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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. MARCH 7. 1Ô07. ASTORIA RAILROAD BOUGHT opened up, the Harriman management | will l»e far more ready to build railroads BY HILL. Advertising Rates. L egal A dvkrtikmknth ; 10 First Insertion, per line........... I 5 Each subsequent insertion, line. Businees and professional curds, (X) 1 month .............................. 00 Homestead Notices.................. • • Timber Claims........................... ' Off 5 LiicalH, |>er line each insertion ■ . Display adveitisement, an inch, 50 1 month ................... ....... All Resolutions of Condolence and Lodge Notices, 5c. per line. Cards of Thanks, 5c. per line. Notices, Lost, Strayed or Stolen, etc., minimum rate, 25c. uot exceedii g five lines. Sale Confirmed by General Hub bard N ew Y ork , Feb. 28. — General Thomas H Hubbard, who with H. E. Huntington owned the Astoria & Columbia Riyer Railroad, today confirm, ed the sale oi the road to James J. hill in December. The formal transfer will take place early in Maith. E. H. Hariiinan wanted the road, but was outbid by Mr. Hill, The price is <3,500,000. ________ Hammond Bought Road at Bar gain After Panic of 1893 Hill’s acquisition of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad has been pre WILSON RIVER TOLL ROAD dicted for the past three years. Negotia tions have been o|*ned again and again KNOCKED OUT l»v both the Hill and Harriman interests, Judge Burnett Make« the Injunc but until now no official confirmation of the sale could be secured. tion Perpetual—The Toll Road Late last year the Oregonian predict •'Graft” is to Stop. ed the impending transfer of the road, Judge Burnett, before whom the Wilson and it was an oj en secret for months Kiver Road injunction suit was argued that at any time its purchase was likely. at the November term of court by At It is a natural branch for the Hill sjs torneys Thayer & Johnson for the toll tern, the two roads using as they do the road company and by Attorneys Botts tracks from Goble to Portland together. and Duniway for the setlleis, and who Portland railroad men think the price took the case under advisement, lias reported—$3,500.000—is too low, and rendered a decision which knocks out say that, if the road is sold, it trust the Wilson river toll road aud makes the have brought about $5,000,000. The injunction perperual. bonds alone amount to $3,320.000, and It will be remembered that during ex it is not thought the stock was thrown County Judge G. W.Sappington s admin in to make the bargain, istration the county court, without even The road extends from Goble to Sea giving notice to the settlers, or calling side, while surveys have been started to for bids, fixed the toll and leased the road extend to Tillamook. A 99-year lease to the Wilson Kiver Road Company for i i held on the Northern Pacific track be 50 years, which was always considered tween Goble and Portland. The A. & illegal, but granted because Claude C. is 89 miles long and is equipped with Thayer, who it was claimed, stood in ten locomotives, 28 passenger coaches with aud had a pull on the county court and 197 freight mid miscellaneous cars. at the time. G. O. Noland was supposed A. B. Hammond, of San Francisco, is to be manager ami Claude Thayer aecrc president ; G. W. Talbot, general man- tary, aud if anyone else constituted the ager, and G. B. McLeod, Mr. Ham Wilson River Road Company at the time mond’s confidential man, is secretary. or since it is not generally known. Mr. Hammond owned one-third inter Since then the settlers have tried to est in the road up to the time of its sale get into court; but were defeated on a and has been the active head of the line technicality, and District Attorney J. H. since its construction. General Hubbard McNary took an appeal from the ruling and II. E. Huntington held equal shares. of Judge Burnett and the matter is still The road has been in operation for the pending in the state supreme court. past ten years. It is of modern con Getting tired at the slow process ol struction and has the reputation of fol the law and to bring the matter to a lowing its time schedules more closely speedy issue, the settlers tore out the ♦han any other road running out of Port toll gate. This raised the ire ol J. H. land MtNainer, who had sub leased the road The line was started on English cap with the understanding that Tlniyei ital, and the first work was done be was to receive a per rentage of the gate tween Astoria and Seaside. The panic money, so swore out a complaint and of 1893 cut off the funds and work stop had I. F. Rcelier, Win. Ryan, W. Hand ped. The track already constructed was ley. Earl Stanley and Ernest Beelitz ar foreclosed upon and sold. The Ham rested for destroying the gate. Thayer mond-H un ting toil-Hubbard interests At Johnson drew the information, but it snapped it up for $46,000. This in would not hold water when it came into eluded 16 miles of track, besides some court on a demurrer, fudge Burnett bidd equipments, and was a great bargain. ing that the gate was leal and not per For completing the line to Goble and soiial property. This settled the case a connection with the Northern Pacific, against those who had torn out the substantial subsidies amounted to about gate. $1,000,000 weie given by Astoris in Then the settlers filed an injunction teiests. This property is now in posses suit with James F. Rcelier, phiintill, vs sion of a subsidiary company headed by The Wilson River Road Company, I 11. Mr. Hatnmond. McNamer and Wesley Kush defendants, Preparations arc being made for the and the temporary injunction was ar transfer of this property, for G. W. Tai gued before Judge Galloway by Attorney hot, vice president and general manager, Duniway mi McMinnville, the judge rul and G. B McLeod, secretary, have been ing in lavor of the plaintiff. This hit summoned to San Francisco to confer the injunction suit to l»e tried out liefure with Mr. Hammond, who is on his way Judge Burnett at die November term ol there from New York, after having put court, which was done, the judge taking through the sales of the A, &• C. to Hill the vase under advisement, and having and the Corvallis 8c Eastern to Harri handed down his decision, knocks <yit man. the Wilson River toll road contract so completely that the Wilson River Rond DRIVES IN WEDGE. Company has nothing to stand on. II Il's Purchase of A. & C to Judge Burnett’« decree is as follows Mean Much for Oregon. "Based upon the findings ol fact and conclusions ol law made and filed in the From The Oregonian. above entitled cause, it is ordered and The official announcement ol the pur decreed by the court that the defendants, the Wilson River Road Company, J. H chase ol the Astoria & Columbia River McNamer and Wesley Rti«h, ami each ol Railroad by the Hill interests, published them and all persons acting bv, for or in The Oregonian yesterday, is regarded under them or either ol them are hereby by railroad men as the opening wedge perpetually enjoined and restrained from in the invasion of this state by Hill It erecting or maintaining any gate, fence is not believed that this purchase means or other obstruction on or across the the abandonment of Portland as the public county toad mentioned in the Hill terminal and the building ol a city complaint ol the plaintiff aud the answers at the month of the river, as some ini of the defend.mt herein, and hereinafter agine, but the acquisition of the A. A < I esc tilled, and from otherwise hindering C. is unquestionably the first step in or impeding the plaintiff in traveling on building a line down the coast to Tilla said road and Iromcollecting or attempt monk and beyond through the rich dairy ing to collect front plaintiff toll of or any section« west of the coast mountains. The surveys already laid out for the amount foi traveling along said road. . . . . audit is further ordered and de- extension ol the A AC. will unquestion creed by the court that none of the par ably l»e followed by the Hill road. These tie» to thin suit have or recover any costs surveys start from Seaside and follow the Necanicum for some distance, when or disbursements herein.*’ they turn southwest and skirt the coast 1 to Tillamook Hay. Wood Wanted. This extension will make some of the The Red (’lover Creamery Co. will I most attractive coast scenery in the receive tads until Match 15th, 1907, for state easily accessible. The famed Can fifty cords of four foot alder wood piled non Beach, which is said to lie one of the in their wutal s I mm I Twenty-five cords finest stretches of sea beach anywhere to delivered on or I h ’fore July 1st and j will be opened up l»y the extension of twenty cords to l«e delivered on or before this Hill road. Other beaches of almost Severn I k r 1st. |1Mi7. | equal lieanty will be made accessable to S S fvitrkni ' k . StsreUiy, thvthousands that throng to (he sea- shoie in Summer from Portland and the Dissolution of Partnership whole Northwrat. The part nei ship hiiheito existing l»c Rut the greatest value of the expected tween C. E Remolds and | L. Jones has llill extensions into the coast region of l»een dissolved by mutimi consent. C. K Reynold* retiring from the business, hav Western Oregon will come in the exten A uk sold bis interest to Cail Knudson »ion of tramporlatinn facilities to those AH iiiongj^gp** firm must lie patti •ertil dairy and agricult oral «list nets whwhhaveso long been isolated ami their development halted on that ac count. Ever since I he first coast settle meats the Tillamook comAvy ami the other r7y«t MvOnnshave parted patient V * »ind ly forr*uhoa*1s With lug rival sys «. um tem competing for tbi '' traffic that will vune cut ul^ihrse di^ > c i hen once I I to the points where competition threat ens than during