Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-17 | Page 1 | Hill is in Earnest

HILL IS IN EARNEST Formal Announcement of New Road to Portland Portland Ore Sept 16 Gen General General General eral Passenger Agent A D Charlton Charlon of the Northern Norther Pacific railroad acting un under under der tier telegraphic instructions from President President President dent Howard Elliott Elott today made public a formal announcement that the Northern Pacific railway and nd the Great Northern railroad will wi jointly build a road from Kennewick Wash Vash to Vancouver Wash along alons the north bank of the Columbia Columbia river Bridges will be built buit across the Columbia and Willamette rivers in order to secure seure an entrance to Portland President Elliotts Elotes announcement as given out by Mr r Charlton Chariton Charlon follows The Great Northern and Northern Pa Pacific Pacific companies have organized and own jointly cic the Portland and Ind Seattle rail railway ral railway way company That company will wi build a railroad as rapidly as man and ma tonal will wili wi permit from Kennewick opposite opposite site Pasco along the north bank of the sie Columbia river rie to Vancouver Wash Vash bridge the Columbia Columbia and Willamette rivers river forming a connection with wih the present line of the Northern Pacific north of ot Portland lne When Whon the railroad bridges are finished they will wi give shoe to the Great Northern and the Northern NO Pacific a first elMs class cl s entrance to Portland and a direct line to and from the east The companies lne hope for the friendly frendly cooperation of the hop people of Portland or Oregon Ore on and of Washington Supplementing President Elliotts an announcement announcement Mr Charlton Chariton said it is es estimated that about two to years ears will wi be required to put tho the road In operation Articles of ot incorporation of the Portland Seattle Railway company were flied filed fed at Olympia Wash Wab yesterday the nomi nominal nil nal incorporators being Portland men menThe menTho TIm The distance from Kennewick to Port Portland Portland Portland I land is a little more than 2 miles and unofficial estimates place the cost at ap approximately apI approximately I proximately pro W