The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-17
A GOOD o p ITEM.

The Spokane Chronicle gives the follow
ing important o Z item
A new project of no little interest to
Spokane and of intense Importance to
neighboring sections of the Northwest, is
agitating railroad circles. Various por-
tions of the plan have from time to time
been discussed by the public press, but it is
only in the last few days that the PROPOSE
ton as q whole has come to the surface.
As is well known, there has been hard
struggle for many weeks to secure the APP
pointment Of X w Baxter. formerly assis-
tant general superintendent OF the Union
Pacific. as receiver of the Oregon Short
Line and Utah Northern. In spite of re-
verses, the latest adyiees from the higher
authorities indicate that Mr. Baxter will
yet triumph and be appointed. This would
be at once interpreted a. Union Pacific
victory, guaranteeing that this important
feeder would still remain closely connected
with the main line and would not, like the
. X * N, have disposition 10 maze IA
vorable traffic agreements with the Union .
Competitors.
But should the new plan materialize. the
Union would care very little how indepen-
dent the o X & N might become. Fer il
Is claimed that negotiations are nov being
made for the uniting of the Oregon Short
] Line and Utah Northern with tie Oregon
Pacific This means the building of 3Ol
miles of road through rich district never
touched before and the establishment oi
one or perhaps two great tidewater termi
mails connected By an air line and easy
grades with Pocatello, Cheyenne and Oma
ha.
| The Oregon Pacific, now IN the hands oi
a receiver, is for sale at pawnshop figure'
this summer. Enough OF the road wa:
built 10 touch seacoast harbor at Yaquina
| and reach inland TO Halstead, Linn coanty
a distance of about 100 miles. Here th,
road builders stopped Bat the surveyor
kept on across the state, past the 1hrc'
Sisters. Malheur lake and Vale. las ing Gu
& line 10 connect with the Oregon Shor
Line at Nyssa Oh the Snake river, just n
the Idaho boundary
Should the new plan materialize. it
said. this surveyed route would d0ubtles
be abandoned. and the new road startirl
either from Nyssa or huntington. woui,
travel further northwar1, past Canyol
City. down the John Day valley an
through Mitchell TO Halstead. This xoui'
tap a rich gold district. cut through bil
cattle ranges. and open a country when
settlers are already plentiful: This soul
give the owners Of the ROAD direct line I
the seacoast at Yaqui.a, and should the
still he unable 10 dictate terms 10 the o
& \, it would he an easy matter TO c.st in
| 10 Portland's ocean business by running
s.raigh, line from HAlstead. Albany q
Corvallis to tidcwaser al Astoria.
The building ot this read would pat th
. Union Pacific in better shape than IT ha
. ever becn before vas tie comment of
. railroad man. III would give throug
line 10 the seanoasi. independent of Isoi
the 5 r and the O Il l. n Ii would ais
: give il exclusive control Of new dt.tEi,
a xhich IS bound 10 develop rapidly in Ii
next tan years. and will Ise heavy shipps
t-ef9 IRE the end Of this decade. Without
tie Unicn Pacific must again secure abs
q lutte control Of the q r 4 before il can
| recognized as a real fighting road.