VOL,. XLVIXO. 14,237.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY
1906.
FIVE
26, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TERROR
IN RUSSIAN CITIES
Government Disarms
Jews in Odessa.
HELPLESS PREY TO MOB'S FURY
Chiefs and Plan of Campaign
of Revolution Seized.
MOSCOW REDS CRIPPLED
Xeaders of Jewish Band Beaten and
Tortured to Extort Confessions.
Governors Strike Hard
and Swiftly.
ODESSA. July 26. (Special.) The au
thorities continue their tactics of disarm
ing all who ara suspected of having weap
ons. House-to-house searches have result
ed In bringing to central headquarters
. hundreds of modern revolvers. Most of
these are of American make and were
taken from houses In the Jewish quarter.
It is plain from the attitude of the
authorities that their intention at present
is to disarm, all the Jews and to place
them at the mercy of the mob, should
the government feel that anti-Jewish riot
ing would benefit Its position.
During last night and up to noon today
many Jews who are known to have been
prominent In the Jewish Bund movement
have been arrested and imprisoned. It Is
reported that In many Instances these
men were unmercifully beaten and tor
tured by the authorities In an effort to
compel them to confess where arms and
bombs known to have been brought into
the city were concealed.
REBEL. CHIEFS ALL CAPTURED
Raids in Moscow . Gather : Leaders
and Plans of Revolution.
MOSCOW. July 25. (Special.) Officials
here declare that as a result of the ac
tivity of the secret police throughout
"Wednesday, which resulted In the arrest
of 192 personB and the seizure of many
Important documents, the entire revolu
tionary organization In the City of Mos
cow has been destroyed.
Early Wednesday morning the police,
following telegraphic Instructions from
St. Petersburg, made a descent upon . a
house In the suburbs and arrested nine
men, among them being a former uni
versity professor and also a leader In
the old Union of Unions. The premises
were searched and several documents
found, which purported to be a list of
officers of various secret revolutionary
organizations. The plans of the oppon
ents of the Government, so far as thU
city was concerned, were also outlined
at length.
So soon as the men under arrest had
been taken to the central police station,
detachments of secret police were sent
out to round up the men named in the pa
pers seized in the Initial raid. Through
out the day these men have been brought
In, until now the officials assert they
have all that they were looking for with
eight exceptions, and these latter are
known to have made their way out of the
country.
DISARMING PEOPLE OP CITY
Governor of Odessa Spreads Panic
Among Jews.
PARIS, July 26. The correspondent
at Odessa of the Matin reports that the
Governor had ordered the population to
give up their arms. The correspondent
adds that panic reigns In the city, ow
ing to the threats of the Cossacks to re
commence massacres, and that train
loads of people are leaving. Twenty-
five battalions are patroling the
streets. There have been hundreds of
arrests.
JEWS PROTECTED IX ODESSA
Prompt Action of Government Stops
Outbreak of Fanatics.
ODESSA. July 25. All Is Quiet here to
day. During the disturbances of yester
day two Jews were killed. 17 were wound
ed and 27 shops were wrecked. The
presence of General Grigorleff. the Pre
fect of Odessa, and General Karakozoff,
commanding the troops, who were quick
ly on the scene, caused Stringent meas
ures to be taken to protect the lives and
property of all classes.
The hospital where the wounded were
taken was visited later by Governor-General
Kaulbars.
About 70 Jews have been arrested on
suspicion of belonging to a self-defense
organization.
CHIEF OF GEXDARMES SLAIN'
AVarsaw Rebels Stab Him on Street
in Broad Daylight.
WARSAW. July 25. Colonel Salmatoff,
of the Gendarmerie, was stabbed to death
here today. The assassin escaped.
Salmatoff, who was assistant to the
Chief of Gendarmes of the Province of
Warsaw, had been active In the repress
ive measures. He was walking on Moko
towska street at about noon, when he
was attacked by two men, who stabbed
him several times and then, as the Colo
nel sank down, dying, walked quickly
CASK AGAINST DOIMA.
Czar's Press Birm Says H Exceeded
Authority Always.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 2S. Pre
mier Stolypin tonight authorized the
official St. Petersburg agency to Issue
the following statement to the foreign
press:
"From the very first days of itM
existence the lower house of Parlia
ment oTerstepped all the limits of
law. In its reply to the speech from
the throne, modification . of the
fundamental law was demanded In
the shape of the suppression of the
Council of the Empire and the crea
tion of a responsible cabinet. .
