The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-08
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RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
Looking diapnaslonateIy at tho present

Looking dispnssionatcly at the present
condition Of affairs SO far ~ relates TO
tbe prospect for tle completion Of the
Great No,aletn Ote land Route, and
Idyestipg ourselves of any personal
feeling in the matter, We arc con
strained to pdmit that "it is very
pretty quarrel as 1t stands" What
ever opinion may be held by anyone as
to the greed and rapacity Of tho trans.
portation interests which centre in Port.
land, however much VIC Of tho William
cite valley and elsewhere who have
suffered by the exactiops Of these same
interests, may deprecate and rebel
against the idea of those interests oh
tanning unquestioned supremacy in the
matter Of providing one sole outlet for
our productions, one fixed mart for
their sac aud for the pufelmfc OF our
supplies, wa aennot but admire the
skill, the pluck, tlc dash, the audncity
of the representatives Of these Interests
in their msves upon the boa'd upon
which il being played the great game
for commercial supremacy ia the great
north wcst.
Puget Sound and Portland are en-
gagged in a hand to hand, and almost
lie and death, struggle foe terminal adj
yantages. H. is entirely safe to Eay
that LEI tho contest terminate aa IL may,
tho successful point, 1c II Portland,
New Tacoma, Seattle or any other local
ity, will enter upon dscade. perhaps
more, Of almost unexampled growth
aud prosperity. Tho prize conlonded
for il worth mighty struggle and will
be watched with interest
At this writing calm review of the
promises leads rs perforco TO the con
I clnsion that Portland has got the best
Of il, - Ear, aud holds tho key TO the
situation. As Oncgosans, VIC are not
disposed to object. Whatever tends to
the growth, development aud welfare Of
our state is with us just cause for CON.
graduation aud rejoicing. In saying
this however, We by no means reeede
from the position which We have all
along occupied, u wit, that orr own
local interests ale by no means to be
considered subordinate. In this diree
ton we hope TO make ourselves dis
tinctly understood during the course o.
these remarks"
II may be weii en- ougL to glance al
tho situation so f,r az IL relates 20 Port
land AS the prospective terminus oI
the North Pacific Rail Road. Within
few weeks the financial circles Of tic
entire country were startled by the an
nouucemens that Mr. Henry VilIaidbad
offered a blind POOL of eight million
dollars at the east with the astound
, lag result Of fifteen million dollar,
, being offered TO take il up. This bold
aud successful move has been character
led us ono Of the most remarkable ii
D the financial history of this age Of large
: operations.
2 1t needed bn. short time to dis
e close the fact that this "blinl pool wa'
; offered solely - obtain controlling
l interest, or what was then believed tC
I be a controlling interest, in tho stock o
: the Northern Pacific Rail Road, with
; as subsequent cTents have clearly
demonstrated, the intent and purpos'
Of concentrating al the energies o
construction upon such portions OF th'
road as would leave the Puget SouaS
division in the yocntive and bring thl
great enterprise with 4 rush, "a hurrah
and magnificent boom into the cit!
Of Portland 50 well masked hat
been tho purposes and designs Of tht
originator Of this brilliant coup the
constsrnation sat visible on the face
, of those most to he affected and rag
: and fury found uttcranee through th,
press Of the section whose long deiefre'
hopes seemed doomed 10 fresh disap
o pointmcnts, still more vexatious dc
lays.
, The truth is what seemed to be th'
inevitable resultof this war Of Titans hac
something OF the tragic in its elements
High hopes 10 not perish, great ambf
tions do not fail without mighty strng
giles which seem like death throes
The affair had also It's comedy touches
The taking mp Of the blind pool, the un
masking Of the deftly concealed plan o.
the syndicate brought the President O
the Northern Pacific to the front Will
a vigorous and indignant protest against
/ the possibility of the new combination
accomplishing the DETECTION of tn,
construction Of the main track from lis
proposed course as near due west as
might be from Wallula to the deep
still waters of tho magnificent Sound
which has so long waited to be vexed
by tho keels of the. worlds navies
And subsidiary to this, with an evi-
dently wholesome fear of the conse.
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