The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-08-27
RUNOR NONCER
RUNS ANUCK
Chance That n Railway Line Ma,
Run From Il Point ON the Southern
Pacific Ia Northeastern Direction
Toward PohCgaua.

The question OF railroad c ustruc
tion IS again beginning 10 receive
the attention OF the rumor monEcr
and the latest stories to be spread on
this important question Is that plans
are under way for the construction
OF n line from point on the south
ern Pacific near Wordcn. in Il north
eastern direction toward Pok egama
The purpose OF this line is TO tap all
OF the immense timber belt that Is
west OF the Upper klamath Lake
| Engineers have been at work on this
| survey for some weeks Whether
this survey is being made by the
Southern Pacific company or some
peared on the surface yet. II Is
known that the man who is in charge
OF the surveying crew was at on"
time member OF the r. T. Hoey sur
veying party that completed the con.
struction OF the line between here
and Weed but whether he IL still In
the employ OF the Southern Pacific
ne one In authority could be found
TO say.
Another story connected with this
surveying party is that the lines are
being run by the big timber people
for the purpose OF bringing about Il
blocking up OF the various holdings
in this territory. There Is some color
TO this phase OF IL, fcr II is a we'll !
known fact that strenuous efforts
have been put forward for some time |
% bring about such deal. The
principal arty to these negotiations |
is the Western Pacific Timber com
2any. This company has some OF
'he finest timber on the west side.
but its holdings are so scattered as
o make them very unattractive to
The big timber buyers. When the
California Gamers Association de-
,ided to build a mill and box factory
'or its own use, 1t came to this terri
.ory first. 1t was offered the West
ern Pacific timber at prize that
vas very attractive. but investigation
on their part disclosed the fact that
would be almost impossible TO log
It on account OF its scattered condi-
lion. An effort was made at that
time to block 1t up. but those inter
ested In seeing the company come in
here became possessed OF the idea
that II wou'l come in anyway, and
no real effort was put forth to bring
about the result 1t demanded. when
the California concern saw this it
Iuietly sought other fields, with the
'esult that It located, under very
attractive arrangement, near Susan
lille. This was an eye-opener for
he big fellows up here, and then be
gan real campaign OF bring about
the result that the California con.
oern asked for.
Here again Dame RumOr enters
with the story that the ong-Be!l ;
people then entered the market for ,
this timber, and took an option on
il, which option 1t has not yet exer-
cised. Soon after this option was
given there was held in this city a
between the Weyerhaeus-
er, Hopkins, Western Pacific and
Oshkosh companies, instigated, it is
alleged, at the suggestion OF the
LongBell people. The result of that
is said to be quite prom
sing, and it is with this that the sur ,
geying party now in the field had to ,
10 according to one Of the stories
ifOat.
Another story is that this survey.
ng party has to do with the Long
Bell plans, the object being to as
II II will be possible to get {
Inc into this timber from some point ,
between here and Doris