"By its agrarian programme, based
on the expropriation - of land, the
House raised hopes that could not be
realized and weakened the respect for
property of others, already enfeebled.
In the speeches of its members the
House consistently discredited the
government, which It ever accused of
organizing pogroms and disorders. By
sending a deputation to Blalystok it
openly- aspired to usurp executive
power.
"Fourteen Deputies appealed to the
people, inciting disorders, a step
which called forth no expression of
disapprobation from the House. In
the last month of its existence the
House declared that the government
had acted Illegally In explaining to
the population the nature of the
agrarian ' project proposed by itself,,
and decided to address a manifesto to
the people, persuading them not to be
lieve the government regarding the
question, but to await Its settlement
by Parliament. Several members also
undertook Journeys to the Interior of
Russia, with the object of- supporting
agitation, their appearance being
greeted by renewed disorders, pogroms
and strikes. . '
"All these causes necessitated the
decision to dissolve the House."
away 'in different directions, without the
spectators trying to stop them.
Lawlessness here Is assuming alarming
proportions. Daring thefts and robberies
with violence are of dally occurrence. The
police maintain a passive attitude.
Soldiers Guard Moscow Railroads.
MOSCOW. July 25. The massing of
troops in this city continues. The radiat
ing railroad lines are carefully guarded
and the whole city is under martial law.
In addition to the regular troops guarding
Nicholas' Station, the terminus of the line
connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, a
machine gun detachment Is on duty there.
It is reported, hut not confirmed, that the
Workmen's Council has decided in favor
of a general strike, to begin July 28.
Finnish Workmen Hot AVanted.
REJVAL, July 25. A steamer loaded with
Fnnlsh workmen arrived, but the author
ities would not permit them to land,
and the vessel departed, the men sing
ing the "Marsellaise."
Gasworkers Leave City in Dark.
LUBLIN, Russian Poland," July 25. The
gas workers here ' have gone out on
strike and the city streets are In dark
ness. Village Bnrned by Peasants.
SARATOV, July 25. The village of
Elkai, which was set on fire during
agrarian disorders, has been completely
consumed.
Strike in Riga Factories.
RIGA, Russia, July 25. Nine thousand
factory workmen struck here today.
SLAPS DREYFUS IN THE FACE
OFFICER PUBLICLY INSULTS
HIM AT MILITARY CLUB.
Army Officers Promptly Form Fac
tlons and Riot Almost Ensues.
Force Dreyfus to Resign.
NHW" YORK, July 26. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says:
Just after being honored by President
Fallieres at the Elysee Palace yesterday
Major Dreyfus was publicly Insulted in
the Cercle Milltalre, one of the most ex
clusive clubs in Paris, by a Command
ant, who slapped him In the face. This
brought aboujr an Immediate clash In the
club, and will tend to revive disputes
over the Dreyfus affair throughout
France.
It was at a reception at the Cercle
Militaire to the Thirteenth Regiment of
Artillery that Major Dreyfus and Com
mandant Targe made their first appear
ance In a military gathering since the
recent court verdict. As soon as Major
Dreyfus came into the salon, an officer,
whose name Is not yet known, ran up and
slapped him In the face. The Major did
not reply.
Instantly there was almost a riot in
the clubrooms, two groups being formed
of sympathisers and opponents of Drey
fus.
It appears that the Incident was pre
arranged and the officer who attacked
Dreyfus Is said to have declared that he
would refuse to fight a duel in order to
bring opprobrium on Major Dreyfus and
force him to retire from active service.
Several other disagreeable incidents are
said to have occurred in the clubrooms
last night, but the doors were closed
and no one allowed to enter. The porter
refused to give any particulars of the
commotion.
THIEVES ARE VERY BOLD
Steal Cash Register From Restau
rant and Escape AVith Contents.
While the waiter in the Popular restau
rant. 133 Vi Fourth street, was in the
kitchen, whither he had carried a load
of dishes, burglars entered the place and
removed the cash register, at 2:45 this
morning. The register was smashed on
the sidewalk in front of the restaurant
and about 115, the entire contents, was
stolen.
As soon as he discovered the loss, the
waiter telephoned to the police station,
and detectives were put at work on the
case:
LITTLEFIELD IS .
GOMPERS' TARGET
Centers Eiforts of La
bor on Defeat.
