The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-02-04
trrom the Portland Standard
THROUGH TO TEXAS.
TsgE SCHEME AFLOAT TO CARRY TtlE
Products or 0UK EASTERN EM-
pgRE TO THR GIIF.
How thc Central Pacific Railroad Company
Proposes 10 Control our Nheas
Market.

A conference was held at San Fran
cisco on the 10Th ult between n COM
mittee of directors of the Oregonian
Railway Company and President Stan
ford and committee of directors of the
Central Pacific, the object being to mr.
range as to the point of connection and
the terms on which the same wore to
be made, of these two railroads in
Oregon. At this meeting
4 satisfactory arrangement was con-
cluded. But the Oregonian directors
were much surprised when President
Stanford informed them that his COM
pasy had made arrangements to carry
the wheat trade of Eastern Washington
and Eastern Oregon to Galveston, or
other points in Texas, for shipment to
Liverpool. instead of by the way of
Portland, rs ut present. lie also stated
that his company, the Southern Pacific,
would carry the wheat of California via
the Gulf of Mexico to England. The
plans or the Southern and Central Pa
cifc companies, as stated by their Pres
ident, Governor Stanford, to the Ore
gonian Railway directors, are rs fol-
lows: The Southern P9ciic will reach
Galveston or gulf port within one
year. In 1881 they will immediately
thereafter build line from point on
the Central Pacific, 80 miles cast or
west of Winnemucca, up into Oregon
by the way of the Malheur reservation,
from which latter point their line will
fork northeasterly branch on or near
to Walla Walla and thence to the Pa
louise country to connection on the
Northern Pacitic's main line, with !
north westerly branch from the Maiheul
through the Ochoco country and Johr
Day river to The Dalles. When thos,
roads are connected with the Centra
Pacific the Southern Pacific will carrJ
the wheat of Eastern Oregon and East
ern Washington straight through il
cars to Galveston at freight of Sll t,
5l2 per ton, and say they have mad,
arrangements with the White Star lin
anu Atlantic steamers and anothe
steamship line to carry wheat from tn,
Gulf Of Mexico to Liverpool direct 70
81 per ton, making ii through frcigh
from Eastern Oregon to Liverpool o
Sl4 per ton at most. They also iuten'
TO carry passengers from Great Britain
via Galveston TO Oregon at $50 to Sc
each, through rates Whether the
can accomplish these points Is "a que,
ton. TO be determined Estetn ruad
will carry wheat from Omaha to Ne'
York for 3 and s. - per ton, u di.
taace cf | 500 mites s.s,i fros" Ee,
YorI, to Liverpool th& freight hss bee
| 81 80, and may be always obtained 70
| - per ton. II the Southern Ani Ger
trail Pacific can get Slt per ton frof
Eastern Oregon to Liverpool direct the
can make more money in c-ryin
wheat than the western railroads not
make in carrying wheat from Omaha 1
! New York besides which they I,r,
pose, they say, 20 guarantee the deliver
of all Oregon heat IN Liverpool viii
in thirty-t~0 days, saving Of froi
four TO five months around Cape Iiorl
The insurance will lie much Less, md q
two-tbirds Of the wheat which goes Vi
Galveston will DC carried in bulk, then
will be saving in sacks also. /
not the Southern Paciic's intention (
take the Oregon wheat to Sah Francis,
on its way to Galveston. They pr
pose, after their Oregon extension I
the Pslouse country is completed,
continue that line southerly across ii
Central Pacifc's main line near Winn
mucca to the Colorado river, aud thent
onward 10 connection with the Soutl
ern Pacific's main line in Arizona, at
near Malicopa Wells. This line wi
, make the distance between Galyesto
and Central or Eastern Oregon near
, as short as between Galveston and Sa
, Francisco. President Stanford state
. that his company had now no intentiC
of ever extending their California an
! Oregon line from Redding into Sout
9 ern Oregon, but would be pleased
make connections with the Oregonis
Railway Company's line If it vas e
= tended to Southeastern Oregon, az q
i. Central Pacific had 10 intention Of .
ing to Portland Or Of making extension
to Western Oregon or the Willamet
0 Valley, except by connecting them wi
other lines, meeting them in EaateI
: Oregon OF at the Central Pacific ma
line.
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