Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-12
CORVALLIS 6 SOUTHERN.
will Operate Railroad and Steamboat
Lines, Bald Canals. and Organize Col


Lines, Build Canals. and Organize Col
The promoters of the Corvallis &
Souther n" are doing something besides
talking about this project. While the
scheme they propose is large one. they
| seem to be endowed with the energy and
perseverance to bring it to successful
termination.
From President G. c. Millet, the GA
zETTE has sechred the following infor-
nation concerning the intentions of the
promoters, which will be of interest to
our readers:
Mr.. Millet said: 1.-The company, COM
posed OF citizens holding large tracts Of
land and other properties along the
route was, and is, impressed with the
fact that people who do not protect
| their own public interest, and develop
their own general resources may not ex-
pect other people to do so for them. So
If we residing along the West Side,
wish to enjoy the business revival, and
general prosperity prevailing over the
country, we must be active in develop
| oping our own territory. This can only
be done by corporation.
"a representative of the company Wis
tied New York for the purpose of secur-
ing the necessary capital to build the
| road. and while there he closed con-
tract for the building and equipping of
| the c. & S. R. r. with capitalists pos
sessed of ample means. But those cap
italists assured us that if those residing
in the immediate territory and enjoying
the direct benefits, manifest neither in
tesest nor faith in the enterprise others
can not.
''We offer no stock for the reason that
we wish to do all in our power to pre-
vent loss by anyone. Neither do we
ask any subsidies to be given. The CO.
operation we ask is that citizens south
along the lire, contribute toward the con-
struction OF the railroad, canal, etc., by
buying bonds in common with ether
bondhelders, and of the same kind, viz
five per cent gold bonds, secured by first
mortgage on the road. Or, if satisfac
factory, we prefer to issue paid up trans
portation certificates for both freight and
passengers; the same being transfera-
BILE, and may, therefore, be used per-
sonally or transferred to heavy shippers.
The company's plan includes the opera
ton of boats from Corvallis to Portland. i.
Railroads require business, and busi-
ness demands people and people must
have homes and employment, therefore,
include in the proposition other indus
tries calculated to develop the country.
encourage immigration, and furnish en-
ployment.
"Ohief among the enterprises, is the
building of a canal from the Willamette
River via JUNCTION City to the Long
Tom River, which will carry it to Mon
roe and may be carried to Corvallis.
THE canal will leave the Willamette
just north of the mouth of the McKen-
zie, opening up all the timber in the
Cascade mountains ON the upper Will
lamette and its branches. It will pass
through series of small lakes and will
hold in absolute safety 10000, 900 feet of
logs.
The canal will cross the s. P. R. R. at
junction City, where it touches the
G. & S. R. R. and will empty into the
Long Tom River about ~ miles north
west of Junction.
"a mill located at the junction of the
canal and Long Tom, or anywhere below
the junction of the canal, may have
f1oated to it, via the canal, billions OF
feet Of logs from the Cascade Mountains,
and hundreds of millions of feet, via the
Long Tom, from the Coast Mountains.
+The fact that point may be found SO
near the heart of the great timber belts,
to which timber will float down stream
in such quantities in SO short distance,
| without the expense of towing, and held
in absolute security, renders 1t such a
strategical point that it cannot be
ignored by timbermen. The canal will
develop at Monroe and other points q
| water power second only to that of Ore
gon City.
The refuse from these sawmills will
furnish the cheapest of fuel Tor the -four
ing mills, driers, warehouses, etc., now
existing, and with the water power, will
invite other industries.
SIN order to satisfy eastern capitalists
the company is compelled to ask, anc
secure option on at least $4,000 acres
agricultural lands along the line OF
which to locate colonists of diferen
nationalities, they having secured some
of the best emigrant agents in the United
States. We only ask to be permitted t.
advertise the lands in three different
languages, viz, English, German and
| Scandinavian, the owner agreeing tt
accept the price and convey the land
when the purchaser arrives.
These lands must be cheap in price
(not worthless), and the present prices o
land are cheap. We will net receive
land listed higher than the prices nov
asked. The locality that receives thu
hundreds of immigrants now ready tx
| come will he greatly benefited We de-