MAINE MAN HEADS BLACKLIST
All Candidates for Congress
Will Watch Result.
CANNON GOES TO HELP HIM
Federation Must AVin Away 8000
Votes to Compass Defeat of Lit
tlefield Threats , Get Can
didates' Backs Up.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 25. One of the most Interest
ing, and In some. ways one of the most
Important Congressional elections to be
held this Fall will be in the Second Maine
District, where Representative Llttlefleld
Is struggling for another vote of con
fidence at the hands of his constituents.
The fight Is conspicuous not alone because
of the prominence of the man, but because
Llttlefleld has incurred the enmity of the
American Federation of Labor, and this
mighty organization has sworn to defeat
him at the polls.
The Federation of Labor is this year, for
the first time, taking an active hand In
Congressional politics. It has served no
tice that it will work as a body to defeat
those candidates for Congress who are not
favorable to legislation which union labor
demands, and at the same time has prom
ised to support those who declare their
Intention of advocating such legislation.
Llttlefleld opposed some of this legislation
In the last session, so the American Fed
eration of Labor has marked him for the
slaughter and served notice that It will
do its utmost to secure; his defeat. The
effort was made to prevent Llttlefield's
renomlnation, but that failed.
Must Change 3000 Votes to Defeat.
Llttlefleld is only one of a large number
of Congressional candidates who will have
the opposition of the union labor vote.
Every man whose name la on the black
list is. Interested In the Llttlefleld cam
paign, especially as the election In Maine
will be held In September. The result
will be a pretty safe indicator of the real
strength of the labor vote or will rather
Indicate to what extent the labor vote will
obey the dictates of the American Fed
eration of Labor. Llttlefield's last ma
jority was about 6000. . To defeat him the
labor leaders will have to win over more
than 3000 votes, but this ought not to be
such a difficult task if the laboring men
In the district are In sympathy with the
general movement started by President
Gompers, of the American Federation.
If, on the other hand, Llttlefleld Is re
elected In spite of the efforts of the labor
men. It will be a pretty safe Indication
that the general labor, crusade will have
little effect on other men who have been
assailed, unless they are more vulnerable
than Llttlefleld.
Cannon AA'ill Stump for Him.
Great Interest will be added to the cam
paign in the Second Maine District by
reason of the fact that Gompers will go
personally to Maine to conduct the fight,
while Speaker Cannon will go to Llttle
field's rescue and make a number of
speeches throughout the district. It Is a
"WHAT A GLORIOUS FULL
GOING TO HAVE
well-known fact that Llttlefleld . and the
Speaker entertain similar views on labor
legislation, and Cannon is on the same
blacklist as Llttlefleld. The labor -leaders
will attempt to defeat Cannon, 'Just as
they; will attempt to defeat Llttlefleld.
and this is probably one reason that the
Speaker has promised to take the stump
in Maine. It la to be expected ' that a
number, of .other strong Republican cam
paigners will be sent Into Llttlefield's dis
trict after the campaign opens, not alone
to save Llttlefleld, but to defeat Gompers.
( Gompers Used Threats.
Gompers chose a very impolitic manner
of announcing the plan of his organisation
to defeat candidates who are not favor
able to legislation demanded by the Fed
eration of Labor. Hla announcement took
the form of a threat, and was not well
received by either party on that account.
Many candidates would support some or
all of the legislation demanded by the
Federation, but they don't propose to be
held up and made to promise to support
it In order to secure an election. The
Gompers announcement Is looked upon as
a sort of bulldozing propaganda, and will
probably operate to handicap the cause
for which the labor leaders' are struggling.
Men of. any Individuality don't like the
Idea of being threatened In this manner.
Charles E. Llttlefleld. of Maine.
and some of labor's warm friends will re
sent the tactics adopted by Gompers.
Until after the election in the Llttlefleld
district, little can be told of the effect this
Federation move will have, but, if Llttle
fleld is defeated, it may be set down as a
sure thing that the labor vote will cause
a great many other changes In the House.
On the other hand, if Llttlefleld is re
elected, it will be a safe indication that
the Gompers campaign will, in the main.
prove a failure. -
DEATH ENDS HONEYMOON
Wyoming Sheepman and Bride Are
Drowned During Flood.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 25. News
reached this city today that T. A. Ren
ner, a wealthy sheep-owner and banker
of Meeteetse, Wyo., and his bride,' for
merly Miss Catherine Woods, of Eddy
vllle. Neb., were drowned a few days
ago In a flood, caused by a cloudburst
in Iron Gulch, near Meeteetse.
