The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-09-04
LEWISTON RIPARIA ROAD
The Oregon, Washington s. Idaho Railroad
Has Filed Articles Of incorporation with
the County Auditor.

the County Auditor.
The Lewiston Riparia road is again the
TAX OF the town. Interest In the line
was again awakened when a copy of the
articles of incorporation were filed at the
county auditors Office in this city. The
name of the new corporation is the
Oregon, Washington and Idaho railroad
company and the capital stock 81 900 900
The persons signing the articles of in.
corporation are w. H. Kennedy, l. N
Teal and James G. Wilson, all of Port
land. Mr.. Kennedy is the chief en-
gineer OF the o R. s. N, Mr.. Teal is an
attorney for the company and Mr.. Wilson
is an attache of the Oregon road. The
, , following is summary of the purposes
OF the company as given by the articles
| filed:
TO build line from a connection
with the constructed road of the o. r. &
N at Riparia, Wash, thence up the
Snake river to Lewiston; crossing the
Clearwater, if necessary, and crossing the
Snake river from side to side if desirable
IN order to secure proper location; also
line from connection with the O. r.
& N. at or near Pendleton, Oregon,
thence in general southerly direction
along the most eligible route to a point
on the headwaters of Birch creek, to be
hereafter selected by the board of di-
rectors; to build. pledge, lease or operate
steamboats, upon the Snake river"
Portland is designated as the principal
place OF business of the new corporation.
The capital stock is divided into 10 900
shares of the value of $Ioo share.
The purpose OF the organization of the
new company can be easily seen. The
.. K. & N. is determined 20 enter the
Lewiston district and the only way this
can be done over the Hill-Harriman
truce is by building the road through
new company. 1t is is evident also that
the Lewiston & Huntington road is con.
nected with this plan and when both
branches are completed the Oregon road
will have river grade to The sea. The
great problem of railroad building in the
great west is the reduction of mountain
grades.
The y. X. & N. will by this little
stratagem not only tap a rich country
but also reduce their grades 1869 feet
going west and 1854 feet going east
between Huntington and Heppner
Junction. AS has been the. case in ex.
tensive railroad improvement on every
line in the United States this change will
cost, but the cost will be made up by
future dividends saved from operation
expenses. The rich country reached by
the proposed roads will do its part
towards recompensing the promoters and
tinanciers Of the new lines of road.
At the time Hartman and Mellen an
nounced in Portland that the Lewiston
Riparia line would be built Jointly. the
plan providing for the organization of
new company that would acquire The new
road, the Clearwater Short line extend
ing from Lewiston to Sites and the strip
of o. r. & N. road extending from Ri
paria to Wallula. This system was to be
owned jointly, each road having equal
traffic rights. The agreement was car.
ried to the point Of all stock in the COM
pany being subscribed; surveyors were
put into the field to complete the surveys
material was delivered at Riparia and the
construction contract was awarded.
Then the engineers were Withdrawn from
the field, after Hill, of the Great North
ern, made visit to this section. Hill
had al that time secured control of the
Northern Pacific and it is said he EN-
phatically vetoed the Mellen agreement
made with Hartman. Since that time
there had been no tangible developments
in the much h-discussed Lewiston r iparia
line, until the articles of the new com.
pany were fled yesterday The public
will await with keen interest tnrther de-
velopments.