The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-14
TO INVADE
THE WAllo
Believed that the Nesthefa P3cE
fic Would Push Liae From
WalIa Walla Valley

WalIa Walla Valley
PORTLAND, March 1.-THE Tsfe-
gram says: As a move III the rAilro4G
war game which has already staSse3
between the Hill and Hartman inter
ests in the Northwest. railroad msn
and those who are conversant with
conditions and the situation. expect -
see construction Of the projected Waih
walla & Southeastern Railroad. ~ -
part of the general plan for extsndnr
Hill feeders into territory Of the Orego@
Railroad & Navigation Company.
This company was formed about two
years ago and was Incorporated with -
number of prominent business men 49,
capitalists OF Walla Walla ~ directors
Projected to extend from one Of the
branches OF the w. 4 G. r.. out acrose
the Blue Mountains to the eastSrx
slope Of that range and the 0raaG
Ronde River, the road was to TeaaaA
Elgin. thence extending East supnIv
transportation facilities for the intss1sE-
of Wallowa county. invading the regicna
OF the proposed lire Of the O. r. = NJ
from Elgin to the Snake river. Skirt
Ing the western slope Of the Btue
mountains another branch Of the roa0
was designed to furnish an outlet for
the wheat region Of the great platenu
that skirts the Walla Waila valley
] along the western side OF the Blue
\ mountains, now remote from raif
transportation. and in its course tha-
road would traverse half dozen town
ships already producing inmenpes
yields OF cereal although but smnI4
proportion of the total area IL cultT--
waited.
Nerthsrn Pacific Behind Il
ostensibly, the result Of q lot Of solid
business men having the interest ~
their city at heart getting together M
organisation OF corporation TO Ae--
velop tributary country Il. is now SUR
missed that the purpose was designedf
by directors Of the Northern Pacfic-
as al means Of obtaining valuable feed :
ers into a region that IL the recognixedi
territory OF the Hartman system.
Northern Pacific, under agreements
held sacred by both companies, cCu16'
. not be known as a party to the com
struction of such a road, but In view -
. probable disruption Of existing treatfnD
of territory and trafsic the possibilities
of the future might be secretly SAFE
guarded through the agency OF others.
indeed 1t is probable that X thfg WIZ
the purpose OF the projected road II w.
y IN mat A<Srp{t
directors. and that the desired contres
would have been obtained through the
placing Of bonds through the agency q
some friendly banking house.
Bond fiotations conceal the real own
!, ership Of great many transportattoa
! deals shrouded in mystery for long PET
iods. Why work has never been under
taken on the projected road fs probably
due to suspicious Of the opposition be-
v ing aroused and vigorous protest gofna
to executive oficers OF the Hin r0adh
e. from executive officer. OF the Hartman
:" lines, reminding firmly but poltten
'e that the territorial agreement must b
ie respected and that building OF a feedel
70 under another corporate name-but |
&c feeder none the less-wOuld not be TOT
F.
=" Grated.
Prseipitsts Haes.
~ Recently II was stated that work 0i
:. the road. for which surveys were made
n might be commenced with the openin
-. of spring, this year. Should the CON
- tracts be awarded for sich constructio
II will be a matter Of more than pass
ing interest. Then vo,ld the q. r.
N. hasten to h,'ild from Elgin to Lew
a. iston rs planned. to defeat the purpoas
of the other road to command the bust
ness of that region?
Grande Ronde valley is n most al
tractive traffic territory, but its bus
ness has been the exclusive right Of Il
70 Oregon Railroad e. Navigation COR
pany and there Is no reason to suppoI
that Acknowledgement will be given
:, any other railroad to claim a share
the business. There will in time d
- velop a large traffic from the Elg
country and the interior of the Wal
owa country thst has remained und
velOped because remote from rail lin,
but the road already having surve
perfected and once on the point Of e
tending its lines to the Snake river '
that route will hardly permit anoth
&c" to first claim the traffic.