Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-12-07
e. L. King, General Superintend-
ent of Lines in Oregon, Gives
Out information While Here
Last Week.
TO SPEND s55,OoO ON TRACK
TOLEDO CORVALLIS ROAD
Urges Cooperation by ToIedoites
20 Improve Appearance OF
City; DepIores Present Un-
slightly Conditions

On January first or soon thereafter
the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany will start work on the erection
U. d SlV,0v0.OU depot mere, according
10 lniurLuaJIou gwen out IN an inter
view by u. l.. King, general Superln-
tendenl OF the companys ilnes In Ore
gun, VINO was here Wednesday, IhurB-
Gay, frlday and Saturday OF last week
on a business mission. The southern
iacInc wnl also spend the huge sum
OF $4,000 Oh the track between mere
anu Corvallis. his work is 10 De uone
in order u Iane care Oh the heaVy
lumber snipInen,s that Will be shipped
out ny the PacI.lc Spruce mill here.
the track VIII pe raised some Six
inches the entire distance and heaVy
Ded Oh grave: Will De placed under the
ties. Mr King stated that the track
wlil be put Ill rs Sood condltlon as
the main lines OF The company's roads.
Crews are now at work laying the
gravel and rebailasting the track.
."rne Southern Pacific is expecting
some fine business from Toledo and
the expenditure OIL YU5,UUO on the new
depot and the rail line proves the
good faith OF our company in Lincoln
county and assures the pcUple OF TINS
section that we have their interests at
hearL anu Will render lifst lass ana
efficient service insofar as railroad
can," stated MI. hins.
The exact plans Ior the new depot
are not dennItely known at present
but. according TO Mr.. KING, the blue
prints are now being made. The
structure Will be Oh adaquate propor-
tions to take care of the needs OIL LIS
CITY for years to come. ii VIII con-
sist OF q large waiting room, oillces'
laboratories, baggage and express
room and there will also De eiecteu
a large freight room. WhetAef lhe
freight room will be under the same
ROOF as the depot was not learned
The location OF the new building Will
be practlcauy the same as he present
aeput anu VIII extend back IN the dlr-
ection OF the hgEt plant, according 10
Mr.. Kings statement.
Asked as to the authenticity OF re-
ports that his company is plannlns
ON extending their service from IA
uuina to Newport over what IS known
as the North Line" Mr. King stated
that no immediate future plans lor
this project were anticipated. Inc
North Line is the logging road that
extenc,, rom Yaquina TO Newport and
is owned by the Multnomah BOX d
Lumber Co. At the present time the
Southern Pacific lines terminate az
Nauuina and from there TO newport
Transportation, both passenger anu
freipht. is had by boat.
Urges "cleanUp"
at is gratifying to see that at least
some of the buildings facing the oepot
have been painted" stated Mr.. klng,
1T IS to be hoped mat all owners Oh
buildings near the depot VIII 1oliow
suit and thus give newcomers 1alr
impression of your city when they get
off the train. Mr.. King was surprised
at the amount of building that is 30.
ing on here end stated that we needed
more business buildings like the TWO
banks and the new Peterson hotel. he
ree,s that the city has fallen down in
their agreement with him relative to
grading and beautifying the embank-
ment between the depot and the build.
ings next to the dspot. The railroad
company have finished their, share OF
the agreement by bringing in steam
shovel and removing the superfluous
dirt from the bank and he urged that
the city finish the job" He advised
that the Chamber Of Commerce or
some other civic organization take up
the responsibility of financing the
p building Of walk at the foot OF the
embankment as the ground now be-
ing used for that purpose will have
to be utilized for the handling OF
freight. He deplored the fact that
some people are not attempting to
keep the embankment clean, On many
instances tin cans and trash are In
evidence. He is also. Of the opinion
that chicken yards should be removed
from plain view Of the dspot.
Toledo Must Provide Homes.
"Hundreds of new people are coming
to Toledo to make their homes in the
future" stated Mr. Skiing, "and some
thing must be done to provide homes
for them. If Toledo is to gain the en-
tire benefits from this new population
its citizens will have to provide houses
for them to live in" Asked as to his
opinion how this could best be done
Mr.. King stated "evey man or WON
an who owns q vacant lot should build
scme kind of a house On 1t for rent.
Mr.. King came here in his private
car and was accompanied by his wife
and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. d.
johnson Of Portland, Ore. Mr.. John
son is president of the Pacific Spruce
Corporation. They left for Portland