The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-10
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
LINE is FAVORED
BY c. OF e. BOARD
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protect the fruit crops and 10 Insure
/ the continuous aud normal operation
% our mills during ~" limited Foas-
on favorable 10 our lumber indu5,rys
THIS. We contend, b. essential TO IA"
General welfare Of all IN" citizens IN
orr community. W. are Informed hy
rc8p0nHibic railroad officials tha' We
can look for better service. and this
means sufficient cars To handle our
product during car shortage. II the
line leading to California remains In
the control OF one system rather than
TO have cars 30 over two or more
lines
Referring TO the HaIron cutoff, We
have tclcgrsphir statement from
the president OF the Union Pacific
railroad 10 the effect that the Union
Pacific would complete the Natron
cutoff In ease they gained 4 control
ling Interest IN the Central Pacific.
The Southern Pacific executive COM
mit,oc also offiially announces that
as soon ~ the litigation is over and
they are assured that their lines will
remain intact. the completion Of the
NatroH cutoff will be started i'm.
modia;rly. II would seem. there
fore that this lInc Is assured and
tA" Interest of the country viii be
directed u the railroad company
that would likely he Ia the position
to complete the line at the earliest
period after the present controversy
is cadyd.
Klamath county has two possibill-
tex 10 secure m outlet to the east
One by way ol Modoc Northern.
which survey We understand ~ COM
ploic. and the other IL the proposed
connection between Crane and Odrll
connecting with the Klamath -Ha,ron
line. II Is the opinion ot the COM
mittor that the Modoc Northern
would be- more beneficial 10 the agri-
cultural. livestock aud lumber ship.
p"rs OF the county aud the citizens
40 a whole than the road thru East.
ern Oregon, as II viii open up for
development one Of the richest agrt-
cultural sections OF the Northwest.
namely the Tulc Lake Basin. with
klamath Falls the trading center.
We cannot look forward with
much hope for immediate develop
mcnt under an independent Central
Pacific. as We do not know who will
control the company. nor how well IL
will BE- financed 10 develop our coun-
try. Furthermore. the Transporta-
tion act orders the I. &. G. 10 COM
bine the railroads Into large groups
Of competitive lines. In the face OF
this II is not likely the Central Paci-
fic will be made independent,
So far as We know, tho only other
line interested in the Central Pacific,
besides the Union Pacific and South |
ern Pacific, Is the i'm Lines. and no
promise OF development has come
from this source.
In summing up our recommended /
tions. We have To report that our !
committee is unanimous In the state /
monts that we make. and we believe !
that II the interests OF the county /
can unite bohlnd the program that |
We have outlined, II will he a forward !
step 10 the general prosperity OF not i
only our own county, but Southern |
Oregon as we'll,
As mentioned above, we can expect 4
relief from heavy freight rates when
the Natron cutoff IL completed, and
from the Information given out by |
opinion that the construction will be /
earlier under the Southern /
Pacific control than either under /
the Union Pacific or the independent
Central Pacific. In Wow OF the I'M
ion Pacific's strategic position on the |
Pacific coast ut the present time, we |
do not believe that the Interstate
Commerce commission will take tho
Central Pacific lines away from the
Southern Pacific. which we all realize
will seriously cripple that organiza-
tion and turn them over the the I'M
Ion Pacific, which would make Il tho
and controlling road of
the western territory, and We can