The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-16
| remain truly yours.
G. p. HUNTINGTON.
WAsnrNaroN. May 18th. 1870.

C.P. HUNTINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1870.
Ny Dear SIR: ] am in receipt of
your letter of the 10th inst, and in an
swer have to say that reported Senate
Bill IL in the form and with the re-
strictions agreed upon by Mr.. Fitch and
Mr.. Pengra, who are understood here to
represent the Company named in the
Bill. / have been and am willing to sup
port the Bill without any restrictions as
to the sale of the lands but it is usual to
allow Company seeking n grant to i'm
pose such restrictions as they choose with
the view of facilitating the passage. of their
Bill. Obligations and pledges to my con-
stituents, however, compel mo to insist
that the road should terminate in South
ern Oregon, and to show the reasonable
ness of this course, ask you to consider
the following:
First The Oregon and California
! Company are now engaged in the con-
struction of road from Portland to the
Southern boundary of the State, and /
am assured that such road will be compile
ted with all possible dispatch, unless
/ grant should be made for a road direct
from Humboldt to Eugene City on the
east side of the Cascade mountains, in
which event, have the best of reasons
! for believing that said road will termin-
ate at Eugene City.
Second To run the road from the
Humboldt to Rogue river valley would
| be a shorter and less expensive route
date the Goose and klamath Lake coun-
tries, and also the populous valleys of the
Rogue and Umpqua rivers, all of which,
by direct line from the Humboldt to
Eugene City, would be left mostly, if not
altogether, without any railroad facili-
ties.
/ Third Considering that over the
Humboldt and Rogue river road when
made, the transportation and travel of all
Oregon in the country north would 20 to
the east, until the completion of the
North Pacific road, and also the value of
the lands along the route, it seems to me
its advantages are sufficient to induce
any enterprising company to engage in
its construction.
| Fourth. 1t was agreed upon at the
last session of Congress by all parties
concerned, including the Central Pacific
Company, as [ was informed, that the
Humboldt road should cross the Cascades
near the klamath lake, so as to pene-
trate Southern Oregon west of the noun
tains, and with a provision to that effect,
the bill was reported from the Pacific
Railroad Committee, and this is all pro-
pose to dc by the pending bill.
am sorry that cannot fully adopt
your views, but am confident that your
clearness of vision will enable you to see
/ that cannot avoid advocating railroad
tconnection with the east, that will accom-
modate the people of the Southern as well
as of the Northern part of the State.
i Yours, very truly,
I GEO. FL. WILLIAMS.
G. p. HUNTINGTON, ESQ.,,
No. 81 William street, New York.
When I found, contrary to my expec-
tations, that the programme was to run
the California and Oregon road on the
cast side of the Cascade mountains to
Eugene city, changed the substitute so
as to make it in substance like the origi-
nal bill, to which, at the time of its intro
duction, Mr.. Pengra and all parties
agreed This is the head and front of
my offending AL that is said about the
advantages of competing lines is mere
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crush out and destroy the Oregon and
California road, and the people of the
State being fully advised, can allow it to
be done or not, as they please have
quarreled with friends and subjected my
self to shameful abuse In trying to se-
cure railroad to the Southern part of
the State. I have made the fight for
the most part single handed and alone.
Pengra's bill is still pending, and
whether the Umpqua and Rogue river
valleys have railroad or not, remains to
be decided at the next session of Con-
| gress. All of the Nevada delegation and
both of my colleagues, with the Union
! and Central Pacific Railroad companies,
are in favor ola road on the east side Of
the mountains and terminating in the
Willamette valley. / am the only per
son in Congress from the Pacific coast op.
posing It. When my opposition ceases
the bill will pass. i make no threats OF
complaints. fully recognize the rights
of the people of Jackson. Josephine and
Douglas counties, to condemn my course
in Congress, but am sure they will no,
complain if I should conclude that they
have disapproved my action upon the
!, Pengra bill, to which have only been
opposed because considered it unfayor.
able to their interests.
GEO. Fl. WILLIAMS.
A gentleman, whose custom it was te
entertain very often circle of friends