the old regime, when Mr. Harriman owned practically every line of railroad in the state. This extension into Western Oregon is Irtlieved to herald a new era for Oregon, for it means that the state will not haye to relv upon the tender mercies of the Harriman system for trans|>ortation de velopment. The state has found that promises have heretofore largely suffeicd to keep the traffic of Oregon confined to Harriman rails. But with the avowed intention of Hill to build into the coast country and perhaps thence south into Southern Oregon, the Harriman lines will find it necessary to really build rail roads, not merely make promises to build. ____________ T. BOTTS, Over 30 Years experience in the Business • A ttokn EY- at -L aw . Complete set of Abstract Book- HARNESS, COLLARS, SADDLES, K. Everything Needed in the Harness Line you will find at W. A. WILLIAMS Taxes paid for nons Residents. in office. Office opposite Post Office. Both phones. up to date Harness Shop The ouly complete shop of the kind in Tillamook county. I handle no shoddy goods, but my prices will compare with those that do. Next door to T illamook C ounty B ank . Local I hone. W." cooper , A ttorney - at - law , O regon T illamook , M. F. LEACH, MAKES HILL INVULNERABLE C arl Dealer in FRESH and CURED MEATS, LARD, HIDES, WOOL, Etc. Hubbard Comments on Astoria Railroad Deal—No Use to Harriman. haberlach , ATTORNEY AT-LAW, Urutachcx- Office across the street and north from the Post Office. N ew Y ork , March 1 —General Thus. H. tlubbaid, late owner with H. E. Huntington of the Astoria & Columbia GOYNE, River Railroad, said today that the ne Rotations which resulted in the sale ol “ Clean and Wholesome,” our motto the road to the Northern Pacific on A ttorney - at . L aw . December 19 last had been carried on for a long time between himself and rep Office : Opposite Court House, resentatives of James J. Hill. The re ported purchase price of 13,500,000. T illamook , O regon . General Hubbard said, was not nearly what was paid by Mr. Hill for the property, although he said he did not feel at liberty to disclose the exact W. SEVERANCE, J. P. AUUEf4> Proprietor. figures. “The purchase of the road by Mr. Hill.’’ said General Hubbard, “gives the North A ttorney - at -L aw , ern Pacific the only direct line to Seaside Special Attention paid to Tourists. and places it in an invulnerable strategic A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation. O regon . T illamook position. When H. E. Huntington and 1 built the Astoria road about seven years ago, we gradded a practically UPON, Ph.G.,M.D., level road, the only course open to rail way engineering at anything less than a prohibitive cost. We cut down the P pysician and S urgeon . bluffs along the river and put in a line that certainly could not now be improv Office first door *East of F. R ed upon at a much greater outlay than we used in that project. The road, Spruce and Cedar Shingles. Beals’ office. being a direct feeder to the Northern Cheese and Butter Boxes a specialty. Pacific, was naturally a desirable piece of property to that road, and we have T. BOALS, M.D., been frequently approached with a view Orders for Lumber promptly attended to. to its purchase. Its final sale was a plain matter of business aud there has PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, never fol a moment been any stock man » TILLAMOOK ipulation. “The report that E. H. Harriman Office: Gluon Building. wished to buy the Astoria is, as far as I Residence: Mrs. Walker's. know, without foundation. It does not touch the Southern Pacific system, PROPRIETOR * which he controls, and I have been un ^pHOMAS W. ROSS, able to preceive how he could in any way be interested in acquiring it. Even if Mr. Harriman hud bought the road, its PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. ownership by the Soulliern Pacific system would in no wise interfere with Office : Opposite Post Office. the independent operation of the North Boiler Work, Logger's Work and Heavy Forging. ern Pacific, while to the latter named Residence : Allen House, Tillamook, Ore. Fine Maehiiie Work a Specialty. road it is a great help. To attempt to parallel it would cost a sum beyond nil comparison with its value as a North R. BEALS, ern Pacific feeder, altho the value of the rood already in operation is naturally REAL ESTATE, \erv great ns such a feeder. In addition toils natural value, the Northern Paci F inancial A gknt , fic will save more money than we did, Tillamook, Oregon. for the reason that the trunk road will use its own terminal for the ¡present in stead ol being put to the cost of hiring J2)R. P. J. SHARP, one, as we were forced to do. '• Taken altogether, the change of RESIDENT DENTIST, ownership is very satisfactory. The Northern Pacific undoubtedly has a Office across the street from the gieat bargain, and Mr. Huntington and We can furnish all kinds of Wines, Whiskies, Brandies, Court House. myself believe that our equity had l»een Gin and Hum at wholesale prices. fully satisfied by the price at which the Dr. Wise’s office. Astoria was sold. The formal transfer Send iis yonr orders. We ship in plain cases and prepay freight. Read over our prke list and mail us your orders. Money refunded if goods w ill be made in a few days. The equip SARCHET, ment in every way is in excellent con. are not satisfactory. All orders will be treated strictly confidential. We ship all our goods C.O.D . or yon can make remittance with your order. dilion. Business is good and growing, -L . The Fashionable Tailor. and every body interested seems to be WE OFFER AS FOLLOWS : perfectly satisfied.’’ 