They had been spending their honey
moon at one of Mr. Renner's ranches,
and were driving from town to the
ranch when their buggy was . over
turned by the rushing water In a
stream which they endeavored to cross.
Their bodies were recovered.
Drowned In Yellowstone River.
LIVINGSTON, Mont., July 25. Hiram
G. Cook, of the engineering department
of the Northern Pacific, is believed to
have been drowned in the Yellowstone
River, yesterday while fishing with a
party of friends.' The' party separated
and began fishing ' at - different point.
Later in the afternoon the members of
the party met at 'a" point agreed upon
for the. homeward trip. Cook failed to
show up, and no trace of him could be
found.
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Pays Its Rates on Phil
ippine Steamers.
ALL RUN ON FOREIGN LIMES
Conference Settles War and
Cinches Uncle Sam.
ANTI-TRUST LAW APPLIES
Rival Lines Get Together, Raise
Rates .nd Divide Business, and
Everybody Is Happy Good
Case for Moody's Men.
WASHINGTON. July 25. (Special.)
That a combination of foreign steamship
lines has the United States Government
at its mercy as regards the transportation
of Army and Navy supplies and Govern
ment stores from this country to the Phil
ippines Is the latest charge entered in the
docket-book. The Army and Navy officers
In charge of transportation matters are
loath to discuss the subject, dismissing
it with the explanation that under the
rules of the departments they are not
permitted to talk about official affairs for
publication.
If statements emanating from outside
sources are worthy of credence,. however.
there will be work for the Department of
Justice. In an entirely new field, when It
can take the time away from lnvestiga
tlons of big interior trust abuses and the
enforcement of the revenue law.
Forced to Patronize Foreign Lines.
In shipping to our possessions in the
Far East, the Government is compelled
to patronize steamship companies flying
foreign flags. The shipments are made
mostly by British liners sailing from New
York by way of the Sues Canal. The
only other way would be to ship by rail
across the American continent and thence
by the Pacific express steamers, but
freight rates by that route are prohibitive
except for food supplies and forage bought
on the Pacific Coast and shipped direct
to Manila. There is no direct American
line to the Philippines by the eastern
route.
Rates Fixed In "Conference."
Up to about a year ago, it Is declared
there was free and open competition be
tween the lines bidding for the Govern
ment business and an average rate of
about 15 per ton was obtained. Then, It
is alleged, some of the steamship com
panies, seeing there was no use In cutting
each other's throats, got together through
a "conference." , This sounds better than
"combination," and there was less appar
ent violation of the antitrust act. which
prohibits restraint in foreign as well as
Interstate commerce.
One Company Does Bidding.
Now, It is said, a single company
generally does the exclusive bidding
when Government shipments are to be
made and the Government, according
to the information at hand, pays an
average of something like 7 a ton
for the service it formerly obtained
at J 5. It makes a difference of possl
bly $3000 or $4000 a month or from
$36,000 to $48,000 a year on Govern
ment shipments alone. To what ex
tent, If any, private shippers are af-
WAS ONLY A HALF MOON
AFTER ALL
GOVERNMENT
f
f ected by the "conference" has not '
been explained as yet. The shipments.
Informants say, are divided so that all
the competing companies get their
proportionate share. .
Subject to Anti-Trust Law.
Proceedings against foreign corpor
ations for violating the antl-trusc laws
of the United States would be unique.
but foreign corporations doing busi
ness in this country are amenable to
the laws of the land the same as per
sons and corporations of this country.
It is the same as the commission of
a crime Involving Individuals. When
a man is shot, for instance, it makes
no difference In the eyes of the law
whether the weapon be of American
or English manufacture.
The principal British companies op
erating lines to the Far East with
offices In New York are Finch, Eddye
& Co., Barber & Co.. the American-
Oriental Line and the American-Asiatic
Steamship Company.
' Umatilla Canal Contract Let.
WASHINGTON, July 25. The Secretary
of the Interior has awarded the contract
to the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging
Comoany. of Seattle, for the construction
of the storage feed canal of the Umatilla
Irrigation project. The work of the con
tract involves the construction oi a mues
of canal from the Umatilla River, near
rjeno, to tjom opnngs reseruir, uu w-
sists of 700.000 cubic yards of eartn ex
cavation, 6000 cubic yards of rock excava
tion, 2300 cubic yards of concrete and. mm
cubic yards of riprap. The bid or me
successful contractors was 161,3ea.
