Inland Electric railroad push from Coos County prospects
Coos and Douglas counties push for Inland Electric railroad with a $100,000 bond plan and new committee members. Meetings in Coquille Myrtle Point and Roseburg outline surveys and rights of way, with officials from North Bend Marshfield Coquille and local towns backing rapid construction toward Roseburg and Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Coquille
Peter Loggie
North Bend
J. W. Snover
Marshfield
W. C. Chase
J. C. Stemmler
Denver
Douglas and Coos County
Douglas County
Myrtle Point
P. L. Phelan
J. O. Stemmler
Roseburg
M. O. Hawkins
R. H. Mast
S. J. Lyons
A. O. Hite
Haines Backed to Build Coos Bay and Idaho Rail Line
Stockholders at Marshfield voted to ratify a contract granting Engineer F A Haines an option on the survey and right of way from Coos Bay to Roseburg. Attorney F H Clark announced financial backing to finish the survey. The plan calls for completion by May and construction within two years, with both steam and electric options discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay
Southern Pacific
Roseburg
Boise
Idaho
S. P
Drain
Marshfield
F. A. Haines
Haines
F. H. Clark
New Marshfield Electric Company Formed By Local Investors
A new electric railway company is organized at Marshfield with incorporators W. S. Chandler Jas H. Flanagan and C. F. McCollum and capital stock set at $500000. The group is believed to aim at linking Marshfield with a proposed Eugene to Siuslaw electric line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Electric Company
Marshfield
W. S. Chandler
Jas. H. Flanagan
C. F. McCollum
Eugene
Siuslaw
Benson Visit Highlights Myrtle Point Intrigue
Isaac Benson, brother of Bank of Myrtle Point head J R Benson, arrived for a two week visit from Lakeport Iowa. The Portland Letter notes several local items including a death, a stroke, business changes, a marriage, a high school basketball team, and rising O R N passenger service reflecting regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Benson
J. R. Benson
Bank of
Myrtle Point
Lakeport
Iowa
Thomas Buckman
Ashland
Buckman
Coos County
T. A. Parrish
Parish
Lester Sutherlin
Clark Giles
Paul Breuer
Prof. Schepman
Grover Brown
Portland
Huntington
O’brien
Pacific Northwest
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Schneider
L. H. Pearce
Perkins Drug Store
Adrian Page
Bandon
Klamath County
Mr. Page
R. H. Pierson
Cottage Grove
Portland Journal
C. M. Lee
Chester Lee
Lee
Fréd Cobb
Bert LaBarge
San Francisco
Hercules
James Murie
Ruby Panter
Spruce Street
Baker
Captain Panter
The
Echo
Murie
White River
Www
Peter Lors
Benson’s Brick ‘Building
Orecon
Roberts, Johnson & Rand
Myrtle Point Mill Company
W. O. Cooper & Co
Chicago
J. RK. Benson
W. F. Hendricks Cashieyl
Bank of California
First National Bank of Portlard
C. L. Bender
N. G. W. Perkins
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