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A Railroad to Trans-Continental Connection is Assured. Messrs. A. B. Hammond and E. L. Bonner of Missoula,.Mon tana, are the Men. TWO MILLION DOLLARS Will be Required to Complete the Line to Gobel Work to Com . mence Not Later Than April 1st. , - At precisely 6:30 la evening, A. B. Hammond, of Missoula, Montana, pick ed up a pen in the Chamber of Com merce room, and In a free, 'bold hand, signed- the railroad contract. A loud clapping of hands, and one or two whooos from enthusiastic committee- men, , told ithe . people within hearing ,n.,in,.i miiaiiia that aamet'hlnir unu sual had taken place within. Mr. Ham mond signed three documents, and then , eaoh tnemlber of the committee preseivt affixed his signaiture. A scene of re i Maine followed, and Messrs Ham , mond, Stanton, and Kimball were sur- ; rounded" by those present, and nearly nandaMalclng followed. On the morning boat arrived Mr. A. B. Hammond, J. C. Stanton, and Mr, Kimball, together with several other o-ontiomim who were interested. The news soon spread abroad thiat they were to dose up a proposition, and the rumor was made good shortly after a commltfttee meeting in the morning, at which Mr. Hammond's contract was read and accepted. The time set for signing the important , papers was o'clock, but on account of the lateness in drawing duplicates, una. reading them over before ithe committee, the tdgnatures were not affixed until after 6:30, During the afternoon Mr. iramtnond had a "meeting with the Seashore road directors, and made them a proposition to purchase the line. In this connec tion Mr. Hammond made the following statement to an Aatorian reporter: "I made a proposition to the only two dlneotors of ithe Seashore road who are In the olty, nd they are satis fied with the terms. The directors who are absent from the olty I have been given to understand will agree to any arrangement these gentlemen might make, so you see, the matter is virtu ally settled. The affair will not be okwed up until my return fronv New York. St is the intention to place the road bed In first class condition, and equip It with as good rolling stock as can be found on any railroad in the West." "Does the purchase of the South coast mean thiat h line Is to bs cx- tended Into the Nehatan country?" asked the reporter. "Well, thiat scheme will bs thorough ly gone over in due, time. I am fa vorably disposed toward the Nehalem country, and have greait faith In its future. Further than this I cannot May anything definite regarding that branch of the road. "Yess," continued Mr. Hammond, "the road Is a certain fact, and I hope It will be ' considerably less than the time allowed by the contract before we Can oommenee active operations. I go from here dTreut to New York City, where the final arrangements will be made," Regarding the Oregon Paciflo railroad, which Is to bs sold this month, snd which he Was recently made a thor ough inspection of, Mr. Hammond said; "I do not wish to nay anything re yarding my Intentions In that matter. I consider It a good speculation, and whoever purchases It will get hold of a first-class property that has cost sev eral millions. The Inst time it was sold It went , for $200,000, but It Is hard to way Jut what price It will bring at this sale," Mr. Hammond was besieged by people who wished to shake hands with him, and he was promised a royal reception if ha would remain over night. His presence in New York at an early date j prevented him from partaking of their i hospitalities, and he thanked each ami every one of them. Mr. 8Unton was perhaps as happy as any man In the city last evening. Ho has worked long and hard on this proposition, anu while he Is not direct ly mentioned In the contrail, it Is un derstood that he figures wk'.h Mr. Ham mond on the deal. At the Occident Hot, Just after the contract was signed, and the hotel corrklor was ftll d with good matured committeemen, Mr. Stanton turned toward the crowd, and waving his hand, said: "I want ell my Mends to come in and dine with me this evening." . It didnH take a second Invitation to of Astoria, Oregon, and all disburse sUArt the crowd toward the dining room merits, so far as practicable, Khali be door, ar.d Inside they partook of Mr. made from and at ths City of Amcvrta. PMrrton's hoarlt'.Itlrs, made merry j Fourih The flist party hereby furih-t with go-,d Ti.itjr.fd speochr that enw- .':onili-?j and tissvtn to commence raid raited from, hearts that were f.ir from lie.wjr. Mr. II. I. Kimball, tika Mr. Stanton, is luleref.rd In the contract, mud will be a prominent figure in the future development of Astoria. He brings with him from Atlanta, Georgia, the repu tation of being most active In the rapid and wonderful advancement of that city and Its leading hotel, the H. I. Kimball house, remains a monument