The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-06-17
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To snti,fy lal,lie inquirJ In ,egaq
to the ntrto@ eapse lease The Oyego,r
ian bus eetla.f'al AID presents the TO-.
lowing:
Fonrtecn Oo,tia ago iu Aprl, 1880
the Ocrg'n,ian l,,nleay g., aud
OcegIdan Navigation Co.. were
both iueorfomped and have since
nladde iapi'i progress ~ the
extension % their lines of rail.
way and ateamsas III Western Oregon;
having completed l35 miles Of road.
and an additional iaw steamer. The
"Cny of Du,dee," being nov ready for
their river trade The low rates of
freight which ruled during tho winetr
on the river and rail followed the con-
Htruction 81 fhrse narrow gauge Iine,.
and fVra time the people nf the william
cite valley were hopeful that the trant :
portation II their products 10 market
would BE- CARRIE ~ tao separate indie.
l'spdci,t corporations. A. usual IL
such c,,ses competition induced tie low
rate OF 81 pef ton Of freight OF the
Willamette iiyer and extreme low rate.
upon the broad atd usrcow gauge read,
OF western Oregon, which proved IN
profitable to ail al the river and rsii.
road lines, aud could not Of course ,.
main ltermaseai
A communion ii interests was pro
posed, aud negotiations 10 hat end
have been Iroc'-s ,iiEg slice February
last b.t~een Ai1 Henry Willard snd
Mr.. Wiilism lteid, 70 bring about n
more satisfactory arrangement in the
interest of those transportation com
panies whom they represent. Tlie-e
Degotaliaiions Wtre for time inIrf-
rupted by propositions mad. "a tic
narrow gauge com aay by gen;lenen III
tercsted Ia the Central Pacific, WIKI The
view Of changing tiie Oregonis1 Com
imny's lines TO the standerl broad
gauge, and extending the ssnp,- 70 the
Central Pacific msa line at or TEAR
Winucmucca. For the purIr5ro u ~
irving at q proper nn Outstanding, and
the course 10 b. pursued III tie cifcHui
stances, Mr. William Reid lroceeae.l
to New York on The 5th. Of May aial
had interviews with those Interested IN
the transportation y Stem OF this coas;
The Scotch company il seems were ui-
willing To change the gauge of their
road, and declined 10 sell their railway
lines oat ami out 10 any corporations,
Irsferring that their II o leys should re
main permanently Invested III the par.
row gauge reals which they had con-
struc,ed, and IN the profitable result OF
which tl,-y b.d gresg confidence.
Accordingly 90. arrangement was
l,roposs 4 q me-, I i r wishoI by which
'he Oieeonian Comi any's lines should
be leased for long period Of yeAis to
Mr Willard in la.rason, and the organi-
zstion retained ~ q separate cone rn
in IT. own name as heretofore. The
details of this lease have been adjusted
hetween Mr. Willard and Mr.. Reid 70
the satisfaction Of luth gentlemen, and
the Scotch directors have since by
cable iod,eated their intention Of prac-
tic,lIly agres.in. tu the same. But be
fore formal lras. can be exccuted il
requires % have the approval and co.,
frlnation of meeting Of .he
Stockholders in Scotland, 10 tai r
place next month, and which will Ger
tainly IL. dome.
UndhF the lease, should the annual
rn,t which i to he paid half-yearly by
Mr.. Willard, ,rem.,in unpaid for a longer
period than three months, the Scotch
company Is in that case entitled to re-
sume possession and operate It's own
lines, and obligaies itself TO build this
summer - additional miles of narrow
gau.e road in the Willamette valley
for Mr. Willard, To be leased to him
when finished at the same rate per mile
aS the other lines now constructed, 80
aS TO give trans portaii1n facllitts to
every portion of the Willamette valley
now requiring the same.
TIE extension to Portland is tempo
rarily suspended, depending upon Othe'
arrangements now under consi leIasIon
Additional grain warehouses for the
convenience OF farmers, are also - be
erected by the Scotch company for the
storage of their grain ana produce along
the narrow gauge lines Nhsie such
warehouses do not now exist andturned
over TO the lessees when built. Fur.
ther details we were unabls to learn,
but were assured that the annual rent
payable to the Scotch COM any for the
use of It's lines aud for it's grain ware
houses, was satisfactory to all concerned
We believe that the management a
Portland of the narrow gauge line vii
remain in Mr.. Reid's hands as formerly
though under Mr.. Willard Mr.. Reidi
interest in the narrow gauge compan,
is very limited, as he only owns one
sixteenth portion.of the stock or pai'
mp shares, the remainder being held II
Scotland.