The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-03-12

On Monday evening last meeting of
the citizens of this city was held at the
court house. to consider proposition from
Mr.. VIM. Reid, president of the Oregon
Railroad 70, to extend the Dayton, Sher-
dan 6 Grand Ronde railroad to Albany.
L. Finn was elected chairman, and L. Z.
Hackleman secretary. The railway com
pany was represented by Messrs. Mckenzie
and Stearns. The following letter from
Mr.. Reid was read:
PORTLAND, Or, March 6, 1880.
To P Hock7emara, Esq, Albany
DEAR SiR:-Your letter of yesterday has
been considered by our directors Ii the
people of Aalbany would raise S45. 600, one
third ($15.U00) payable after our road
reaches that city from Dayton, another
third payable one year thereafter, and the
last third payable whenever we reach the
city of Portland !. or If we reach this city
next year. then shat third would be pay
able one year thereafter. I'm the fall of
1882. We will, In return for that subscrip-
ton. connect with your city as speedily as
possible. but nA later than above fhen-
toned periods, and provided. of course,
that the county bridge was built ahead OF
us.
There are many reasons why Albany
Portland:
1st-The distance. our engineer tells us.
is eighty miles via Dayton. Dallas and
Monmouth to Albany, from Portland.
Alas we do not ask any money until
YOU get the road, you have the certainty
OF it If you raise your subscriptions ahead.
3d-You have then two competing and
independent railways to Portland, and
thus You have your city's prosperity and
future fixed beyond a doubt.
4th-If there ever should be port of
shipment at.Yaquina Bay lit to load vessels
drawing Is f. ct OF water, we would graran-
tee 10 go there whenever this was proved.
via Kings valley. in connection with the
Yaqn:na Bay r. r Co.
5th-Even though Albany makes conneo
| tion with Lebanon By a broad gauge. let
me ask yo,r people, the Question, what
| that city do Albany? None, but consider
| able harm. Why? Becatlse at present
| the people OF Lebanon are bound to haul
| to Albany but when that branch is built
| the Lebanon peoples wheat and passengers
| will be- hauled past Albany straight to
| Portland. so that your people Will be
| worse off than now.
| In regard to the bridge across the VIII
| lamette at Albany, that belongs, properly
| speaking. to the counties of Benton and
Linn to do. Hence we will agree to take
our railway, opposite to Albany, and
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| bridge was built across the river we would
| free of charge. place orr depot at what
ever place in the city of Albany the people
| desired TIA. across that bridge, the cost O
which latter we wciiid not pay.
Yours truly.
| WILLIAM REID,
| President.
| A committee of seven was appointed, to
whom the propositions above mentioned
was referred, with authority to confer
with MFR. Reid and receive any Other
| proposition in regard to the matter which
| he might desire to offer. The following
gentlemen compose the committee: Judge
r. S Strahan, Thomas Montcith, j. H
| Foster. DIR. G. F. Crawford. Jason Wheeler
S. E Y"iIng and John Crawford
On motion the committee was authorized
| to consider the advisability of the citizen:
! of Albany building a bridge across the
| Willamette, the use thereof to be donated
to the first railroad company connecting
this city with the East or Yaquina bay.
Adjourned to meet next Monday at 7:3(
| p. NJ, at the court house.