The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-25

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fairness. However II may DO with
others, tho writer has goodwill to all
and malice toward none No motives
of personal gain, nll6idaA hiah., 1tal
hardly neseasarx-shakI repeat my un-
.slterablo adhesion and approval Of the
great undertaking of building Stan
dari Gauge Railroad from deep ship
navigation on the Yaquina Bay TO an
eastern connection with main line
at Fort Boise.
The God of nature has pierced the
Cascade aud Coast mountains, almost
on direct line, from Fort Boise TO
Newport The country through which
such RAILROAD will pass is rich in good
soils, minerals, timler, pure water and
much of water power. Besides all this
it will shorten the distance from
Omaha to tho great Asiatic ports of
trade, three husdrod miles. It is be
cause so little is known about Yaquina
Bay, and the channel leading To il from
the deep ocean beyond the bar, that b
many sneers aad seoffs and lnsinuations
arc thrown out in speeches and prints
against the Improvements of the bar
and the building of a railroad across
tue center of the State from east to
west to the bay.
Tie official surveys and eoundings Of
the bar and bay are too well known to
require at my hand any argument.
The question is settled that this road
can be be built and tho bar and harbor
so improved. that large ocean crafts
can enter and clear from that point.
Ii Congress wero tardy ia times past Of
granting appropriation TO improve the
bar and harbor, in advance of u stan-
dard gauge road TO that point, that
distrust surely will net exist at the
nsxt session OF Congress.
There appear 70 be ample funds in
readines.Sto buill this roal f,om Boise
TO Yaquina. Tie enquiries ate mad, ;
how, where and by whom 10 this large
fund of money had TO build this road
aud equip ia Ii the funds are forth.
coming AMI jadicious engineering kill
aud able manage m.nt had, no farther
information is needed. There are but
few better, or more practicable routes
for railroad - the extent ofthis one,
in this STATE, prospeesiyely, than this
one. Almost all the coun,fy. through
which this road shall run. has been
greatly isolated; and but li,tle known
as an agricultural, mining, and manu-
featuring district.
The natural resources of il can be
developed fully by this road. Its adj
vantagcs are beyond my Po~era of de-
scription. Adler pens rnust do this.
The interests Of multitudes arc con.
cerned in this great measure. They
hope that the owners Of this road, and
the ship owners, whose fleets shall
carry OF the millions of dollars worth
of freights from Yaquina to foreign and
domestic ports, will so moderate their
freight and passenger charges as TO
live and let live. f. has been the
cause and resnls Of 40 much
complaint by our psople that charges
of transportation Of their products to
market have borne dowa So heavily
upon them.
Their como'aia.s h,ye not been
without cause.
All moniei co-porationt desire to
make fair profit upon their invest
ments Of money aud time
Oar rsilroal, here, built by Ben
Holady, cost the bonlholders more
than twice the amount they should have
cost, had It's managers acted honestly and
skillfullY in the case. II building all
the present railroads ia Oregon, Wash
ington Idaho aud Montana, we see
that strict economy and erea. engineer
ing skill arc observed by the syndicate
now expanding sucI. rast sums in these
districts
Now, having written upon the
bright side of the qnestion,in respect to
the o.PR. Rand the Yaquina Bay it is
necessary tbct the other side be exam
ined.
How much money win be required
to build the road from Fort Boise to
deep navigation on the Yaauina. And
how much money Will be required to
put ON all the rolling stock; build all
the way stations, dspots, machine shops,
telegraph lines, side tracks, wharfs,
grain warehouses, aud cleaners, for this
road and the vessels to carry Off the
freight.
In building and eqaipping shs r. r.
will eight millions Of dollars accomplish
itl And should not this railroad Co.,
own at least forty large, ocean crafts to
intersect with the cars at Yaquina
Harborl Can this Co. forbsar to charge