The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-12
NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY.

ing party of the Oregon Railway Company,
limited, will be placed in the field next
Monday to survey proposed narrow gauge
railway from Corvallis southward via juno
tion or Long Tom to the east side of the
valley, and there connect with that compa-
ny's road to be built from Silverton via Leb-
anon to south of Brownsville. Arrange
ments are now being made with the Yaquina
Bay Railrod Company to build its road from
the summit OF the coast range instead OF
from Corvallis, in return for an obligation
of the Oregon Railway Company to connect
its road from junction to Corvallis with the
Yaquina Bay Railway at the summit. The
latter company has confidence in Yaquina
Bay being a large foreign port of shipment
for the grain of the Willamette valley, but
the Oregon Railway Company, limited, are
not so sanguine of this. still they are will
ling to give the Yaquina Bay hallway all
the assistance in their power by hauling
freight from Lane and Linn counties to its
terminus, at the summit, and if no good
port of shipment is found at the Bay that
freight will be carried northwards to Port
land via Kings valley and Dallas, ON the
present Dayton & Sheridan Railway, an ex-
tension of which, at or near Dallas, will
certainly be made this year. Additional
iron can be obtained and is offered by the
Pacific Rolling Mills Company to be deliv-
cred before August next at Corvallis to make
this narrow gauge extension southwark
thirty miles, so that ], 800 tons of iron will
complete that connection this fall.-Bee.
We have interviewed the Presi-
dent of the Yaqulna Bay road, who
says there are no negotiations pend
ing with the Oregon Railway Com
pany, limited, in regard to the above
matters. One would suppose from
the tone of the above article, that
our people did not know what was
for their own interest. The idea of
hauling freight from Corvallis to
Junction, and across the coast range,
diagonally northward to poiEt
where the present line of the Yaqnina
road is located, making distance Of
rs miles, when it can be taken to the
summit via Yaquina railroad, in one
third that distance, is altogether too
transparent. Its prepoSterous in the
extreme, and will not be believed by
our readers for one moment, that
the present management of the va
ouina road would enter into any
such schcme. They are too good bus
mess men to entertain for one mo
ment such proposition. We want
it distinctly understood that the va
quina railroad is to be built on the
nearest, shortest and most practical able
route from Corvallis to the sea. And
that much to be hoped for object will
be attained, just as soon as consist
ent, taking into consideration obsta
cles to be surmounted and difficulties
to be overcome. But our readers
must bear in mind that railroads are
not built in day. Compose your
souls, therefore, in patience, and in
the near future YOU will see this en-
terprise an accomplished fact.
IN MEMoRIUM.
WHEREAS, It has pleased almighty God
in the dispensation of his allwise Providence
to remove from our midst, by death, our
friend and brother, Britton Wood, a mem
ber of this Lodge; be it therefore
Resolred, That this Lodge recognizes in
the death of our brother an irreparable loss,
for in him was embraced the kind husband,-
the affectionate parent and good citizen,
whose aim was to do good and to act right
Resofred, That we tender to the widow
and children of the deceased, our sincere
sympathy in their bereavement, and cSm-
mend them to the tender mercies of H, i'm
who doeth all things well.
Reselvsd, That a copy of these resolutions
be .fufnashed the family of the deceased.
and also to each of the city papers for pub
lication, and the same be spread on the min
utes of this Lodge assa lasting token of es-
TEEN in which our brstlset&as held by us.
JOHN FL. LE&Is,
ANTHONY SIMPSON, Com.
j. r. BAYLEY.
Attest. VIC. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
Hall Of Corvalliss odge No. IA, A. F.. &
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