What will the new year bring to Bend and the Bend country? When January 1, 1910 dawns what will be the state of this section’s development? Will the long-looked-for railroad be under construction and will there be growth and development that will naturally accompany the beginning of the railroad building? These are questions in which every man, woman and child in Central Oregon is greatly interested.

The Bulletin believes there is one thing sure and certain, and it is that the new year upon which we are now entering will bring good results to this part of the state. One thing we lack and that is railroad facilities. Give the Bend country a railroad connecting it with outside markets and there would ensue a development that would agreeably surprise the most sanguine. We have the promises of Harriman that he will give Central Oregon a railroad at once, and there are indication that the Hill or some other great railroad system will also soon be built through this section. While the route for this new railroad has not been definitely announced, yet General Manager O’Brien has expressed himself as believing the new road will be built up the Deschutes River to Bend and on south. According to all reports and indications, official announcement to that effect should soon be made.

Even though work on this line should be delayed, there would still be strong indications that the new year will place the Bend country in a far better position as regards the railroad than it is now. There are persistent reports to the effect that the Natron-Klamath Falls line will be built at once. This line crosses the Cascades and leaves the mountains in the vicinity of Odell, about 50 miles south of Bend. …