Ogden Sun | 1905-08-08 | Page 1 | Harriman Will Build

HARRIMAN WILL BUILD confirms report of a road to coos bay portland ore aug 7 IS H har alman who is in portland en route for san francisco and the orient in an interview confirms the announcement recently made by general manager J P obreen len of the harraman Harrl man lines that the southern pacific intends immediately to construct a line to coos bay when asked it the northern pacific contemplated building a railroad down the north bank of the columbia river mr harraman Harrl man stated that he was not informed as to the northern pacifica plans As to his intentions of building into central oregon mr harriman reiterated a former statement that wherever there Is business to justify it or country to support it there we will build a railroad