Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-07
READY
TO BEGIN
WORK
Construction of New Lines
Expected to be Under Way
In a Few Weeks

man bgobtih hh1 dIIAVNtW hht tOhblIut-
tion Of the Drain-Coos Bay connection
and the line from Natron TO Ontario
with feeders extending into the irri
gated district Of Klamath county, TO
Agency Plains and Lakeview.
10 now remains for the engineering
department to place the Coos Bay route
in readiness for the steel rails, while
the right-of.way department Of the
Southern Pacific at San Francisco will
proceed with the labor Of securing
deeds for the belt line through Central
Oregon.
The appropriation Of s4,16O,OOO by
the Hartman system, announced in the
Telegram November 9Th, coupled with
the statement that it would be utilized
in tho construction Of the east and west
line, will be devoted entirely 70 start
ing the project and proceeding with Il
through tho Cascades. The line is 20
follow In southeastorly direction. 60
ing through the Diamond Peak pass,
and emerging in the vicinity Of Fish
Lake, south Of the Walker range. AZ.
tor once getting into Central Oregon.
construction will bo less expensive.
First Move In Scheme.
Probably tho fret move will bo 90
push tho limo south Of tho klamath
country. Railroad men point out that
once this section IL tapped all Of tho
business will come 10 Portland.
Work on tho Natron.optario main
limo will be inaugurated from both
ends. Prom tho short line viii be
started a road Tor which appropriations
will be made sufficient 20 carry a a
distance Of probably 100 miles. ana tho
same from Tho east side of tho Cascades
or Walker range, ~ tho hrst sum set
aside for tho project Il only enough 20
pierce tho divide and possibly success.
fully carry the road into tho klamath
territory As the undertaking pro.
gresses further extensions of tho main
limo viii be authorised. Tho branahos
10 Agency Plains aud Lakovlew will
probably not be undertaken until the
east and west belt line Is In shape for
operation.
Tho Agency Plains feeder Is 20 take
tho place of tho proposed Columbia
Southern extension. While not Official.
~ admitted, Il Is known that there is
no Intention on tho part Of the Harrl,
man officials to further attempt 10 push
tho Columbia Southern south 10 ths
Bend country. With the Agency Plains
line from the main road across the
state, ID 10 stated tho best Of the tarrl.
tory that would be tapped by the 90.
lumbia Southern, II pushed as previous.
ly contemplated. can be cared FOR and
without the necessity OF shouldsrlng
tho engineering features that would be
encountered beyond shanlko.
Report Not Believed.
Reports emanatihg from the East
that the DFain-Coos Bay road would
eventually form a connection az Eu.
reka with the Santa 20 are not eener.
ally believed In Portland. onieials OF
the Southern Pacific will not disenss
the question puhliely. Il Is generally
accepted that Mr.. Hartman controls
the California and Northwestern, and
that the line Is 10 be pushed north
from Wnlets, while the properties
around Humboldt Bay acquired BY the
Santa Fe will be connected with the
main line on San Francisco Bay II is
regarded reasonably certain that the
santa Fe and Mr.. Hartman viii agree
on a joint line % Eureka, and later
the Coos Bay, Roseburg 4 Eastern,
which now connects Msrshheld with
Myrtle Point. may be extended 20
Eureka, 50 that a continuous line would
be formed from San Francisco Bay
north 10 Drain, but why Mr.. Hartman
should aequiesee in such an arrange
ment in the territory north OF Hum
holdt Bay is not explained here.
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ID.