Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-22 | Page 5 | Northern Pacific Shortening

Northen 1 Shortening A Lewiston Idaho dispatch to the Nc thIs afternoon says The Tue six months month truce between the Norther Northern Pacific and the Ol n Railway N Navi I gallon company February G 5 on th the J wi will resume active building operations to the Oregon Railway I Navigation company dos does not sem seem so anxious to 10 reume resume the contest for th the Clearwater ter territory tor he prize for which the are striving is 19 the oriental trade and the Northern Pacific I Is en to overcome t the e handicap ot of the ho Great Grent alliance with wih tie the Oregon nalO Railway Navigation and the Japanese steamship company by y shortening its tine and reducing the I It pians to build a cut of oft leaving the main Ino line at the tha flitter Rot Root mountains b by byway way ot of Lla Lola down the middle middlefork stream fork tork ot of the lie Clearwater to the maim This would save no mies flubs and hO grades ly Dy building down the Snake and Columbia rivers to Portland another 10 mIles mies would be s saved ved Tile The new branch extends up Iha that river from the tho mouth ot of the Pot 6 6 miles mies bin being under contract ot of which thIrty miles ts Is now operated he r cc mit mie miles wi will be ready January Ii 15