Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-26
SALEM And ASTOniA 9ANln'GNND,
Latest Project to Tap This
Rich Valley.
BACKED By 4 LONDON SYNDICATE
Mr.. Wm. Reid of Portland, Has
Some Important News for
.3alem.
BACKED BY 4 LONDON SYNDICATE

"a talk With Mr.. VIM. Reid con-
t..lns news of creates, importance to
Salem aud Willamette valley pee.
pie. il is plainly an admission,
/ that any Astoria railroad project
/ "hich leaves out the rich resources
! OF the central Willamette valley will
not be the most profitable kind of
enterprise.
After discussing the Astoria rail
road projects and present situation
CT the work, 50 far as location and
grading Is completed the repor'e's
questions and III. |eid's answ 4,
are as follows:
READ FOR YOURSELF.
at is reported your survey ors
have been in the field searching for
an Independent line from Astoria to
Portland, and also to Salem, and
that you have abandoned all con-
ncctions with the Southern Pacific
near Hillsboro."
This Is scarcely correct. The Lon
don syndicates who have the op-
ton to purchase all OF our Astoria
bonds teieGrapheG us six weeks ago
they desired the line so constructed
that either The Northern, Union or
Southern Pacific could connect with
us, and have trackuge agreements
in,o Astoria, and wished an extern
sion made into the heart of the Will
laGette valley. TO meet their wish
es oursurveyors six weeks ago again F.
took the field. They now report
four practical routes into Portland, !
which makes us independent of the /
Uuion, Northern or southern, but |
gives either of these corporations !
the opportunity to connect with our
main line, and run their locomotives |
and trains into Astoria if desired,
First.-Via Glencoe to Linnton on
a two per cent. grade, and from
Linuton run over the Northern |
Pacific for seven and OuC half miles |
&c North Portlaud-t1-. miles from
Astoria.
.acnd.-Trom Astoria via the
same .o1ta to SpringviIle, below
Portland on a two per cent. grade,
parallel with but above the North
rtm's line or six miles to "a connec-
ton with the Union Pacific AT
Uuion depot. This is the shortest
route, III miles from Astoria.
ihird.-Astoria to Hillboro,
thence over Southern Paciiic's west
side road to Portland, but the grade
is very heavy, three -" cent. be-
tween Beaverton and Portland, ana
the distance is IL! miles.
'ourrh.-The best grade however
is lrom Astoria via Glencoe thence
acrG. 3 the Southern Paciic's West
side east of Reedville TO the Port.
land d Willamette Valley railway
uear Tuulatin and thence over lbat
line jn,o Portland, the distance
being l2lL miles. Althoug3 for
miles longer Ian via Hill boro it
possesses L / pr celt. grade for
forty-hve miles continuously into
jefferson street depot, Portland, and
would be the cheaDcst freight route,
willie the other three route have
grades , 30 per cent.
How do you propose TO get to the
heart of the Willamette valley from
Astoria?
BY q hrtL route now being devcl-
oped 10y car Surveyor, which gi'es
us double independent connection
by or own liae7 both into PoltIJnd
and = 'em, without p sing ove' HE
l.ues ciHcr OF ,he Uuiph, Northern
or Sor ,hern, 10 Portland, uua / per
cen { G.Ge, and frcm : lem fot
sevc l,.y mil . continuously on Il ,
per eat. - de, crossing The Oregon
ian, Oregon & California lItast side
WlI'met e iive0 p. & w. V. rail
WAYS, aud yre on Il Cll'rornia We t
side.
WoGld not such "A thr. c-fOld con-
nea.iou bcwecu Salem ard PoH-
land aad Astoria be an expensive
line unG"r one system?
Gn the contrary it, bonded iu'
debindl as "A stsnd-rd gousa
would be cheaper per mile from a"
toria to Salem aad rom porlrnG I
salem than any STANDARD garge rot, ,
now existing in the WiIl,met G val
ley; oe shorter i,om AatoIia T. :
lem bv tWen,v-.nur miles 90 u Eov
be Il nj oo horlo' rod mcr 'ircc
rom - ~ T. Portland .E.n aoV
. ST.. Faa. Po.tland apd W, q hC IN.
mu.t profitable t.aIi gl. 0. ".
. ern OREGON, ooc p-e ~ i.. short -y'
! ten ~ ltj N 'o it wov,u Eve con
4, ucction- lfo. q A -torie iatp "c.tian
: ci.ler uy ne No.oera. lnio
/ Southern or Po. lia. n "ilumel.
j., Valley 10. dis.
A. il would cro aTi hr 80 "k, O.
Z the W.-.-icc. q e.ol 4 G. icotuie
,ne Pot nd T. Wine VALLEY
he CpoDr " b. DLelIe #er D..
-y;.g '-@. seI snd tbe o ego
r. r,1R n .,G . rgon 4 o. orHi
= = o.. so civ'-op. ''pHr' 20.
. g. IN D. l'u- SO enable aii 4
= Vos Il Oie-oD Mocuce, I.r.
. aud p.--engeIs 10 90 o A-tClig 0 &
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