Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-10-29
RAILROAD NEWS.
Three Companies at Work
Surveying.
WARM TIME AT ARLINGTON
Morris Says VIII Grade In Two
Weeks. Simmons May
Choose Lange Canyon.

Interest In the varlous railroad pro.
Iecls now being pusheh In this comfy
remSiRa anahated. TIE storm center a.
this time is In the north end of the
county, between Arlington and 0lex,
where the three composing companies
each have theIr engineer corps In the
field, locating lines. Engineers Of the
Arlington 4 Pacific Co., represented by
Mr.. Simmons. we're eampsd at the Jnnc-
tlon honss, At last accounts and were
engaged Ia making permanent survey.
Tbs surveyors In the empoy ot hr.
Morris, representing the Eastern Oregon
Railway Co.,, have completed their pre-.
liminaEy survey 10 0lex AMI ARE canpsd
At that place, and the Columbia River
h Central Oregon company, known rs
the Ainsworth company, ara 10 the VI.
cinity Of the French Charley place on
R0ck Greek.
At = regular council meeting Of the
Arlington city council held IN that city
last Saturday evening che question of
granting q franchise through the city To
the Eastern Oregon Railway 90. came
nP for consideration bat upon motion
tho matter was tabled until ,he next
meeting. Mr.. Morris was present ut
this meetIng Tor the purpose u Offering
an amendment TO the franchise which
he bad previously asked for and before
an adjournment was taken he was given
O heRring when he took occasion 70 read
bic proposition ~ amended. The
amsndment was, In effect, that in add
tion 10 meeting the requirements set
iortL In the original franchise ne pro
posed to execute u good and sufficient
bond In the sum Of %. 900 10 the city Of
Arlington binding HE company 70 com.
mence work on she proposed road with
10 thirty days and to complete the road
" CoRdnn within one year. and in case
ot failure t0 do 40 the amount OF the
bond 10 be forfeited 10 the city OF Arl
ington.
Messrs. Simmons and Finley Of the
Arlington & Pacific accompanied 10y
their attorney, Judge Alien. OF Portland /.
we're also present ami addressed The
counriI. II will bs remembered tha,
the Arlington courcil passed an ordi.
nance several months ago, granting n
franchise 10 Me. Simmons company,
which was later vetoed by the mayor
This matter was brought up at the
meeting Saturday night by Mr.. Simmons
and WAS the subject Of some acrimoni.
QUE remarks by that gentleman directed
10 the mayor and couneiImen. The
speaker also paid his reepects 10 Mr.
Morris and tho company he represents
In language somewhat forcible aud Mr.
Norris responded Ia such a manner As
served to INDICATE that he Was amply
able TO to take care OF himself. For y
time, it IL said, there Was blood on the
moon aud the indications we're excellent
for FIRST class scrimmage. The storm
finally spent itself, however, and the
meeting was adjourned without blood
shed or hss of life.
THE Ainsworth people were not repre-
sented ~ the conucil meeting only indi-
rectiy, by Mr.. Trrney, agent for the o.
r & n. Co. ut Arlington. That gentle.
mAm made statement 10 the effect that
he Was authorized t0 ssy that the Aims.
worth people would certainly build the
road. That they had made satisfactory
traffic arrangements with the o. X. & y.
Co, aud that they we're In no way con-
nected with the Simmons company.
J L. Lancaster, OF this city, who re-
turned from Arlington Sunday informs
us that Mr.. Morris assured him In most
positive terms Saturday evening he will
certainly build the road and that he
will begin active grading operations
within tWo weeks. lie will have two
grading outfits or the ground by that
time. lie also stated to Mr.. Lancaster
that his associate, Mr.. Hill, had, up tn
that time, raised $2S, 900 by the sale OF
bonds to the farmers and business men
between the Columbia River and Rock
Greek. Mr.. Morris expected to he il
Condor the present week in the interes,
Of his project.
Mr.. Lancaster also learned from Mr..
simmons that that gentleman has se.
cured an option on 10 acres Of ground n,
the mouth of LanYe's Canyon, two
miles from Arlington, aud In case oI
his failure to secure franchise through
that town he will build his road uT
Langs's Canyon.