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Located at the north­
ernmost fringe of the
famous yellow pine m
timber belt of Oregon, m
the investor needs no
further inducements * > *'k *
to get in line with the w
purchasers of this val­
uable property. Lots
are being disposed of
rapidly. Particulars
may be hadjby calling
upon or writing to the
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P r e s id e n ts
some m atters to be decided upon
by myself, relative to the exact
route of the extension. I think
these m atters will be settled in a
A S S Iia S D .
Ila rrim e a
and
may be made public.”
L y tle S ig n
A g r e e m e n ts — C o n s tru c tio n
Soon
few days arid th a t all plans of the
company relative to the extension
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B egin.
(Oregonian Dec. 15,)
T h a t the Colombia Southern
Railroad will be extended from
Shaniko to Re nil and th a t work
will be commenced early in next
year is assured. The cont'acts be­
tween President H arrim un and
President E. E. Lytle, of the Co­
lum bia Southern, have been signed
and all agreements have been satis­
factorily entered into. All that
now remains is to complete plans
for the extension, have the m ateri­
al for the road shipped to the con­
struction points, and commence
building. Mr. Lytle announces
th a t this will he done just as soon
ns possible. In talking of the m at­
ter yesterday Mr. Lytle said: ‘‘All
doulit is now removed. The road
will bo built. There are no longer
any disagreements between Mr
llarrim an and myself. We have
made satisfactory concessions, and
The name of which was originally “The Bend,” received its
present name by a change being ordered by the Post-
oiiice Department about a year ago.
The Deschutes Townsite Company is now offering
LOTS
C H O IC E
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and
UPW ARDS
The Orcjrouinn's article printed herewith shows what an intense
interest is Lein*; taken in this country by the people of a commer­
cial center like Portland.
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This will be—not a mere jumpin^-off place—but a city in, a few
years' time.
Possesses all the natural advantages to make it such,
timber, water power, irrigated land, etc.
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Send in your order for a lot at cnee to the
Deschutes Townsite Oo
OREGON.
the contracts signed.
“ I cannot say more than this at
present, because there yet remuin
Now th a t the agreem ent between
Mr. H a rrim un and Mr. Lytle have
been made, the b o n d s 'w ill he is­
sued by the Columbia Southern
im mediately and the most, if not
all of them will be taken up by
Mr. l la rrim a n . In this m an n er
the money necessary to build 100
miles of road from Shaniko to
Bend, will he raised. The esti­
mated cost of this
$1,500,000.
extension
Several routes have been survey­
ed between the two points to be
connected by the extension, and
the oilicials of the road are having
some diiliculty iu deciding upon
the exact route to be ehosen. All
of them present good possibilities,
hut the question before the railroad
people, is how to select the best
route for the road and for the
country th a t will be given railway
service.
It is expected th at dirt
will fly I
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spring. Work will then be pushed
with all the speed possible until
the line is completed into Bend.
The route is a comparatively easy
one, and tberg are but few heavy
grades to be dealt *vith
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