to nis en teiurise. ... . As the Telephone pulled out, Capt. Crung tooted a Joyful toot on the big whistles, and the crowd answered from the dock with a ringing cheer, - Mr. J3. L. Bonner, a partner of Mr, Hammond, is a party to the contract, and was represented by the latter gen tleman, who "held hla power of attor ney, Mr. Bonner having gone direotly to Missoula, Montana, from thia city lest Week. Both gentlemen are well known to members of the subsidy com mittee, and are reported to be. very wealthy men. Their experience In rail road building is confined to a couple of local branches of the Northern Pacific In Montana, but their success in these enterprises, which were really difficult, established them with enviable repu faHons In that line1. It is probable that the Union Pacific and O. R. and N. will hive equal traffic arrangements with the new Qobel line, as already arranged with the Northern Pacific, and It is to meet- the receivers of the two first named that takes Mr. Hammond to New York. Following is the contract as Blgned by Mr. Hammond and the committee: Tills agreement, made at Jhe City of Astoria, i this first day of December, A. D. 1894, by and between E. L. Bon ner and A. B. Hammond, of Missoula, state of Montana, party of the first part, and Alfred Kinney, J. Q. A. Bowlby, B. VanDueen, John C. Dement, Frank J. Taylor, C. H. Page, James W. Welch, J. A. Fulton, Walter C. Sml:h, John Adair, George Hill, Charles W. Shlvely, C. R. Thomson, E. A.- See ley, Di K. Warren, H. B. Parker, G. SVlnttute. W. G. Howell, George ,W. Sartborn, S. t. Adair, an dPerry Trul linger, known as the Committee of Di rection, comprising the party of the second part, and the As toria Savings bank, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oregon, having its principal office and place of business in the City of Astoria, State of Oregon, party - of the third part, wltncpseth: Whereas, a large number of persons having deeded hind in Clatsop County, Oregon, to the third party, as trustee; (Exhibit "A," hereto annexed Is a gen eral form of eaoh of the deeds by which suld conveyances were made;) and Whereas, said party of the third part has received said property, as trus- tees, and Is authorized to use the same to aid In the construction of a rail road from Astoria, or Astoria and Tan zy Point, or Flavel, to a connection with a transcontinental railroad; (Exhibit "B," hereto annexed, Is a general form if the authority given;) and Whereas, said party of the third parli has received conveyances under the foregoing trust of the lands described and appraised in Exhibit "C," hereto annexed, and expect to secure convey ances of other lands for the foregoing trust purposes; and Whereas, Wie party of ithe second part is the party referred to in said Exhibit "B ;" and Whereas, the first party proposes to build a railroad hereinafter described, and all the parties hereto have agreed and do hereby agree that for so doing he shall have all of said present and future acquired hinds, which are here InalUer illiJ the subsidy; and Whereas, the party of the second part for the government of Its business, and to enable it to perform the duty It had the power to perform, it lawfully en acted a by-law, of which Exhibit "D' hereto annexed is a copy; Now, therefore, the parties hereto, in consideration of their mutual agree ments and promises, do hereby prom 1st and agree as follows: FirtU The iwrty of ithe first part hereby agrees to const runt a standard gunge, single track railroad, from a point at or near the eawt end of the bridge line of the railroad owned by the Seashore Railroad Company, in As torlo, Clatsop County, Oregon, through the olty, nlons the north waterfront thereof, thence easterly along or nar the south bank of the Columbia river, to a iilnt of connection with the Nor thern Pacific Railroad, or some other railroad, constructed and running cars Into the city of Portland, at or near Go bel, In Columbia County, State of Ore gon, on or ibeforo the 3oth day of Octo ber, A. D. lS9ff, Bubject to the condi tions hereinafter tueuuH. ...-d. Second The first party, except as here inafter provided, further hereby agrees and promises to commence actual work on the sold rullway within four months from the date of this agreement. The "commencement" of work In good faith shall be considered actual work on ths road-bed. The said first party further promises and agrees thai, from the date o com mencement of the sold work they will expend, except as hereinafter provid ed, the sum of at least Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars per month in cash. In the carrying on of uld work, or In fur nishing nuiM-hda for the said road, to be used In the construction thereof, and actually delivered upon 'the work, until said road la completed as above speciiled. Third The first party hereby fur