The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-08-04
INSTRUMENTATION ROAD
The Following Special Dispatch From Coissx
Is Published in the Sunday Orssoaisn and
II Speaks for itself.

The Following Special Dispatch From Colfsx
Is Published in the Sunday oresonisn and
II Speaks for Itself.
The following special dispatch was
sent to the Portland Oregonian and
publised in the Sunday edition of that
paper.
Articles of Incorporation of the Lewis
ton & Owyhee Railroad Company were
today sent to Spokane to be fled for
record, by NJ, o. Reed, prominent
attorney of Colfax, who is president of
the new road, which is to be built from
Huntington, Or, down the Snake river
to Clarkslon, Wash, and Lewiston,
Idaho, the final destination not having
been definitely settled Clarkston is
just across the river from lewiston.
The capital stock of the company is
So. 600 900. divided into 10000 shares of
the par value Of $Ioo each. The officers
of the corporation are: M. o. Reed,
attorney, Colfax, president; Hon. M. M
Goldman, attorney, Dayton. first vice.
president; Hon. j. F. Hale. Battle Creek.s
Neb.. second vice-president; Alfred
Coolidge, banker, Spokane, treasurer;
George b. Baker. mortgage broker, Day
ton, Wash, secretary; c. X. Burnham.
banker, Tilden, Neb., auditor; Hon.
William V. Allen, ex-United States
Senator, Madison, Neb., solicitor-general.
The incorporators are: Senator Allen
and w. f. Reed. his law partner. Of
Madison, Neb; Peter Rubendall, presid-
ent of the First National Bank. and #. ].
Hale, State Senator, OF Battle Greek.
Neb,; c. +. Burnham, cashier State Bank,
of Tilden, Neb.; Charles M. Reed, q
capitalist and for 80 years president Of
the Erie road Of Erie, Pa; Alfred
Coolidge. president of the Traders
National Bank Of Spokane. aud the
Second National Bank of Colfax; F. M.
Bowman, mining tnan, of Spokane; M. o.
Reed, attorney, Of Colfax; M. NJ. God
man. ex. Judge ofthe Superior Court, and
George B. Baker, of Dayton, WASH The
officers and directors hold Office until
January a, 1904. H
The route Of the proposed road Is set
forth as follows: This railroad Is con-
nected with the Oregon Short Line Rail-
road at Huntington, Or, which point 10
also the terminus Of the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation company's line, of road;
and extending thence down to the Snake
river on the Oregon side, through Baker,
Union and Wallowa Counties, Ia the
State Of Oregon, and into Lewiston.
through Nez Perce County, iIdaho.. dis
tance Of some 400 miles; extending along
the well-known mining district known as
the Seven Devils district, in Idaho, and
the Iron Dyke, Cornucopia and Imnaha
dist icts. in the State of Oregon
The company has just completed the
purchase of the right of way of the North
west Railrosd Company, which began
building a line down the Snake river
from Huntington, Or, several wears ago.
aud had graded about go mites when
work was suspended. This right of way
extends from Huntington distance. of
90 miles. M. 0. Reed, who was elected
president, returned few days ago from
Erie, Pa aud New York, where he pur-
chased this right Of way and grade and
succeeded in interesting New York
capitalists, who agreed TO take 100000
Of the bonds at S per cent, for 80 years.
Work is to begin on the road as soon az
po ossible, and it is the intention TO have
the FIRST 60 miles completed by May /,
1904. @'4 ~ ast
The completion Of the 6rst 90 miles of
the road will give an outlet to sotne of
the rich mining districts Of Idaho and
Oregon. II will tap the mineral belt Of
which Mineral City. with It's Ioo-ton
ssneiter, is the center, and this district
alone promises 100 tons of freight daily.
It will also tap Eagle Valley. rich
agricultural district, aud give an outlet
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