Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-22
The Fight Continues.

A Spokesman Review dispatch says
the Northern Pacific and the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation companies have
agreed to disagree. They say the fight
will be gentlemanly one, which means
the worst kind Of fight. Presidents
Mellen and Mohler return west tonight.
President Hill is on the ocean, bound to
Europe.
The Oregon Railroad s. Navigation
Company has the best Of situation on ac-
count of possessing the most desirable
territory. The only chance to avert an
open ruinous struggle is to have the big
financial interests take the issue from the
presidents hands. This is unlikely.
The above dispatch means that the
fighting in the Clearwater country is to
go on, and that the O. r. & n. and
Northern Pacific will probably build
parallel lines through that rich territory,
unless, as suggested, the big financial
interests prevent The Northern is al
ready pressing its line, and the o. R. &
N. has routes selected and survey made
to go ahead with its construction.
sigh of relief will go up through the
Clearwater country at the outcome of the
confere nee in New York. 1t was feared
that compromise would be reached by
which the o. R. & n. would agree not to
build up the Clearwater, while the North.
ern would not build down the Snake
from Lewiston. Such an agreement
would probably mean that the Northern
would build only to Big Canyon, thu.
opening up and giving transportation tc
only portion Of the vast region tina,
wants railroad. With no agreemen,
and the prospects Of fight, there is q
chance that two roads will be built and
ample transportation facilities provided
Several days ago the friends of the
Clearwater country began to be uneasy
as the o. R. & N. began to gather in III
surveyors from along the Clearwater and
the lower Snake and brought them td
Lewiston. IT was thought this indicated
possible comp. .omise and the withdraw
a. of the O. R. & N. from the field. Thai
theory would now seem to be dissipated
while theory that the surveyors are to Ia,
out the projected line from Huntington
to Lewiston is the one generally held.
Thus it it is that there will be greal
rejoicing about Lewiston when the new.
reaches that place. Lewiston in al
probability will see two rival railroad.
constructing lines in the Glearwate.
this summer, and in addition may set
same two building down the Snake
while the o. R. & n. may be building NJ
the Snake toward Huntington, tapping
the rich Seven Devils country en- route.
! The county commissioners ordered tn
the sheIif to repair the old Jail by ad
ding steel lining, the cost not to excee'
$500.
Il EsSiy Ahoh y Vu hsSSt ~ kpihk " outsaA
Hump. Who will hoe the gardens, pic
the fruit and harvest hay, barley AM
wheat when they get ripea
The wind interfered with the Lewisto
vineland bridge yesterday. 1t was 5
strong that the loftsmen could not pei
form their work.
1 w. H. Cowles of the Spokesma
Review is in the city. He came ON tn
evening train on business and will r,
turn to Spokane tomorrow morning.
The Vineland- Lewiston bridge is c
lmost completed to pier No. 6. on whic
! one division of the cantilever span wi
. balance. II is an imposing structul
. standing as it does over hundred fe'
above the river.
The normal students will hold mem
rial services in honor Of Prof. {.
Knepper this evening. An appropria
! program has been arranged and the pr
lie Is invited to attend. The exercis
will be given in the auditorium OF u
\ normal school building at 1890.