Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-09
ELECTRIC RAIL WAY HELD
FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
Many Stockholders Attend to Hear Reports
Made by Various OffiCerS.-.DireCtOrS
Elect Officers Last Night


tain the material for constructing the
ro.,r pIr,,
II submit to van herewith "a r-unrt Of
MIR ". H. I'M. the chief engineer. con-
rarrir-, the work Of his department up
to date. and giving AN estimate Of the
work vet remaining to be done to com
pIet. the survey and compile the data
necessary To develop this railway prop
ositiou. desire to supplement his re-
port with the statement that the re-
suit Of fhs. survey Is more satisfactory
than was anticipated 1t has given
MS ana excellent line with less grades
and curves than we expected TO have
to encounter and railway construct
ed on that survey is not only entirely
feasible but it presents more favorable
conditions for operation than obtain
on many Of tn" steam roads in this
part of the country, and as PROPOSE
ton for the employment of electricity
it is considered excellent. The work of
the survey under the direction of Mr..
Hill has been performed in an excel
lent manner, and it has ben pushed
through with the least possible delay
and expense, considering the season of
the year in which the work was under
taken.
I'm the matter of gathering the sta
tistics of farm and forest, we are taxi
ing what is practically a complete
census. The statistics are now coming
in, and the showing which they make
is astonishing even to those who claim
to be familiar with the farming indus
try in this section. 1t is evident that
the tonnage which will be available
for the road will be very large, and
there is absolutely no doubt that it vii!
make a showing in the way of an earn
ing capacity for the road that will
make it a most attractive proposition
to capital
I'm minpling with the people of the
upper country, | have been assured
bv the farmers that the rights of wav
for the road will be donated by the
property owners. This Is an import
ant matter, and all stockholders and
friends of this ENTERPRISE should make
it their business to assure us the grant
int- of the rights of way free. This is
essential. The property owners should
at forget that this is a local under
taking-an effort on the part of the
people of this section to do for them
selves that which the railroads have
failed to do for the people, notwith-
standing all their promises and the
method which is being pursued to de-
VelOp the prOpoSition and TO puSh il TO
"A successful issue is the only way the
farmers can ever hope to. secure relief
from the burdens which rest upon
them
But if they block these efforts bv
refusal to give the rights of way
through their lands surely they do not
deserve to enjoy the advantages of bet
ter transportation facilities. Where
ample TRANSFORMATION facilities are ut
hand and an additional railroad is not
needed to serve or to develop a coun-
try, then the taking of property for
rights of way might be regarded as an
injury to the property through which
II proposes to run. But in the section
through which our lines are SURVEYED a
railroad would be vast benefit rather
than an injury and will enhance rather
IMAM depreClate the values and the