The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-05
DIRECT LINE 70 SOUTH IDAHO.
PROM HUNTINGTON TO RIPARIA
Reported That o. n. q y. TnteRds 20 Build
Up snake River from HRdtington
Thas Giving Idaho the Long Promised
Northern Connection.


The story which is now going the
rounds Is 10 the effect that the incor.
poration Of the Oregon, Washington
4 Idaho Railroad company at
Lewiston. Idaho, for the purpose Of
building line between Lewiston
and Riparia, is the first step in the
plan Of the Oregon Railroad 4
Navigation company to build line
from Huntington, Oregon, down the
Snake river 10 Lewiston. and thence
10 Riparia, where II will connect
with the main line into Oregon and
Portland. This new line Is TO be
the main freight line from the south
west TO Portland, and the route
atfuriing a water grade ali the way,
thus making a material difference in
the cost % operating the road. While
the route will be longer than the
present one, heavy loads can be
handled with much more ease, with
less expense and consequent rednc-
ton In freight rates will be the
result.
\ Besides this, we'll populated and
highly productive valley In idaho
f that il now without railroad service
wili be opened up. This is one Of
the most important pieces OF pro-
posed railroad work that has been
announced In some time aud an
official Of the Oregon Railroad 4
Navigation Is authority for the state
ment that the road will surely he
bulit. The time Of commencement
Of the work Is indefinite a. yet.
OfiicIaIs declare that no decision has
bcen made relative To that point, but
/ II IL assured that In due time the
1 line will be constructed.
The scheme will probably mean
the renewal Of the fight between the
( Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation com
pAny and the Northern Pacific for
right Of way between Lewiston and
RipariA. bat evidently the former
company has reason 20 believe that
such opposition will amount 10 but
little a. blocking the way Of the con-
summation Of their scheme. The
Oregon, Washington 4 Idaho com.
pany's road from RAparia to Lewisi on
will follow the long contested route
that the Oregon Railroad 4 Navlga'
lion and Northern Pacific have been
aehting over for several years past.
The company was incorporated with
President A. l.. Mohler Of the Oregon
Railroad 4 Navigation ~ tie presi
dent and W. II. Kennedy, chic
engineer 81 the same road, as con
siructinR engineer Of the new line
This In itself IL sufficient proof tina
the proposed line In an Oregon Rail
road a Navigation concern, but Their
IL no dcuiaI Of II by officials Of tb
Hartman road Both Mr.. Noble
and Mr.. Kennedy are out Of the city
but u IL learned from an AUTHORITATIVE
!, source that the company means bust
ness and that work on this section G
the new line will commence With
the near future.
II ~ can no, say when, but the roa
n will be built" an Oregon Ratlroa
8 a Navigation official Is quoted I
q saying. Not only this portion, br
i the portion between Lewiston an
>, Huntington will he built. {
,e course the time of lie construction
n an indefinite matter a. yet. but II
as coming. and that is certaint,
IT Other promoters who are talkir
10 about building roads through Il
e. district will never he built. The
1T are hluffing. This proposition
nj not a bluH. F"
od That a road would I've construct
of between Lewiston aud Riparia b
.as long been expected, but the 9th
a. mart Of the plan IL new one. The
have been hints that such probe
was on foot aud guesses have Ice
made as 60 who was back Of certa
he achemes that have been tioated In I
rio east lately. NJ. q. Reed, a Golf
ars attorney. announced In the east
lie, short time ago that he had abe
il financed the road from Huntington
the I,ewiston. 1t was surmised then Il
the Hartman was back Of the schen
ON Later ON IL was reported that Har
BILE man and hin we're jointly Interest
the in the matter. Local officials ct
in tina, Reeds proposed road has
connection whatever with Harrima
. plans.
the tried "a WORK The Wrong Matt
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