ther promises and agrees that during the building or construction of said lullroad. the head office of the coin- pnny, or companies, building or con. strutting s-Ud road, shall be In the City work within thr corporate limits of the' City of Astoria. a or near the O. K. find N. Co.'s do.k. to cwlmm the woifc thereon continuously and to com-! plote the entire road on or before the satdJ30th day of October, A.' D. 1896, except as hereinafter provided. Fifth The first party further prom ises and agrees to obtMn, at their own cost and expense, all the right-of-way along .such portions of said lines easit of the corporate limits of the City of Astoria as is not contracted for herln. Sixth -The second party promises and agrees to furnish to the first party, or to their heirs, executors, v administra tors or assigns, all rights of way,, op tions, contracts, or agreements now in the hands -of or under the control of said second party, -or any member thereof, or which may hereafter ibe ob tained by him, In his capacity as com mitteeman, or any of them, during the life of this agreement, for the building of a&ld railroad or any railroad from the eastern boundary of the said City of Astoria, Oregon, generally along the direction of the line of survey made by W.' H. Kennedy, civil engineer, to the said point of connection with some oth er railroad, as herein provided, ait or near the point known as Gobel, In Columbia County, Oregon. Seventh The second party hereby further promises' and agrees to furnish and deliver to the party of the first part or to their heirs, executors, ad ministrators, or assigns, free of ' -cost, the right-of-way, for said railroad, at least Forty (40) feet in width from the eastern boundary line of the property known as the Seashore Railway Com pany property, along the line of said railroad, as per survey made toy W H. Kennedy, to the eastern boundary of the City of Astoria, except such right-of-way as may be owned at the, date hereof, by the Columbia River and Astoria Katl roai Company. Eighth The second party hereby fur ther promises and agrees to and does hereby Instruct, authorise, and direct said party of the third part to. turn over, deliver, and convey, to the eald first party, or to their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, all that 'cer tain subsidy which Is more particular ly and fully described In Ithe- schedule hereto attached, and marked Exhibit "C," and all that may be hereafter ac quired for that purpose by sufficient deeds, bills of sale or other legal con veyances, properly executed and ac knowledged, in the time and manner as herein set forth, by which deeds, bills of sale, or other conveyances, said third party covenants and agrees to convey to the said first party or to his heirs, executors, administrators or as signs, all the right and title it may have to said lands and said subsidy. Ninth And the third party for Itself, hereby promises and agrees that as all the conveyances and agreements here in contained to be done and performed by the first party, have been carried out by the said first party, or by their heirs, executors, administrators or as signs,, it will execute and deliver to them, sudh deeds, bills of sale or othpr conveyances, properly executed, as may be required, to vest in them all the right, title, interest or estate, the party of the third part has In or to said prop erty, and with special warranty againat Its own acts, except as to taxes; and if any portion of said subsidy shall be reduced to money or other property, then to turn over said money pr other property and otherwise to do each and every act necessary and proper to be done and performed by them for it, to convey under the termB of this agreement. Tenth It is mutually understood and agreed by all of the parties hereto, that in thje event of the party of the first part, their heirs, executors, admin' lstrators or assigns, falling or neglect ing to commence actual work in good faith on said- railroad within the time herein agreed upon, or in oasa of the failure of the first parity to expend the snm of J100.000.00 In actual construc tion on said railroad on or before July 1st, A. D, 1895, that this contract shall then, and In either event, at once be come null and void and of no effect whatever. And the Bald party of the first part upon the Bald failure, shall have no legal, equldafole pr other right or claim in or to said subsidy, or any part or portion thereof, and that said Commlttte of Direction, the party of the second part, and the Astoria Sav- lugs bank, party of the third part, shall satin and both be entirely relieved and absolved of and from any and all obli gations under this agreement, and are fully authorized and empowereu to ne gotiate with any party, firm or corpo ration, for the building or construction of said railroad, and as to