The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-06

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pleted to Monroe by August 18th.
FOR ELECTRIC LINE.
Through Benton From Corvallis South
via Monroe to Eugene.
A proposition is afoot to build an
electric railroad from Eugene north
ward TO Corvallis. The county
court is asked to grant franchise
and right of way along the roads
to accommodate the line. The pro-
moters say construction is to begin
at once, and that the line will be
in operation within two years. They
claim to have all the capit,l requir-
ed, and to be in po ition TO push
the enterprise to completion with
out handicap, embarrassment or
delay. The matter of franchise
and right of way was petitioned for
before he county commissioners
court at Thurs days session. and is
now under consideration. 1t is to
be pas. ed upon at a special session
of the court to be held next We'd
nesday.
The company, which is declared
to be heavy one. asks 2o-foot
right OF way along the state roads
from Corvallis to Monroe. The pc
tition was presented by w. J. Viii
sey, one Of he promoters of the en-
terprise. and E. o Potter of Eu-
gene. Addresses, urging that the
right of way and franchise be grant
ed, were also made by NJ. S. Wood
cock and w. E. Yates. The court
took the matter under advisement,
in order to ascertain whether OF not
the company is stable and substan-
tial. There is disposition not to
grant concessions of the kind for
people to speculate or traffic upon; !;
but if the promoters are found to be
all they claim, favorable view may
be taken Of the request for accom-
modations The matter will be
before the court again next Wed
nesday.
The Eugene Guard describes the
status and backing of the enter
prise. 1t says:
Late this afternoon the VILLAIN
cite Valley Electric Railway Co.,
the personnel of which includes
Congressman ]. F. Wilson of Ari-
zona, who is a wealthy mine own
er in that state, NJ. S. Taft, another
millionaire mine owner, and sever
al Eastern capitalists whose names
cannot be divulged at this time,
made application to the Lane coun-
ty court for a franchise to build
along the county roads system of
electric always to extend to nearly
all parts of the county. Tie court
now has the application under 'con-
sideration and will probably act
upon it tomorrow.
The plans of the big company,
as set forth in the application for
the franchise, are far-reaching in
extent. They intend to build from
Eugene east to Blue River. via
Springfield, Tburston, Walterville
and Leaburg; from Eugene north
and northeast via Junction. and
Monroe to Corvallis; from Eugene
southeast via Goshen and Creswe1l
to Cottage Grove; from Eugene
west. northwest and southwest via
Franklin, Goldson, Blach1ey, Tri-
angle Lake, Deadwood and Maple
ton to Florence.
In conversation with a Guard
reporter last evening, Mr.. Wi1sey
talked at lengthsof his company s
plans and was enthusiastic over the
prospects for plenty of business for
the electric lines when they are
completed. He states that A. Will
helm, the wealthy Monroe merchant
and mill owner, offered to raise a
bonus of $4,000 and give free
right of way through his section,
but Mr.. Wilsey assured him that
his company was not asking bonus
es, as some of the heaviest capital
its in Arizona and in the East were
behind the project.
1t is proposed to generate power
on the Mckenzie and Siuslaw riv-
ers and sites have been selected for
the power house, but it is not de-
sired at this time to divulge their
location"
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