Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-20

bank. Major Wor5en is enthusiastic
over the future of klamath Falls and
declares that within five years it viii
be city of more than 10000 people.
''within two weeks" continued Ma
ior wordem, "Paading will be com
lmenced on the Klamath Falls end of
the California Northeastern line, build
ing from Wedd, Cal. A big steam
dredger is ready to throw up the grade
through the tule lands over which the
line leads INFO the city and the dirt
will soon fly.
Gears over this road are running to
Grass Lake, over the Cascade mount
aims. A contract has been let for "a
additional miles of construction to
Mount Hebron, in Butte Creek valley,
20 miles from Lower Klamath lake.
Cars over this Line will be running into
Klamath Falls by September. There
is no question about it; it is plain
business proposition, and the people
around Klamath Falls have raised
100000 bonus to have the road built
on time.
"Local street car line construction
is forging ahead at rate that means
something. The klamath Development
has laid double track down
Main street and has rails ready for
two more miles. This line will extend |
to the depot and through the Hot |
Springs at the east end of the town.
The Klamath Canal company, more
known as the Hawkins COM
pany, is building a motor line connect
ing the Upper klamath and Ewauna
axes, affording an S0-mile feeder for
he railroad line.
"The two other lines building to
Falls are the Oregon Eastern,
oming from Natron, and the McCloud
siver railroad, building from Upton,
al, connecting the Southern Pacific
gain with klamath Falls j. f. Gra-
am, Southern Pacific engineer, is COM
letting survey of the line from Ma
ron. 1t is intended to do great deal
construction work this year, and the I
bad will be in operation next year
yer the Oregon Easterr. The McCloud |
'ad is completed for about 60 miles q
his road will end at Laird's landing I
nd connect with klamath Falls by r
ater. Two steamboats,, the Klamath a
nd Winema, are ready to make con- .
.ctions.
Where just few years ago Klam.
h Falls was an unknown and iso-
ted point, another year will see it
cessible by rail from three different
'ints off the Southern Pacific lines,
Dd the resources of the country tibu-
ry to it are great enough to make it
city in every sense of the word.
here are 11,00O,ooo,0OO feet of soft
ne timber SUR Ounding it to main; ain
5 lumber industry.
''Ten months ago we had one $500
ooden school house. Now we have
70 school houses, modern in every
nse of the word, one costing $4,000
ID the other $4,000. Fourteen
Dnths ago the only boat we had was
scow, propelled by threshing en-,
ne. Now We have two, one costing
5000 and the otha- $4,000. We
st 573 votes at the last. general cleo
IN, and our population is close to
90.
Seven years ago Major Worden
ruck Klamath Falls "broke - He
AIDED an old wagon for a piece of
al estate. People said he was crazy,
cause he could use the wagon, while
e land he couldn't Now he is at
Q head of a banking institution cap.
allied at 100000, and is Interested
railroad properties and owns large
act of valuable land still ON the rise.
ie major thinks Klamath Falls is
eat place, and no wonder.