12 Qts. Gallon. Cleaning, Pressing and Repair 12 quarts Sheehan’s Private Stock, Rye or Bourbon . $«.00 $3.00 12 quarts Tillamook Rve and Bourbon ...................... . 8 50 Do Not Crowd the Season. 3.25 ing a Specialty. 12 quarts Delaney’s Malt Whiskev.................... ............ . 8.00 3.00 Th« tirwl warm days of apring bring 12 quarts Gordon White R>e Whiskey .......................... 8 00 3 00 with them a deaire to gel out and enjoy 12 quarts Old Gold Bourbon Whiskey .......................... . Store in Heins Photographic . 7.50 2.75 the exhiliraling air and aunshine. 12 quarts Crescent Rye Whiskey .............. M ..................... 7.50 2.75 Children that have been houacd up all Gallery. 12 quarts Old Port Wine................................................... 3.50 1.25 winter an.l brought out and you wonder 12 quarts Old Sherrv Wine............................................... 3 50 1.25 where they all <-«me from. The heavy 12 quarts Old Angelica Wine................... ........................ 3.50 1.25 winter clothing is thrown aside anil 12 quarts Old Muscat Wine.............................................. 3 50 J^OBERT A. MILLER, 1.25 many shed their flaun-hi. Then a cold 12 quarts Old Madeira Wine ............................................ 3.50 1 25 wave cornea and people aay that grip is 12 quarts Sweet Catawba Wine ..................................... 4 50 1.75 epidemic. Colds at this season are even 12 quarts Sandusky Port Wine........................................ 4 50 A ttorney - at -L aw , 1.75 more dangerous than in mid-winter, as 12 quarts Old Tom Gin ...................................................... 8.00 3.00 there la lunch more danger of piiviimuiiia. 12 quarts French Cognac ................................................... Land Titles, Land Office Busi >.»00 3.50 Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, 12 quarts California Grape Brandy ................................ 8 00 3.00 however, and you will have nothing to ness and Mining Law. 12 quarts Stanford 3A Rye ............................................... 11.00 4.00 fear, it always cure, and we have 12 quarts Rainier 3A Bourbon ........................................ 1 1.00 4 00 never known a cold to result in poru PORTLAND, OREGON. 12 quarts Monogram O. P. S. Rye or Bourbon .......... 12 00 5.00 monia when it was used. It is pleasant 12 quarts Rock and R ve ................................................... Room, 306 Commercial Building. 6 00 2 25 and safe to lake. Children like it. For 12 quarts Peach and Honey ............................................ 6 00 sale by Clough's Drug Store. 2 25 12 quarts Millvicw \\ hiskev, bottled in bond ............. 10.00 3.50 Cow« for Sale. Rememtxr, we refund you your money and repay freight both ways > if goods Did You Ever Try are not satisfactory. We are exclusive wholesale dealers and sell our goods i at For »ale, three good cows, will tie fresh wholesale prices. Nothing but the best. in March, prke |35 each. Apply toErkh HARRIS’S NEW FEED AND Glad Address all Orders to T.H The Best Hotel. THE ALLEN HOUSE, Headquarters for Travelling Men. Fir and Spruce Lumber. TILLAMOOK LUMBER. COfDP/INY. A. K. CASE, Tillamook Iron Works General Machinists & Blacksmiths. I TILLAMOOK, OREGON. I | Í 4 F. MAIL ORDER LIQUOR BUSINESS. Buy your Liquors from the Wholesale House Direct. We Want Your Business. M.JACOB & CO When you bi^y WET WEATHER CLOTHING you want Wholesale Liquor Dealers, complete protection And Iona 51 Front Street, Portland, Ore. Wt «Mort c «» ct . if dnitcl ; you can takt ns many bottka oí any kind ai you wish «er vice LIVERY BARN, If not, give him a call. Everything first-class. Second block South of P.O. W. G. HARRIS, Prop. The»e and mamr other good point, are combined In Centrally Lio^atad TOWER'S FISH BRAND OILED CLOTHING Ifeu cairt afford W bi(v any other ' / LARSEN HOUSE, M • J -ewtff ce C© c-e Rates, $1 p«r day H. LiHRSEN, Propri«toff. TILL .AAWOK, / 'M Hotel k OREGON city. No Chines. Employed, LATIMER BROS., IIIIEI ill lilHIESIEI SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING SHAMPOOING, ETC Electric Bath« nicely Altai up Good for penous bi with tlieuiuatism.
