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the c.:::go:t utojay juu:m' x'U'.itl.ahij, sunuay :.:ornikg, ui:ci::ii:i::: si, ivzz. i - - MMJRWRAII I ll MS - s se s s : a " mm LIMES WILL BE BUILT IN OREGON IWQ systems veuiiijwetisu vun.1.3 Year Just Closing and ten- tracts Let for New Work. , Railroad have wown more inter-1 . r:i-'i ment during the last six mourns man iney na uviuw rz tj' . rr: - ate in in union. - . " - l- is indicative of tha b ginning of a development pertoa in we i state wwca promises w tv ' , I surpass the historic empire wui-m days of the Hill and Harrimaa Inter ests. The beginning- of this period of raft extension will have its inception during: 1923. It is not too bold an assertion that Oregon Ls the most favored state In the eyes of railroad builders, fora f.iim nf the year's offering or rail- Hniidinar ranosala reveals that projects estimated to cost in excess ot $60,000,000 have been proposed lor Oregon outside of Portland. TWO ixsres BUILT Completion pt almost any one of the Minr mare rail extension projects so far proposed would strengthen Port land's position as capital of the Ore- , mn Ywmntrv. New trade territory would, be opened by any one of the numerous lines under consideration and the completion of one or two of the principal projects would result la the prouring of millions of dollars worth of products into this city for dls-T-4hntlnn anrmaJlv. - t But all of the Unes under constdera tiM in not merely projects, for 1922 has marked the completion of at least two new lines, the letting- of contract for the extension of two more and the lncorsoratlon ot another pair. Oregon's undeveloped resources were the inspiration for the, completion of two lines, the Cet being- the Portland, " Astoria & Pacific railway, built under tie oint supervision of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads to : tap the enormous timber stands to the west of Portland in Columbia coun ty, and the second the California A Oregon lumber, road extending; from Brookings in Curry county southward into the redwood timber of the ex treme southwest corner, of this state and the northwest corner of California. COST Sfl-KMM The Portland. Astoria ft Pacific rail line. 32 miles in .length, will be an im rartant artery te-eneourag Portland business dnrlnsr the comma year. Tim ber operators along- this line are plan nlng- some major - operations and the millions of feet of timber which will be cut and hauled over the line to the Nehalem boom win result In nn ta- . crease in lumber cutting operations in ' the Portland district. This line, cost - anoroximately J2.2S0.00O to build. "Tn' California s Oregon Ijumber company road, while only 1 miles In length . and separated far from Port If nd in a section of Oregon which for years has beea conceded as California trade territory. Is of standard gauge construction and may soma day in the near future be ' connected up ". either with a rail system extending' along the Paniric coast line" of the state, or at Ftast with the proposed extension of the California and Oregon coast rail, line projected to, unit up urants ass "J with Crescent .pity. - TFOBK PKOGBEISSES This latter project would be 85 miles in length and cost over $2,000,000 to build. Mining interests have been ac- 1 tlye in behalf of raising capttal for this project, since It would make possible . the' location of a smelter at Crescent City, where a cheap, fuel supply could be obtained from ships.- Actual construction work has prog ressed slowly but nevertheless steadily on the Portland and Oregon City line between Carver and Viola. This is an 11 -mile extension, which will open up some valuable timber cloes to Port - land. Several miles of new line also has beea laid on the Portland South' - western railroad and the line soon will be carried to Turr'sh, formerly called Pittsburg, on the Nehalest river. COjrfBACT 1ST , . Contract for the construction of 12 miles ot the Strahorn line in Klamath county was let recently. The line will be extended tor this length, from the present . terminus near HUdebraad to prague river. The contract stipulates for completion of this new stretch by June 1, 1928. ' Bids also, have been called for con tract on construction of eight and one- half miles of railroad for the Long- - Bell Timber . company. This will be the first unit of a SS-mile Una which was incorporated last year as the Zxmg- vlew. Portland -A Northern railway. This first unit will extend north, from Kelso on the west side of the Cowlita river. - . - '" . ' ' " However, the largest rail projects are pending for 1925 With reasonable urance. that the coming year will see the construction of these two lines. The lines are the Natron ; cut-off and the Yakima Southern railway line. SAKE PLEDGES ' Oregon has received a : guarantee from- every interest concerned that completion of the 1?S miles of the Natron cut-off would follow settlement of -the Southern Pacific-Central Pa cific unmerger ease. The. Southern Pacific has pledged this construction, i estimated to cost, between Slt.oeo.00o, and $18,000,000 should tt retain