The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-26

construction company was 10 have IN
addition considerable share Of the
stock of the road when completed
The city, county and town subscrip'
tlona OF course depended upon tho re
suits OF special elections held for that
sole purpose.
In this case tho personal subscrip'
tions had been satisfactory, and there
was no doubt that tho two terminal
cities and the counties In which they
lay would vote the bonds asked OF
them. but there was grave doubt as to
the results In the rural counties, In
each of which q special election was to
be held month or two later II was
Gullford Duncan's task to remove that
doubt to persuade the voters to favor
the proposed subscriptions and incl
dentally to secure rights OF way, sta.
tion sites, etc. by gift from tho land
, owners.
During the next two months hs toll
ed ceaselessly at this task, going 10
Cairo only once week to keep In
touch with his bank and 10 pass the
Sundays with Barbara,
Tandy also worked In the county
towns, where he had good deal OF In
tiuence. He had been, made president
OF the proposed railroad and was sup
posed TO be very earnestly interested
In II. lie was so-ln his own way and
with purposes OF his own.
Duncan's campaign was tireless
one, aud II proved successful. When
the electlous occurred every county
and every town voted In favor OF the
proposed subscription, but some OF
them did so by majorltlcs so narrow
az to show clearly how great tho need
Of Duncans work had been,
Worse STILL" he said to Hallam II
few weeks later, the smallness OF the
majorities In two or three counties IL
threat to us and u warning, The
county authorities are putting oil sorts
OF absurd provisions into their sub
scriptions. and they will give Us trou'
Bile II our construction company fails
in the smallest particular to meet these
requirements"
"Just what are the condItionsf"
"oh, every sort OF thing. In every
county It Is provided that we shalt
somewhere break ground for construc.
ton before the last OF January, less
than two months hence. or forfeit the
subscription. That gives ns too little
time for organization. but we can meet
that requirement by sending gang
Of men at our own expense to do a
days work somewhere on the line. La
two OF the counties there ls pecul
larly absurd provision. There are RI.
val villages there. one In each county.
and the authorities have stipulated
that "a track shall be laid across the
county line and a car shall pass over
said track from one county to the
other before the 18th OF March. Curl
ously enough. learn that Tandy him.
self suggested that stipulation TO the
county authorities. hear he Ii giving
IL out that he had to do no to save the
election. but that's nonsense, just as
the provision itself Is. Such a require
ment will greatly embarrnss US In our
negotiations with capitalists. for the
line will not be fully surveyed by that
time, and nobody can tell till that Is
done precisely where the road ought
to cross that county line or at what
grade. can't imagine what Tandy
meant by getting such a provision In
serted"
"NeIther can l." answered Hallam.
"but we'll find out some tine morning.
and we must be prepared to meet
whatever comes. He's up to some trick.
Of course"
ITO be continued.)