The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-25

"A ldliIOdu "oo
public yesterday which is of vital i'm
portance to Wenatchee and North
Central Washington. Il relates to
the ownership of the North Coast
railroad, which company last year
ran a survey up the Columbia river
through Wenatchee to the MethoW
and Okarogan The announcement
definitely placed the ownership On
the Union Pacific system of the long
mysterious North Coast Railroad
company. The announcement was
made by the filing at Salem, Oregon.
of articles of incorporation OF the
newly formed Oregon & Washington
Railway G Navigation company. This
has finally revealed in the most I'M
expected manner the long drawn out
mystery of the real hackers of Rob-
ert Strahorn and the North Coast
railroad. The articles plainly inIi-
cate Hartman methods and Harri-
man ownership from the start.
They~provide for a large new cor
poration. with a capitalization of
$4,000. 800, controlled by the Union
Pacific system, which shall absorb
all the present and prospective lines
and other property of the Oregon
Railway G. Navigation company, the
Oregon & Washington Railway COM
pany and the lines of the North Coast
Railroad company enumerated be-
low: also many smaller lines in the
Pacific northwest which have been
built or acquired independently OF
these three main companies.
This is not only a big milestone
in one of the most unique, carefully
planned and brilliantly executed OPP
erations in railroad history, but it is
far more important in its bearing
upon the transportation interests OF
the whole northwest, both on account
OF its easily being the largest rail-
way corporation ever formed in this
field and on account of the revela-
ton OF the vast provision being made
for new work in all parts of Wash
ington and Oregon and in the Spo-
kane country especially.
1t is apparent that the Hartman
interests 10 longer propose to play
second fiddle to any railroad aggre-
CATION in this part of the country, no
matter how large it may be. Besides
the numerous new lines provided for
In Oregon and western Washington.
the following, specifically designated
as North Coast railroad extensions,
are of particular moment TO the city
of Spokane and the land Empire.
Lines of North Coast.
The constructed. partially con-
structei and projected railroad and
telegraph lines of the North Coast
Railroad company, hereinafter men
toned. towit:
(a) A line from Alfalfa, point
on the line of the Snake River Valley
Railroad company in Walla Walla
county in Washington to North Yak
ina.
OBJ A line from Sunnyside juno
ton, a point on the last-named line
in Yakima county, Wash. to Sunny
side, Wash.
(c) A line from North Prosser,
In Washington, to Prosser, Wash.
I'D A line from Granger, Wash,
through Toppenish to a point near
Fort Simcoe, Wash.
(c) A line from some point here
after to be selected on the line from
Granger-Fort Simcoe in Washington,
thence northerly to Parker siding in
said state, a point on the Alfalfa
Yakima line, south of Yakima City.
90 A line from Benton through
Hanford, White Bluffs, Beverly and
Wenatchee to the mouth of the Okla
hogan river, all in Washington.
CD A line from a point on the
Attalia-North Yakima line. south of
Richlands, thence through Richlands
to Hanford, all in Washington.
th) A line from Spokane through
Cheney, Cow Creek Junction and
Hooper to a connection with the line
of the Snake River Valley Railroad