The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-03-04
The General Outlook.
Dallc> Mountailleer.

contemplated even 10y the most
ssanguine. The powerful compa-
nies that are now engaged in
building trunk lines throughout
the country are casting their eyes
upon the goodly land in which We
live. and "A number of them have
signifed their intention To- tap
eastern Oregon and Washington
with their lines. 1t l. fact that
is gradually dawning upon the
minds of railroad magnates, not
only ia the east, but in California,
that the star of empire Is moving
this way, and that the road reach
ing here first is quite likely 10
. secure the lions share of trade
which is rapidly becoming Of vast
importance. The gold and silver
OF New Mexico and Arizona. and
the treasures of old Mexico, have
attracted much attention, but the
sHrer wealth that lies in immense
grain fields, in dense forests, and
I'm mines of coal and iron and cop
per is ours. and this knowledge j.
bringing us the long hoped for
communication with the outside
world.
Several roads are to be con-
structed during 1881 in eastern
Oregon, opening up sections OF
rich agricultural and mineral lands
90 settlement and furnishing en-
plovment to thousands of men.
Prominent among them is the Ore
goh Railway and Navigation COM
pany's line, which is Ia be extend
ed from Blue mountain to Baker
city at once. The road from The
Dalles to Portland will be built
as soon as it can be done.
while the gap between this city
and Walla-walla is now being
rapidly closed. The supposed con
troi of the Northern Pacific bv the
Oregon Railway and Navigation
company, will make it probable
that a road from this city, crossing
the Columbia at Cascade locks
and continuing to kalsma, will be
built, instead of the expensive road
across the Cascades from Aims
worth to the sound. : 4 branch is
also contemplated from The Dalles
into Wasco county to open up
several grain growing sections.
The Union Pacific road from the
main line at Granger to Baker city;
the Nevada and Oregon. from Reno
to The Dalles; and the contempla-
ted road from Winnemucca 10 The
Dalles connecting us with the Cen
tral and Southern Pacific systems,
will all doubtless make more or
less headway during the year.
How much will be done cannot be
foreseen, but it is certain that
the roads that are actual enter
prises, and not built ON paper
merely, will give US outlets enough
to satisfy all.
With the construction and com
pletion of these lines it is easilv to
be seen that our city viii derive
much benefit. I'm all of them our
city is an objective point. Our
position at the gateway of this inn
mense region is one that must Of
necessity make Of US a large city.
Railroad men know this, and there
fore make this terminal point.
They are accustomed to look al a
place in the light of future posi-
bihties and do not allow the pre-
sent prosperity of town to blind
them TO its real value as COM
mercial or shipping point in
the future. There are cities
IN the northwest that have been
the points of supply in the past
which must be surpassed by
Others whose merits have not been
considered of much value hereto
fore; places that have grown
populous To certain degree be-
cause they met the demand FOR =
time, but whose glory viii be
echpsed by others more favorably
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