The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-06-25
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The narrow gauge railroad to Kings
Valley will be built. The appropriation
of $4,000 for the Improvement of Yaquina
Bay insrres the compilation of The narrow
gauge, as well as the Corvallis road. to the
Bay TheJlarrow gauge will pass to the 4
North of this city several miles, unless
and here's the point--some inducement Is
offered the Company 10 deViate from an
mir line and come to this city. II a suit
able bridge is erected. spanning the Will |
lame.te at this point. the Company will /
need very little coaxing to come Con- /
nection we must have with the Bay by |
rail- and what cheaper way can such con- /
ncction he obtained than by erecting n I
bridge suitable for crossing a'railwac train? /
Such a bridge--we mean bridge ar |
ranged for the passage, not only Of rail- |
way trains but road wagons and, other
wheeled vehcies-could be erected for
sun not to exceed the amount we paid
Ben EIollatlay for bringing the o. & c.
Railroad within the corporate limits of
this city-aud every citizen knows that
was paying investment to us.
However, there will be this difference
between the building of a bridge and the
donation of $50. 600 and odd dollars to
! Holladay-the latter WAS donation. Il
free gilt, for the benefit Of Ben Ilolla'lay.
willie i'll the matter of building bridge
we (the stockholdersl will own the bridge
and receive whatever benefits may arise
from tolls to reimburse us for the outlay
In its erection. a4
/ From Ill the ftcts and data hastily
gathered, we are Inclined to believe the
bridge. at a low rate of tolls, putting the
cost at even $50 COO would pay on the total
outl-ty at least five yer centum from the
day it was opened for travel-antl it might
| pay even more And it would asSuretlly
add thousands Of dollars to the trade o!
this city. r..:#.
There is nothing more certain than the
fact that. if we desire to gov and flourish
we must keep pace. in improvements with
our neighbors Look back few years III
the history of this city. We were com
PEELED to pay more than fifty thousand
dollars to keep the 0. & Z. Railroad from
running six OF eight miles to the south of us
an event which would have proved our
utter ruin. Had the Santiam Canal been
dug at the time, does any one suppose
) Ben HolIaday would have exacted any
: suca sum from this people TO Insure the
bringing his railroad Tito this city
With railroad and wagon bridge across
the Willamette opposite this city, owned
!; by our citizens. we command the situation
without such bridge we are at the
mercy of any and all corporations, and
will be compelled to accept any PROPOSE
tion they may make in the way OF lines of
travel to or from the city, or, refusing, be
lcts ont in the cold to die the Sow but sure
death OF business decay.
About two years ago we were assured
: that The l7,ilway that has for lt< present
terminus the handsome AID rapidly grow
ing city Of Corvallis. would build its main
line to this city. and form Il junction will
: the o. & G. Railroad here Instead of juno
c Ion City, running branch line TO Cor
wallis. if Il bridge spanned The river upor
which the road eoud be crossed :; but OH
4 people couldn't see the benefits to arise by
i srch deIaectinu of the line. and only 8
i few would even talk eboHt the matter al
: all. To-day Corvallis is feeling the reviv
!, ing effects ot the railroad, and building
: are going Hp and improvements CT variou,
kinds in progress, showing growth ant
= thrift. md the CENSUS enumerator tell!
: ns there are more than hundred house
q empty in this city. Yesterday, as it were
e we had population that no one placed a
less thah >. 500, while the general belle
was that 8 600 was nearer the figure to
;. day we have scaut 1900. We have murl
to do. it is true. to regain and maintain
onr late population and commercial stand
ing but we believe the erection of
J bridge is tho first demand, and will q
II farther in the direction needed than an.
:. other enterprise that has been mooted.
!, But we have written much more a
# length than NE Intended when we com
81 meneed this article, and onr only excus
/ Is the abiding interest we take In everything
}, calculated to advance the best interests @
le lhe people of this city ard Linn county