The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-09-01
OUR RAILROAD pRosLsm

his part Of the contract, he is liable to
punishment by law II the facts can be
proved.
When . South American Rubber
company advertises and sells rich
lands set out to rubber trees bearing
bountiful crops Of rubber. rhubarb and
radium. and It later develops that the
entire holdings Of the company con-
sists Of . dead prune tree with buz-
Yards nest, its leading ofncers usually
take a vacation at about the same time.
and II the authorities act quickly. they
go to the same resort
The gold brick" salesman changes
his seat Of operations with greater ire
|quency than in the good old days. and
i"J. Rufus Wallingford" and ''Blackie
Daw" must juggle the balls Of high
finance with greater skin to remain
outside"
This applies to nearly everything
but the weather and railroads. No
damages have yet been collected from
the Creator for dry season. and few
instances have been reported where a
railroad company has been brought to
time for swindling community.
Between SIX and seven years ago the
Southern Pacific built railroad into
Klamath Falls. Oregon. With the blare
OF many trumpets. the whistle Of many
whistles and q sl6,000 depot. they
made most triumphial entry. Klam-
ath county was advertised throughout
the United States widely BY the South
ern Pacific - place where the op-
portunities were golden and where the
MAIN LINE between San Francisco
and Portland would soon be running.
Many needed the call. and the village
of the present line in the neighborhood
fine buildings. paved streets and other
municipal improvements. The South
ern Pacific continued to build until the
city was Of sufncient size and the sur
rounding country sufnciently develop
ed to enable It to secure enormous
freight revenues. obtained by so-called
construction rates. These rates per.
mitted the producers to get their pro-
ducts to outside markets with . sum
Client profit to keep them from starv.
ing. and the Southern Pacific took the
rest.
The Southern Pacific has now dis
continued building entirely In this sec
tion. and with the statement that It
has no available funds to complete the
Natron cuton, has moved to other
fields, where It Is building frantically
to thwart competition Of other rail-
roads. Three different lines are now
being constructed In Oregon and Cal.
ifornia by the Southern Pacific which
open up less territory. are more expen-
sivs. and which we're not contemplated
at the time the Natron cutoff was
promised to klamath. Our freight rates
are excessive. and In some cases pro
Many capitalists who have
invested heavily have lost large
and ono Of tho greatest. most
resourceful regions in the whole Unit
cd States ID being retarded shamefully
In its development in order that . rail-
road corporation may make . little
more money.
Selected committees have waited on
the o6icials Of the Southern Pacific.
Many local capitalists have waited ON |
the oHacials Of the Southern Pacific. |
The entire community has waited on |
The Southern Pacific (for SIX years),
and win wait six hundred more before |
getting any satisfaction from the
Southern Pacific unless II unites and
yets busy. and by using methods moro
effective than Ane phrased petitions. |
bring pressure to bear that win com.
'lste the eishty-hve miles Of gap Of
he Natson euto6.
The Intsrstats Commerce Commis.
Ion % still doing business. and was
'reatsd 70 inysstigate conditions Of
his sort. woujd It not be wen to
ring ~ facts of the klamath situa-
lon becoee this commission. represent
q by attorneys Of suAlcient caliber to
Ike issus with those Of the railroad
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