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STHB GATEWAT TO PORTIiAIfD AXli
THE SEA FOR ALL LINGS.
This Ib the One Unilroad Termlnn-
tine at Portland fVnlch Exploits
Portland's Advantages.
The history of The Oregon Railroad &
Navigation Company is the history of the
wonderful section of country which tho
rails of this company so fully cover. No
railroad In America today occupies a more
unique or commanding position than does
the O. R. & N. Co., whose head offices are
maintained at Portland, and whose affairs
are governed hy tho local board of di
rectors which annually meets In Portland
Xor the election of Its officers, and for out
lining tho general policy of operation
which the executive officers of the com
pany pursue during the year following
their election. In Its operation, In Its
time schedules, In the general conduct of
Its affairs. In the efforts which the man
agement may make to meet the new con
ditions constantly arising from the de
mands made for the extensions of Its
trackage to cover new section of country
that the miner, the farmer and the lum
berman have reclaimed and have made
habitable from the standpoint of a modern
civilization. The O. R. & N. is essen
tially a Portland road. It Is a road that
was built as a legitimate and pressing
demand for a line that could properly
banQle the large and constantly Increas
ing trafflo centering at Portland, and It
success, as gauged by the prosperity of
the cotmtry It traverses, by the quotations
or its stock on Wall street, and by the
rapid extension of radiating lines of roaas
built and operated as feeders to the great
parent system Itself, Is taken by discern
ing men as presaging a great future for
Portland and for the wonderful tributary
district embraced within the borders of
the four or more states of which Portland
will always remain the center of business
and of finance.
Starting at Portland, the line of the O.
JR. & K. Co. runs east through the great
gorge and valley of the Columbia River
to Wallula, Wash., a distance of 212 miles.
At TJmatllla, a point 1S5 miles east of
Portland, the road branches, one fork
running to Huntington, Or., 402 miles east
of Portland, and the other to 'Spokane,
Wash., by way of Wallula, a distance
from Portland of 430 miles. The Spokana
line Js used for local traffic covering the
Important country between Portland and
Spokane, and for the entry of the through
trains of the Great Northern Railway
Company, with Its eastern terminus at
St. Paul. Minn., Into Portland. The Umatilla-Huntington
branch Is UBed for the
trackage of the Union Pacific, Chicago
Northwestern and other through Eastern
lines, all of which enjoy extensive termi
nal facilities at Portland. In addition to
these two Important branches, side lines
of the O. R. & N. Co. lead out from the
main line of the system as follows: Hepp
ner Junction, 150 miles east of Portland,
south to Heppner,a distance of 45 miles;
Wallula to Grange City, via Walla Walla,
c distance of SI miles: Bolles, on the Wal-lula-Riparla
branch, 2S7 miles east of Port
land to Dayton, a distance of IS miles:
Starbuck to Pomeroy, a distance of So
miles. La Crosse, on the Wallula-Spo-kane
branch. SOT miles east of Portland:,
to Washtucna, a distance of 53 miles;
Winona, on the Wallula-Spokane branch,
to Pullman, Wash., and to Moscow. Ida
ho, via Colfax; Wash:, a distance of 19 and
SS miles respectively; from Colfax, a dis
tance of 312 miles east of Portland, mam
line Washington division, continues
through Garfield and Farmlngton; Tekoa,
on the Wallula-Spokane branch, to Wal
lace and Burke, In the center of the great
Coeur d'Alene mining belt, distant respec
tively SO and 87 miles frojj Tekoa; Pen
dleton. 229 miles east of Portland, on the
Umatilla-Huntington branch, to Walla
Walla, a distance of 47 miles; La Grande,
on the same branch, S03 miles east of
Portland, to Elgin, a distance of 21 miles
The rail lines of the O. R. & N. Co.
cover Eastern Oregon and Washington.
Northern Idaho, and through direct rail
connections all of these three states, a
well of the other states of the West and
Middle West, Its transcontinental trains
are as elegant In their appointments as
any of the limited trains of the East, and
In its fast time. In Its wonderful ecenlc at
tractions, In its terminal facilities, and in
its general appointments, it vies with any
of the best advertised of the great trunk
lines of the United States.
