Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-23
DEVELOPMENT OF ALL OREGON


promotion and electric railroad promotion and has much
encouragement along lines system Calling
tention to the development meeting advances in M
direction recognising Oregon spirit this e
radical
ou and tho meeting happy the on
eias Of the Southern Pacific and o. h N By7 and give them places
program evening the that followed
shOup and Mcy Of the freight psng
department and both proved themselves men OF progressive spirit
they given very cordial reception Following tho de-
Paul shOup Of the freight department. with headquarters
Portland His shows that the system he representa- the
taken Of the s
opening up Of new territory properties
he Doing Oregon
large subject discuss evening-t about
$4,000 square magnificent country just awakening posi-
We are all most interested own horizon
tonight deals therefore chiefly with the Willamette
Ny remarks too must DO confined system rairoads
Southern N-witb which associated bcu.
do not know Of other large system engaged in development
within this There be others but far haven't been
10 smoke any Of the brush.
No you familiar principal Of OUT
today general
miles Drain and the
odd miles from Springfield Junction just beyond Eugene Spring
field and Nation into the Klamath cOuntover into the heart
Oregon.
For construction approp
completed
rightsofwuys Their combined mileage miles
adding third 70 the present railway mileage Of western Oregon
Oregon Portland
progress The line from Lewiston to Bpaa-whch is sevyons
long which is s9oOoooO-s actively way
upwards thousand t. 10 beyond tho border
yct geographically its relations 10 part great
umba basna indeed Of old Tho limo En
Joseph Oregon wholly Oregon nc COS.
ssOOOOO are all surveyed sections under construction 81 a
Arlington Condon miles long completed year d
vclopmcnt limo in Oregon.
Tho st. Johns extension from Portland tho Lafayette N55. ,
on tho utoatheso representing expenditure a
100000 nevertheless Of mpor
than they will ever appear 70 be on a map.
Grove Hrsboo thriving along
present open Ia
etto cutoff for service ANnpvre becomes ralroa center s M
passenger tho freight
train service and daily freight way between Corvallis
Portland via MoMnnvilo Forc" Grove ana HDorO instead trW
ly a. heretofore.
expenditures lines and money appropriated 90
be spent lines by tho Hartman the northwest
announced will for tho 1905 1905 quite
slso0oooo Does that represent unovcoped
oegoni know Of nothing that speaks commercial belief
ton much the investment Of capital therein And with reference
remarks made here today permit me to say that ono appropriation for
limo to Coos Bay approved by before Mr. nm "d
covered Poand-and surveyors busy In the heart Of ora
before the north bank railroad loomed view.
So much for tho sections Of the But OF the Olaf
what Of tho great Willamette vleyare this riches,
OF valleys because We arc PeeFng over the mountains into the uaa'
OF central Oregon or across through the portals Of another gateway '
tho with coal enough to
tho temperature Of tho earthi
In tho metamorphosis Oregon e
undertaken not forgotten
almost the last Of the diamond locomotives ~ r
disappearing behind ponderous
their capacity the bridge your will live oh
IN heavy rails are replacing those Of twohds their ws
The whole main line Of the southern Pacific miles being
srueteL During the year ending Saginaw M
miles OF heavy steel rails replaced the lighter rails at expense Of '1
SsI During the period bridges put expense
Of s3eaOO and where should be HI
~ VIC spent s-Sou 10 replace them with nils Then TO make val"
ing better and for other important track were
haastea at expense Of ss5OOO yards buildings
additional $4,000 The total expenses improvements linz
sl6i5706 during the year.
win trouble you Of similar work on
NHfeient that shops tracks depo rolling stock
million dollars the Improvements and IA
n during the year ending aggregaing s2l57OOO
We look the future anticipation past
and the Willamette valley will twelve
months From Divide miles beyond Cotags Grove hs
line to be track heavy steel already ORDER
e is TO be spent sls9OOO $4,000 spend
steel bridges $4,000 replace wooden trest
We going ballast gravel more of track w
open gravel pit at Eugene make
whose keep these crews busy
ing gravel
The be the Willamette valley Grove
Portland in TeeOnstrueting aggregate
about S2O00O0O in the twelve months