The Madras Pioneer
NO. 1
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 1909.
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PORTERS AGGRESSIVE
IN RAILROAD FIGHT
Hiring HarrimanLabprerq
Temporarily Idle By
Injunction
WORK BEING PUSHED
IN DESCHUTES CANYON
Oregon Trunk Line Increasing Forces
AndRushlngln Supplles,Wftlla
Harrlman Road Is Tied
Up By Court
A dispatch from The Dalles to the
Portland Oregonian, dated August 12
says:
Early this morning a telephone mr-s
sage from Johnson Porter, of 'Porter
Bros., at Bhaniko, announced that he
had employed 70 men recently turned
off from the Harriman camps pending
the depiejon in the forthcoming hearing
on the injunction restraining the Two-
hya from further operations in the dis
putcd territory along the Deschutes
canyon.
This confirms the reports of the pre
vious day which declared that Twohy
Bros, were letting many of their men
go. and substantiates the statement
inado by the Porters that they intended
to employ every man dismissed by tiie
Hurriman contractors. Johnson Porter
left The Dalles on Wedneeday for .Grass
Valley, ob reported in yesterday's Ore
gonian, with the intention of hiring nil
the available men turned off from the
rival camps. The crew of 70 which he
secured, exclusive of the many strag
glers who have drifted into his camps,
Johnson Porter obtained in the vicinity
of what is known as The Cove, 10 miles
above Sherars Bridge, and those were
immediately transferred to the Oregon
Trunk camps at and near Free Bridge.
In accordance with the announcement
made by the Porters there is every indi
cation that they aro pressing an ever
increasing number of men into the
work. Several times a day their repre
sentatives make the rounds of the vari
ous resorts of the unemployed here at
The Dalles, The saloons and shady cor
1 1 t it a
nera are crowueo wnn tnoso wno are
'blowing in," and all of these that the
Porter agents are able to secure are
shipped out to the camps in one of the
50-odd teams that are constantly
freighting supplies to the canyon camps.
Today the Porters announced that they
ad just entered into a contract with
the medical firm of Dutton & Russell,
of Spokane, to whose hands the medical
care of the men in tho field will bfa en
trusted. The Spokane firm already has
a representative in tho canyon. Dr. Fred
Thompson, and in the course of a week
loapitals will be installed at advanta
geous points. It is intended to main-
tain four or five o these, with the
principal and permanent one at Grass
Valley, although all tho locations have
not as yet been determined. There are at
present 20 Porter camps with approxi
mate 800 men, all of whom will here
after he under medical supervision. ,
Richard Porter seemed particularly
desirous that tho magnitude of the or -
erations his firm is undertaking should
bo understood by tho public, for ho has
littlo patience with the critics who ac
cuse tho Oregon Trunk of working on a
'hold-up game."
"As un evidenco of the substantiality
of our intentions," said Mr. Porter to-
lay, let mo set beforo you some facts
and some figures. I have hist onlnrml
froip Vancouver 100 oiio and a half yard
esrs which will bo rushed to tho
f action. Three carloads of light railB
aro now on tho road, botween hero and
Shanlko, and to give an idea what tho
commissary end of railroad building
mounts to, I'll tell you that our gro-
eery purcoees up to date come to some
thing over 100,000 tumula.'1
"Why look he'ro," continued Mr. Tor-
tor, showing an order to a Portland
wholesale house, "hero's an order
for three tons of butter. Doesn't loot
ko 'bluffing,' despite all tho pessimists.
does It?"
It is ascertained that in tho nciuhbor-
hood of $25,000 has been snout hv tho
Porters in Tho Dalles, and, according to
lucnaru rortor, over $100,000 has al
ready beon expended In construction
work, entirely exclusive of tho cost of
surveys and tho ox penaes entailed In lit
igation. A fact of posslhlo significance
in connection with thu.shlpplng of Por-
ler mva supplies from Northern notnin
as provlously pointed out, that much
is
af tho materials como in on Hill's Nortl
Bank road, in proferonoo to tho 0. R.
t.t and aro ferried across the Colntnbiq
from Grand Dalles to bo tranaporlol by
wagon dirpotly tq the camps or ro
shipped to points on iho Great Southern
and thpncp hauled over tho wagon roads
tho Porters aro maintaining into thp
canyqn.
A. Porter vyaa reticent aa usual ro
carding thp f icta fif vHl ltnparrnco (q
tho Dubllc. Madras as ft terminal point
was as cowl n Rny Pther for tho prcs
cnt, ho said. "When wo get that far
there will be lime enough tp talk about
tho rest of Control Oregon. As I've
sad boforo, once out of the canyon there
is room for a do?en rqads, so (hero is no
telling how far we may keep on. Yes,
don't minJ saying that if wo aro not
blocked by legal complications, the road
should bo completed to tho end of the
present survey in about 15 months."
Oregon Trunk Line Claims
Prior Rights
DESCHUTES FIGHT NOW
AT GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Files Protest In Washington Against
Harrlman's Right Of Way
In Canyon
Washington, D. C, Aug. 11. The
General Land Office today received
protest from the Oregon Trunk line
against the approval of section 4 of the
Harriman right of way through the
Deschutes Canyon. No action will be
taken until the Harriman road files an
answer to this protest.
The protest referred to above has rcf
erenco to that section of the Deschutes
canyon near tho Brown ranches, where
there is a conflict between the Harri
man and Oregon Trunk Line surveys for
a distance of about 12 miles. That im
mediate section has been .the center of
tho activities of both Bides to the Des
chutes battle for tho past two weeks or
more. Below mile post 73 the Oregon
Trunk Lino is on the West sido of the
Deschutes for some distance, but it
crosses at that point and follows the
East side of the river to the mouth of
Willow Creek, where it leaves the Des
chutes canyon. Between mile-post 73
and tho mouth of Trout Creek, where
the Harriman line leaves the canyon,
the two roads are in conflict Jor the
greater portion of tho way, and the
present battle at that point is lor the
occupation of these conflicting paints.
