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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1911)
TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2T, 1911. SPRQULE SURVEYS OREGON OFFICES PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC COM PANY, WHO ARE STUDYING CONDITIONS IN PORTLAND. WATCH ONE SPOT ON YOUR FACE See, Overnlcht, the Fine Work. Poelam, the Healing Remedy. of Prompt Service Is Pledged by New Head of Southern Pacific System. ... id TRAFFIC MEN AT LUNCHEON Task of Separating Business Hereto fore Connected With O.-W. R. A X. Is Bis Road Building In . State to B Pressed. Prompt, pleasant and pfflrlent sr-rvica to the public la the aim uppermost In the plana of William Sproule. president Of the Southern Pacific Railroad, who arrived in Portland yesterday morning on Ma first Inspection trip since as suming his new office on October 1. Mr. Sproule Is preparing for the ad ministration of the lines in Oregon under manaa-ement Independent of ttie O.-W. R. A N. Company. In accordance with the policy of srsrrezatlnn outlined by Hirrlmtn officials wlion the ny tem was reorganized a month ao. Ills present visit Is for the purpose or studying the lwal situation and of organizing; the Portland office and the Jurisdiction of the Oregon lines In keeping with the new plan. That the operating, traffic nnd pur chasing; departments will be repre sented by executive heads In Portland already has been determined. Appoint ments to the various positions created by the changes will be made as soon as Mr. Sproule and his associates have had time to study the Held thoroughly. Officials la Cmfereaee. The Southern Pacific president was accompanied to Portland yesterday by E. O. McCormlck. vice-president In charge of traffic of the Southern Pa cific. They were Joined here by K. E. Calvin, vice-president In charge of operation, who arrived In Portland Tuesday nlsrht. Most of their time was spent in consultation with J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. It. & X. Company; J. P. O'Brien, general man ager; R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the O.-W. R. et I. Company, and other local officials. The visitors were the guests of the local men at luncheon at the Commer cial Club yesterday. Mr. Spronle, Mr. McCormlck and Mr. Calvin were Joined by Mr. Ml'.lrr and the following O.-W. R. N. officials: William McMurr.y. general passenger agent; Prank W. Robinson, general freight agent; Har vey H. Lounsbury, assistant general freight agent; John M. Scott, assistant general passenger agent; Harvey Beck with, manager of Wells. Fargo & Co. In tMs city, and W. E. Carpenter, super intendent of Wells. Fargo ar Co. at Se attle. Previous to his advancement to Ills present office Mr. Sproule was pres ident of Wells, Fargo Co. AdJnarmeat Wark Big. WJille the reorganization of the sys tem and the segregation of the South ern Pacific- Oregon property from the O.-W. R. A N. Co. will not efTect no ticeable changes In the conduct of the business. It Is a task that requires much painstaking labor on the part of me omclaJs. It will be several "weeks before the new order Is firmly estab lished, but business under the readjust ment will be started November 1. "It Is apparent." said Mr. Sproule yesterday, "that I cannot have complet ed a reorganization, for I have been on the Coast only ten days. There was much to do in the San Francisco office and the work there has not been fin ished. We consider the Oregon terri tory among the most Important in the entire Southern Pacific Jurisdiction, and for that reason we hastened our visit to Portland. "There Is only one thing that I have firmly determined, however, and that Is that the aim of this road shall be to serve the public promptly, pleasantly and welL All our organization tends to that end. Extraalosi Projeeta Factor. "We want to get the point of view of the public and we want the people to get our point of view. We should have a thorough understanding- with one an other. "We are going to maintain heads of every department for the Oregon lines In Portland, as In the past. While all the work will be carried en under my Jurisdiction, the operating, traffic and purchasing departments will be repre sented In Portland. It may be a few weeks before we get our organization completed. This is merely a prelimi nary trip. When I come here the next time I expect to be better acquainted with the situation and will be better able to discuss local affairs." Mr. Sproule said that the various de velopment projects now In fcrogresa In Oregon. Including the Natron-Klamath rut-off and the Coos Ray road, will re ceive his early attention. He has not learned enough about them alnce be coming president of the road to be fully acquainted with them. 250 CANADIANS COMING J. 31. Scott, of O.-W. R. A X., Causes Two Kxcamions to Form. . Two speclil train parties of Canadian tourists mill come to Portland early In January, as the result of the effort of John M. Scott, assistant general pas senger agent of the O.-W. K A N. Com pany, who returned to Portland yester day after a three weeks business mis sion to various points in Alberta. The first party will arrive January ( and the second January 20. Each party will be here a day and will be entertained by Portland committees. It la probable that the two trains will carry an aggregate of -160 persons. California Is the destination of both parties. Last winter bnt one excursion of the kind was conducted through this city. While the going trip allows them but a single any in I'oruand. they are privileged to spend as mnch time as they please here within the limit of their tickets on their way home. Many Canadians plan to spend from a week to six weeks In Portland next Spring-. Mr. Scott found business conditions to all Canadian cities that ho visited sxceedlngly prosperous. PIES FOR HALLOWE'EN Big deep rich spicy glorious fragrant wholesome Royal pumpkin plea for Hallowe'en. Two for two bits. Order early. Either Washing-ton or Morrlaon-atreet branch Royal Bakery h Confectionery. Write for our bargain list of 100 slightly used pianos, uprights, players and gran da Kohler at Chase, 875 Washington street. Snc: . .. . . 