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Show HARRIMAN LINES MERGER. Fifty Million Corporation Will Include All Branches in Northwest. Portland, Ore. The Oregon Railroad Rail-road & Navigation company late Wednesday Wed-nesday made official announcement that all the Harriman lines in the Pacific Pa-cific northwest, including the North Coast Railroad company, but excepting except-ing the Southern Pacific company's line and the railroad water line subsidiary subsi-diary to it, have been merged into one company to be known as the Oregon & Washington Railroad & Navigation company. The total mileage coming under the control of the Oregon & Washington Railroad & Navigation company will be 3,079 miles. The purpose of the merger, according accord-ing to the statement, is that further bond issues are required to carry on new roads 'and extensions now under way, and those projected. It was found necessary to form a corporation with enlarged powers, one especially having hav-ing the right to make a larger bond issue. |