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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, MAT 6, 1910. PASSENGER DEPOT f RAILROAD MAGNATE AS HE APPEARED ON A PORTLAND STREET YESTERDAY WITH TWO MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY. PROMISED RY HILL igoaie iPIaeos Plans Will Be Prepared at Once, Says Railroad Man . on Leaving City. At Manufacturers' Prices WORK TOO LONG DELAYED 12 111 r ..--ill TT& ; , ..... '. till -rHf-3jf ' Combination With Terminal Com pany Sot Possible Terminal Question, in Portland, He De clares, Is Serious One. That plans will b prepared immedi ately for a new passenger depot to be erected on the present Hill terminals in Portland was the parting statement made by James J. Hill yesterday afternoon as he left for the station to board his pri vate car. "We've got to have it," said Mr. Hill emphatically. "It Is something that should have been attended to before this." Mr. Hill again reiterated the statement that there is no possibility of a combina tion of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle terminals with those of the Northern Pa cific Terminal Company. "Why, they haven't room enough for themselves," he said. Terminal Situation Serious. In view of Mr. Hill's warning given at the banquet Wednesday night concerning Tortland's need for terminal facilities. :the question was asked whether he had 'any suggestions to make relative to im provements in the situation. "No. I have not." he replied. "I am not familiar enough with the city to do that. But it seems to me that there is a serious condition here. On the one side is the steep hill and on the other the river, with the terminal grounds in between. The room for expansion la limited. The terminal situation ta a serious one in every large city that is growing rapidly. "I should like to tell all our plans for railroad development In Oregon," he con tinued, "but really it Is Impracticable. In this state there seems to be a disposi tion on the part of many to Jump in ahead of proposed railroad development and hold up the builders for rights of way. Therefore we cannot give complete details of our Intentions." A large part of yesterday morning was spent by Mr. Hill, Mr. Elliott and others in the offices of the Oregon Trunk Line going over maps, profiles and other doc uments. A late luncheon was taken at the Portland Hotel after which the party went to the Columbia Trust Company's office In the Board of Trade building. Auto Trip Abandoned. The special train carrying the entire party, with the exception of President L.. W. Hill, of the Great Northern, left over the North Bank road at 3 o'clock for Spokane. Owing to the recent rains In the interior the projected automobile trip from The Dalles to Sherar's Bridge by James J. Hill and Messrs. Steele and Baker, was abandoned. While Mr. Hill's visit o Portland was not productive of as detailed a statement concerning proposed railroad construction in Oregon as had been hoped, sufficient information was given out to Indicate that the plans extend over much of the entire state. Summarized. Mr. Hill definitely ad mitted ownership of the United Railways, the Oregon Electric and Pacific & East ern Railways, announced1 that the elec tric systems would be extended and re tain electricity as the motive power and hat a new station would be built for he Hill lines in Pc-t nd immediately. Kurther announcements were that the Oreat Northern would put a through limited train in service between Port land and St. Paul on May 15 and three trains between Portland and Vancouver. IB. c. on May 19. Intention to build a railroad to Coos Bay or to extend the Oregon Trunk Une to California was denied. John F. Stevena. it was an nounced will be the 'head in construc tion work on all new Hill lines and that tJeorga, B. French will b in 'executive control of operation. Connection Is Planned. The Pacific & Kastern property. It is believed, was purchased about the time that Mr. Hill acquired control of the Oregon Trunk line surveys. Since the aking over of the road active construc tion work has been in progress and there is every reason to believe that the road, which now extends northeast erly from Medford. will be built across the mountains to a connection with the Oregon Trunk line. -When construction work began, it was announced that the road would be ex tended from the old Eastern terminus to Ttntte Falls, a distance of about 20 miles. Men who have gone over the line recent ly, however, say that gangs of laborers are now working . beyond Butte Falls, clearing right of way. There are re ports too. that reconnaissances are being made southwesterly from Medford toward Crescent City. Color to the belief that the road will be extended to the Coast has been given by recent activities by the Warriman system in the vicinity of Grants Pass. Two inspect Ion trips have been made by officers of the latter road, over the route to Crescent