Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-08
LITTLE TALKS WITH
men IN OREGON WHO
ARE DOING THINGS


Addison Bennett who runs two newspapers in eastern Ore,
gon has the nerve TO say that Governor Benson may not
be ineligible to become candidate tor Governor IT,
When there is new candidate appearing or causing hl-
self 10 appear almost every day. Bennett seems TO think
would be common decency to consider man who aready
filling the office.
Bennett in his original way says few things worth con-
sderng and thinking about Listen TO the sage OF Rabbit
Public Serce fitness just deSet8-aII these cut no fig
We,n
Nothing much counts the length Of the purse Of the
aspIrant"
emor are wholly unfit for the office"
"Some Of them have only the requirement OF nerve GALL
cheek-caN Il what you may"
"0thes have only the faculty Of working the oranges,
while others adopts at shaking hands and kissing the
"The logical candidate of the Republican partV will be
Frank w. Benson, provided he makes as good Governor
as we hope he will and as he promises to be-"
"He is governor and by making good will have di-
rect claim for that promotion upon the party"
The sage of the sage brush then announces that he has
been asked to support other aSpranS-and Governor Ben
son has moi made himself an aspirant-bt Bennett saws
he will support Benson.
This in interesting ort is done without considering the
interests of the multiplicity OF candidates,
Il enough TO say that Governor Benson is making good
and while he mOdeStB declined to put himself into the race
the Republican party might find him available
The very favorable report of Mr. Hanmans expert, COL
Hoablrd on the resources OF the Coos Bay country ought
TO settle Mr. HaumanS mind on the question of building
the line from Drain to Coos Bay
Hartman has advanced the money to build the line from
Portland TO TIlamook.
Hartman will into Klamath Falls by June 7th
he Hartman interests said TO be ready and willing
to penetrate central Oregon by the DeS ChuteS canyon
For these things doing and TO be done the thanks OF the
people OF Oregon due-the railroads long past due
The demand OF Mr. Hartman that the Coos Bay people
guarantee four per cent before he will build has had
effect
L has determined the Coos Bay people to organize and
90 to work to help themselves
After some one has built railroad into the Coos Bay
County Mr. Hartman will wonder why his Chump advisers
did not steer mn IN there ten years ago.
Down N California me SpeckeIS company viii begin TO
build railroad across desert just as Senator Clark did,
Work will begin within month on the San Diego and
Arizona aoad according to an announcement made by the
SpreckeS company
The oad will connect with the Southern Pacific at Yuma,
$50 miles east OF San Diego.
Il will run for a distance Of 90 miles below the line in
Lower California, John D. SpIeCkeS having secured the
cesSap concession from the Mexican government
Besides the building OF the railroad the company has Sc
cured large amount Of land for depot and other purposes
as well as tide lands Tor whaNeS which the COMPANY will
soon build,
Al ChuIa Vista, suburb of San Diego on the southwest
shore OF the baN they will erect warehouses; oundhouSeS
oil houses and tanks, machine shops and storage and ma
teral Sheds
The building Of this road means much for the sEroundnO
country ....r..
Il will deyeOp one Of the most fertile valleys in the north
en pant OF Lower California, Vale de San YSdo, and wil
also pass through the Imperial valley the phenomenal growth
OF whose fertile lands is now ell known to the outside world
Capitalists from all over the country and more especially
OF the Pacific coast have been investing heavily in anC
about San Diego since the announcement two years AGO thai
the SpreckelS interests would build this ine
Mr. Hartman has alTeady sunk about a million and q
hall on the Drain and Coos Bay line,
The Coos Bay people are now organized 10 survey and
build a line out the other way 10 ROSebuTg.