The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-07-08
From tho oreg6nian.
OREGON RAILROADS.
OfricE OREGON AND cALfroHSiA RAtLaoAp G

OfricE OREGON AND cALIponSfA RAtLaoAp CO.
Portland, Oregon, July 5, 1870.
In your paper Of yesterday /, o.iced an
article Of which tho following is an extract
WIN Mr.. Iioliaday. controlling both the enst and
west sides, extend q railroad further than the
head Of the Willamette Valley II looks AZ II IL
might be doubtful. IL II even whispered here,
and With some appearance Of plaasibiiity, that.
having now secured undispated conirh Of the
railroad syssm Of the most populous and in port.
ant part of Oregon, he will no. build a
railroad further south than Eagene-city, or tho
head of the valley.
The Oregon and California Railroad c.m
pany will this year build mud cquip their
road for n distance OF one hundred miles
sauih Of Portland, and will thereafter com.
pleie II ns rapidly rs possible TO the head oi
the Willamette valley. After reaching that
point they will continue 10 build south with.
out interruption that is, in case the bill
now before Congress 10 grnnt aid fur the
Humboldt branch road IL pnssed in such n
shape ~ 10 cause that rohd to come into tho
valley Of Rogue river. But ir the grant fur
that branch should be III made Ms to avoid
the southern counties and bring the rad in
to Willamette valley. "at or near Eugene
City" by the middle Fork Of the Willamette
river. then VIC should bald pnr rnnd no fur.
thcr south than the head Of this valley.
where we would ultimately connect with the
liumboldt road, Ia case affairs should taxi
this sbape il would not he practicable to
build rond further south than the r.sint In
dicated. Fur We suuIi be cut ofr from, south
ern and eastern connections. innsnueh as
the Central Pacific Company would almost
certainly cause their California and Oregon
road TO diyerge from tho route originally
laid down, and l'aild il by the easier rnute
by way Of the valley Of Pitt river, so as 20
make a connection with the lIaa,boldt Eu.
gene brnach. They would thus have n con.
,inaons limo OF railroad, running into
Oregon, under their own contrnl. Wheth
or We 5ald our road south &c the head or the
Willamette valley az not. depend. therefore
on the action 10 be taken by Congress rcia.
tive to the route Of the branch road from the
Humboldt
1t is the desire, as IL has been the intcn.
sion, of the Oregon aud California Railroad
Company TO build their road to the anu. hcrn
boundary Of the State; and they will do So
withaot delay, unless their purposes are
checked by such legisiaiion in Congress as
will render il imprncticablc 10 carry them
out. In other words, if the grant for the
Humboldt branch shalt be 80 made as TO
connect with our road in Rague river valley
and thus secure also connection for US
with the California and Oregon road ut the
State line. we shall continue our road south
of the Willamette valley. Otherwise we
shall not do so.
In this connection it may lie as well for
me to state that | shall 10 forward and
build the cast side road, completing the
the frat section within the time allotted by
the act os Congress, and ultimately eoniin-
uing il south To . function with the Oregon
and California road Mt some point near the
head Of the Willamette valley.
BEN. IfOkLADAY.