1 It' v. ' - ' : U . V - . U 1 A l: - 1--:V AA " r - - -y fr'-z r Ay jiS -i BRIDGE TQ BE EXAF IP I,VXGE3lOCS, COUXTT COURT TO REPjVIR, SAYS GRAXT. f'cru m-11 Committee Instructs City Knlneer to Inspect and Report Vpon Broadway Ppan. Is the Burnslde bridge dangerous to streetcar traffic! This question came up before the bridge committee of the Executive Board at Its meeting yester day afternoon. An opinion from City Attorney 4rant was read to the effect that it is the duty of the County Court to have the bridge repaired. If It Is dangerous and can be put In good shape, but that If It cannot be satisfactorily repaired It Is the city's duty to pro ceed to secure another structure to re place It. City Engineer Hurlburt was called In and Instructed to Inspect the bridge and report. Mr. llurlburt's deputies are making soundings In theaWIUamette at Wood street, the proposed lcyatlon of the new South Portland bridge. The Council appropriated $2000 for this purpose. The Portland Railway, Light A Power Company's claim for $374. for the ex pense of cutting off Its streetcar rails April 24 to allow the Hawthorne bridge to be operated, was temporarily held up. The statement waa made at the meeting that the expansion last Sum mer caused the lift span to stick through defeots in the bridge construction. Head of "Soo" Line Visits City. E. Pennington, president of the Min neapolis. St. Paul A Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Canadian Pacific's lines In America, popularly known as the "Soo" road, waa a visitor In Portland yesterday. Mr. Pennington. It Is said, remains more closely to his office in Minneapolis than any other railroad president and his visit to Portland was his first to this city In many years. He spent most of the day In sight-seeing. Mr. Pennington is accompanied by his wife and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Read, of New York. They are traveling In Mr. Pennington's pri vate car and are touring the Northwest merely for pleasure. TANKS' FUTURE DISMAL Measure Excluding Oil Places From City Is Favored. The new oil tank ordinance, exclud ing tanks from the city, probably will be reported favorably to the City Council at Its next meeting, as a ma jority of the members of the health and police committee, to which the proposed ordinance waa referred, aro In favor of its passage. Councilman Jennings, chairman of m n L-l - -S" 1.1 1.1 Arrow Notch COLLAR. Easy to put on, easy to take off, easy to tie the tie in. ' Clt'. Txabody A Company, Makers, Troy, S. T mm. 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The eradication of pimples, rashes and minor troubles are but matters m tne Dneiesi treat ment with Poslam. PoHlnm is sold for 60 cente bv The Owl Drug Store and all druggists. For free sample write to the Emergency Laboratories. 32 West 25th St., New York. PoHlrfrn Soap, medicated with Poslam, Is best for your skin. Antiseptic pre vents disease. Large cake, 2a cents at druggists. the committee, said last night that the representatives of the oil corpo rations and the people would be given an opportunity to be heard at the next meeting of the committee, at 11 A.. M. November 3. "Unless something should develop to change my mind between now and the time of the committee meeting," said Councilman Jennings, "I shall favor the passage of the ordinance. I think the oil tanks ought to be outside the city limits.' Councilman Magulre also declared himself against the tanks being al lowed within the city limits. The tanks ought to be outside the city, and then we will save all this trouble for all time." he declared. "I shall vote In favor of the passage of this new ordinance unless something changes my mind between now and the time of the meeting." - The largest Interest to be consid ered Is the Standard Oil Company, which has its big plant adjoining the plant of the Union OH Company, which was wrecked In the recent fire and explosion. The Union has a lease on the old site to run for a term of years. and also holds property In South Port land. The Standard, It Is believed, has made no effort to move. WRITE-UPS FOR HOOSIERS Sncoc5Ffal Indlanans in Northwest Great Kbrthcrn Subjects. Former residents of Indiana now liv ing In the Northwest are to be "fea tured" In the newspapers of their "old home" state through plans formulated by the Great Northern Railway. Agents of tne road nave been askea to obtain brief testimonials from Hoos lers who have been successful In the Northwest. 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Terms 10 per cent down and 2 per cent a month. Only 15 minutes by carline. Three carlines to the property. , Mead & Murphy, Sales Agents Phones: Main 1503, A 1515 Office 522-526 Corbett Building Office at Tract. Phone East 989. Ask for Salesman. point of view. A comfortable home and a record for thrift and Integrity are the principal points considered. Personal experiences are taken into ac count to lend interest to the stories. It is estimated that there are thou sands of such persons In the North west. , The purpose of the railroad is to at tract attention to the possibilities for 1 yvsv,::;-t' :: f,v 1 i if 1i'nMin us TpO use W. H. McBrayer's Cedar Brook is to em'oy that smooth, mellow, delicious flavor that has made Cedar Brook the accepted Jfffl whiskey of critical drinkers ' three generations. It has Stood the Test of Time advancement In the Northwest. It Is likely that a similar campaign will be conducted with former residents oil other Eastern states as he subjects. 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