The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-03-12
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Following are the minutes of tho meeting
of the citizens Of Albany held March sth
1885, to consider the proposition of Mr.. VIII
liam Reid, President Of the Oregon Railway
Company, TO extend tho Dayton. Sheridan
and Grando Ronde Railroad 70 Albany.
L Finn was elected chairman and T. p,
Haekleman, Secretary. The Oregon Railway
Co. was represented BY Messrs. Mckenzie 4
StearnS Tho following letter from Mr.
Reid, containing the proposition of the Gem
pany in regard to building the extension re
ferred to above was read to.wit;
OREGoN RAILWAY COMPANY, Limited.
PORTLAND, Or, March @, 1880
I. T. HAcKLEMAN, Esq, Albany:
Dear iSir:-Your letter of yesterday has
been considered by our Directors.
| It the people of Albany would raise forty
five thousand dollars, one.third ISIS, 1000
payable after our road reaches that city from
Dayton. another third payable one year
thereafter, and the last third payable when.
ever we reach the city Of Portland from Al
bany, or if we reach tina city next year
then that third would be tSl5,O00) payable
one year thereafter IA the fall OF 1852, We
will on return for that subscription connect
with your city as speedy as possible but not
later than above mentioned periods, and pro-
vided Of course that the county bridge was
built ahead of US.
There are many reason why Albany should
prefer the west aide connection 10 Portland.
lat. The distance our Engineer tells Us, Is
so miles ria Dayton, Dallas and Monmouth
to Albany from Portland.
End As We do not AJAX any money until
you get the road you have the certainty of it
II you raise yoarNuhscriptions ahead.
Sd. You have then two competing and in.
dependent Railways to Portland and thus
you have your city's prosperity and future is
fixed beyond doubt.
4th. II there ever should be port of ship
ment at YaQuina Bay tit to load vessels draw
ing Is feet OF water we would gaarontee to
go there whenever this was proved. ria Kings
Valley in connection with the Yaquina Bay
Railroad Company.
5th. Even although Albany makea connec.
ton with Lebanon by q broad gage let me
ask your people the question what would =
branch of I2 miles TO that city do Albany !
None, but considerable harm. Why! BE.
cause at present the people of Lebanon are
bound to haul TO Albany, but when that
branch was bgilt the Lebanon peoples wheat
and passengers VIII Be hauled past Albany
straight to Portland 80 that your people viii
be worse ell than now.
In regard to the bridge across the William
ette at Albany, that belongs properly speak
ing to the citizens Of Benton and Linn 70 do
Hence we win agree to take our railway OP-
pOsite TO Albany, and guarantee that il we
did so, that whenever q bridge was built
across tho river we would free Of charge place
our depot at whatever place in the city Of
Albany the people desired Us across that
bridge the cost Of which latter We would not
pay. Yours truly.
WILLIAM REID. President.
A committee Of seven was appointed TO
whom the propositions above mentioned were
referred with authority to confer with Mr.
Reid and receive any other proposition in ro-
gard to the matter which he might desire to
offer. The following named gsntlemen COM
pose the committee Judge T. s. Strahan.
Thomas MOnteith. ]. II. Foster, DIR. G. +.
Crawford, Jason Wheeler. S. Z Young aud
John Crawford.
On motion the committee was authorized
to consider the advisability Of the citizens OF
Albany building bridge across the William
ette, the use thereof 10 be donated to the
first Railroad Company that viii connect this
city with the East OF the Yaquiaa Bay by
rail
Adjourned 10 meet Monday evening March
18th. at 7::30 o'clock P. ~. At the Court
House.