The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-01-17
EaeIEaslay ana ~ RalIr6ad.

Kilg. having stopped 0ger here 4 day.
as liz passed through OH bis way to
Washington. We took occasion to s'in-
teryiew" him with regard 10 his pros
pvctiye railroad operations. II Is Of
course known to our readers that the
Oregon and California aroad iscomplet-
ed to Rosehurg. a point some two
huntlrsd miles this side Of Portland.
Inreply to the question Is to whether
lie illteldei to continue the c0listf'tle-
tion OF the road on this way from
Ruseburg the coming summer, be said
that depended entirely on the move
lneAts ofStanfom &Co. Ifthey should
proceed iii tile spring to build their
roasl this side ots Rei.ling, be would
continue His oil this sile Of Roseburg.
Ii, however. they suspend further work
oil theirs Tie win also on bis. He
thiuks the road OH this side of ofRaseburg
will be All improbable investment and
will hsiIylly pay running expenses TIL
1t shall connect with Stanford " Cos
road 10 ti,at there shall he eontinn-
ons line from Portland I'd San Flancis-
o.. Hence iie will onlv build his road
Iii time to Meet with Stanford % TO-
ut the Stats line. With regard to
Stanford and Co.'S purposes HI refer
ence to their road iii Oregon, he said
1t was impossible to find out anything
definitely. lie expressed 4 ~ his
opinion, however that they VIII not
extend it beyond its present terminus
next Summer, nor. Iii fact, for several
years. His reasons fnr this opinion
were that they will fndit mcreto their
interest 10 employ I'LL their force and
Concentrate all their meanson the con-
sttuetiun of their rOads extending
soutllwapl through THE coast counties
and tip through the san Joaquin and
tTnlare Valleys, and thence on to the
Colorado river. 'Ehey will do this.
H0llalay thinks tOprevent the revival
of the schemes. igitated With so much
vig0r In San Frincisco last summer,
| for The construction of the Atlantic X
! Pacific rpad 0i, Tile 35th parallel. and
! tile Colorado Riyerroad, The present
| Atlantic and Pacific CO.., backed by 81.
I louis. il interested III the uonsnnna-
| tipn Of the former project, while scott,
| the greatest railroad magnate OF Amer
\ liGl, wants the latter to cpnnec this
transcontinental TeSls Pacific line
with the emporium ofthe Pacific. 10
prevent the revival and contamination
NJ these grand projects, and secnre the
4 business ofthe Southern country M far
| south and east as the Colorado River
| for their own roads, are objects sOvitlI
! with Stanford & Go. that. IN tile opln-
Eion of EEOIIatlay. they Will devote all
4 theireneEgies. undivided. to place them
! at the earliest momentbeyand all jeop-
Early. ln this connection 1t may be
\ remarked, also, that they already have
their California anil Oregon road COM
lpleted as fur as 1t will pay at the pres
ent time; that they are not threatened
with any rival road, which hy getting
Iii ahead Of theirs might takeits bust
ness; and that they have until the
year 1880 In which 10 complete II. In
Il view of all these considerations, H0l.
laday thinks Redding will be likely tc
remain the terminus of tle road for
some time. In tile above We live moi
given onr opinions, but those express
ed hy MFR. Holladay. together with the
reasons urged III their support. Gu
opinion Il. Notwithstanding all thai
was stated iii opposition BIZ MIR. Hol
latlay. tint Stanford n Gu. will con
tilnte elI tile ctiistlnblion ot their rosst
Ilhls side Of Reekling III the coming
Spring, ro i'll ill1uiry al to the rouIt
his road would pursue III ii approach
III the Califoriiiallne. HE simply states
tlsat there were surveying parties We
III tile field. and Tint wlleA the roat
came to be built tIat the r,ute wnlllt
he taken which the surveys shall llay'
demonstrated to he the most practice
BIZ.
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