The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-11-12
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Proposed Road TO River May
Handle Next Years Wheat Crop

,ui.b an enthusiasm which spells
...,ess with capital letter, the farm
and business men of Walla Walla
"a columbia counties yesterday af-
man at their meeting held in the
.,,,orercial club rooms, unanimously
rdorsed the plan of financing the pro-
..,sed columbia and Wlalla Walla Trac-
ION line with local money, and in re-
,res To 4 call for q rising vote, every
,., nresent interested in the con-
.r,,ctf,, of the new road, rose to his
Get
II Morrow. formerly of Waits
t.,,rp who has been the prize mover
"a. tho organization since its inception
,,, wears ago, gave an interesting talk
,.,rbich he recounted the work carried
IN con?pletion in the line Of prelim-
NARY surveys. reports, etc, and told
f the 3dverses with which the pro-
...tars have met. MI. Morrow eX-
..t,irad that his new business enter
,.rtss. prohibit him from continuing in
tb. active service while the cOnstruc-
tioD work is being carried out, and
r.7 th. farmers and business men
,.ras,nt to select some progressive in
,i,idDal to take charge of the future
management and carry out the details
ot finishing the project.
While he did not wish to be quoted
us making an appointment, Mr.. Nor
,.,,,- eaid he knew Of no better man for
tho work than Or. N. G. Blalock, who
resided at the meeting, and urged
rl,it if there were 10 opposition,
motion be made and carried 1t it was
IN. sense of the meeting that DR.. Bla-
lock he recommended for the position,
md after some discussion as to just
what was desired, it was finally agreed
rbqt the meeting should recommend to
the Columbia & Walla Walla company
the election or appointment of DR.. Bla-
.sn- to the. position of vice president
and general manager. The motion was
duly made and carried without dis
s-nting vote. and in a fitting reply TO
The honor done him, the tireless work
.r for an open rive- and lower freight
rates responded. saying that he would
give up his regular work to take the
management of the project, and that
instead OF charging a salary, he would
convert his expenses and his salary
MO stock. and thus cause the expend-
fture Of no money whatever.
He said that steps should b taken
To prevent the road from falling into
the hands of capitalists, stating in no
uncertain terms that the intrusion OF
J. Hill or other railroad magnates
.nto the Walla Walla valley was not
especially desired, but that the new
road should be an Independent one
whereby the people OF the Walla Wal
Ia valley and the inland Empire would
hold in their possession q means OF
lctating freight rates. and not permit
the railroads to hold a club over this
~.,tion Of the state.
To Locate Power Plant.
Mr. Morrows talk was perhaps the
1-st that has ever been made in the
city along the same lines. Without the
Use ~ idle language. he launched into
or, Of the most interesting, self-ex-
"auatorv stories of the intentions OF
he promoters in formally effecting the
organization that many of those pres
,nt bod ever listened to. And as to fu-
lure plans he suppressed nothing.
R'rht-,f-Wqv on a power site on the
Tucannon about 16 miles east of Day
ton. has been secured. and between
5000 and 1000 horsepower can be gen
arated there at a nominal cost. The
road in time can be extended from
Dayton To Pomeroy, and Lewiston ana
thence To Spokane, and it is the ultl-
mate intention Of the company to form
q network in the Walla Walla valley
such ae ]. p Graves of Spokane, has
'ean effective in establishing in the Pa
"ney country. which. MIR. Morrow SAID
Was not up TO the standards OF this
section in climate conditions, enFl-
"nmeuts or possibilities.
In relating the assets of the company
Tie speaker said that the report OF En-
gneer j. \. Wallace, who was en-
hoyed on the Panama canal. and VINO
VAS brought here from Chicago at q
cost of $3.50 per day for period OF ten
days 10 make a report upon the right
'--Wav for the purpose of securing the
manc,al aid of an eastern bonoIls
AouSe, showed the right of-wayS or the
company TO be worth approximately
$4,000; that the report rendered hao
oeen q most favorable one. but that
'ne bonding house had refused TO 90
"nything because OF the financial furry
which has tied up money for the past
year. :tte e1Ri -
/ feel that right now is the time 10
take up this proposition said MT
NOTION. Many people wished to wait
until after the election; the election Is
paSt and l believe that the majority
VI The voters OF the United States, even
'Aough they may differ with my po-
"uc2l views, know what is right.
Pasco the Terminal.
Pasco should be the point to when
TIE road should be built. Walluia'
which Is Is miles nearer will be all
'SA' for the freight transportation
'ul Tor the passenger traffic in when
eS The quickest and the greatest prof.
81" NE line should lead to Pasco: theii
very man who travels through the
>ate Of Washington, and who goes
trough that city on the transcontinen-