The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-03


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ancial influences OF the Hartman sys
tenn were able to get control OF tn,
road. or practically 30. and by mean,
,of shrewd traffic agreements and ac,
QUESTION of stock squeezed the new road
into a mere link Of the larger system
Senator Clark had the alternative of as.
senting to the propositions of the Har,
riman party or seeing their line parallel.
ed. There was ap immediate veto upon
the plans for the Oregon extension and
for the time being the development has
retarded. Since then the Clark party
has been freed from Hartman shackles
and left free to carry out its original
ideas.
Last June there was incorporated the
Portland Eastern Company to build a
road from Portland through Central
Oregon to connection with one or more
eastern trunk lines, the capital stock
being SS000.o00. The incorporators were
,. P. Clark. r. C. Gillis. Arthur II.
Fleming, +. B. Colwell. Robert T. Lin.
ney and G. W. Miller. The first three
are the men who put through the Port
land Railway. Light & Power Company.
and the Others were simply dummies
men in the employ of that company
whose names were used for convenience
in incorporating. So far it has not been
possible to induce the Los Angeles eapi-
talists to say very much as to the ulti.
mate destination of the road.
Rights Of way affording an entrance
into Portland are still needed and until
acquired any information as to details
would be premature. This is their ex.
PLANTATION: They admit, however, that
the intention is to build and operate a
new steam and electric railroad con.
Meeting with the properties Of Senator
Clark, and David II. Moffatt, the Den.
yer banker, who organized the Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific, intending orig.
inally to make it an independent road
between Denver and Salt Lake City. 1t
is further admitted that trouble has
arisen over the matter of tine rights Of
way referred to in regard to the Port
land Eastern, but its adjustment is ex-
pected within the present month. That
this is not interfering with work already
under way is shown by the fact that
grading is being done for a stretch of
The road to be at once built and used
ior hauling in heavy machinery shipped
'ver the Oregon Navigation. Franchises
through the streets viii not be relied up
IN for getting into Portland. Instead
he company viii acquire private right
If way.
1t is believed that eventually this road
will be found to figure in scheme hav-
ng in view the linking OF the Rock
sland and the Moffatt road. The work
low being carried on is being done by
he Mason Construction Co., of which
\. w. Mason Of Portland, one of the
'est known contractors of the North |
vest, is the head. The road selected |
or the new road will serve the greater
'art of the vast territory east of the |
'ascades, which is now remote from
transportation. Development OF the
egion by the interests allied with
senator Clark is expected TO hasten ac-
ivity on the routes Of the Southern
'acitic and the Oregon Navigation,
hough, it is urged, there will be traffic
or all. James J. Hill is authority for
he statement that single acre of Ore
on's or Washington's best timber land
'ill produce more traffic for a railroad
han can be secured from an acre of
fheat land in so years. Oregon is
redited with having today more stand
lg merchantable timber than any other
tate in the Union. most Of it living
est of the Cascade Mountains.
But this is not the end Of the story,
u another chapter Is furnished in the
nnouncement from Tacoma that ML
Loifatt is acquiring land for terminals
Coos Bay, which is on the Oregon
'ast. Evidently he is doing his part
help along the cause Of the combina-
on into which he has been drawn by
nnator Clark and James j. Hill. Ac.
riding to business men of Marshfeld.
ASH Mr.. Moffatt is in quest Of a
anchise granted several years ago for
proposed belt line road through Empire !
Ity, North Bend and Marshfeld. These
WINS are strategically located on Coos
ay. The Southern Pacific is building
Empire City and Marshfeld from :
rain on its Portland-San Francisco
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