The total trackage of the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company Is 1130.76
miles. The construction of this road
through what many practical railroad en.
glneers once termed the impassable gorge
of the Columbia River was one of the
marked achievements In railroad building
of the century. This river, which drains
a watershed that embraces within Its bor
ders thousands of square miles of terri
tory, is one of the great navigable water
ways of the world. The line of O. R. &
N. Co. from Wallula to Portland for near
ly the entire distance between these two
points hugs- the south shore of the Co
lumbia. Over this entire route a pano
rama of rapidly changing scenes greets
the eye of the traveler who Is fortunate
enough to ride in one of the palatial cars
of this road that has furnished the
theme for some of the greatest literary
descriptive efforts of American writers.
Its track Is level, Its rails are heavy, and
of the best steel, and In point of comfort,
safety and attractiveness, the traveler
can confidently select the route of the O.
R. & N. Co. as one of the most popular or.
the Continent
In addition to its rail lines, The Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company operates
on the Willamette, Yamhill and Columbia
Rivers Important lines of freight and pas
senger steamers. The passenger service
of this company on the river between
Portland and Astoria, a distance of 100
miles, equals, In point of comfort and fast
time, tho service of the best-regulated
steamboat lines anywhere. The length of
the river lines of this company In Oregon,
Washington and Idaho aggregate 373
miles. Between Portland and San Fran
cisco, a distance of 660 miles, the com
pany operates a line of fast and commo
dious passenger steamships, which usual
ly make the run between these two points
on as near schedule time as It is possible
for a perfectly appointed water line to
maintain. The company also runs a. Una
of fast freight and passenger steamships
between Portland and th.e Orient. Thesn.
steamers are of great carrying capacity,
and the business they handle is a most
Important item in Portland's export trade.
W. IL Hurlburt, the general passenger
agent of the O. R. & N. Co.. has shown
special energy and ability In advertising
to the world at large the advantages oi
hl3 line from the tourist's standpoint, and
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COLUMBIA RIVER. SCENERY NEAR BONNEVILLE.
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WONDERFUL FERTILITY
of the rich country which the line trav
erses, as these advantages may appeal to
the Intending settler In the West. Mr.
Hurlburt is ready at all times to furnish
any special information desired regarding
the road itself or of the territory which
the practical exploiting methods of the
management of the O. R. & N. Co. have
done so much to develop.
PORTLAND ROLLING MILLS.
One of the Most Interesting Manu
facturing, Enterprises in the
Northwest..
Among the Interesting manufacturing
enterprises located in Portland, that of
the Portland Rolling' Mills Is undoubtedly
ono of the most Important, not only to
the city, but to Jtbe trade- of r the entire
Northwest. Being the-,o,nJy.!onef of Its
kind In this section Tof the""country, It
supplies the .trade with jron..for manu
facturing purposes at prices -which, ;we'r
it not for its-existence. w,ould be largely
augmented by t" the ' addition of heavy
freight-rates. 'Prompt delivery is also an
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SQUAW ISLAND, NEAR CASCADE LOCKS, COLUMBIA RIVER. From copyright photo by BenJ. A. Glfford, Tho Dalles,
W. C. AUoway, of The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation. Company, Is authority for the statement that the Indians placed their equawa and pappooses on this island during
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important factor to dealers, and, having
the Iron manufactured almost at their
doors, they are always enabled to pur
chase only as to their direct require
ments. The Portland Rolling Mills was estab
lished In 1S92, and since that time it ha3
been kept in almost constant operation,
with each year an Increase In facilities
for .the manufacture of all kinds of bar
Iron and steel, and a widening of . its
field of business In the. growing North
west. Nearly all of the wholesale deal
ers In this section patronze this com
pany. The output of the Portland Rolling
Mills at" the present time Is about 20 -tons
of finished Iron per day, the plant 'being
kept In constant operation, night and
day. The company employs about 70
men, who are paid the amalgamated scale
of wages, which averages higher' tfian
r that vof , any other manufacturing enter
prise in 'this section oi tne country.
A PROSPEROUS MARKET.
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Softy's ' Batcherlns and PacUinjr
Home, First 'and Madison.
It!ls;neariy,a quarter of a century since
Thomas'" Duffy, proprietor of the Empire
Market, -F4rst and Madison, came to Port
land from his Massachusets home. For
the first 10 years of his residence here he
was associated with others In the retail
butchering business. In 1SSS he engaged In
business for himself, ,and has been con
tinuously prosperous from that day to
this. Mr. Duffy at this time serves the
best class of hotels and restaurants with
his superb meats,. and the best families
of the city, within range of his estab
lishment, are ' numbered among his pa
trons. These things would not be were
It not for the truth that Duffy's market Is
supplied from the very best stock to be
had from Oregon's broad ranges, and
that Mr Duffy and his men do business
on the lofty plane of exact and equal Jus-,
tlce to every patron. On this honored
platform the Empire Market stands. It
is prosperous. It ought to be.
