Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-18

the Commercial club for the purpose of
presenting the plans of the company
and to enlist their support in securing
subscriptions for the stock of the COM
pany. Mr.. Spofford is much ereour-
aged over the outlook and as all the
preliminary work has been nearly COM
pleted and stock subscriptions from
the reservation and prairie country
have been liberal, all that remains to
finish the work is the presentation of
the matter to the people of Lewiston
for their financial and moral support.
In conversation with Mr.. Spofford
this morning he said:
Il find upon the completion of the
survey that we have secured an excel
lent line, with easier grades and light
er curves than we anticipated. The
people in the upper country are uni
versally favoring in a substantial way
the whole proposition and performing
their part of the work of the enter
prise in a satisfactory manner, and all
seem to fully realize the great benefit
that the building of the road will bring
to that whole country, and the people
of all sections on both prairies are
subscribing literally to the stock of the
company and showing by their attitude
that they are not only able but willing
to do their part in this enterprise in
n liberal and substantial way.
What do you expect Lewiston to
do" was asked by the reporter.
In view of the greater benefit that
Lewiston will derive from this project
more than any other one place pos
sibly can expect to receive-I suppose
the people here will be perfectly will
ing to do their share in proportion to
what the other places have done along
the line of the road. If the people of
Lewiston will subscribe for about five
hundred shares of the treasury stock
of the company (par value $3.50 which
is now selling at so cents on the dollar.
thus giving us fund from this end
of little upwards of $4,000. | think
that will be all that will be sufficient
for Lewiston. While that will not be
up to the proportion of what other
towns along the line have done. it
will. if subscribed and paid in at once
/
with the proposition.
i want at an early date to lay this
matter before the Commercial club and
let them proceed In the matter accord
ing to their own ideas.
This matter looks TO me ike one
OF very great Importance TO the peo-
pie of Lewiston, if they would secure
the full advantage of these great prop
ositions ashley present themselves. If
she does this and secures these things
as they come along Lewiston is des-
tined to be a great inland commercial
center. These commercial and indus
trial enterprises are never forced upon
localities or people that do not fully
appreciate them, but the people should
do all that is within the bounds of
reason to secure them with their at
tendant advantages
I expect very shortly to have the
matter in shape to lay before the capt.
talists in the east who are ready to
furnish the money and put the road in
operation as soon as ii can be shown
to them that it Is good proposition
and that the people want it,
In view of the fact that the people
in the prairie country have furnished
the money for this proposition so far,
and that there is but a short time re-
naming befor the matter must be TAX
en- up with eastern capitalists. it is
OF the utmost Importance that this
matter should be taken up here at once
and promptly dealt with.
| Mr.. Randolph is compiling the sta
tistics, which will make a fine showing
as to the traffic that the road will
have, and showing beyond a doubt
that the building of the road viii be a
paying investment as well as a great
blessing TO the people all along the
line"