Ohy, of a road projected by Colonel Draper, of San Francisco, and in Ashland It is believed that the Southern Pacific, has acquired 20 acres there of terminal property which were purchased by a Grants Pass syndi cate with the intention of turning them over to Colonel Iraper upon completion of his railroad. The Southern Pacific, it is believed, will attempt to forestall the Hill line in the southwestern Coast coun try. Announcement has already been made that the Oregon Trunk line will build to the north end of Klamath Lake and it is known that rights of wav have been acquired In the Malheur Canyon In Eastern Oregon indicating that a rail road extending east and west across the state is in prospect. Mr. Hill declined, while here, to make any announcement concerning the probability of the con struction of such a road. Tour of Interior Begun. Aside from the announcements made of construction work and acquirement of other railroads, the general details of a Freat exploitation campaign with Ore gon as the subject were given out by .Louis W. Hill. The latter was met in Portland by B. C. redy. general immi gration agent of the road. O. A. Atwood. C. C. Morrison and O. W. Seaton, im migration agents, and the party, led by "U W. Hill and guided by William Hanley. of Burns, left last night, for a two weeks' lour of the interior. From Portland the party went to The "DsJles, where automobiles will be taken today and a visit made to the construc tion work in the Deschutes Canyon en route to Central Oregon. The Itinerary of the trip Includes Matiras, Redmond. Bend. Sura. LaJcevlew. Klamath Falls, Pelican Bay on Klamath Lake. Crater Lake. :: uJi 4 i fcv :: ;; .... W: ki?--' -: H ;; " : " iA t I : I-' $ 3i. 1 ' - ' : N1 : :: I IV v.! L . I 1 2 v : ii 1 - - - f LU :; U ' ' . v: J' L i V'' ; :: V p ' ' t ': l .t.t: -T'r,m!rr7zTr-- ; i -, j, 1 ; I ' ", ' l 5 ' " ' ' - 1 y - 'Vis "1 1 !t t . ' ' i.. . . , tiatgisajesa , FROM LEFT TO RIGHT CHAHI.K5 F. STEELK, JAMES J. HIL,Ij AKD GEORGE K. BAKER. t,... ........... - -- -TTTTTtt. .......,. ............,,.,... !.. Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass, Rose burg and possibly other towns in West ern Oregon. A staff representative of The Oregonian will accompany the party. NORTHERN PACIFIC TO AID President Elliott Declares His Road Will Help Oregon's Development. That the Northern Pacific Railway is Jointly interested with the Great North ern In the railroad development in Ore gon, south of Portland, was announced yesterday by Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, just prior to his departure with . the James J. Hill party for Spokane. Not only this but the Northern Pa cific Is also planning an exploitation campaign for Oregon that will include all of the interior. Western Oregon, the Wil lamette "Valley and extend over the "Northern Pacific territory in Southwest ern Washington. "Our party has er.joyed the visit in Portland very much," said Mr. Elliott. "Mr. Baker and Mr. Steele, who are members of the executive committee of the Northern Pacific, were more Im pressed than ever before with Portland and Oregon and with the wisdom of the development now being made in trans portation facilities south of Portland and In Central Oregon. "Yes," said Mr. EJIlott, In reply to a question, "the relation of the Northern Pacific to that railroad development is the same as with the North Bank. The Northern Pacific and Great Northern are jointly interested in furnishing better transportation facilities for Oregon and a through Eastern route over the North Bank, via Spokane. 'The North Bank also enables the Northern Pacific to give a good through line between the growing country In the Clearwater and Snake River valleys and the Columbia River." The announcement by Mr. Elliott is taken as revealing one of the main pur poses or tne journey to Portland just completed. When the Hill hand In the Oregon Trunk line was disclosed it was announced that Mr. Hill was personally Interested in the enterprise. It is now apparent that two great railway sys tems have become interested in the new railroad construction in Oregon and that both roads will have equal rights in entering the traffic fields that will be opened. While here Mr. Elliott. Mr. Steel and 'Mr. Raker were parties to the consultations that occurred in the office of the Oregon Trunk line and engaged with Mr. Hill In going over the records, maps, profiles, etc. It Is believed that Mr. Hill brought the Northern Pacific directors to Oregon that they might gain an insight in behalf of that system into PARTY OF GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIALS TO TOUR CENIRAL OREGON. MA .