BECK, THE JEWELER.
John. A. Beck, 207 Morrison street, Is one
of the oldest and best known Jewelers m
the city. Mr. Beck began business in
Portland In 1870. Conservative In busi
ness and absolutely reliable in his meth
ods, he has, for 30 years, held the confi
dence of all who have at any time had
dealings with him.
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN RAILROAD'S
RICH AGRICULTURAL TERRITORY.
Sherman County's Grand Wheat
Fields Have Produced One-Sixth,
of Oregon's Wheat Crop.
Sherman County, by the tortuous route
of the Columbia River, Is located nearly
midway between the eastern and western
borders of the state and on the extreme
northern line of this commonwealth. The
county Is small In area, but Its soil Is
exceedingly fertile In the production of
grasses, wheat, barley, oats, peas, flax,
beans and all varieties of vegetables In
digenous to that delightful climate. For
agriculture, stockralslng, apples, peaches
and small fruits this region Is not ex
celled by any locality west of the Rocky
Mountains. It is, in truth, tho stocK
man's, agriculturist's and horticulturist's
paradise, and Is peopled by men of en
ergy, pluck and education.
One of the great attractions of Sher
man County Is its convenience to the
markets of the w.orld. While, as stated.
It borders on the Columbia River and O.
R. & N. Railroad, its Important outlet la
the Columbia Southern Railroad, a line
of its own, and practically controlled by
its own people. This road has a Junction
with tho O. R. & N. at Biggs, an Impor
tant wheat and stock shipping point 20
miles east of The Dalles and 10S miles dis
tant from this city. And If there was
ever a disconsolate, heartbroken, sad
eyed, consumptive-looking spot above the
surface of the earth, Its name 13 Biggs.
Judging Sherman County and the region
south from what may be seen at this '
place, one would not be long in mentally
consigning the builders of the Columbia
Southern to a seat in the Congress of the
United States or a berth in the least
dignified and most sorrowful lunatic asy
lum beneath the stars. Sand carried
down the Columbia by Spring freshets has
pre-empted the mouth of the canyon
where tho railroad begins its ascent to
the rich upland prairies. It is there in
heaps as many as 20 feet deep, giving to
Biggs the most desolate appearance pos
sible to imagine. This sand does not be
long there, to be sure, but it's there, and
Its right of possession It is useless to
question.
-From this Junction the road runs south
eastward to Wasco, Klondike, Summit,
J3eMos3 and Moro, the county seat, a dis
tance of 27 miles; thence to Grass Valley,
a beautifully located village 11 miles to
the southwest, and, on to Shaniko, 70
miles from ts beginning. Here construc
tion work, has ceased for the present, but
It Is the intention of the management to
continue the road onward through Crook
, County, so a3 to tao that vast arid sec
tion of the state soon to be brought under
tlfe Influence of irrigating ditches now In
process of construction. This continu
ance,, it may be stated, means more to
Portland than the building or extension
of any line of road- no v In the eyes of
our people, except perhaps the contem
plated Nehalem road. It will bring to
this city the business and products of a
small empire now being anxiously sought
after by California people who are con
structing a lino into this very region.
Mr. E. E. Lytic the promoter, builder
and chief official of the Columbia South
ern, is a young man of great energy and
keen business acumen. While station
agent of the O. R. & N. at The Dalles,
together with J. M, Murchle, he con
ceived the idea and perceived the prac
ticability of building the road, and
through their pluck and enterprise It is
an actuality. In this addition to the rail
road mileage of Orpgon they have done
more for Portland than have half a score
of rich men who have resided here all
their lives.
The Columbia Southern la a well-constructed
and finely equipped railway, and
it opens to Portland's markets the most
productive farm lands of the West. Al
though there is yet considerable Govern
ment land in Sherman, that county three
years ago produced one-sixth of the
wheat croD of the state.
Vernon County, Wisconsin, offers a
bounty of 50 cents for every dead rattle
snake brought to any town chairman.
Frequent Injury to persons and stock In
duced this action.