The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-18
Our Portland Letter.
PoRrLAsp, March 9, 1s;

ORA11AVSI, 4udfCa 1Ot4.
Mr.. EDIroR A few days ago
gentleman informed me that one eharing
charge of Ben Holladay s raiIroad inter
ests had said to him, the day before, that.
they had just ordered two engines for
the west side railroad and that ii was
intended to have, if possible, a full sot of.
hands at work on the west side, by the
first day of April. have repeatedly
heard a repost which, however, I have
not been able to trace up TO its source,
that it is the intention Of the company t.
cross the road at Albany. A gentleman
at the Hotel table said to me at breakfast
that real estate had gone up IN this city
twenty FIVE per cent since the distribu
ton of the Daily Oreyoniaa of this morn
ing, and that real eestate throughout the
State would correspondingly appreciate
as soon as the mails could carry the news
papers. The following is from last
nights tclegraphio dispatches from San
Francisco 5fA5p s85aEf .A6sssa ad5
Mr.. HolIaday has also perfected arrnn gcments
for forwarding fifty thousand German emigrants
TO Oregon to settle on the lands of the Oregon Il
California X. r.. Co. A line of steamers Will be
put on to run direct from Bremen to. Aspinwall,
connecting with a new and independent line to
bc established between Panama and San Fran
cisco and Portland, the organization of which is
about completed. Passengers will be landed in
Oregon from Bremen at a cost not exceeding sew
enty dollars. $50
On which the Editor of the O7-egomaa
co,nyuepta &c foIIows 8 84a
A MAGNIFICENT ENTERPRISE.
The Importance of the enterprise for the intro
duction of people into our State from Germany,
of which our San Francisco dispatch Of to-day
gives account, will challenge general attention
For u year past Mr. Holladay and others have had
this enterprise in contemplation, and preparations
have been making to inaugurate it. Assurance
is now given that these preparations are nearly
completed. The scheme is one of magnificent
proportions. It originated with Mr.. Holladay,
and if he can execute his intentions in the matter
he will carry out one of the greatest and most
creditable enterprises ever attempted in America
The plar, outlined, seems to be complete. "A
line of steamers from Bremen to Aspinwall, and
| another from Panama to Portland, affording
of transportation the entire distance for the
sum of seventy dollars and in space of time not
exceeding six weeks, forms plan complete in all
| its parts; plan which must operate most sue
| cessfally for Oregon by bringing hither multi
tude of the most Industrious and thrifty people on
the globe. The chcapncss of the fare is quite as
tonlshng, and 1t cannot be doubted that AT those
4 rates great numbers will come. The close of the
war between Germany and France viii enable the
| scheme to 60 forward without impediment, and
/ many who tired of war and to whom the dy-
nastie complications of Europe which continually
| threaten fresh commotions a constant dread,
| will be glad to come to a country where the pub
lie peace is less frequently disturbed. 1t is ex-
pectcd that there will be great emigration from
4 Germany to America this year and this enter
| prise which is now announced should enable Orc
| gon to get large share of it. No undertaking
has ever been broached Of SO great Importance t.
State this Will be if its details carried
out and the manner in which Mr.. Holiday usu
ally does business and pushes ahead with wha
he undertakes should leave little doubt that thi,
fenterprse, magnificent it is, will substantial,
succeed.
! These dispatches no doubt will have
the effect of sending up the price of lands
all over the State Farm lands especi
ally are expected to go up. Many erc'
before these dispatches were rcceive'
predicted rise of Fifty per cent, in tn
q price of land inside of the next cigh
months. ~ ZENAS.