Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-23

day evening The delegation has been
treated with the greatest cordiality.
Chamber Of Commerce Meeting.
The Coos Bay chamber Of commerce
and the Marshfeld chamber Of com
merce held a meeting and we're adj
dressed by Colonel r. Hofer and Hon.
Walter Tooze. both gentlemen from
M8rion county. who are interested In
the development Of western Oregon.
They came Saturday afternoon on
the route Of the proposed railroad via
Drain, Scottsburg and Gardner.
Road Sure 10 90.
Tho gentlemen both stated at the
meeting Of our prominent citizens that
they had not a particle Of doubt as TO
the road being built AZ an early day.
They brought the very important In.
formation that tho engineering depart.
mcnt had been ordered 10 turn In its
maps and proflcs az soon az tho sur.
vcy is completed 20 scottsburg. They
had information from the head Office
of tho company that contracts would
be let FOR the 6rst 80 miles from Drain
60 scottsburg, and tho dirt would be
flying within 30 days.
Tho surveying party viii then work
right on through south 10 Coos bay an.
tl they meet tho surveying party
working north from Eureka.
A letter was read by Col. Hofor In
which VIM. d. Fenton. chief counsel
and legal adviser Of tlie Hartman
lines In Oregon, expresses himself
strongly Tor Coos BAY az a competing
market Tor Oregon products. and also
ihtlmated that tho limo would be on.
tended from Eugene 90 Ontario, max.
ing Il hrst-elass transeontinen,al
line. Tho letter quoted followsi
"PeFmit mo 20 sayi First, that
while am not familiar with the pos.
sibilitles Of tho harbor Of Coos Bay,
have no doubt that tho construction Of
tho railroad from Drain 20 Coos Bay
WHICH Is NOW A CERTAINTY,
will bring public attention 90 the nat,
uFal advantages Of that section 90 that
all Of its possible benefits may be rear
hEed.
''I am fully persuaded that the de-
yelopment Of this harbor viii add
lsrgely 20 tho material wealth OF the
state and will not In the slightest In
terfeFe with che material advancement
Of any other section of tho state. While
IL may fairly be conceded that tho Inn
pFoyement OF the mouth Of tho Colum-
bia river is az this time Of larger Inn
portanee "a the present commerce of
the northwest, IL must always be borne
iH mind that a state must be developed
in an Of its sections, and THAT ONE
SECTION OUGHT NOT TO BE DE
IyELOPED AT THE EXPENSE OF
ALL OTHERS. Do not believe ia
abating any effort 20 secure the inn
proyement Of the Columbia river, but
DO not think such an effort should
minimize or effect disadvantageously
needed development Of other coast
harbors. Just now the eyes Of an
western and southern Oregon are
turned toward Coos Bay, and am per
suaded that the development Of that
harbor aud the business Of that section
of the state viii bring added wealth
and business Of benefit 10 every other
section Of tho state.
"seeond, IL ought always 70 be horne
IN mind that the development Of any
section Of the state is Of greater al.
vantage 10 the people and communities
served by such development than il
can possibly be 20 transportation lines
The increased business which new
line Of railroad may bring 10 itself il
but a small fraction Of the great vol
ume Of material wealth created and
distributed to the population served by
such new line. To illustrate, while
| THE CONSTRUCTIONS or A LINE
OF RAILROAD FROM ONTARIO TO
+ THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND
+. FROM DRAIN TO COOS BAY would
practically give a belt line railroad
through the central portion Of the
state Of Oregon and bring to that new
line a certain volume Of business, Civ
ing the transportation company that
may construct the line certain iu-
ccuse, this increased traffic thus hand
led by the railroad company, and this
increased revenue is less than ten per
cent Of the total developed wealth.
coming to the state on account Of the
construction and operation Of such q