The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-31
0. R. s. N. Will Fight for North
Beach Travel.
RAILROAD TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
A line From IlwacO to the TiOga
Hotel and a New Dock
at IlwacO.

Another rate war Is promised for the
next beach season, and from present
prospects, Olatsop's beaches are not 60
ing to be particularly benefited there
by, though the outlook for the resorts
on this side of the river may be more
favorable before the time for summer
travel to begin rolls around. About
two years ago the o. r. and N. at
tempted to land their boats at the
wharf of the 1. r. and N. at Ilwaco,
the intention being to handle a share
of the North Beach travel. That COM
pany protested, and finally asked the
courts for ain injunction restraining the
o. r. and N. Union Pacific at that
time) from making landings at their
wharf, which was the only one in IL
waco. The injunction was granted,
and was finally sustained by the courts
Since that time the o. R. and N. has
not made any attempt to do business
on the north side of the river, resulting
in Jacob Kamm's boats having about
all they could take care of during the
past two seasons.
If the l. r. and N. Company gained a
victory then, it only set their defeated
rivals at work devising some way by
which they could get a foothold on the
North Beach travel, and after Re-
ceiver McNeill took hold of the line,
he was not long in deciding upon some
plan of action.
Tuesday, as announced in the Asto-
rian, T. w. Lee, assistant to Mr. Nc.
Neill w. Fl. Kennedy, chief engineer
Mr.. Rathbone, superintendent OF water
lines, c. f. Overbaugh, local CONNER
cial agent and Captain Sullivan, of
the Potter, took the steamer Electric
and crossed the bay to Ilwaco. The OBJ
ject Of their visit was not made known
until after their return, when it was
announced that the O. r. and N. had
decided to make a vigorous move to
handle share of the North Beach
business during the coming summer
In order to do this they had concluded
to construct a wharf at Ilwaco, and
from that point build a standard
guage railroad to the Tioga Hotel a
distance of about II miles. The line
will be equipped with first-class roll
ing stock, and every convenience Of
fered the travelling public.
Before Messrs. Bonner and Ham
mond received their option on the Sea-
short Railway, the o. r. and N. had
been negotiating for a lease on that
line of railroad. 1t was their intention
to pull off the old dilapidated rolling
stock, that has been the means of
driving more people away from Clatsop
beach during the past three years than
anything else, and substituting in its
place a thoroughly modern equipment.
Had they been successful in their nego-
tiations, they would have completed
the Young's Bay bridge into the city,
and given the Narth Beach a pretty
hard rub for summer travel. However,
1t is just possible that if Messrs. Bon
ner and Hammond go ahead with the
work and complete the bridge in time
for next summers business, the O. r,
and N. will operate the road for a year
or two. Unless this arrangement is
made, It is certain that the O. r. and
Y, will he of but little help to the
beaches on this side Of the river, as
there will be the round trip rate from
Young's Bay to Seaside to contend
with Under the present arranrement.
the fare from Portland to the Tioga
Hotel on North Reach win be SO for
the round trip and the same rate will
bc In effect to this point.
While the railroad marty were at H.
waco, the route of the proposed rail-
road was gone over arh rlaca So
lectod for n wharf SoundingS were
made at various r'aces, and ~ woo
found that good, deNp water could he.
had IN front oe the proposed dock
The people of Jlwaco met the v'eito~~
with onon arms, so to speak. and the
r'rNt-of-wov was rra~artecd for tNc
ros' II 60 estimated that Il viii take
'Nee than 90 days to complete the road
and terminals.
There viii he a merry war on rovt
summon, and from all appearances the
travelling public are to be the gamers