ENGLISH MOB SURROUNDS AN
AMERICAN SCORCHER.
Police Arrive and Save Him Child
Injured by Another American
, in the Same Spot.
LONDON, July 26. (Special.) While
running his automobile at a high speed,
John Howard MacFadden, Jr., of Phila
delphia, .ran down a woman named
Moony, near Slough, In Buckinghamshire,
2 miles northeast of Windsor, on
Wednesday night.' The woman is not ex.
pected to recover.
A mob surged around MacFadden's ma
chine after the accident, and, had it not
been for the timely arrival of the police.
would undoubtedly have taken matters
into its own hands and inflicted bodily
harm on him.
Near the spot where the woman was
Injured an automobile driven by another
American seriously injured a child a few
hours before.' Frank Ballenconto. of San
Francisco, was driving his automobile
along the road when the child ran direct.
ly in front of the machine and before
the brakes could be applied the auto
struck her. She was knocked down and
Is lying in a hospital in a precarious con
dition.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum twrnn,. m.
minimum temperature, 69. Precipitation
none.
TODAY'S Fair and continued warm. North-
niutlK,
RaMla.
Search for arms causes panic imonr Jew
In Odessa. Page 1.
All revolutionary leaders and plans cap
tured in Moscow. Page 1.
Police official murdered In Warsaw. Page 1.
Revolutionary leaders delay general strike.
Page 2. - .
Government gives' reasons for dissolving;
Foreign.
Interparliamentary Union acts on contra
band and disarmament. Page 4.
Cuban President pardons American Pine is
landers. Page S.
American auto maniac kills woman in Bna
National.
Gcvemment cinched by foreign ship-owners
on Philippine freight. Page 1.
Director Walcott answers Senator Pulton's
criticism on irrigation allot ment a Page a.
Politics.
Labor Federation makes test fight on Lit-
ticiieia. jrage l.
Domestic
Sugar Trust official refuses evidence and
may be Imprisoned. Page 3.
Constantine, murderer of Mrs. Gentry, cap
tured. Pare 4.
Railroads make concession on minimum lum-
uer wcigiua, rage D. -
Mayor Johnson ignores Injunction and Is
cited for contemnL Par ji
George Westlnghouse accused of high
iuia.u:v Bi Biwcunoiaerr meeting. Page 5.
Enormous Increase in assessment of Mar-
sna.i j ieia estate, rage 2.
Russell Sage leaves entire estate to widow
Pace 2.
Wcrr.sn tells of Thaw's Insane actions In
rim. .rage a.
Sport.
Portland beats Seattle at baseball, 8 to
Pare 7.
Favorites win at state championship tennis
oo.uw. x ago .
Pacific Coast.
Oregon Tax Commission would Increase yal
uation of railroads sixfold. Page 6.
Russ Newman, at Cleone, Or., shot twice
oy wue wno resentea being beaten.
rage o.
Mazamas are at Bellingham, where they will
ue mermineu xoaay. rage O.
Wheat crop In Inland Empire will be short.
uut oi gooa quality, rage a.
Borah seems to be defeated in pivotal coun
ty of Nes. Perces. Page 6.
Commercial and Marina.
Hop market a puzzle. Page 15.
Stock market broad and active. Page 15.
Wheat drops at Chicago on selling. Page 15.
lnre largo vessels clear for other porta
Portland and Vicinity.
A. B. Hammond announces that the Cor-
vains & Eastern Railroad will be extended
from Idanha across Central Oregon to
rhe Snake, and that the Astoria & Colum
bia River road will be extended to Tilla
mook. Page 1.
Horace G. McKlnley said to be returning
ire-n in orient to race lana-iraua in
dictments. Page 10.
Sellwood election fraud defendants demur to
indictments. Page 14.
H. C. Ereeden. who has Just returned from
the unent, tens or Japan s plans to cao-
ture Asiatic markets now held by Amer
ica. Page 11.
Dan W. Tarpley and his bride, who are
cousins, win nave second marriage per
formed at sea beyond three-mtle limit.
Page 10-
Mayor will probably take advantage of
courrt Decision m .tsruin case and declare
offices "-vacant where law was not com
plied wild, rage 10.