the time herein provided for In which work Is to be commenced, and as to the time In which said $100,000.00 la to be expenfl- ed, time is of the essence ox tius con tract. Eleventh It ts further mutually un derstood and agreed between the parties hereto, thdt should the party of the first part, their heirs, executors, ad ministrators or assigns, commence the actual building or construction Of said railroad, and shall thereafter spend in said work. Including the purchase of material, for use in and delivery upon eald work an nverage sum of Fifty Thousand (J50.000) Dollars per month, as herein provided, there shall be a reasonable construction of the terms of this agreement. Twelfth Et t further mutually un derstood and agreed by all the parties hereto, that any and all necessary de lays In obtaining rights-of-way, by con demnation, or by loss of material, in du course of tranttportaticn. or by flood, fire or other acta of God, or from inJun(Mona or restraining order of courts, restraining the prosecution of aald work. In suits instituted by persons other than the party of the flrat part, or their heir executors, d cnlnistrtfors or useisns, or prns t:a 3.vUUd with thetn in the c.nstruct'on of said road, or necMwry d lay In ot Minina tho rttfht of wy or a.,h.vr,ty to build bridges across navigable wa ters, or by strikes on the line of the raid, or at manufactories where ma terial has been ordered,, shall be allow ed and taken In consideration by the parties hereto, and sufficient additional time given and allowed the flrsit party, their heirs, executors, a diiitnlEt rotors or assigns, to oft-set the delay caused thereby: Provided That the provisions" of this section Shall not apply to the time for the commencement of construction of said railway, and Provided further-That no failure to obtain rights-of-way at any given place or places 'shall be construed as author izing any extension of time for comple tion of work that can 'be done on other parti of said road. Tl IrtetmiJh It Is . further 'mutually undi .-stood and agreed by all of the part ::s hereto, thait when any delays have occurred, which in the opinion of the first party, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, entitles them to additional time within which to com plete said road, they may make suoh claim hi writing filed with said third party, and if said claim Is not objected to In writing by the second party or third party by written objections filed with said third party within ten days from the date of the filing of said claim, -then said first party, their heirs, exe cutors, administrators or assigns, shall be entitled to the extension. And If ob jections are filed, then the additional time, which shall be allowed shall be rttrmilTied bv arbitration: The first parity to select one arbitrator, the sec ond party another, and the two arbi trators to select a third, and the de cision of the arbitrators shall be final. Fourteenth It is further mutually understood and agreed by all of the parties hereto, that after the work has been commenced In a bona tide manner, by said party of the first part, or their heirs, executors, administrators or as signs, as hereinbefore particularly spe cified, It shall be so arranged between the parties, hereto, as hereinafter agreed upon, that the lands or other property for the building of said rail road, known as the subsidy, donated or to ibe donated or so much thereof for which sale may be obtained, may be sold or disposed of at such price or prices as may be agreed upon by the first party and the second party, or at the election of the first party alone if It shall bring ait least one-half of its appraised value, as filed of record with the secretary of said committee, and the monies or other securities derived from the sale tlhereof, retained by said trustee, party of the third part, In the rilace and In the st?ad of tfie land or other property so sold and disposed of. It is agreed, however, tnat tne monies so received for such property may, at the oplMon of the party of the first part, be expended in such Improvements upon other portions of said lands in cluded in said subsidy, or loaned upon such terms and security as may be agreed upon, and approved by the par ty of the second party, provided that no such expenditure for , improvements shall be made prior to July 1st, 1835. Fifteenth It is further mutually un derstood and agreed by all the parties hereto, that the construction of a 'track and the running of an- engine, with a train of passenger cars attached ther- to, along and over the same, the en tire distance from Astoria, to a con nection with any railroad line which has Its tracks running Into the City of Portland, Oregon, at or near Gobel, In said Columbia county, shall be con clusive evidence of the completion of the said road, and of the right of the said