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 CO.
ING DOWN TO PORTLAND.

There will be freight SERVICE IN 80
days on the lewiston Riparia line is
the announcement made by the head
omcials of the o. H. & N. company
IN connection with the announce
ment that the line was soon to open
FOR passenger traffic. The freight
tariff schedule has been filed 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
8 O'Clock in the morning and leav-
ing at I 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 S2,20, and through
rates from O. r. e 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,
az well as interdivision tariff, show
ing rates between Lewiston and all
points. on the o. r. & NJ. will be pre-
pared by the local officers In this
city within the next few days.
The beauty of this new through
passenger service between Portland
and 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 whole day for the transaction
of business, and returning to Port.
land he will board the sleeper al
Lewiston at p. M, the same day
and will arrive in Portland at
o'clock, in time for business the mex,
! morning. s
"Some of the people of Lewiston
have comploined. that there was TOT
, much delay on the part OF the o. K
& N. company in inaugurating regu
lar passenger and freight service
hut the company explains the fact
that the Riparia-Lewiston extension
involved such questions as to the ust
of joint tracks with the Northern
Pacific and also being an interstate
! line. required 80 days time for th'
filing Of passenger tariffs before tha'
service could be inaugurated. Thu
branch of the service was first at
tended to for the reason that thu
O. r. & NJ has placed. its rivel
steamers for the hauling Of freight
from Lewiston down the Snake rivel
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
I! will permit said Assistant Genera
Passenger Agent John M. Scott o
the o. R. & N. 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"