Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-19
LINE TO BOISE HAS
BEEN INCORPORATED
Surveys Have Already Been Completed in Project From Coos
Bay to RoSeburg and Preliminary Surveys Are Being Made
in the Cascade Range.

Articles of Incorporation were filed
at Salem Saturday. for the Coos Bay
& Oregon Central Railroad Com
pany, capital stock $4,0O0,OOO. The
purpose of the organization, as set
forth in the articles, is to build a
rail line between Coos Bay and
Boise, Idaho. 9. F. Hendrickson
Sam Connell and ]. H. Cole, all of
Portland, appear as the incorpor-
ators.
Further than this, the record
shows nothing and the participants
in the new enterprise say little But
it has been learned that an actual
survey has been made from Coos
Bay to Roseburg, and it is also rum
ored on the basis of good authority
that preliminary surveys are being
pressed up into the Cascade noun
tain range. 1t is also known defi-
nitely that Engineer F. A. Haines is
in charge of the preliminary work,
and that this new company has TAX
en- over the rights and interests
possessed by the Coos Bay, Oregon
and Idaho Railway, which has been
busy for the past year in the reach
between Roseburg and Marshfield.
project has been asked seriously in
Southern Oregon ever since it was
known that f. A. Haines was con.
Quoting the surveys. For 25 years
Haines was location engineer for the
Northwestern Railway, the great
rival of the Milwaukee system. In
the work that Haines has prosecuted,
he has employed a good force OF
men, has paid all bills promptly,
and is said by citizens of Marshfield
and Roseburg to get mail at frequent
intervals from the Northwestern
head offices. These observations
have prompted the conclusion that
this was a Northwestern, enterprise
There are other conditions than
the presence of an old Northwestern
engineer suggesting that perhaps
this great rival of the Milwaukee
system is reaching toward the Pa,
cine shore line. following compile
ton of the Milwaukee system
through to the Coast Construction
of the Milwaukee into Washington
and possible extension down to Ore
gon, suggests the tremendous traf-
fic possibilities with which big rail-
way men credit the Pacific North
west in the near future. Hills and
Harrimans new work in this region
Indicate the same fact. Men familiar
with the long contest that has been
waged between the Milwaukee and
the Northwestern believe that the
Northwestern, which is the Rookie
feller line, would never permit its
old antagonist to gain such a decid
ed advantage in the Pacific field as
it now has, without moving up to
an equally advantageous position.
further, 1t is observed that the
Northwestern is credited with being
one of the strongest systems of the
American continent, does fine con
struction work in the Middle West,
pays fat dividends and is among the
most aggressive traffic developers.
A prominent professional man of
Marshfield stated here last Winter
that he confidently believed that
Engineer Haines was indirectly
backed by the Northwestern. The
fact that large corporation is being |
formed today seems TO strengthen |
the conclusion. 1t is announced that |
the survey between Marshfield and |
Roseburg gives one of the best |
mountain lines in the state, as the |
grade nowhere exceeds l per cent
and as rule is but small fraction,
and curvature is held to six degrees
and below. There are other indica- |
tions that this work is for strong |
railway system, which Is building |
for future heavy traffic.
None of the incorporators for the |