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of the Columbia Southern Railway.
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D e s c h u te s R iv e r
Located at the north
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famous yellow pine
timber belt of Oregon
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further inducements
to get in line with the
purchasers of this val
uable property. Lots
are being disposed of
rapidly. Particulars
may be had by calling
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Deschutes, Oregon
DESCHUTES
COLUMBIA SO UTH ERN EXTENSION
A SSU R E D .
P re sid e n ts H a rrim a n a n d L ytlo S ign
A g re e m e n ts— C o n stru c tio n
Soon o B egin.
The name of which was originally “The Bend,’ received its
present name by a change being ordered by the Post-
office Department about a year ago.
The Deschutes Townsite Company is now offering
(Oregonian Dec. 1.'»,)
That the Columbia Southern
Railroad will bo extended from C H O IC E
L O T S A T $ 1 0 0 and U P W A R D S
Shaniko to Rend and that work
will be commenced early in next
year is assured. The contracts be
The Oregonian’s article printed herewith shows what an intense
tween President llarriman and i
President E. E. Lytle, of the Co
interest is being taken in this country by the people of a commer
lumbia Southern, have been signed
cial center like Portland.
and all agreements have been satis-j
factorily entered into. All that
now remains is to complete plans
This will be—not a mere jumping-off place—but a city in a few
for the extension, have the materi
years’ time. Possesses all the natural advantages to make it such,
al for the road shipped to the con
timber, water power, irrigated land, etc.
struction points, and commence
building. Mr. Lytle announces
that this will be done just as soon \
Send in your order for a lot at once to the
ns possible. In talking of the mat
ter yesterday Mr. Lytlesaid: “All
doubt is now removed. The road
will be built. There are no longer i
any disagreements between Mr
llarriman and myself. We have
made satisfactory concessions, nnd
the contracts signed.
“I cannot sav more than this at
present, because there vet remain
Deschutes Townsite Co
OREGON.
some matters to be decided upon
by myself, relative to the exact
route of the extension. I think
these matters will be settled in a
few days and that all plans of the
company relative to the extension
may be made public.”
Now that the agreement between
Mr. Harriman and Mr. Lytle have
been made, the bonds will he is
sued by the Columbia Southern
immediately and the most, if not
all of them will be taken up by
Mr. Harriman. In thin manner
the money necessary to build 100
miles of road from Shaniko to
Bend, will be raised. The esti
mated cost of this extension is
$
1 , 500 , 000 .
Several routes have been survey
ed between the two points to he
connected by the extension, ana
the officials of the road are having
some difficulty in deciding upon
the exact route to be chosen. All
of them present good possibilities,
but the question before the railroad
people,
how to select the best
route for the road and for the
| country that will
iven railway
I service.
It is expected that dirt will fly
on the grade for the extension next
spring. Work will then be pushed
with all the speed possible until
the line is completed into Rend.
The route is a comparatively easy
one, and there are hut few heavy
grades to be dealt with