The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-08-28
TaQUina Railroad,

Within the last week a rep )rter of this
paper visited Yaquina city the terminus of
the Oregon Pacific nail Road and by. the
Kindness and courtesy # Superintendent
Gates, was shown through the companies
shops and Improvements. The things, ap-
p.iances AMI machinery of the company at
the western terminus of the road o,ks more.
like they were preparing to d" business,
and more like rail road, than DIES the EN-
at Corvallis. At 4aqnina City in the cnm-
panies round house can be seen four llrs,:
new so ton locomotives. In strength size
and capacity they are more than one third
larger than the engines use | ON other valley
roads; A long train of box cars, of the latest
aud best design for carrying frei ght, is seen
standing on the side track waiting an op-
! portunity for business. besi,ies the com iamy
h ave cords of iron parts and pieces of m,-
terra! ready to put together i'll construction
of more cars. Sew. raj handsome passenger
cars are also ther. starliay on the sile
tr ck; they are of the improved pl,n and
are qua in utility mi ie,uty to any of the
passenger C rs found on any of the other
valley roasl<, inl ma III |, tter than maay Of
hem. besides the Jar t warehouse aud
| wharves which nave a.-u can <truct.l at
large exre.,se are re l,ly waitin, for business.
he large hotel leinY instructed just he
."w tine docks the B y bv w u. N. Hntg
| i> truf.tan and
| ,ns twenty seven separate ru"nny and c IN
mntiious sleeping Departments. besi les th-.
parlurs, dining room, kitchen and Other
rooms for the ase al convenience of SUN
q bull ling. Was not quite completed bn.
an he mabe ready in short time when :i-.
sired. Through the courtesy of MIR. Fordyce
We w.re sh h,wl thrnu sh the eleg.nt steam
snip Yugliil vli;l is lar.e VI elegantly
constrctn ed boat having a capacity of tiftee
nun lrel tons dea frei ,ht, besi les tirst-clas
accomo ,ti~ns fur l.lirel an sixs.
five passengers nj an unlimited nnmher il
the steerase. The road bed between Phil,
ma1h est las been constructed with lar
expense; it's y .u,}n course around throuG
| CHe IlDUUtiliuS Ill al NAf '
first in one dire c:ion aid II en- ii, annthe
bears evidence of tie great difficulty in cor
= ~truction. The work is proceeding grad
naIly repairing The burned tunnel an 1t wi
E require week or two perhaps before
will be completed. Thr"ug gh one of tn
. vriuciral u.fi4ers of the r,tl wa state
t upon nth rity. we learn tn 1t preparation
. hv the company will he III i.' t carry graf
r from tn. valley to San FIR .ncisc" this IA!
which VIII n ca. riet into eff .ct viii have th
tendency to improve th: net price of srLi
T.. here several ,ehts on eve:y hushtl.
g Whenever the com, ANY places their ! u
, ness affairs in such condition that they c.
meet their obi CATIONS '"ng delinquent al
u pface themselves in condition so that the
can curry prom pity all freight offered. 80
t.. inspire confidence i'll the people that ii
company hts nude ready +" do bHsines
then t'.ere is scarcely any doubt but VIII
:" there viii .ralually &c urul tie an album
am nf In in,,s; for the company tn ii
,Vhatever,dissAti there may b. I
he part of my one cuncerninG tile III nag
lnen5 of the mpanv in the fai;ure I" pi
promptly and according t" cn, r;lct tor III
4 ieriai AMI labur in the construction of Il
e road, yet every CT, izen # Benton county ci
y ,lot help recognizing that tie .lfe aid pr
~ porous business interests of the county 1t
s. pen,ls much upon the c"lnpietl"n and su
IL cessfui operation OF this road.