control ' of the Central Pacific : The Union Pacific has mad a sim ilar pledge should it obtain control of , the Central Pacific and ' the public -ai-rioe commission has filed a com plaint suVirig for completion of s num. - . ber of railroad lhaes in Central Ore gon., designed to compel completion of . the Natron cut-off ahoulfl the central Pacific be made an independent com pany. All lines have pledged them-M-iyea. to start this work immediately after settlement ot the unmerger case. which should come m 1923. -PX.AK8 THBEE TJSITS The compleUon of the . Natron line r would Increase Portland's trade ter- - ritory greatly. Some of the Isolated Sections of Southern and South Cea- . tral Oregon would have access to the '" Pcrtland market for the first time in tceir nistory. - Activities In the Ttktma Southern - ' railway project, designed to link up . Portland and Takima. likewise have occtipted i the attention of Portland commercial . interests. . This company was inoorporaxea aunng 1323. and. dur- Ins the past month, perfection of sur vey details and acquisition of right-of- way nan been the principle activity. ; ' The Takima Southern company has three units planned, bat Interest cen ters asainly on the line between TJa rierwood. on the Columbia river, and Takima. Thousands of tons of produce .from the famous Takima valley ' and - large amounts of timber would be 1-rought over this line, to Portland for auvpment to coastwise : and . off-shore iKV'ts. - Portland gets but a small por tion or xnis vraae at tne present time. Development of another prospective -routs for a railroai directly servlni Portlands Populatibh; 328,29 How Portland has grown from 1 890 to a thriving metropolis of 328.294 people m 1 VZZ : 'ear. . Population. 46,385 90.426 .. 107.991 1890...... 1900...-. 190 1904. 133,000 1905. .161.205 iv5.iv . ............ ,irw 903.. '230.000 loryi r -c nVl mm ri j: -iiA . 1 tet rns i7iu juy nucuory; . . JiUuu " i" feu-us usi The dtacreonncv Ntwn (nsui ind the directory figures include a greater censua rules, reaching: beyond the city fta-iUT hsmuuh. rg wuesrai parts c$ me. Portland and the territory in its Im mediate vtolnity has been proceeding quietly along the Wilson river. Here engineers of the northern railroad lines have been making "detailed surveys all summer for a possible extension . of the Gales Creek afc Wilson River rail road from : its - present terminus 1 to wmiHmiiiiiiHiniiiiHiHinimm r .4 , . a small cky of 46,385 people in Year. - - Population. I9H.:.7 252.621 1912 257.490 1913..,....;:.:.. 266.116 19 4 -v 270.527 19 5 . f ? . ;g. 275.735 19 6 . . 20,43 5 19 7. ;r. 286.753 918: 3M.351 9i9.: 316,420 920 (by directory) ;. 320.6S5 ' Ibjr census Z5S,2S? 1921....... 324.74$ 1922. u.......;.. 328,294 1 ! rtorv fimires is due to the fa-t that amount tf territory than the federal limits to suburban districts that,, practt- city.. Tillamook. This would be mainly for development of timber operationa, " SEW MSTK PKOPOSEB Another timber tap road was pro posed recently to the northern rail road lines.': This proposal was .for a iO-mile extension of rail up the San. 1 a s 4 e I S 5 i 3 I 3 S -:' " S ,","""M s ;--.-"--? re ' g v , - " ' . . ' wi Ti ' ' ' ' '. - . ' i - ; , .... . . n - - -w ... ' i 1. - " - t. r , . i - 1 - , ; . . t . " - - ? - r ' ; --" 1 j , , . . , . - . . j . - . ' t tiam river tnt the vicinity of Cas cadia. 7. P. Davidson, timber own er; John Barke, former Caited States treasurer, and A. A. White, former townsita . promoter, are behind this project. - , - Another timber road extension pend ing Is the standard gauge road which would have to be constructed to tap the timber- In tne . Bear. Creek -valley, in northern . Malheur county.. This rail extension was .one of the provisions called for in the Malheur forest ex ehanga bill - which was approved by the government this year. This exten sion would, bo 100 miles in length and rrtend fro3 Crane, the present term I -s ef t e O-W. B. through l..-rc3."ccithward Into $tr ere tsJ My-'.'.V. ' . " ' - ' ' 'This fXaJbmvr extension would be of rreat x-alue to Portland, trading inter cuts should the major rail companies decide , to construct .the rail lines tbrougS Central Oregon.' The trans ifintinental lines have shown more In terest in the Central Oregon country tban for many" years. .-' Moreovfr, the publid service commis e'oa hss t titiont4 the laterfctate com merce cor-.t; i.ea la ILs'coxnpUint that the 17t raiiescf track' nece?sary to linlc Crs.ri aed o;n,.the CO-tnile link necessary to lias tsnd xd Odell, and the averare of ?$" miles -accessary 'tg connect I Review 'with either Odell or Klamath, be ordrd constructed. Con struction of these .lines would neces sitate the laying of Sl0mlles of rail read at an" estimated 'cost of tlT.