W. D. Fenton declares conference with
Heney was held without Mays' knowledge.
rage 11.
Boundary commission will end sessions to
night, rage iv.
David Crow, professional gambler, commits
auiciae. rage iw.
HAMMOND LINE TO
CROSS THE STATE
Corvallis and Eastern
Will Be Extended.
ONTARIO PROBABLE TERMINUS
Astoria & Columbia River Line
to Tap Tillamook.
HAND OF WESTERN PACIFIC
Announcement by A. B. Hammond
of New Construction Aggregat
ing 350 Miles Means En
trance of Gould System.
President Hammond, of the Corr&IUs
A Eastern Railroad, yesterday an
nounced that the line will be extended
from ita present termlnua at Idanha
.acrosa Central Oregon to Ontario, and
that the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad will be extended to Tilla
mook. These extensions will not ba
commenced this year because of the
condition of the labor market, but it
Is expected that next season will see
the work begun.
It is believed that the bulldln of
the Corvallis 3c Eastern into Centra
Oregon mean, a connection with the
' Western Pacific, the Coast end of, the
Gould transcontinental system, affording-
the Gould lines access to Portland
and the best Oregon harbors.
E. H. Haniman has announced he
will build a railway across Central
Oregon, using a route similar to that
adopted by Mr. Hammond. Surveys
have been comDleted and It was ex
pected work on the line would have
been begun this season. The Chris
tian Co-operative Federation has. stated
It Intends to Invade the same Held
with a road starting from Idanha,
but the Hammond extension from that
point has nothing to do with any plans
of the federation. So far as former
announcements go, the field Is still
open for anyone who will build a
railroad.
The Corvallis 4k Eastern Railroad is to
be extended by the Hammond interests.
Its present owners, from the terminus at
Idanha, Linn County, across Central Ore
gon to some point on the Snake River,
probably Ontario.
The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
will be pushed south - along the coast
from. Seaside to the Nehalera and Tilla
mook country. Both these projects will
aggregate over 350 miles of new construc
tion by the Hammond lines, which will
be realized within the next few years.
Not only la Mr. Hammond not contem
plating the sale of either of his lines,
but be intends to add a very large mile
age to them. Hp said yesterday that one
of the chief reasons the extensions couldt;
not be begun this season is the condition'
of the labor market, which not only
makes it almost impossible to get laborers
for railroad construction but makes rail
road building very expensive.
By next season It is expected work will
be begun on the line east from Idanha.'
This line will be 330 miles In length. Sur
veys have already been made, and it is,
said everything is in readiness to com
mence work oil very short notice. It la
believed that work would have started?
on this line during 1906 had labor condi
tions been favorable.
While the country to be traversed la
practically of but little productive value
at present, much of It Is rich, tillable land,
which rail transportation would develop
wonderfully. The great development now
going on in Central and Eastern Oregon
makes such a project more and more
practical as the months go by.
"I believe the continued prosperity of
Oregon will justify the extension of these
roads," said Mr. Hammond yesterday.
"Since 'arriving here on this trip I have
found conditions very prosperous. There
are more people here than ever, there Is
new capital In the state, and new life.
"There are no negotiations going on for
the purchase of either of the two roads
we control. "We have been sold out a
good many times, according to common
report, but there is nothing in It." .
Extension to Tillamook.
The extension of the Astoria & Colum
bia River Railroad will reach the Neha
lem and Tillamook sections, where Mr.
Hammond has very large timber holdings.
The line will be built up the Necanlcum
River from Seaside, and across the divide
from that stream to a tributary of the
Nehalem. It will then follow the Neha
lem Valley for some distance, when it will
turn south to the Tillamook country,
reaching a terminus at Tillamook Bay.
The extension will be 36 miles long.
The building of these lines is believed
to mean more than the extension of the
Hammond lines Into new territory. Many
believe this move assures the entry of
the Gould lines into Oregon. It is Bald
that the destination of the Corvallis &
Eastern extension may not be Ontario,
but a point In the Klamath country,
where a juncture will be effected with the
California, Nevada & Oregon, an alleged
Gould line Intended to be pushed north
from the main line of the Western Pa
cific at Reno, Nev., to Lakeview and tha
Klamath country.- The road has already
been completed to Madeline Plains, CaL
Associated with Mr. Hammond In the
ownership of the Corvallis tc Eastern and
the Astoria & Columiba River are Gen
eral Hubbard, formerly a vice-president of
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