Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-07
The Railroad Situation.

perity revived 1t.
The hustle here is not Of the boom
order. 1t is the result OF realization
of conditions which have b.en cunced-
ed for many years. The Clearwater
basin In sense of eoInmer.' a! in-
portance demanded even NOR, notice
than 1t Is now receiving Tue fact has
always existed, this nent up distric,
has always possessed more natur,.!
wealth than any other section
Of the great interior northwest
1t was neglected By an unwise business
policy that was crime against a! the
people who lived here and awaited the
relief due them. 1'nls comnotiou
comes now only by the rush con.uer-
cial demands released from restraining
| bonds to seek commercial level with
all the surrounding country. There is
no Doom about this material pre- yreS-
sive movement. We DO not require u
boom to place us on the high road to
greatness.
The local suspense has not promoted
business Of any kind. The people have
been waiting tor defini!e Knowledge,
The railroad talk has shaken up huai.
ness like business eai thquake to con-
fuse people aud leave them ia their old
places.
The o. X. q n. PEOPLE have / cen the
leaders In mysterious movements, but
to the public eye they have not reveal
ed single plan BY work or declara-
ton. Their ssirmish line extends
from the month Of Snake river to the
heads Of both Clearwater and Snake
rivers II we are to judge from flying
rumors. Their mysteries are perplex-
Ing.
The n. =. seems 20 have adopted
the prsctica! plan Of work without
bluster. On Monday morning this
company dropped into the city limits
long train loads of material and large
forces OF men and began the extension
Of their tracks up Snake river They
did not even wait for a grade but
spread the ties aud iron out along tne
beach.
The o. II. & n. spent some time
during last week In engineering work
for hritgo location At "A point out side
of the N p, grounds, Tt.is is generally
regarded as the location selected for
bridging the c earwater to enter the
city. 1t might he more lngica, to state
that the O II 4 n. people parade this
plan Al the SAINT time u crew of eugin-
eerr have oecu locating lines on the
as Lapwai. One class of meddlesome
guessers located the new depot on the
Adams property opposite the Emery "
Small saw mill. Mr.. Adams owns
four hundred acres there presumably
for town site purposes and Mr.. Adams
is an important factor In the money
power that CONTROLS the railroad
movements IN tue system III which the
10. II & n. Is IA connecting link.
AS pointer to the definite plans OF
the o. r. & n. the fact Ia cited that
depot grounds have been secured above
the n r. bridge at Epaiding on the
south aide of tho Clearwater. Jof
Zeibef OWNS homestead which
touches the river NJ that point. He in,
forms the reporter that he hns sold til.
privilege to this company of erecting
buildings together with rIghtoi-way
across his land along the riyer beach
This ia tangible evidence Of parable
line up the Clearwater perhaps "a
through line to connect with the &. B
& q and again this extension may be
for loca! feeder only,
TIE n. p. has unioaded 10 men a
. Spaldinx, Lewiston and the mouth o
the Potiatch. The scene OF the great
est activity Is On the upper Clear
water. New camps are being establish
ed in that quarter by number Of sub
contractors. The work at Lapwa
creek is only desultory. The Indian
make stubborn fight against the in
vasion of their cherished little valley
The right Of way problem will caus,
long delay of work on the Lapwai foe l.
er. This condition does not exist on tn,
\ Clearwater for the reason that the Ian,
5 there was not selected ss allotment
, by the Indians.
i Every paper IN the country is hand
ling great deal of matter relating I
: the railroad situation In this valley
! The war Ia perhaps overestimated b.
= the press. There Is great deal Q
, subdued contention and there are NJ
doubt agents Of the Pink ertons an,
other agents who can communal arnle'
forces In our midst. All Of this ma
: be true aud at the same time only tn
. most pescable intentions prevail. TIL
N. p. people are on the defensive anC
they maybe prepared only fYr emergen
cies. The plans of the O. r. & N. ar
still SECRET and this fact calls out tn
, belief that some move will be under
! taken to forestail the delay Of con
, demnatIon proceedings. The dela'
is sil the opposing road could hope 4
enforce. but delay might give the n. P
possession Of districts sought by both
roads. 1t Is not deliberate lawiessnes
that requires armed resistance but al
attempt to secure immediate possession