&oo, oo. - '" , - " ajHnriiwMHtwMsw(Hiitiwww'ti'i XI' r -AMONG the few individual iiistitutionji fm which have a distinct influence in thfc life, and commerce of the Northwest is num bered the United States National Bank, It is our purpose to use this influence continuously and untiringly in helpful and constructive economic service. It is our greatest responsibility. Riiiii3tliiriHtHi(atit4itarwtnniNtBin T" -1 T - ni itaii Lines nan campaign Winning oBWest Is Motif Imrita 1922 the Hill group of rail roads, tb Northern ' paoiflo. Oreat Northern 4 and Chicago. Burlington & Quinoy, tr.de t preliminary plans for an advertisicj campaign on the North west, which tie y tope, to make part it a program for "XL second wlnntsg of the West.- Flans of the northern ' lines are ambltiious for tney intend to Spend, a minimum amount of $1,000,000 during the first two.br three , years of the campaign on 'magazine , advertising alone. In addition there will be -a huge - expenditure for motion, pictures and pamphlets to .supplement the na tional advertising campaign. '". The first of this series of advertise ments, ail of which are to be full page or double page In size, will appear In ti March Issue of the Saturday Eve ning Post, Collier's, American, Liter ary Dlerest, Outlook; Country Gentle man.. 1 'arpi Journal and Farm and Fireside ' " These advertisements will continue each month, during, the next two years. ! ' - ; Through the magasines, which go to approximately. I0.00ft.000 . subscribers each ' month, ' the . railroad companias t - :StafeT onal BanlU V. iwnm m 1 i i i Kati hope to reach between 20.000,000 and 40,000.000 veoplo each month. .. .. fB LOHHIXT PUL9TS lfcJD , Aa , special representative! 5. the railroad -lin.HaViii" IX i oaitll and Cart SlfiQulon vl&iul Creron during the last two montl.s ct ' 1923, laying preliminary plaus for the campaign and arranging. their, points f contact frocii which they will obtain' their informa tion. Visits were ' made to Portland, Astoria. Seaside,, Salt m, Albany.' tZu gene. CorvaUia. Bend, . Redmond ind many smaller, communities during; the visit of these two men. v They announced to audietiet at these cities and towns that the railroad com panies would devota tha' advertlse menta exclusively to tt ttory of ti. Northwest along the lines of Industrial coloaisaUan and nUtecapeclQa develop ment lines. Not a word about the railroads will be included in the ad vertising except that the page displays will be signed by the three railway systems so that inquiries may be handled by their advertising and pub licitv offices. Tentative subjects for the first series 1 -1 "One of Ihc Northwest , Great BanfaP . -,v. 4 - of advertisements will be as follows: 5 "The Great Pacific Northwest." "Forestry and Lumbering," "Shipping and Foreign Trade.' "ClUes of the Pa clfle Northwest. "Water Power and Irrigation. "Mining. Gas and OU Re sources." "Manufacturing.1 "Fishing and Canning." "Agrksulture. "JFruit Growing." "airying and Slock Rais ing." "The Northwest as a Place to Live." and "The Tourists' Northwest." Subject matter tor these advertise ments Is being prepared by the com merel si organisations of tno .'.-...eta which nave agreed, to cooperate to the fulle t extent in supplying- the facts tot tr'v tiitC -Similar data will be sugpImJ frT.iTras.i5r.;ton. Idaho, Mon tana. endvyor..;::r. v-tich likewise will CO covered 14 can-.palso. ' At all of the Ore ?oti communities vis Ue3 special cotr,--r:itCfes were appointed to cooperate wita. the advertising rep resentatives and "throuift-these points Pflcoptact the railroad liftes hope to carry on a contiduoua. publicity work which probably.: will extend b,yer the next 10 years, ".' " . '.V: "'.-,. Prom the . advertising viewpoint the special railroad ' tcpreaeatatlves have the Northwest as a commodity, which "can be sold to the -people of the Northwest with an adequate campaign. Thy believe that the Northwest, with Its climate, lu natural resources and its rich soli, has a tremendous selling possibility. - - These representatives also expressed the opinion that the Pacific Northwest is ripe for being placed upon the sell ing market and. they expressed .the I.', :-fi ' r : $ - . i - opinion that the national pubticlt would bring, manjr new people to ti country.' - jr i t - . 1 , .Another purpose in he visit of the? representaUves was to obtain a guai antes from the cities and towns of tr sUte that an adequate selling orgar tsatioa would -be behind Ah oampai? The railroads' want to be sure th the country will be prepared td taK tart of the tourists and settlers hlc the advertisements will bring . to th Northwest. - Although . there are- five states to-1 included in 1 the. -campaign. Oregon an Washington probably - will enjoy th major benefiti since they are the ei treme points and will receive the larf est part of theUtourlst travel which wi be attracted West3 by the advertlat mnts. " .' -- - Dqiiglas Fir Leads fin Out of Timbs: Of the total limber cut In Orego in 1921 1,510,(43,000 feet, board meat ure was Douglas fir ; S10.2SS.000 f" board measure was western yello pine. t..000 was spruce, while a other species totalled 106.45S.000 t-z-board . measure, according to prelirn nary statistics which have Just' ber compiled by. the forest service. U, deiiartment of agriculture. In eooperr tion with the bureau of the censv department of commerce.' v : aver i4 V .Mi'-' Tk. . '-' 5 i 4 . - 1 - . n:- r - - A - i 7'