Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-08-27
C0Mn0M &c 0I IIEGTIyE pAiHY

May be Scheme Of o. r. q N to
Shut Out independent
Company.
The Columbia River 4 Central Oregon
Railroad Company was incorporated IN
Portland last Saturday with a capital
stock Of $500, 900. The avowed purpose
OF the company Is 10 build, equip and
operate railway from Arlington 10 Con.
doc. The incorporators are John O.
Ainsworth. Henry Y. Conner and Lewls
derlinger, all Portland men, and they
ela!'n that the company is financed by
Eastern men Of ample capital who have
other extensive railroad aud DanuiAc-
turing interests on the Coast and that
the work oi construction will begin at
once. In addition 10 the direct line
between Condor aud Arlington the new
company proposes 10 build line from
the mouth Of the John bay river, up
that stream to- CoDdon aud also from
Condon, across the Rock creek gCrge to
lone, on the ieppner branch. This was
later qualified by Mr. Ainsworth who
stated that the Arllngton-Cond line is
TO be built but that whether the Others
are depends upon circumstances. Ger.
tain IL ie that II all these lines are push.
cd to completion they will make Condor
u rather important railroad center even
II II does keep the nlld eyed Gillian,
cIunty COW hustlDg to keep of the
numerous tracks.
The Arlington & Pacific Railway Co.,
which was Incorporated last Winter by
Messrs. Sitnmons, Smailes and Find.
lay, Of Portland, for the purpose Of
building road from Arlington 10 Con.
don, has already done considerable pre-.
liminarv work towards making its claims
good. Right OF way has been secured
from the county, cities and individuals.
Preliminary surveys have been made
aud a general outline Of the route has
leen practically determined upon. A
representative vi the company has re.
ceatIy returned from New York, where
lac vent to arrange for the sale OF the
bonds aud he reports that no trout
10 will be experienced in that quarter.
lac having the assurance OF capitalists
there that ample funds are available for
the purpose. Upon his return to Port
land an etiurt WAS made to make the
customary traitic arrangement with the
y. Il. 4 n. and there came the "sticking
point" The biz company wanted time
to consider the matter and when they
wets later called upon for MI answer, SO
tho 4. 4 +. officials claim, the announce.
nent was made that another company
WAS preparing TO build through the same
territory and that It already has assur-
ance Of satisfactory trallic arrangements
with the .. K. &N.
This would indicate that the o. r. & n
is really behind the new project and the
fatt that Mr.. Aiusworth will not posit-
ively drny thu they ARE interested lends
sonle cdlnr Ia this belief.
VI .aaAhie the \. Il P. people an
nonnce that they expect to commence
work un their Line In ahnnt 30 days re-
gariless ui Z mpetiuR lines or the lack
OF traiTc arrangements, aud that ii the
winter lie not too severe, they expect to
have it completed to 0iex by next
Spring aud on into Condon next Sum.
mer.
It Is we'll known that the 0. Il, & n.
has always lonked upon the Condor
conntry ~ its own particular territory,
and that II resents the efforts OF VI any
independent concern to give the people
here the transportation facilities which
are so much needed, preierring to have
the country await the pleasure oi the
Hartman interests in the matter. ON.
cials of the o. Il. & N. have made the
statement within year that that CON.
pany stands ready to parallel every mile
OF road hnilt by an independent compa-
ny towards Condor and II this is not
cold huff ami u the A. & p. people get
into action as soon az they expect, there
may be blood on the moon In Gillian
county railway circles e'er the butter
cups bloom again, Condor must have
one railroad. We can stanitwo, how.
ever II the iates decree that there are to
be twins.
One thing is certain. Gillian county
is in the public eye today, as never be-
fore, as a promising field for railroad
construction and in the natural order OF
things ills reasonable to expect some
line to reach Condor before many moons
wax and wAne above the Gillian county
hills.
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Mr..and Mrs. +. W. Moore have re-
turned from an enjoyable camping trip