Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17
RAILROAD FACTS
As They ARE
TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS IN
THIS PART OF OREGON
THAT EASY MOUNTAIN PASS
A Tribute to the Long-Headed Boost
ing Men of the City of
Medford.

Medford.
The Pacific 4 Eastern has let a
contract to the Porter Brothers for
the construction of an extension of
that road from Its present terminus
at Eagle Point to Butte Falls, a dis
tance of Is miles. This contract
was signed on Saturday of last week
and on Monday johnson Porter of
the above noted firm appeared in
Medford and went over part of the
proposed line of construction. Some
of the newspapers have been trying
to make It appear that the Hill in
terest has taken the Pacific & East
ern, but this was mere supposition;
almost anything in the way of rail
road building is grasped nowadays
with avidity and a pausible story is
easily made for the gullible public.
John r. Allen, who controls this
little road, says that eventually It
will be extended to Crater Lake and
that the only connection 1t has Is
with the Southern Pacific at Med.
ford. The Medford Mail on Tues
day published an interview with
Johnson Porter which gives the situ
alton as he sees It, Here Is what he
says.
Work on the Deschutes railroad
Is going ahead as fast as 1t possibly
can and we are well satisfied with
the progress. We are placing on
men as fast as the engineers can
cross section the work, and that at
present Is all that is worrying us. Ev-
erything else progresses smoothly
and we have had no trouble so far
with getting supplies and tools to
work with. Our teamsters are the
best in the country and although the
roads are dangerous aud steep in
places, yet we have had no trouble.
Called To Portland.
II left the engineers somewhere
near the terminus of the proposed
DeschuteS road and hurried over to
Crater Lake to look at the country
Here ! was caught by telephone
. message telling me to come to Port
, land as quickly as possible. / have
2 Travelled from Crater Lake here al
. fast as an automobile can go and
| am tired out.
I Has No Significance.
eyes, we have taken contrac
to build the Pacific & Eastern, bu
that doesn't signify anything, as VI
4 do construction work for any persol
s or concern.
J, We will have dirt flying here with
4 In a week, as all our outfit Is oI
1 the way here now. We were in
Q good position to take this contract a
$ we had some OF our outfit in Port
n land which we were not going {
II use on the Deschutes for some time
y and we did not want II idle.
4 81 am called to Portland on som
J. urgent business and will not sta
y In Medford tonight, but will go o
d as soon as can leave. Some on
IS Of us will be here next week 10 gc
ID things to move as quickly as poss
Is BILE"
d In the past this valley has bee
unfortunate enough to be in N
,f grasp Of the Hartman system. bt
II at the present time there Is ra
II OF hope. Hartman is dead, and II
RS possible that the new manager wi
see tho necessity OF developing IN
country and thus prevent rival co
" poratlons entering the field.
y, n the Grants Pass Commercll
TX Club will now take up this matter
n railroad building there is a chant
he to Interest parties In the constru
" tIon work The time is ripe and
Is we do not get a railroad II will
" our fault Call the attention OF raj
d. road men 10 the situation and u
ys great opportunity Of building Goa
OF line. 10 not say to yourselves al
Ir. your nelghbors that these rallroI
or men know the conditions and W
all build when the signs come rig
de without any urging. That Is Meth
good business or good logic. ca