The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-03
Mr., LIBBY
HAS RETURNED
rooferred With Eastern AssOci.
ates Relative to Plans for
Lewiston and Charleston

Mr.. f. II. Libby, president of the
,,r.iston- Charleston company, has re-
,od from an extended visit to Bos-
-, and other eastern points. Mr.
,;,hv has been in conference with his
ossociates in the big enterprises which
,,o been planned in the past relative
- the development of the Lewiston
and Charleston country and speaks very
sncouragingly over the present out
,ook When asked for statement
.a,a,ive to the future plans OF the COM
many Mr. Libby said:
sour general plans have not been
hanged but many matters Of minor
details have been gone over between
nvself and associates and some slight
engineering details have been adjust
sd The development of our interests
in this section has been foremost in our
minds and after the plans are carefully
laid out it is the purpose to gradually
work out each detail successfully. AS
soon as the steam auxiliary plant is
completed it is our purpose to take up
the matter Of enlarging the Asotin
creek plant. AS soon as the country is
sufficiently developed and the market
affords we will then take up the mat
ter of the Grand Ronde power plant.
The engineering plans are all worked
out and as soon as We can see that it
is necessary we shall take the matter
I'D and force it to a final completion.
Work on the Pomeroy gulch reser-
yoir will begin just as soon as details
have been worked out with regard to
condemnation proceedings for the res
ervoir site. After that matter has been
carefully worked out the question of
building the canals that will bring the
water from the Blue Mountains to our
high line ditch will be taken up"
When asked what arrangements had
been made for the proposed electric
railway for Lewiston and Charleston
that had been spoken OF during last
year Mr.. Libby said: LAS soon as the
water electric power is available we
will build the lewiston Charleston rail-
way provided that rights of way and
franchise matters can be adjusted sat-
isfactorily. 1t Is doubtful if such a
railway under present conditions would
be profitable for some years to come
and every phase Of the situation must
first be taken into consideration. The
question Of expensive power and ex-
pensive right of ways must first be dis
posed of in order to do away with an
expense that would be too heavy te
profitably carry on the system. There
is no doubt, however, that the line will
be built as soon as we can determine
that 1t may be operated economically
With relation to the development OF
the North Lewiston tract, that will not
be undertaken until a bridge has beer
constructed as we do not feel that We
can take on the burden of building an.
other bridge"
Mr. Libby states that there has beer
unusual inquiry regarding this section
and that he met many people who came
10 him to enquire relative to Lewiston
and Charleston. He is OF the opinion
that the Lewis and Clark fair will brine
many people west and that many vii
take occasion to visit this section. Mr.
Libby reports that there is a genera
feeling of prosperity in the east ane
mat business conditions seem to b'
excellent.