first party, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, to all of said subsidy, and to all the monies, or securities received from the sale, lesee, or disposal of said property, as provided in Clause 14, together with the. accumulations upon the same from interest, rentals or other uses, if any Is earned. Sixteenth Jt is further mutually un derstood and agreed by all the parties hereto, that should the party of the first part, thedr heirs, executors, ad ministrators, or assigns, fall to com plete said railroad as herein specified, within the time required by the terms of tluls contract, then said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, ad ministrators or assigns, shall forfeit all and every right or claim to said subsidy, and time Is of the essence of this provision. Seventeenth It Is further mutually understood and agreed by all the par ties hereto, that the party of the sec ond part herein is acting only in the capacity of a Committee, under thej by-laws heretofore adopted for its regu. i latian, as per Exhibit "D," hereto at tachedand that a vote of two-thirds of all its members is necessary to sanc tion the execution of a contract for the building of a railroad; and it is -also expressly understood and agreed, that the members of this committee signing this contraat, constitute a two-thirds majority of the whole of said commit tee, but they are not liable personally to pay any sum of money or damages on account of any breach of this con tract; but they shall be personally bound to sign all the papers, and to do all Vsual and necessary things to carry out this agreement. Eighteenth It Is further mutually understood and agreed by all the par ties hereto, that the party of the third part to acting only in the rapacity of trustee under the direction of the party of ithe second part, and that it is not liable to pay any sums of money or damages on account of any breach of this contract, but It shall be only bound to sign all the papers and to do 11 usual and necessary things to car ry out the trust confided to it as ex pressed in Exhibit "B," hereto attach ed. ... Ntivetecr-h Tt is further r."?t'jra!$ underst J tind esreed ty all the par ties hi-rt-iA, thaC the heirs, executors. Attmln-ittrotom and awlrwi of the t-t party, shall upon complying with all th1 terms and conditions -of this ;c4ntract. on their parMo be performed, have all the berfefitB, emoluments end cdvan tages, .. property and. profit 'in them, which the first party has, may or might, at any time, be entitled to under -this contract. , ' In witness whereof, the parties of the first and second parts have here unto signed their names and attached iShelr seals, and the party of the third part, by authority of a resolution pass ed by the Board of , Directors, has caused Us corporate seal to be here unto affixed, and these presents to be signed by its President and Secretary, all on the day and year first above written. ' . . The , contract was signed by A. B. Hammond, party of the first part, and the following named gentlemen for the Committee of Direction: Alfred Kin ney, S, Cj. 5 A. Bowlby," B. Van -Dusen, Frank J. Taylor, C. H. Page, Jas. W. Welch," S. I A. Fulton, Walter C. Smith, John Adair, George Hill, C. R.' Thom son, E. A. Seely, D. K. Warren, H. B. Parker, G. Wlngate, W. G. Howell, '3. D. Adair, and Perry Trulllnger. i ' BIDS FOD REPAIRING RESCUE EN GINE NO. 2. Bids will be received from this date to the 10th day of December, 1S91, by the Chief Engineer and Committee ou Fire and Water of the City of Astoria, for repairs to the boiler of Rescue En gine No. 2. Specifications of work may be had by calling on the Auditor and Police Judge or addressing the Chief Engineer of the Astoria Fire Depart ment. Bids will be opened on the 10th day of December, 1894, at 2 o'clock p. m., and the undersigned will recommend to the Common Council that the work be given to the lowest responsible bidder. All bids must be in writing and filed with the Auditor and Police Judge be fore that day. ' C. E. FOSTER, Chief Engineer A. F. D. C. R. 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PILOT COMMI3SIONKR& The reg ular meetings of this board will be held ou ths first Monday of each month at 10 a. m., at the office of Robb & Par ker. W. L. Robb. Sec, NOTICE The, regular meetings of the Astoria Building and Loan Associa tion are held at S p. m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Office on Oenevieve street, south of Chenamus. , W. L. ROBB, Secretary. OCEAN ENCAMPMENT No. 13, 1. O. O. F. Regular meetings of Ocean En oampment No. 13, in the Odd Fellows' Building, at 7 p. m.. on the second and fourth Mondays of ench month. So journing brethren cordially In '.ted. By order C. P. SAVED ON Overcoats. and fits n . , 12.50. THIS WE ETC ftft 50 iignt and dark shadea and well 195? I'm 1 TTmreFm mm