Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-17
RAILROAD BUILDING |!
Oregon and Washington to be
Networked.
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FILED
Providing Main and Branch Lines Trib-
utary 10 the Great Union Pa
eifc System.
An IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FILED

inaugurated In the near future,to he
continued until Oregon and Wash
lnRton are net-worked with the par
allel rails of traffic I'm every direc-
tlon. A few days ago a document
was filed in the secretary of states
office which is the inspiring cause OF
this article, and IL Is deemed Of such
Importance, even as a matter for
speculation if nothing else, that an
outline Of its provisions will he
given herein.
The document in question was
fled by Henry Failing, president;
Joseph Simon, secretary, and {. A.
Dolph, II. w. Corbett, &. III. Lewis
and @. NJ. Lane, directors Of the Ore
gon Railway Extension Company,
Jf Portland, and comprises supple
mental articles Of incorporation OF
said company, providing for tn,
construction Of several railroads and
telegraph lines in different portions
Of Oregon and Washington.
The above named company was
organized about two years ago, sup
posedly in the interest and by the
influence Of the O. II. d n. crowd,
and since the lines of the latter COM
pany have since become "A part o
the Union Pacific system, it is now
surmised that these liues projected
i'm the supplemental articles are no
more nor less than arms of the
Union Pacific, which are to be sent
reaching out In all directions wher,
trade and traffic are inviting avenues
of ingress and egress. The aims and
objects enunciated in article sfiled
Will be surprising aud realized by
the reader upon glance at the fol
lowing expressed intentions:
To construct and equip railroad
and telegraph line from Portland to
Astoria, also a branch line from
Columbia City, Columbia county,
to Forest Grove. This latter branch
alone would be grand thug for the
west side shippers, as it would make
almost straight line from Junction
City through Corvallis to Columbia
City where there is always deep
water, instead of being compelled to
turn east several miles to reach
Portland, besides being enabled to
avoid the numerous bars and OBJ
structiuns on the Columbia river and
Willamette between st. Helens and
Portland. Such a railroad would
make Columbia City an important
point.
To build "A railroad and telegraph
line from point on the o. Il. x \.
near Alto station, Columbia county,
Wash, In westerly direction to
Estes, Walla Walla county, thence
to Walluln. 3S miles; also from Estes
in northeasterly direction 10
Grange City, % miles; also from
Texas Ferry, Whitman county,
north and east TO the Washington
and Idaho railroad where the same
crosses Dutch Flat, s5 miles.
Then another line from Center
Vile, Umatilla county, Oregon, in u
westerly direction to a junction
with the o. II. 4 Nat Cold Springs,
IS miles; also from Pendlston to
Heppner; also from Umatilla station
In IA southeasterly direction to Prime
vile, 1856 miles, with branch from
this line TO the mouth Of Pine creek
on the John Day river, thencenorth-
erly to the town Of John Day on the
o. II. 4 n. on the Columbia river,
100 miles; also branch from Prime
willie northerly To the mouth OF the
Des Chutes river, 10 miles; from
La Gnnde, Oregon, easterly TO the
Wallowa valley, with a branch
from the mouth OF Wallowa river
northeast TO the mouth OF the
Gnnde Ronde river, thence north
erly TO Lewiston, Idaho.
From Wallula northerly to Lewis
ton, Idaho, thence easterly to and
through the Bitter Roo; mountains
To Butte City, Montana, $50 miles;
also from Lewiston southeast
through Camas prairie to the mouth
OF Little salmon river, loo miles;
also frnm Walla Walla northerly to
WaiIshurg,
From Portland to Vancouver,
Wash, thence northerly TO the Cow
litE river, Ihenee northerly to the
Puyallup river aud still norIherly To
fhe boundary line OF the British po-
sessions at or near Blaine, Whatcom
county.
Besides the routes aooye described
there are thirteen other branches
and seven other fyeders provided for
Ia different paris of Oregon aud
I Washington, which, II bVllt aecorl-
Ing 10 programme will give the
owners or iussees c0ntr0l OF the
richest scope of country ON the Pa
cific slope,
! While the men whose names an