, 1880-09-02
THE RAILROADS.
Brilliant Prospects for the Oregon
Railway and Navigation
Company.
Tho Classification NfcetlnE of
General Freight Agents -
Yesterday.
New Enterprises 1naugurataa by the
O., 3. q O. In 1owa.

AT specto! meeting of The stockholders Of
tho Oregon hallway i Navigation Company
held somo months H5o, George II. Pullman
nnd William Enlfadtt. Jr., were appointed q
Committee to visit tha4Stata Of Oregon and
the Territory OF Washington for the purpose
af inspecting the various properties Of tic
Company, antl OF tnauiring litoathc dealta-
blltty OF obtaining control. by purchase. or.
otherwise, OF tho existing system OF railroads
In Western Oregon. :.
The Committee, accompanied by the Presf-
dent Of the Company md other stockholders,
huve v!aitcd tic field Of the Cou1pany'a op-
cra.sons, and have lust published report OF
tho result OF their mission. The report
sets forth that the observations Of tic
Committee amply confirmed MI they Ind
previously heard and read OF. tho proplttoMs
climate. great attractions Ut scenery, and
wonderful agricultural resources u Western
and Eastera Oregon, and Eastern washing
fG oyc oso adns ssss r et Sy
eql,aled, by any other portion III tic Uliitel
States. It cali b. safely satl that nowhere
else In this country do rlc't, soil aud mild
Ing such extraordinary. results OF, almost
every agricultural pursuit a. regards guam
tity, quality, and regn1aIlt1 ,of yield. They
were agrceahly sn1priseR at the unexpected
tied populated, and % wllict! the population
part of tic United States, aa vt without
direct eomInnnlcat1on By rNil VIII, tho rest
" sae Vt!o. toy ',a'"y w. n2 nraf stoe.a ~
development. But what they actually saw
1S.'es at,.s, ,ras G n Ennans r. fi.ctr .tr.a.
Easter Nenhsk WITT u t'.iHsaca ~ ~ nast mi
nat ee sIno. t .,i'S, tav fonui ararW.
Where forced the irresistible conclusion upon
them that they were bes.oldlnE, but the be.
snIMs -, .u n,I m NM nrnannrtv
p9H'aiat91 ;, m x via Via ,npiatSS
fare M Wit withn In tie It,D yast strrtci Of country
Wa.e1gW ey liz kae 'svt frn,, yIr fha % hnii5
9''tgis ny tIInir cnwa,,v;s' hrsiness IL toriyei.
q or G ar,, nnppn;tst o"e ~ tEa fort;e aran
wici vii It IS kSowm to eonta!n hns 50 fsr been
sottaGa upon 9long eSis ist, t,er,Hont .es W Holt
NJ te an .as wst WIZ! sS tc syec
soneness 20 n te Of tIe eIuiatas liz e'eaul,sss M of
and e un9sai Spaey o. S e. fG s, n1 ae
nta tarn au 10 so ~ t'nt attrn"tiva tSa,% IN
n;u n;,1sr 4'e eiie % IT thc I,nckv Maintains. Tia
property Justify ttlg Gol''l'lttee III cohKrGIt
g ba9 PG e
Q, no q ~. e ost is 1p p1ss stnca
Ths !ss I + ss sssay T peculiar
na even nl9ne c'!MsaG,sr, ~ ~, II tta5pI1o ,sI1 wnsw
W oceai,, " rlVel. ana W t,, ~ TtS sne se,y
daef sS 70 Us n sa
Fransisso, Ga, LII, rs its extreme seathe5ly st .h
general transportat!on syste q te tho un,oi,.
m3yss up d uu aoW n,, ~ - oo,ns e ~ an
ss sss 4 ;S;syss,sa Il IT. si|SsISs
T@hSs Az i extends ;pysT H. distance ; q nearly
beam tn ,es an tbe m rsr,einer M mixe riysr an
transportat,l9a: =, ,vo, sto,n,oots on
Iree sepafatg sets OF n rlyer steamoon!s y nv
two sSpattatG H's @ ~, So
S tf ers L Wy to sfer
aa tfregl}t io'i eS aesslea 1t 70 rlses
points. anu NY l]neS !. n9ahT tor pn.nm o!t
t!,o il9rrowRaago fa!tsoai. iaese sIenneMs aal
ns,ss bt tj'ey Sssi, inv p also @ prove 50 p M
rho ocean, business OF te G,33ml'M'ay. ~ M %nlsi!
ptesens IelfSseI1ts o ps1 . ~ IT. le pus
poet'o q Washlnnton errsofy Is s' bo"
largey y PROPORTION 70 the Erqwan o.
tneir tra!i'c ~ He lMiGlloI ~, Misn .nat as W
la aoWn lso Ioi9@rM @ @twpioSci.H ,,ar, saE ,,us ios
tnn thnt thp 9'I nreat rroWtI af iho Eoini,it
MseF s,,,iso s,Mi!1 ~" ,1s W. o,'Iu 1o
ihe hrol"1so o. ah!s nG1 ,oapss 9n.S IG; e
III msa,t,,n, sa9 IN tha teo nni,nbin md SHaES p,vn,
soai!lfy. directly tributary y y tts GompanNy'; M X
3ines BIT aisD in TIE CONSTRUCTION .a ot tn
pcnn unre'Ia ~ in!vls'om, i oE tnn @ Ho1Ics' nn
iacii!c ~ 1llles iong w,1ea VII o eolmee a,,a,
70 mlies east OF, roF!!anH. H. ana l IN sn9f !T
thus viii add greatly to their business. Ih
/. Committee approves 10 t[le slrohgest Manng gnt,
s sstFe C. so Ge%n6a III vs ss ne q" sM s
!. by the management, gem VIZ: First, tho lin
, from Wnlia Wai!a TO Grange CltX. on th
snake River, with two obrnnehes ~ T. tue TO- tow,.