Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-02
Freight SERVICE
IN Thirty DAYS
0. R. & N. OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL
BE INAUGURATED WITHIN
THAT TINE AND TRAFFIC 60.
ING DOWN TO PORTLAND.

mere Will be freight service In 80
days on the lewiston Riparia line is
the announcement made by the head
omcials of the o. R. 4 N. company
In connection with the announce
ment that the line was soon to open
for passenger trafic The freight
taMn schedule has been fled with
the interstate commerce commission
end they have 80 days to report to
the operating road. With their ap-
prevail the road is ready to open for
the handling of traffic from the Lew.
iston country. ....
The passenger service will be in
augurated next Tuesday on the
schedule already announced of one
train daily. arriving at Lewiston at
3 O'Clock in the morning and leav-
ing at in the evening, connecting
with the Spokane flyer at Riparia.
Commenting on the schedule, the
Portland Telegram says:
THE local ticket rate Riparia to
Lewiston is to be So 20. and through
rates from o. II. & N. points to Lew
iston Will, therefore, be made that
much higher than the rate to Ri
paria.
"A local tariff for the new road,
showing rates between all stations.
a. well as interdivision tariff, show
ing rates between Lewiston and all
points on the O. r. & N, will be pre-
nor nd Nv. BIO >a3 Tea 10
city within the next few days.
The beauty Of this new through
passenger service between Portland
aud Lewiston will be at once appar-
ent to all who have occasion to trav-
cl between these two points. The
Portland merchant, to whom this
new service will mean SO much in
the way of business. will be able to
board the Lewiston sleeper attached
to the Spokane Flyer here in Port
land at S:15 O'Clock in the evening
and he will arrive at Riparia at G
the following morning. In three
hours he is in Lewiston and will
have a whole day for the transaction
of business, and returning to Port
land he will board the sleeper al
Lewiston at Z p. NJ, the same day
and will arrive in Portland at {
O'Clock, in time for business the mex
morning. .. ..,-.-, .. -' So
Some Of the people of Lewiston
have complained that there was tos
much delay on the part Of the O. r
& N. company In inaugurating regu
lar passenger and freight service
tut the company explains the fac
that the Riparia-Lewiston extension
| involved such questions as to the us'
of joint tracks with the Northern
Pacific and also. being an interstate
J line, required 80 days time for tn,
j filing of passenger tariffs before tina
service could be inaugurated. Thi'
branch of the service was first at
tended to for the reason that thu
o. r. & N. has placed its rive
steamers for the hauling OF freight
/ from Lewiston down the Snake rive
to Riparia in service again. and ha
been able to handle all business b!
rail and water successfully.
"'You may say that freight viii
be rolling down to Portland from
Lewiston at water grade just a
soon as the interstate commerce Law
will permit said Assistant Genera
Passenger Agent John M. Scott o
the o. R. & NJ company this morn
ing. The freight tariffs have al
ready been filed, but 1t will take 81
days before we' can inaugurate tn
freight service"