Show enterprising contractors i corey brokers will build the As torta Road themselves two years ago the corey bros company of this city took lio control of a railroad from astoria oregon to hillsboro oregon a distance of milesa they completed seventeen miles with rails at ross the bay and had fit teen the company building the road failed or at least io have failed owing corey bros over which they could not collect they took the matter into then own hands and decided to build the road themselves they have succeeded in organizing a company the necessary funds nave secured an extension of the subsidy contract until june ast 1st and by that time will ho at work their whole outfit being there ready to begin operations for alie purpose of alio building of this road which will make astoria a bormida blo rival of portland as a seaport with island connection to city of astoria put up a subsidy in cash and lands of nearly which still holds good the work of completing the road will require about ten months and when it is completed will be one of the best paying roads in alic west running through a rich mineral and heavily wooded country As it Is alie pluck and perseverance of ogden men that build tills road ogden people will take considerable interest in its success one of the gentlemen interested with the corey brothers is W U remington of salt lake who is now in astoria one april the portland oregonians oregonian Ore gonian biad the following statement of mr plans which may prove of interest from a reliable source it was learned that mr remington came here today with full authority in ilia pocket to draw every dollar necessary for sati dying all claims against his party and road lie does not desire an extension of time but ho met the trustees today and told them that in justice to the capital lie represented and the men who were abc his back he had to request that the property offered as a subsidy be properly abstracted and a clear title to every acre of it be proved beyond dispute to this demand the trustees gave a tacit consent and the work of proving un the property will be started immediately there are several things in this connection to be completed such as right of way claims etc and before the matter is straightened out fully another month will have passed there is no doubt that mr plan of action is to take steps toward the construction of a road as soon as he is in a position to turn the subsidy over to his friends free of all claims and with a perfected title his ability to satisfy every debt held against his people at is unquestioned and his coming has without doubt increased public confidence very largely A temperate view of the situation seems to point to something tangible in the near future mr close connection with the highest union pacific officials and his financial standing strengthen this idea tomorrow at omaha the definite question of an ae toria railroad will be brought up for discussion and final action before the union pacific directors remington spited that whatever was done by them will bo of vital interest to astoria |