East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Prospects for Traction System
Bright-Amended Agree
ment Sent to Directors.
LEGAL AUTHORITIES
SAY CONTRACT GOOD
Local Committee Held Sessions Last
Evening and This Morning With
Traction Company's Representatives
Amendments Made ut Col. Raley's
Suggestion-"Wnl be Acceptable"
Says FItx Gerald-Pendleton Must
Raise $4,000 to Secure Long
Wanted Improvement.

Unless entirely unforeseen difficult
ties now arise to block the progress
of events the agreement between the
Warrington Oregon traction company
and the committee representing the
Commercial association win be fully
completed at once and 1t will then be
ND 10 the people OF this city to raise
the $4,000 needed to secure a trac-
ti,n system for Pendleton and its
tributary territory,
Meeting Last Evening.
At S o'clock last evening the Iocal
committee met with d. Fitz Gerald at
the company's office, in the Smith
Crawford building and the agree
ment drafted and duly signed by the
Walla walla stockholders Of the
company was considered in detail.
After the committee had considered
the agreement more or less at length
and during which discussion Judge
James A. Fee expressed his satisfac-
ton with the same It was decided
with Judge Fees sanction, to refer
the matter to Col J. II. Raley for fur
their consideration as to the legal
features of the contract.
Today's Session.
At IL o'clock this morning the
committee met again and Col. Raley
went over the contract endorsing H.
though suggesting several changes IN
the wording Of the same. All of these
were agreed to by Mr.. Fitz Gerald
who said that the alterations would
not affect the status of the contract
as interpreted by the traction peo-
pie.
Ar the conclusion of the session
this morning the committee voted 10
endorse the contract as amended ana
a certificate setting forth this acuon
of the committee was executed ps
Leon Cohen. secretary OF the com,
m,,tee The contract as amended
was then sent to Walla Walla TINS
afternoon for the signatures OF the
walla Walla stockholders.
The Contract.
AS drafted the contract Is NerS
similar to the agreement first pre-
sented the local committee and whicr
was published in the East oregoniar
NJ the time. The terms of the con-
tr,ct require the Washington-Oregof
company to construct at least SD
miles of street car track within 'h'
civ and suburbs within one year
to establish n park and to spehd
minimum sum of 100000 In tni'
city and vicinity. The line Is TO o.
electrified by means OF eiec.rica
mower generated by the company
nlant not by electricity secured IRON
the present electrical company an'
Il Is to be electrified within tw'
wears time. Until the company
mower Is developed the company u
70 operate gasoline electric cars on IL
lines in this city. The company IS u
construct not less than SO miles o
interurban line extending out from
this CITY. this interurban trackage L
be provided within reasonable time
AS a guaranty that the compan'
will, fulfill the terms of its contrac
the company gives a bond to perform
its obligations within the require'
time or to forfeit to the local SUP
scribers in cash or in the company
property a sum equal to the sum to b
subscribed by local people. The sun
OF $4,000 is asked of local peopl
and unless this sum Is raised the com
pany is under no obligations. o
the other hand the local people ar
to be under obligations to the com