Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-13
Fine Sanitarium Completed Terminals Ac=
quired by The United RailwayS--HiI
And The Pacific Railway and Navigation
Railroad --Harriman--New Industries.

With two rival railroad systems
building into Bay City, with trains
in operation to Portland by October
1, of this year, and 20 miles in
operation now to Vosburg by the
Lytle road. officially known as the
Pacific Railway and Navigation
company, with the Wakefield con.
struction camp of the Hill system
maxim headquarters at Bay City,
there is greater immediate future
for that deep water harbor on Tilla-
nook Bay, than for any place this
writer has visited in western Oregon.
The United Railways is erecting its
depot opposite and alongside of the
Hartman station in Bay City. The
railroad itself is building at both
ends of the line, from Banks and
from Bay City and now aims to have
its tracks completed into Portland
by January, 1911. The Hill system
has bought 100 acres for terminals
and owns 400 feet into the water for
its dockage. With the impulse of
investments and construction on the
part of two great railroad systems
there is no wonder that Bay City
property is jumping in every direc-
ton but downwards. More money
has bee nmade in deals in dirt-and
not dirty deals-at Bay City the past
few months than on any little little
real estate boom that has ever hap
pened in Oregon. 1 was right there
and saw the dirt and saw the men
who handled the dirt and handled
the money made out of the dirt.
Bay City, Tillamook County, has
population of about 500 to 700 peo-
pie and is growing rapidly into fine
residence and seaport city.
In cooperation with the Port of
Tillamook, the Port of Bay City has
been organized, and altogether,
100000 of bonds have been issued
that will be expended on harbor i'm
provements, and deepening the chan
nell of the Bay. These bonds will be
placed on the market through a,
financial syndicate at Detroit, Mich
igan. The Port is organized under
the general port commission act, and
every dollar of the 100000 will be
expended on labor to improve the
transportation conditions. Bay City
will not only be railroad terminus
of the two transcontinental lines,
but both Hill and Hartman railroads |
will operate steamer lines out of this
port. Two sawmills that are enlarg- !
ing their plants, will also send their |
entire lumber cut out of here by
ships. The Bay City Lumber Com
pany and the Fox Lumber Company |
both expect to begin operations dur
ing the present month of July.
The Bay City Water Company is
large amount of money
on extensions. There is a good sup
ply of pure mountain water. The
Public Service Company is
operating here and furnishes water,
light and power. The Oregon Fish
cries Company has begun work on
a cannery, and will begin
canning salmon the latter part of this
month. The piling is going in and
lumber is being shipped here for an
additional warehouse. The cannery
will be operated by Ridehalgh &
Parks. Many new buildings are go
Ing up all over Bay City, from the
water front to the tops of the hills.
Some large sales of land have been
made to Portland syndicates, and out
side investments are becoming more
numerous.
The First Bank q Trust Company
If Bay City was organized in 1895.
It has a capital stock of $25, 900,
.otal deposits of 100000, and assets
If $4,000. r. ]. Hendricks Of
Salem, is President of the bank, and
Iohn H. Bozorth, Cashier. This bank
has Just moved into a new banking