The basis of the Oregon Trunk Line't
protest is its priority of right at that
point in the canyon, and a general de
nial of tho application of the Canyon
Act to that particular section of the
river. Under the provisions of the Can
yon Act, passed by Congress in 1875,
both railrouds would have tho right to
uso one road-bed at points in tho can
yon where there is not sufficient space
to permit the building of both linos, but
tho Oregon Trunk Line contends that
tho Deschutes canyon at that point is
not of tho chaiacter to which tho act
applies, as tho Harriman road could
cross the river and build on the oppo
site sido. Tho General Land Office will
not render a decision on this point until
tho Harriman interests have had a hear
ing, and it is probable that an inspec
tion will be made by experts from tho
Xand Office to determine tho character
of tho canyon at that place.
It is generally understood that the
Oregon Trunk Lino unquestionably has
tho priority of right in the Deschutes
canyon, on that soctlon of tho line, hav
ing made its surveys and filed its plats
uhead of tho Harriiuai interests. Por
boiib who aro familiar with that portion
of the river stato that whilo it will i.
imposslblo for both roods to build sena-
rato lines at many of tho points of con
tact, by crossing tho river and building
up on tho. West sido either road could
get a good grade and lino, althouiih it
would bo moro expensive of construe
tion. Tho additional cost has been esti
mated by engineers at onlv about $300.-
000, and would not be prohibitive if the
Uarrimanroad Is forced to takeonno-
Uo.eido of tho canyon, provided thoso
nterests desire to build the Deschutes
road.
Thero is littlo doubt that tho Oroaon
Trunk Lino has tho better of tho aruu-
mcnt at this point of tho rivori and tho
belief grows stronger overv diu tlnu.
'orter JJros. are going ahead with the!
construction of that road. Hwubuii
derstood hero that one of thls-firm wub
on tho grqund hiring all tho men that
could bo obtained from amonir tho liar-
rlman laborers who worn tnmnnrnriiv
dlo aa i ree'iilt- of tho iniunotion nh.
tained In Jho federal court, restraining
Twohy Bros', from Wk at' that point.
OREGON TRUNK LINE
1$ A HILL PROJECT
John F. Stevens Says He,
Owns And J.J.Hill
Is Backing It
AMPLE FUNDS AVAILA
BLE TO COMPLETE ROAD
Noted Engineer Promises The Orogon,
Trunk Will Rush Construction
California Thought To Be
LMtlrnate Goa
Uncertainty as to the actual force.be
hind the Oregon Trunk Lme vrau'r&
moved yesterday, when John F. Stevens,
made tho announcement that he had
acquired a controlling interest in the
project, which, in its execution, is to be
financed by James J. Hill personally,
says Monday's 0"goqjari. The Requi
sition of this property by Mr. Btevens
and tho identification of Mr. IJill with'
it are of major importance to tho rail
road situation in this state. It is re?
garded aa the initial step by Hill in his
invasion of Central Oregon and the
eventual building of a railroad to San
Fraucisco. Subsequent developments
resulting from Mr. Hill's invasion of
Oregon are expected to materially alter
the railroad mop of the state.
"On being asked several daya ago if I
had any interest in tho Oregon Trunk
Line or if I represented any railroads
that were interested, I eaid no, and the
latter statement still holds good," said
Mr. Stevens.
"Since then, however, I have acquired
a controlling interest in tho project,
have all 'necessary financial arrange
ments completed, and the road will be
built as .fast as it can reasonably bo
done with men and money. The matter
is a personal one, and I have no objec
tion to saying that J. J. Hill as an indi- .
vidual is financially interested to any
extent necessary to carry the road
through to successful completion.
Plana in detail arc not fully developed
but will become apparent from time to
time as conditions may seem to require.
It may be eaid, however, that tho Ore
gon Trunk proposes to provide as quick
ly as is practicable a Northern outlet for
Central Oregon, regardless of the de
signs ot any other transportation com
pany."
The Oregon Trunk, through its pur
chase l-y Stevens, backed bv Hill, ad
mittedly has gained a more substantial
identity than the road has enjoyed pinco
it was incorporated. The transaction is
believed to indicate a firm determina
tion on the part of Hill to build a rail
road into California through Central
Oregon. From ' the time Mr. Stevens
appeared in this state, two months ago
it was suspected that ho was tho repre
sentative of Mr. Hill. Tho nurchaso of
a Oregon Trunk Line confirms that
suspicion and warrants the conclusion
that Hill made the investment only on
the representations of Stevens.
Construction Work Begins
At Madras
ENGINEERS AND CON
TRACTORS ASSEMBLING
Subcontracts Aro Lot And Actual Con-
i
struction Work To Begin At This
End Of Lino ThlsWeek
Construction work on tho Harrlinun
Central Oregon railroad has begun at
this point, and by tho end of thp week'
It is announced that dirt will be flvinir
on tho right-of-way adjacent to Madras,
on both sides of Willow Greek nmivmi
Two crews of surveyors have arrived
and luwo begun setting tho cross-section
stakes for tho graders. These engineer
ing parties aro in oharco of B. G. Itud.
dock and W. S. Curuthors. wlin will 1 111
tho rosidoiit engineers in chargo 0f the
work in this vicinity, Mr. Ruddock hav
ing charge of tho work South of Willow
Creek, and Mr. Ooruthers having super
vision Of tllO work North f M.,lr,.u
Thut theflo Kontlemen nvnonf h t,i
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