The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-03-05
RAlIRoAD no LEBANON.
A Company incorporated rhe mailbag Of
the Road Assured.

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The mueh-talked-of branch railroad IRON
this city to Lebanon is no longer q myth-ths
company 10 build Il was organized last week
at Portland and engineers win bo here in q
few days to locate the road. VIM. Reid,
President Of the proposed narrow gauge, rid.
ieules the idea of this company building The
railroad, but the following itoms taken from
the Portland press lead us TO believe that the
iron horse will make his entry in Lebanon
before next harvest;
Articles Of incorporation have been filed
/ by Hon. J. N. Dolph, J. Brandt, Jr., and
Paul SchulEo ia the offices OF county clerk
and Secretary of State for The Salem aud Sill
verton RAilroad Co. capital stock, S2O0,00O,
divided into 1000 shares.
Articles Of incorporation have also been
fled by the Same gentlemen for the ALBANY
and Lebanon Railroad Company.
The object of tho corporation Is to con-
Htruot and maintain q railroad and telegraph
line from Albany to Lebanon in Linn county.
The principal oiiieo viii be located in Port.
land; the duration Of the same unlimited;
capital stock, 5000. 900; divided iato 1900
shares. -0frgoaial.
Yesterday Saturday afternoon articles OF
Incorporation OF the Salem and Silverton, and
the Albany aud Lebanon railroad companies
were filed in the office of the Secretary OF
State, at Salem, and also at the otiioe OF tho
County Clerk, in this city. j. n. Dolph. J..
Brandt, Jr, and r. Schnlze arc the ineorp0.
rators OF both routes, and directors OF the
two roads. j. n. Dolph has been elected
president and Joseph Simon, Esq. secretary
Of the companies. Tho engineers start out in
tho field tomorrow TO locate the two roads
and both will be in running order aud fully
equipped in ample time to move the grain
crop Of next summer. The prospects Of the
additional railroad service, now an assured
| fact, Is a source Of general aatisfa1bion among
tho farmers Of the valley. and with the in
creased facilities much larger acreage will
DO put under cultivation. --StdRdard
Assistant Engineer of tho Oregon & Cali.
fornia railroad. John A. fIurburt, with the
necessary aid, leaves next Monday 60 locate
the proposed branches Of road at some con
venient point near Salem and Silverton, aud
from Albany 10 Lebanon. The olicers Of the
company in this city propose to push this
matter, and get these branches in operation
as soon as possible. These roads will pass
through an excellent section OF country, and
be the means Of supplying transportation 10
an extensive wheat producing country
Standard.
/ As Mr Reid says. this may mean nething
at all. but we have no better evidence that
his proposed road will be built. The old o.
3 c. L. Il Go. have generally kept the prom.
ises made to them TO the people. and we are
confident that they now intend bailding a
branch of their road from this city to Ieb.
ahon. II viii open up large ami fertile sec.
ton Of our county and will DO = paying ia
vestment from tho day Of is completion.
We are satiEiied that the people OF Lebanon
would rather have il than Heid's narrow
gauge. as it would give them direct and rapid
communication with this city. but they eould
not object to having both. n they had the
narrow gauge alone they woald be completely
at its mercy. while on the other they would
ship their grain direct TO Portland. or eoald
shpit 70 this city where thcre is competition
besseeHs raiiroa,l aud river transportation.
But, nevertheless. they want railroad out
Tiers. nnd the one that rssches them fitst
viii be the fayoEise.