Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-22
oREGos.
an Interview with Willard, the Railroad
King.

King.
PORTLAND. October 2lst-A private recep-
| ton viii be rendered by Hon. Henry Failing,
| President OF the First National Bank, at his
residence, to Henry Willard tomorrow night,
| TO which many prominent citizens nave oeen
| invitsds The railroad king will take this &C.
| casion to tell what the Oregon and Transcon-
| tincntal Company will do for Portland. Vii
| lard has been closeted sincs Monday with the
| Directors. local officers aud engineers of the
various branches, perfecting plans for next
wears campaign. An Oregonian reporter had
an interview with him this afternoon. He
declined to speak in full on all the contem-
plated enterprises, for the reason that it would
take the wind out Of the calls of his speech
| tomorrow night The following are the
| salient points of the interview
Reporter-What has been done regarding
the line to California?
| Villard-EverythiDg yet is in an unsettled
state; but you may announce that the road
will be built as soon as it can be done. We
| have located line from Roseburg TO Canyon
vile, 27 miles, along the Umpqua river, and
contracts for the heavy portion Of the work
will be let in a few weeks Beyond that
several lines have been run, but great diff
Guilty is experienced in getting over the Cow
| Greek hills. The engineer in charge of this
end has gone south to have conference with
the engineer in charge. OF the line coming
north, and they will decide upon the route to
be adopted.
| Reporter-What about the Northern
| Pacific line from here to Kalama?
| Villard-That will be built next year.
The surveys are not quite complete. The
matter is in charge OF Chief Engineer Thiel-
sen, who will decide on which side Of the
river to build the line. My impression is
that the road will run on this (the south side
of the Columbia river. Itis not likely that
| the river will be bridgsd for the present.
| Reportaf-When viii the n. Z. be I'm
| ished?
villard-I expect TO ride by train from
New York to Portland, via the Northern
Pacific. on the 1ss day of October, 1883.
Rsporter-Will the o. R. and n. or the
N. P. build the line into the Clearwater
| tIdaho) country?
Villard-It has always been the intention
of tbs o. r. and n. to tap that section, and
it will be done soon. / can't tell yet how we
will reach it. One way is to run the line up
| Snake river to Lewiston another to leave
the Grange City branch and run up the
Pateha river; and still another to come
south from Colfax, W. T. OF course we will
adopt the route which can be operated the
most economically. but in any case the coun.
try adjacent to Lewiston will be connected
with our system.
Reporter VIII you bridge tie Snake river
at its mouth?
VilIard-I don't think we will for tbs
present. We have big work on hand at
the Missouri. The bridge will be scarcely
done by the time the road is finished. A
large ferry az Ainsworth viii answer the
needs for the first year or two.
Russian EmIgrants woman suTraeists.
PORTLAND, October 21st.-A number of
Russian families arrived to-day from Kansas.
They are the advance guard Of large num-
Der Of the same nationality who are dissatis-
fed with the droughts, uncertainty of crops
and the ravages of grasshoppers. Those now
here were sent to investigate the Willamette
valley, and ascertain by personal Inspection
whether the published reports of its fertility
be true. The colony they represent numbers
nearly 10, 600 people.
The State Woman's Suffrage Convention,
which has been in session all the week, to day
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year Mrs. I'll. q. Loughary. of Yamhill,
President: Mrs. A. S. Duniway, of Multi
nornah, Vice President; Miss Maggie Foster,
of Linn, Secretary Miss Annie l.. Fearn-
side, of Multnomah, Corresponding Score
tary Treasurer. Mrs. E. johnson, of Multi
nomah; Executive Committee, Mrs. III. A.
IaugharY, Mrs. S. Duniway, Miss NJ. i.
Foster, Miss A. Fearnside, and Mrs. G. A.
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