Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-12
BUILD TO MEET
OPEN RIVER
Capitalists In Umatilla
County Capitalize a
New Road

What is, perhaps, the most impor-
tant local railroad project ever launch-
ed in Umatilla county, says the Pen
dleton Tribune. was brought into ex-
istence this afternoon when e. w. Nc
Comas filed articles of incorporates
for the open River Railway and Navi-
cation company with County Clerk
Sailing. 4
This is the company which has
made a survey of line from Sim
mons Landing on the Columbia river
to Holdman, and Is capitalized at
$3.50, 600, in $500 shares of 500 each.
The incorporators are e. w. McCo-
mas, q. A. Hartman and G. z. Curry.
Mr.. Curry is San Francisco manager
of the Northwestern warehouse COM
pany, and Mr.. McComas and Mr..
Hartman are too well known to the
citizens of Umatilla county to need
introduction. J. N. Teal Of Portland
is attorney for the comapny.
10 a Pendleton Company.
In the articles Of incorporation
Pendleton is named as headquarters
and home of the company. and its OBJ
jects cover several typewriter pages
and include the construction, opera
ton, maintenance and extension Of
railroads and electric lines. the gem
Grafton Of electric power, the con-
struction. operation and maintenance;
of grain and freight warehouses, th'
4 construction Of depot buildings, sta
lions, sidetracks. branches, extension
and spurs of railroad, the constructio,
and operation of both steam and sail
ing vessels and other business per
taining TO transportation and haulinl
freight.
Line IL Surveyed.
The line of the proposed road
now surveyed from Simmons Lardin
on the Columbia river to Holdman. 1
the heart of the wheat belt OF tn
north part of Umatilla county. a dis
! lance of about is miles, and the W r
of securing right of way is prcceedin
satisfactorily.
The line runs directly west frol
J Holdman to the north edge Of tn
government irrigation project in IL
northwest part of the county and the
Swings northward to Simmons Land
ing, where 1t will connect with DO;
! lines to be operated by the same con
Ipany.
Mr.. McComas stated today that tv
boats will be operated by the cor
: pany at first, one above and one belo
! the portage railroad at Cello. 1t
, hoped that the line will be ready
> handle the 1908 wheat crop.
The articles of incorporation we
. drawn in Portland yesterday and we
: filed simultaneously in the office of 4
9 lcounty clerk here and in the office
! the secretary of state at Salem tods
May Extend to PendIeton.
. 'eWhile the line from Simmo
Landing to IIoldman is all the pre-
ent company is able to handle, at ore
lent, yet believe the line should
extended to this city, said, MI. M
EComas to the East oregonian tods
. There is strong sentiment on t
3 part Of business men to have the II
9 brought into ePendleton, giving Il
= !, city direct Communication with I
9 boat lines on the Columbia river, a
8 it is believed that !. long before
9 Simmons Heldmans. line is complet
. arrangements win have been made
. build into this city,
The company estimates that abe
10000 tons of wheat will be tributa
to the line as surveyed now. IT
amount would be more than doub'
by the extension to this city, to s
nothing of the additional busint
which would come to the new II
from Pendleton.