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November 12, 1907
The Evening Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
Legal battle between Hill and Harriman interests over the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern railroad extension in western Oregon. The 30-mile line was seized by J.D. Spreckels in 1898 from R.A. Graham, later sold to Harriman, but Graham, backed by Hill, contests the seizure's legality in federal court.
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MAGNATES FIGHT FOR COOS BAY
HILL AND HARRIMAN SCRAP OVER RAILWAY LINE IN WESTERN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Nov. 12.-A desperate legal battle between the Hill and Harriman interests is soon to be fought over the Coos extension of the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern railroad, a 30 mile line extending from Coos Bay to Myrtle Point along the Coquille river and on a paying basis.
The line was formerly in the possession of R. A. Graham but was seized in a sensational manner by J. D. Spreckels in 1898 to satisfy a private debt of $523,000.
Later the road was placed in the hands of a receiver and last year was sold to Harriman.
The receiver was recently discharged and with this Graham comes back into the fight for possession of the road on the ground of the illegality of the Spreckels seizure. He is quoted as being backed by Hill as the Northern Railway magnate wants the line as part of his proposed Portland to San Francisco line. Hill wants it as the last link in his extension of the California Northwestern to Eureka and Portland.
The suit will probably be begun in the federal courts in Portland.
HILL AND HARRIMAN SCRAP OVER RAILWAY LINE IN WESTERN OREGON.
PORTLAND, Nov. 12.-A desperate legal battle between the Hill and Harriman interests is soon to be fought over the Coos extension of the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern railroad, a 30 mile line extending from Coos Bay to Myrtle Point along the Coquille river and on a paying basis.
The line was formerly in the possession of R. A. Graham but was seized in a sensational manner by J. D. Spreckels in 1898 to satisfy a private debt of $523,000.
Later the road was placed in the hands of a receiver and last year was sold to Harriman.
The receiver was recently discharged and with this Graham comes back into the fight for possession of the road on the ground of the illegality of the Spreckels seizure. He is quoted as being backed by Hill as the Northern Railway magnate wants the line as part of his proposed Portland to San Francisco line. Hill wants it as the last link in his extension of the California Northwestern to Eureka and Portland.
The suit will probably be begun in the federal courts in Portland.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Railway Dispute
Legal Battle
Hill Harriman
Coos Bay
Spreckels Seizure
What entities or persons were involved?
Hill
Harriman
R. A. Graham
J. D. Spreckels
Where did it happen?
Coos Bay, Western Oregon, Portland
Story Details
Key Persons
Hill
Harriman
R. A. Graham
J. D. Spreckels
Location
Coos Bay, Western Oregon, Portland
Event Date
1898; Last Year
Story Details
R.A. Graham's railway line seized by J.D. Spreckels in 1898 for debt, placed in receivership, sold to Harriman last year; Graham, backed by Hill, contests seizure's legality to regain possession for Hill's Portland-San Francisco extension.