The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-06-22
BINGEN LOOKS
FOR RAILROAD
CEPTAIN IT WILL COME SOON
Stranger Seeks to Secure Lease on
Valuable GrOund-Real Estate
Starts Booming.
Rv a Staff Correspondent.

BY Staff Correspondent.
Bingen, Wash, June 20.--The an
nouncement comes from the general
manager of the Hartman lines In the
northwest that Hartman and Hill
have got together and will at once
allow work to be started on the much
talked of line Of railroad from Riparia,
Wash, to Lewiston, along the north
bank Of the Snake river. The HarTi-
man interests will do the work, but
the Hill lines hold the right to use the
road, which il to be extended from
Lewiston into the Clearwater and 9th
or rich agricultural districts as soon
as routes can be determined and
rights of way secured. From Lewis
ton on the two systems will build the
line jointly.
This action is considered positive
proof that the Hartman and Hill in.
terests are agreed on course Of
northwestern development and will
pursue it at once, shutting out COM
petition from proposed electric lines.
Bingen is a-tremble with agitation.
The people who have watched and
waited for the coming Of railroad or
something that would tend to give
positive assurance are holding jollif-
cation meetings and shaking hands
with one another.
Theodore Suksdorf and his brothers
are wearing broad smiles these days
and the old pioneers who have scanned
the mountains and the rivers for hos
tile Indians are now brushing the
hrims of the hats back and looking
down the river bank along the pro-
posed route of the new road. There
Is no question but what the Hartman
system will soon have two competitors
in the transportation business between
Portland and the east. The Milwau-
kee road Is heading this way, and the
extension is being pushed from Cham
berlain, South Dakota, with tremen-
dous energy. AS soon as this road
enters the territory now under flag
of truce between the Hartman and
Hill forces, the armistice will be at an
end. The Hill roads will have to
fight independently for the business
or be worsted by the Milwaukee.
Official announcement was made re-
Gently by President Earling regarding
construction of the line from Cham
herlain to the Hills, but he did not
disclose the colossal plans of the COM
pany. But it Is as certain as anything
can be in this world that the Milwau-
kee will have road completed to the
Pacific coast as soon as rails can be
laid over the route that has been &C.
lected for it. Several routes we're sur
.,nxvn1 4 hIA 70 NuINtnh Vtftll
be followed. But it Is ridiculous to
doubt the clear purpose Of the com
pany. In the engineering department
of the road It Is now common knowl-
edge. The road will tap the oil and
coal fields of Wyoming, although the
main line will not necessarily enter
these regions.
The route will, in all likelihood,
skirt the north boundary of Yellow
stone Park, pass through southern
Montana along fork Of the Wisdom
river, enter Idaho through the Lolo
pass in the Bitter Root mountains,
come down the north bank Of the Col
umbia and cross the river over its own
bridge, and enter Portland over the
terminals Of the Oregon Water Power
e. Railway company.
Ii is an assured fact that the direc-
tory has voted to build to Portland
and that the gigantic undertaking Is
under way, and every modern method
and machine has been brought into
action to rush the construction work.
So soon there Is visions In the little
town that has been dormant for some
time that a new city Is to spring up.
Saturday stranger from Portland was
endeavoring to secure lease on the
large Thomas store building, but failed
owing to the fact that the owner would
not lease for term of years. A new
wagon and blacksmith shop is to open,
meat market will be opened this
week, and barber is coming and Ed
Suksdorf, the proprietor of the Maple
Hotel, is making great preparations
to take care of the crowds that will be
attracted by the new road.
Ed Suksdorf has many fine lots In
the city that he is offering for sale and
he told me last week that many had
been optioned as a result Of the pub
licity given the proposed new road.
p. Tames will put on his new stage
line this week making the Trout Lake
country every other day. Hereafter
all boats will stop and Bingen viii be-
come lively. There is no question
but what it is the prettiest spot on the
Columbia river. Most of the land is
as nature left it, here and there a tree
only. No finer town site was ever laid
out by experienced engineers.
The travel of visitors this year has
been large. 1t is an ideal spot and is
being taken advantage of by all who
nice, beautiful place to
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