Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-15
WEDNESDAY,, MAY "A. 1895.
a WnPuL. MALIoIous DE.

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money put into railroads in our region
Of vast distances and sparse population,
during the past hfteen years, has been
practically IOst. These Losses have
fallen mostly on cur Eastern & ates and
EuTOpe. Tne further losses that have
| followed the operation Of the roads
through receiyeFships have fallen partly
on the localities where these uBfJrtu-
nate ventures were made. But on the
whole the localities which have the
roads are far ahead, and therefore have
small reason 70 complain. -OFsgOniaD,
May 10.
The above, from the corrupt and
bankrupt old Portland OregoniaD, is 8
wilf1l, malicious lie about Oregon and
IS only e part Of the oppressive einch
u which that has been the organ and
exponent from time immemoFial. II
simply Opposes, ~ It always has op-
posed, all extension Of railroads in
Oregon Ia the Interest Of tue Southern
Pacific monopoly. The organ Of the
clnch now fears the old Oregon Pacific
may be extended salem and Eugene.
TO Astoria And Eastern Oregon, exten.
sions that would at once make the old
Oregon Pacific great and valuable
system Of railways from the start. The
cineh that has been exercised on the
public affairs, the politics, the govern
msnt, aud on the press Of the state
should be broken.
The fact is, DO railroad management
is too corrupt 10 suit the Ore2onian. 1t
Is the defender and eulOgist Of railroad
wFeckers like Shulze and Willard, Of
the HOggs and the rotten receiyerships
OF the Oregon Pacific. SO long as the
people are robbed and the state kept
from developing, the oregonian seems
TO be happy. les latest slander that all
railroads bullt In Oregon are dead loss
Is for the sole purpose Of frightening the
new purchasers Of the Oregon Pacific
from building any extensions, and IN
the hopes Of preventing any possible
extension Of . railroad TO Astoria, and
II possible to Keep all western Oregon
Ia the clutches Of the Southern Pacific.
The people Of Oregon are long.suffsr-
Ing, patient people but they cannot be
crowded beyond certain point with
out rebelling.
The assertion Of the oregonlAn that
All railroads built 10 Oregon are oper-
ated ut dead loss Is IIe ma EAI- IA il'--
..--a--..srus the OngOn Pacific is con-
cerned, because Ilecelver Clark has
paid operating expenses and put about
$780, 900 OF repairs on the property since
he has run 1t. But II would not suit
the Oregon Hog TO tell the fact, or the
truth 20 II grunts out: "The simple
fact Ia that the whole money put into
railroads In our region during the past
fifteen years Is practically lost" That
statement Is deliberately made Ia au
article on the editorial page Of the Ore
gonian. discussing the sale Of the ore.
gon Pacific 10 Bonner aud Hammond,
for tho deliberate purpose OF driving
capital from seeking Oregon for Invest
meBt.
When the metropolitan press Of Ia
'oniA, Seattle, ban Francisco. .fsalt Lake
jity aud Denver Ia seeking 10 do all 10
70 power 10 enlist capital Ia railroads
q those sections, and At the very llms
shen there is slight hope u a general
eyivsl Ia railroad building In which
)fsgon la suFs 10 shars, this "stlnkafdv
mong Pacific ooasl newspapers slAls
az state aud IL people vita its malt
ious And wilml lis that railroads IN
'fegon Are . toial loa.,