Porters Aggressive in Railroad Fight in Deschutes Canyon
A Portland Oregonian dispatch reports Porter Bros. have recruited about 70 workers from Harriman camps near Shaniko and expanded Oregon Trunk projects in Deschutes Canyon. Johnson Porter plans to hire more dismissed workers as medical facilities and camps expand with an estimated 800 men under Porter supervision.
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Oregon Trunk Line Claims Priority in Deschutes Canyon
The Oregon Trunk Line protests Section 4 of Harriman’s Deschutes Canyon right of way, asserting priority at a 12 mile conflict near Willow Creek. The protests call into question the Canyon Act applicability and await Harriman’s answer and expert inspection before any decision.
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Oregon Trunk Line Is A Hill Project
A section of the Oregon trunk line project gains backing as supporters describe it as a significant improvement. Details outline the scope and potential benefits for regional connectivity and infrastructure funding.
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Oregon
Oregon Trunk Line Sold to Stevens with Hill Financing
John F. Brevens announced he acquired a controlling interest in the Oregon Trunk Line, to be financed by James J. Hill. The plan aims to create a quick Northern outlet for Central Oregon and push a railroad into California, signaling Hill's broader railroad strategy despite initial uncertainties about who represented whom.
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Oregon railway road plans out of Madpasaga survey
The speaker notes materials arriving via Hill's North Hank road preferring the O. Ry & N. routes for crossing the Columbia and moving to camps or Great Southern points. Porter declines to discuss vital public facts. He claims the central Oregon section could extend 15 months to finish the current survey if unobstructed by law.
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Construction Work Begins At Madras
Engineers and contractors assemble for Parkman Central Oregon railroad project. Subcontracts announced and dirt set to fly this week as two survey crews arrive to stake cross sections for graders under resident engineers B G Ruddock and W S Caruthers near Willow Creek canyon south of Madras.
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