Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-10

IINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRID
one-eighth miles, to connect Wood
burn. .Natron branch with main line
near Eugene. under construction;
Arlington Condor line. 30 miles,
completed this year; 81 miles, survey
being completed ready for grading
and steel rails bought, to be finished
in one year; Columbia Southern ex-
tension probably so miles, to be
finished within year; surveys unaer
way for line Eugene to Huntington
through Central Oregon, branch of
which is to reach klamath Falls to
connect with California Northwestern
from Weed. making through Southern
Pacific around Siskiyou Mountains,
not yet officially confirmed.
Northern Pacific-Portland & Seattle
Railroad, from Kennewiok to Port
land, bridging the Columbia and Will
annette Rivers, 234 miles. Construc-
tion grading in progress on portions
and contracts awarded to Stems q
Shields for entire road and sublet in
sections, to be completed in one year
and to be used jointly by the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern I;
Lewiston. .Grangeville line, So miles,
through rich wheat district of the
Mes Peroes country in Northern
Idaho, surveys completed and to be
completed as rapidly as possible and
operated jointly by the Northern
Pacific and Oregon Railroad & Navi-
cation Company. Other branch lines
in Eastern Washington approximating
total of about 60 miles to afford
transportation for grain sections at
present distant from transportation.
Independent Companies - Great
Southern, The Dalles to Dufer, 30
miles, surveys completed for second
section of 90 miles to reach timber
section and also serve wheat region
further toward Central Oregon, sur
veys completed to Deschutes river at
mouth of Warm Springs; Pacific
Coast Railway & Navigation Com
pany, about 200 miles of road pro.
jected from Hillsboro to Nehalem and
Tillamook with branch to Astoria
and to build its own line from Hills
boro to point on Willamette river
near Oswego and thence into Port
land; Spokane & international, build
ing from Spokane to connection with
Canadian Pacific through Northeast.
ern Washington and British Colum.
bia; several electric railroad pro-
jeots from Spokane south into Lewis
ton country, and an electric freight
and passenger road projected to build
from Walla Walla to the Columbia
River at point near Pasco and east
ward from Walla walla to Lewiston,
From Hood River to Mt. Hood up
Hood river, construction work now
we'll under way; electric road to CON
meet Portland with Nowburg, Salem,
Independence, Corvallis. Eugene and
intermediate points for which fran
chise application is now pending be-
fore a Portland council Medford q
Crater Lake Railroad. Medford to
Eagle, 4 miles, projected TO be con.
structed to Crater Laie and crossing
the Cascades by low divide to Fort
Klamath; Salem. Falls City &
Western, eight miles constructed
westward from Falls City and other
extensions projected; klamath Lake
Railroad, "a miles projected from
Pokegama to klamath Falls.
Portland Suburban Roads-Portland
Railway, new line to Columbia
River and new ferry landing, which,
it is understood, will be supplanted
by joint use of new bridge of Hill
railroads. branch Of Oregon Water
Power & Railroad Company projected
to Troutdale with ferry to Washougal
Oregon Traction Company, line to
Hillsboro, more than one mile OF
track completed on Portland streetr
when suspended by reason of failure
of contractors