The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-27
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TuE OREGON rAcisIs.

The DEMOCRAT, rs Well as other local
valley papers, has been for some time an.
nouncing that the Oregon Pacific was to be
a part OF a great transconsinental line, and
that work was going To be pushed right
along sill this end Is accomplished The
fact Is now we'll established IN the pnblic's
mind One Of the best evidences Of this
Is that the OyegoaiaN last Monday
came out in leader announcing that they
had "posiliye assurance, from men who
propose 10 furnish the money and who are
amply able 10 do IL, that the Oregon Pacific
railroad will be pushed on % an Eastern
connection rs soon as the line can hc built" J"
Here are some of the things the paper
says about the matter. We give Them,
although they are kuossn to most ol oar
readers alresdy:
Twenty miles eastward from Corvallis
will be built this fail, and In the meantime
route on 70 Boise Cts wilt he selected
and surveyed. Already engineering parties
are in the field. 1t j. proposed 10 eroAs the
Cascade mountains through the pass cast of
Albany, and 10 pcnerate the bcss sections
Of middle Oregon. la the main the route
will be Direct though there may be some
divergence to lske Ia the diAt.fcts best cal
caiated 10 yield business 1'ssrse gentlemen
(referring 10 Col. Hogg, !. |. Blair and T..
X. Pyae,) who have spent the past tao
weeks In loo ling about the country are en-.
thusiastle IN appreciation OF all they have
seen and express absolute confidence In the
fsfturc Of the country and in the Oregon
Pacific enterprise. Said Slr. Pyne; Il
have seen enough 70 convince ms that the
story has been bit half told. believe that
tne Orrgua Pacific viii lse profitable rail.
road aud that great city will gros up at
Yaquina bay Nc. Blair approved OF all
that Mr.. pyne said and both, ayewing their
connection with the Oregon Pacific enter.
prise, supported Col. Hogs statement oi
plans rs outlined above. II is intended that
Ut or near Boise Gity the Oregon Pacific
shall meet the Chicago < Northwestern,
which will extend lis Tine 70 Idaho during
the next two years. OF this road Mr..
Blair Is the chief stockholder. Mr.. Pyne
i also a large stockholder They, with
their connections, control its management
aud 50 are able TO speak with authority.
The idea Of these enterprises, 50 these gen.
tIcmen inform us, Is not speculative. The
lines are TO be built with the expectation
that they will do a profitable business In
Transporting freight and passengers, and
with this view every possible effort will be
made TO develop the country. The work
will be pushed with rs much haste as Is
consistent with economical construction.
With such assurances we cannot doubt that
within the next three years, possibly in two
years, Oregon will have another trauscon.
tlnental road. The prospect Is full Of good
promises. By coming through the middle
OF the state, the proposed line will open up
region very great in extent and which, IL
Is reported, contains much good agricultural
and grazing land and besides this local
benefit, we shall have from the new line all
the advantages which grow out Of general
competition
But In reference TO there growing up 1T
Yaquiua a great port the Oregoafag
dissents, and goes off on It's old tangent
that only eighteen feet Of water can be OBJ
tanned there, not sufficient 10 do much foI
the Bay in that line. Portland, though
will get the benefit IN fact, the road vii
have to go to that city for three reasons
su nmed up, because IL is Portland. Tha
particular point does not agitate US, though
| 1t does the OgegoHiaN The road will pas,
through Albany, and this city will probabl,
be the distributing point for the valley
We believe 1t will be the principal place OF
the road west of Boise City.
NOTES.
/ A San Francisco paper says that th'
union of the Chicago and N. w. and thl
o. p. Is an established fact. The dorme
road Is now completed 100 miles west o
the Missouri, and Boise City will be rcaches
by both roads In two years.
The $500 feet Of pile driving at the nortl
approach to the bridge at this city i
progressing rapidly under the able super
vision of Mr.. West. About eighteen pile
a day are driven at each end All the pile
/ In fh. river for III. hridre have heera drivetl