Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-12-07
MORE RAILWAYS
Hartman n Plan ms to Occupy Central
Oregon to Exclude HIPS
Proposed Lines.

Il. II IidiI lllldI VIII SPCiIh FC''pJ 'cb'
for the construction OF Central Or gor
inc, which is to be finished befot,
another year is passed. He viii alsc
construct Ia eral lines in Oregon and ex
tend his system further into Washing
ton, viii bring out TO the Coast mum
ber Of the new but wel,-tested gasol ne
motors which are hi- latest hobby, al
will do al in his Iower to control tie
railroad situation OF the Northwest
/ All this IN 'orm ii IN comes from Omaha
he center of tn great Union Pacific
system, and IS without doubt tue in
IS essential features, though as ye, no
definite anno1ncem nts have come
from the headquarters # the company
etaling the plans about to be fulfilled
The time has come when The Harri-
a an sys EN- can no longer overlook the
fed of RAJ Oregon, or neglect to
ing it up to the highest point of de-
We opment Hill is reaching out for the
territory, and it will be a race to see
who vi control the situation.
For that reason Mr.: Hartman is in
hurry and is now bv his announcements
confirming the stories Of contemplated
construction which have been printed
from time to time. 1t was officially
stated by Mr.. O'Brien some time ago
that he had more than 81 ,00C, 900 to
spend on a new line. The Coos Bay
road was already provided for, and tie
only extension OF sufficient length TO
Justify 30 large an expenditure was the
east and west line across the state.
This is the line that is soon to be built.
The incor rporation OF the road by Will
am Crooks and associates some weeks
ago, hich line purpOrted to be an ex-
tension OF the Springfeld-Natron b anch |
# the Sou hern Pacific, reaching east
through the Cascade Mountains, cea "
the facs it was a Central |
Oregon road that was 20 be built with
: la. HI. l.
When the work is all done, Oregon
will be gridiIoned with roads, the long
est of which wi be the one reaching
across the state from Natron to Ontari 10.
This road will extend from the present
of the Springfield branch up
the course OF the Middle Fork to Sum
nit Lake, or near there, and from
hence on across the state to some
ooint just south of Malheur Lake,
.round that and on up the Malheur
River to Ontario. 1t will be practically
800 miles in length and will open one OF
he richest sections Of the Northwest to
'aflic and settlement. The SURVEYS for
his road are all mapped out IN the
Hartman Offices in Portland, but no IN
will be given out as to the To-
alton of the line, or the places through
7hich it will pass.
All during the summer surveying .
arties under the direction of Engir eer i,
iraham have been working in Central
'regon. For several months one large =.
arty was camped at Madras, a short 7
istance south of Shaniko. This party !.
as since moved to Laidlaw, new sta
on, and is still, or was short time
20, working towards the completion OF
North and South survey extending
ON Shaniko, through the Prinevlle =
,untrv and on to a junction with the ;,
am line OF the Southern Pacific pass IN
z through Klamath Falls and making /
e connection near the town OF Weed.
nth of Mount Shasta. ot
This line will avoid the heavy grades O,
the Siskious and will at the same II
ne invade Central Oregon and the d
lamath country with its irrigated te
nds, sheep, cattle and horses. When al
is completed it will be possible for the :
iins 10 be taken over an easy grade
ound the Shasta Mountains, into the at
amath country, and either on the d