-SALEM. J 4' ROSEaiJt2 CRAMER LAKE ! .pej-Jcan sAy I OPP. KLAfTATHLAKE G&UfTSfMSS. AfEDFgfif KLAMATH I vni PORTLAND: MAP OF INTERIOR OF OREGON, SHOWING PROPOSED HOVTE OF Al"TOOBILE TRIP OF L. W. HILL AND OTHERS, IX l"BT OF DATA FOR GREAT NORTHERN'S OREGON EXPLOITATION' MOVEMENT. character of the work undertaken and of the country to be served. The publicity work that will be launched by the. Northern Pacific will be under the supervision of A. IX Charlton, as sistant general passenger agent at Port land. "We very shortly will have a corps of writers and photographers In the field," said Mr. Charlton, yesterday, "and they will go all through interior Oregon and cover the Willamette "Valley thoroughly. Henry Blakely, general Western freight agent, and F. H. Fogarty, assistant gen eral freight agent, will assist in the work in a supervisory way. The advertising undertaken will be extensive and com plete and will cover all the territory that will be tributary to the Joint North ern Pacific and Great Northern lines. "In connection with the same work we shall also gather material for a thorough and elaborate exploitation of South western Washington. This country is tributary to Portland and we hope to see the commercial organizations of this city interest themselves in the movement, for a growth in that section of Washington is bound to benefit Portland. The litera ture prepared, embracing Oregon and Southwestern Washington, will be dis tributed through our agencies all over the "United States." VANCOUVER IS ENCOURAGED Mr. Hill Tells Mayor About Plans for Docks and Elevators. VANCOUVER, Wash., May S. James J". Hill and party passed through Van couver this afternoon. Mr. Hill was in troduced to Mayor J. P. Kiggins. Mr. Hill said that all he could give the people of Vancouver was transportation facilities, and - that what was shipped from the Inland Empire would go through here. He made reference to the build ing of docks and grain elevators here and said that nothing could be gained by hauling grain or anything else across the fiver to Portland and then hauling it back again. Mr. Kiggins told Mr. Hill he had been fighting three years for a municipal wa ter system and that he desired permis sion to run a water main on the railroad company's right of way on the Yacolt branch from the Lewis River. "That is Northern Pacific property, Isn't it?" asked Mr. Hill. "Mr. Eltotr, president of the road, will look after that." And as he spoke Mr. Elliott de scended from the train and met the Mayor. Upon being informed what he desired, Mr. Elliott told the Mayor that he should get his plans and specifica tions into form, showing how deep tho water main is to he placed, and ask Mr. THE )AJLZ.SS. 'A V ..Iff f "1 . PRWEVfLL E. "I V K BURNS. za4 j JiARNEy V V VS. f!VXS ZAKEVEW. Nutt. at Tacoma, for the privilege he desired. When Informed by the Mayor that he had planned a celebration and reception. Mr. Hill said that he would have more time for that when everything was built and settled. The Hill special will tie up for the night at Cliffs, where it arrived at 7 o'clock. STEVENS HEADS VALIEY LINES Talbot Only Waiting- for Him to Name Successor. "When James J. Hill acquired pos session of the Oregon Electric last February, Guy W. Talbot, general manager, handed in his resignation, to devote more time to the management of the Portland Gas & Coke Company. This resignation was to take effect as soon as Mr. Hill found a suitable suc cessor. Although Mr. Hill has not yet named any successor, he has turned over both the Oregon Electric and the United Railways to President Stevens, of the Oregon Trunk Line. It Is known that up to the present Mr. Stevens has not found a permanent successor to Mr. Talbot, but the latter made It emphatic yesterday that as soon as it was con venient for him to be relieved, he would be glad to be notified. President Stevens is at Spokane with Mr. Hill and is not expected back until tomorrow. It is, however, expected that on his return he will make known his choice for the management of the Oregon Electric. "I have had no unpleasantness with Mr. Hill," Mr. Talbot said last night, "but I want more 'time to devote to the gas company. Mr. Hill requested me to stay In control until he was ready to appoint a successor, and I have done so. Of course I will not un dertake any further development or exploitation work for the lines. That will be for Mr. Stevens' appointee." DALLES FOLK CROSS RIVER Business Men Bear Gifts of Products or Their Territory. THE DALLES, Or., May 6. (Special.) The whereabouts of James J. Hill proved a matter of conjecture to The Dalles business men today. X telegram received this morning by the secretary of The Dalles Business Men's Associa tion said Mr. Hill and his party would be at Grand Dalles at 11:10. Several representative business men prepared to cross the river and welcome the rail road builder to Eastern Oregon. It was learned at the last moment that his party would not reach that point until late, and then that the party would be further delayed. At last the secretary with a few others crossed about 6 o'clock. Just as the special bearing the railroad president pulled In. They presented him with samples of this year's fruits and grains, to show what this vicinity can produce, and Mr. Hill expressed him self as Borry to have missed the rest of the delegation, and said that If they lived on the other side of the" river he could see them oftener. He was much pleased by the speci mens of fine fruit and vegetables brought to him. There was time but for a moment's chat as the Hill party went on to Mary Hill to spend the night. Louis W. Hill to Visit Albany.. ALBANY, Or., May , 5.