.
The board of trade of Spokane
Falls received the following letter
from the Lewiston board, which, It
Is needless to say, was acted upon in
that spirit Of fellowship and fra
tcrnal feeling which has made Spo-
kane Falls the queen city of the
Northwestern empire:
LEwisroS. March II, 1890.
To the Honorable Boanl of Trade OF
Spokane Falls. Wash. .-Gentlemen; The
citizens Of Lewiston and surrounding
country IN mass meeting appointed a
committee to correspond with the differ.
eiit railroad companies in view to get
ting road into Lewiston this season in
order to carry oil the wheat crop. The
prospects are good for an immense crop
this year Heretofore aud now Uur
shipping facilities are dependent ca
tirely upon the Union Pacific boats
formerly Oregon Railway Il Navigation
Company which navigate the Snake
river, the result being that our commer-
ciul interests have been and are now en-
tiryly with Portland.
i. III. ). lluson, chief engineer OF the
kNorthcrn Pacific railroad, dispatched,
IN answer to u letter from tho board OF
trado here, that ho would meet our COM
mittcc at Spokane Falls some time this
week for the Ostensible purpose OF con
lerrnr regarding tho extension of the
olOhAAl' ~ \ dANAlTf VI Allt NbEANH
oru Pacific to our country, the day to
be designated by him.
Now, gentlemen, in Wow of getting
the cooperation and influence OF your
board in our behalf the Lewiston board
oi trndc In It's last meeting deemed 1t
advisable to correspond with you upon
the subject
We wish to draw your attention to
the fact that we have "A line agricultural,
irult.growlng, as Will as stock country,
and II only needs railroad facilities to
make 1t one OF the richest III the North
west.
our desire is to be connected with
your city, as Il will give us an outlet
east Into Montana, and further also
west into the Sound country, tile result
being an increase In trade for your city,
both in supply and shipping. As soon
Us Mr. lluson notifies us of the date at
which he will meet our committee, they
will start for Spokane Falls.
Hoping YOU will deem IL wise to have
a representation with us at that time,
We leave the matter In your hands for
further consideration.
Yours, very respectfully,
j. NJ. HOWE,
X. GROSTEIN,
Committee.
NJ. A. KELLY, Secretary.