The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-10-30
Benefits Of Railroad to
Central Oregon Detailed

What the construction Of rail-
ways into the vast interior en-
pire Of Oregon will mean to the
state and TO business Is outlined
IN an official statement by Geo
rye Il. Hardy, executive secre-
tary Of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, published in the Jour
nal. Mr.. Hardy says:
In the minds Of many Ore
gonians no more opportune time
could have been framed by des-
tiny for the submission of the
project to build the Oregon. Cali
fornia & Eastern railway through
central Oregon.
"0regonians need the employ
ment that will result from its
construction.
Oregon business needs the
stimulant that will come from
the expenditure Of $1,000. 600 or
SO, 900, 900 during the next few
months.
With 90 per cent Of all labor
employed by manufacturing in
Oregon dependent on the lumber
industry. and with that tremen-
dous force largely at work on
short time. and with idle men
drifting to Oregon from every
direction. Il is apparent that a
revival Of business 10 to be ex-
pected only from providing labor
for willing hands.
I'm the construction Of the Ore
gon. California & Eastern rail-
way materials viii be used that
are largely home products. II
the sum of Sl.500. 600 asked Of
Oregon in financing the project
Is put up. the money will come
right back where It was secured.
It will be like transferring ST.
500. 900 from pocket to pocket In
the same pair Of trousers. The
raising Of that sum Of money is
necessary 10 show Oregon's faith
in an empire that will produce
$3.50. 600, 900 annually. The
prompt raising Of that sum will
make it possible to secure the
balance of S4.500. 600 from east
ern sources. And probably from
65 to rs per cent Of the eastern
money will remain in this state.
These advantages are. how
ever, only temporary ones. Per-
manent benefits will be realized
when the railroad IL In full opera
ton and the great quantities Of
land products grown east Of the
Cascade mountains begin to move
to market. Portland will be the !
gateway for outgoing shipments.
and at the same time a splendid
will be opened in central
Oregon for those
articles of commerce that are
handled by Portland merchants.
"Eighty-fve per cent Of the
goods now consumed in south
eastern Oregon are shipped in
from Boise and Salt Lake.
"A splendid committee from
the Chamber of Commerce has
been selected to aid Robert E.
Strahorn in financing the Oregon
end Of the scheme. II consists
If A. L. Mills, president First
National bank; j. c. Ainsworth,
president United States National
Bank; w. M. Ladd, president
Ladd & Tilton bank; Nathan
strauss, manager Fleishner May
'r company; Franklin 7. Griffith.
PRESIDENT Portland Railway.
light & Power company; C. C.
Jolt. president Of the Union Meat
During the past week a del
'gation Of business men from
Burns, Or. has been in the city
o confer with the promoters OF
he road in hopes Of having their
istrict given service by the Ore
on, California Il Easten rail-
gay. They were entertained at
inner Monday evening by Frank
J. Smith. secretary of the Chamb-
r Of Commerce. The Burns
len present were Geo. Fry, Sam
lothershead. Judge H. c. Lev
MS, j. l.. Gault, Leon M. Brown, I,
I. H. Leonard and Bob McKinn-
n."