The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-06

OREGON RAILWAY CO.. LINT

TER EST.
OREGON RAILWAY CO., LIMITED.
At . recent meeting of stockholders.
held IN Dundee. Scotland, the following
ssppontnents were made: Local pres
sideot and general manager in Oregon,
William Reid; vics president and direc-
tor, D1nsld Maclsay; directors in Port
land. Kenneth Msclesy. merchant. and
John McCracken. president of the Port
land Bosrd Of Trade; Al Coolidge, of
Silyertan. wa also appointed . director.
and Robert Bell, Of Portland, was elect
I'D treasurer and accountant Of the COM
peny.
Propositions have been received from
citizens Of East Portland and Astoria,
Offering certain inducements TO the
narrow gage company to locate its ter
minus IT these places. The oder from
Astoria u very liberal, certain citizens
Of that place agreeing to procure dona
1ions In monsy. lands and lots 10 the
valus Of 9250.D00 IL the nsrrsv gage
terminates ct Astoria. East Portland
Offers to raise $36. 900 and TO donate ten
acres Of land for Depot purposes II the
road terminates at East Portland in
stead Of Portland o. Astoria. as
The North Bend, from San Francisco,
j. sn her NY With . second cargo Of
hoo rails ior The narrow gage. The
5ssn vessel Childsrs left Niddiebofo on
Tees on the Sth Of April with 1918
tons Of English rails, while the San
Lott. aooshsg Iron vessel. sailed from
Tie YnmS point on Che Goth of April
with 1900 tons moro rails for the narrow
gage company. The rsuainder If thes
iron required 10. thi1 iali's coustruction
q eOpine fronV6An Frsacisco in ship.
msnts Df 500 tens each.
ORAssH railway AND sAyIoAT1os Co.
This company makes the following
statements for ths mopth Of Mascb:
e.. 0ross earn. MT earn
U. =. N. Co. .......t143.436 t73 436
U. 8 8. Lins............. 3l.31l
Y.NVsAc. B. R.R. sssae4 isO4s.
"a Us s@ N# -
Totsi.. ................ $l22. $50
HaOpsr,ion. Of Oregon Railway O.
Nsstg1fioAs Coaupsny. SIZE, 276. Tia
totat net earnings Of the three compa.
mics in March. 1879. were $14.032.
Mr. I + Cakes has been chosen Wee
President and General Manager He
sNplfseDsrlys on The. Kansas Poetic,
tb@s6f ens time past hos been Gene ]
II Sab srintsndsnt Of The Ksusa. City,
Fort Scott 4 Suit and Kassss City.
Lawrence a Southern railroads.. ~ g.
Il 10 the intention Of the o R&E
Company 70 lay = narrow. track road
lrpm ~ junction with the w w &c
RRRto 0rand Ronde Landing. below
UmatiIla. ~ soon - psaaiOle sitter the
arrival of the iron. which is expected
'as1t month. This narrow gage road
will be used until the work Of building
from Cello 10 that point 10 accomplish
81, whom the gage through to Walls
Walls will Be changed to the standard.
The object Of building the road to
Grad Ronde Landing 10 to avoid the
dangerous and heavy Umatilla rapids.
When Me road 10 completed to Grand
Rouas landing, which will be about
the lst Of August, passengers and
freight will be carried directly from
Wslls WAlla to that point, and Wallnla
will be left out in the cold.
NoRTHKRN PAoigIo RAILROAD Co.
i y Work has been resumed on the branch
from Casselten, Dakota. northward
through the Red River Valley. The
10 miles graded last fall will Be- ironed
ct once. and work has been begun on
the gsading Of 80 miles more.
The Bismarck Tribune says that the
oompany's engineers have under con-
sideraaion ths question OF building .
tuanel under the Missouri frow Bss-
marok 70 4iudan. to connect the De-
kota and Missouri divisions. A bridge
ct that point would have to be very
high. and would DO iifiicult and sxpen-
siss to build. An cxanila ion 10 now
being made 40 - the pr.ct,cs bility of
stuses1. 10 sWosld have to be about
l2.600 feet long.
The v4rk % gfeding the line sofsthe
NPR H6etWoe0 Aina worth and the
jlns(kds WITH ~ Ola n Compsny. !
mile est Of Wallula, 10 nearly COM
plstsd. Nine, Of. ths steven miles Of
the reaAOsd were done let Tuesday.
Asseonf - ths Oeppany On obtain fiss
tAe s4ila viii b LAID sstween the TIVE
poshts's Large quantities OF iron are
bsicy reesivsd BY this n r RR Co.,
but - Jet thsy are without ties.