Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17
G0tD NEWS.

to the people .OI OIeSoA oA"h
similar one made for many years.
r. means the extension eastward OF
the present O. G. & E, road which
will be absorbed by the newer
company The men who are doing
This are not the kind who make
foolish or purposeless moves, but
thew mean business, and work may
commence on the extension IN the
spring. !,
The road is already graded
around the Cascade summit, and
there is only about 25 miles to
grade between the present finished
grade and the summit. From there
to the Deschutes river is a compar-
atively easy grade, and from the
Deschutes the road will branch in
two directions from the main line.
One branch will run south through
Klamath Lake, and other countries,
and Join the Central Pacific at
Winamucka. The other branch
will run north to the Columbia and
perhaps strike Pendleton, while
the main line will probably be con-
tinued to Snake river. This OF
course is only conjecture, but it is
what has been talked of and is
most likely to occur.
All we are specially interested in
now is the the fact that the road is
to be built, and built at once.
A new line will be built from
Albany to connect with the Astoria
and Columbia River railroad; or
what is more likely-for the pres
ent-arrangements will be made
with the present S. P. line SO as to
give the road an outlet at Astoria
as well as at Yaquina bay. The
headquarters of the company and
the. main offices will probably be
located at Albany, but the terminus
will be at Corvallis, as the name
indicates.
The Corvallis and Eastern rail
road is no scheme to enhance
property values; it means square
work. The road will be built; the
money is on hand to do it with, and
supplementary articles will be filed
later on, detailing more specifically
the work, as soon as the plans are
completed.
For Yaquina bay this will be a /
grand thing; although she will
have to divide the business with
Astoria, yet her legitimate part Of
it can never be taken away from
her. Yaquina bay possesses natural
advantages Of location, and others,
that will keep her in front for all
time. AS Mr.. Hammond says, in
another place, "Ships may not load
for foreign ports there but the
coast trade will all be done through
Yaquina."
The Alaska trade will soon be
immense, all their provisions and
other supplies will be supplied by
Oregon, and most of it by the
Willamette valley, through va
quina bay.
The present railroad stir will
call attention to Yaquina from all
over the country. Just now there
is immense preparation making in
every town and hamlet in the
union to go to Alaska. Most of
those who come to the coast will
never 60 back east, and Oregon is
likely to add 100, 900 to her popula-
ton in the next three years. |
Lincoln county, and particularly |
Yaquina bay, ought to have her
full share of these, for there is no
more desirable place to live in
Oregon. Lines of steamers suitable |
for the harbor will be built, the
harbor improvements will be con-
sinued, for there is no possibility
If the government allowing that
place to be neglected permanently.
In the meantime property will
De increased in value, and the
faquina bay people are nearer
he realization of their hopes than
hey have been for many weary
lay. 1t is good news, and we be-
ieve it all to be true; the road east
will undoubtedly be built.
Another thing Yaquina may de-
end on is that when the road
caches Eastern Oregon the visitors ;
, the bay in summer will be null +
piled by 10. A syndicate will r
uild big hotel there, and one in
he mountains, SO that in the sum-
Ier time the valley DeoDle will