(Specral.) Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, will return from his Central Oregon trip by way of the Willamette Valley. He announced this intention In a message received by the Albany Commercial Club today, in whicfi he accepted an invitation of the local club to visit Albany. He stated he would visit this city on his way back to Portland after his extensive tour through Central Oregon. REAL DESPERADO IS DON Young Austrian Pays Penalty of $7 5, for Flourishing Stiletto. "Desperado" Don Dillon, a young Austrian, who has won the sobriquet of "desperado" by the fact that he has ter rorized districts in the North End for the past three weeks, was fined ITS in Municipal Court yesterday and Is now threatened with a jail sentence unless he Is good in the future. The young Austrian has been carry ing a long, thin-bladed stiletto, and was arrested Wednesday night by Patrolmen Maxtlne and Johnson while flourishing the weapon In a crowd of his country men at Second and Burnside streets. . He was charged with carrying concealed weapons and disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty. "We have just closed tip our Roseburg branch, and live 20 pianos to dispose of. We are compelled to sell them at a great sacrifice, as our place is small and can only accommodate a limited number of pianos. We have two cars about due here from our factory and must also take care of these. This is an opportunity for the people of Portland and surrounding territory to secure one of the highest grade pianos manufactured at prices no retail dealer could com pete with. We are the only manufacturers who have a direct dis tributing branch for Portland and the Northwest. tistt V 386 ssAit!torfet. MM PLANS READY 0. "R. & N. to Send Out Six Demonstration Cars. START TO BE ON JUNE 20 Pullman College Will Join in Send ing Exhibits to Many Cities of Southeastern Washington. Twelve Experts to Go. Definite arrangements have been made by the Oregon Railroad & Navi gation Co. for the operation of a sec ond elaborately equipped farming dem onstration train this season. The train will be equipped and dem onstrations will be given in co-operation with the Washington State Col lege at Pullman, and It will visit the principal towns of Southeastern Wash ington. The train will consist of six exhibit cars, all electric lighted, a sleeper and a business car, and It Is promised will be the best train of the kind ever operated In Washington. Experts to Give Lectures. Twelve experts from the State Col lege, headed by Professor R. W. Thatcher, director of the experiment station, will accompany the train and give lectures and demonstrations. The train will differ In numerous particulars from that operated through out Kastern Oregon in March. There will be no poultry car, but more live stock will be carried than on the pre ceding train, and a feature will be made of farm mechanics. , The livestock car will carry horses, dairy and beef cows, sheep and hogs. Following this car will be flatcar. car rying orchard supplies and on which demonstrations In grafting, budding, pruning and spraying will be given. On a second flatcar there will be carried a large variety of implements used in soli tillage, and on this car will be shown the demonstrations in dry farming and diversification in toll cultivation. Farm Mechanics Illustrated. An entire baggage car will be-de voted to farm mechanics and on this car will be installed a small dynamo, such as is recommended for use in operating farm machinery. This dyna mo will supply current for the electric lighting system on" the train. One fea- TIME WAS UP It Was Quit Coffee or Die. When a woman Is brought to the edge of the grave by poisoning from the drinking of ordinary coffee day by day, and is then made a well woman by leaving It off, her experience Is worth something to others that are poisoned in various ways from the same habit. A New Haven. Conn., woman says: Four years ago my life hung on a very slender thread with liver, kidney and heart trouble, and a very severe form of rheumatism. I was confined to bed with hands, wrists, feet and ankles so badlv swollen that they bore no re semblance to parts of the human body. "I had frequent sinking spells from heart weakness when I was thought to be dying and sometimes thought to be dead. My Doctor, one of the directors of the State Hospital, a very successful man in his profession, told me to stop drinking coffee and use Fostum. as he said coffee was the primary cause of my trouble. "I took his advice at once and also discontinued medicines. Slowly the swelling disappeared, and the rheuma tism left me; the sinking spells be came less frequent, and I got out of bed and around the house. I was com pletely cured but It required some time "For the past three years I have been perfectly strong, healthy woman. sleep well, with good appetite, good color, active and energetic. "It Is a great pleasure to testify for Postum, which has made me a well woman again. I have many friends here and In other parts of the state who are using Postum regularly, and I know to their very great benefit." Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," - in pkgs. "There's a Rea son." Ever read the above letterf A new- one appears from lme to time. They e trentune, true, and full of human Interest ture In this car will be a demonstra tion In the making of concrete fence posts and the repair and construction of farm buildings and outhouses. In another baggage car will be an exhibit of grains and grasses, seed tests, etc. In a third baggage car there will be dairy machinery and dairy products and demonstrations in milk tests, milk and cream separation, and possibly the best methods of manufacturing butter and cheese will be illustrated. This train will start on Its tour from Pullman June 20, and will be out six days. Twenty-two towns will be visit ed, and stops made at each of from two to three hours. At some of the points demonstrations will be given in the evening from 6:30 to S:30. Cities to Be Visited. While the full details of the itiner ary have not been completed, it Is now planned to Include therein the towns of Colfax. Elberton. Garfield. Farmlngton, Tekoa, Roekford, Fairfield, Latah, Thornton, St. John, Winona, La Crosse, Wallula, Toueiet, Walla Walla Pres cott. Dayton, Turner, Huntsville, Waits burg, Starbuck and Pomeroy. A. A. Morse, special representative of the O. R. & N., has Just returned from Pullman, where the preliminary de tails were discussed with the faculty of the State College. "Crops In Southeastern Washington Goodvear S 146 Fourth, Opp. Honeyman Hardware Company Larg-est Shoe Repairing; Factory on the Coast We Call and Deliver Free Phone to us. Portland's Only Cut-Price Shoe Store. YOU SAVE FROM 50 CENTS TO $1.00 ON EVERY PAIR We Sell the Best Boys' and Girls' Shoes in Portland and Have the Largest Assort ment in the City Extra Specials the Week Remember, we are sole agents for Ralston Shoes for Men, the best-fitting, up-to-date shoe in the world. Every pair is guaran teed, including patents. Cut Price $3.85 Ladies' Black Undressed Buck Button Boots, ex tension welted soles, new drop toes military heels; a regular $5 shoe every where. Cut Price $3.15 Strap Pumps, black, un buck or cravenette; hand sewed, exten sion soles, mil itary heel: a dress pump for street or house. Sold ever y where for $4.00 CUT "We make all our Men's "Working Shoes and High Cuts right here in our factory. None better. Ladles" dressed Girls' ;jtirtp Pumps; dull calf, pat ent colt or tan vlci. Sizes 5 to 8 11.15 Sizes 84 to 11., ....S1.3S Sizes 11 to 2 SI. -45 We have a. large assortment. TOOT in $ -fins eh are looking fine," said Mr. Morse yes terday. "I never saw them better at this time of year. There Is a wonder ful development in horticulture also in progress in that section of the state. New orchards are going in everywhere and the older ones are In exceedingly good condition. According to present prospects that section of Washington will ship more apples this year than in all other years combined. There is also a growing Interest In blooded live stock, and a large number of fine ani mals have recently been brought into the country. "The only unfavorable condition is the gradual enlargement of the farm holdings. I know of one farm In Whit man County comprising 2250 acres that a few years ago supported eight fami lies. It is now In the ownership of one man and he and his family and that of one other man are all that live on the place. The farming demonstration movement in that section, as planned by Mr. Miller, the traffic manager, is chiefly to encourage a greater diver sity in soil tillage and to induce the farmers to grow alternating crops with their wheat instead of letting half the land lie Idle every year." British East Africa has a population es timated at 4.0O0.OOO. Of this number only about 1800 to 2O0O are white. Indians and Arabs are put down at 12.00O to 15.0OO and all the rest are members of the various native tribes. hoe Co Surveyors' Shoes, Loggers Shoes, Cruisers' Shoes, made to order on short notice in our factory. Cut Price $2.45 Ladles Strap Pumps, dull calf, tan, calf and pat ent colt, h a n d w e lted.f. extension soles, ml litary heels; a perfect fitter. Sold every where for $3.50. PRICE If assortment, quality and style in Men's Shoes appeal to you, you are compelled to give us a calL