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THE MORXIXO OIIFIOMAV. SATrRD.VY. JAXl'AKV 1. 1016. 10 Railroad Construction in Oregon Prosecuted With Vigor, and Important Lines Are Completed Zitcnion Work in 1515 Included Eusene-Coos Diy Line. Grants rasa Road. O.-W. R. & N. Feeder to RjTerw'de ExtensiTe Betterments Made New Projects Under War. CHAS. R. McCORMICK & CO. a - Dr-riTK Ika fart tkal lte waa a T.ar at deareaeiag reveeuee k earl sari t n eayway r iriM) cuiwtlaa la OresTes) etatln a I w"h eufttrleBt lov ta remlad tka M(K at ta raavarkabie developeseet fw a ii yr . wkaa Mf Haes .... ie bul.t la eimoal vrT lre- .o bile the (Tc M elles; af . - . i a. .1 w . . mat ul la lvt f I e r tbat aaar aveet af Ore relre4 mlaaul. It I a.alf I. ..... - M.ra k.r did mat ael' al .a.ia.r aa II d a liai etae part a lit cavalry. . .. iMiff.ii a .v at mwm af Ik year wea Ik activity aa t . i.t. li pvviuri ra a Cae tur. Tk.a project etarted lr years aa4 kaa bee taitr ! coailaaaaal ver nxa. Tk road kaJ a. . . . . I. I m k.ut tillllKl far a ' at aaariy ! aallaa ecroae laa Co.. t Ha-e la iiaewetae aa laa . tit-- Mrk mt taa peat tear caaeieted la eiteadiasj laa la . U.a. Sowca l.f ! rewet iw . ir at Ika a.aaiaaj lower) Ct Hay proper. A eertee af leas-tay treaties vara eoaetractea) la tarry la road aver tka itaaiiti aad laiete a e( laa nul Kama keety cuts bed t b aa4 a aaetber af 4aa luia k.a la aa kai.v. All Ikla sredlaa work was la iM' af r'tar H - raa. trafora. Tka traall a' aaj Urta aa aaaa T Ika tra f rra lkaala. t tlk laa aalatla t lk! work i:m ika ca.at Ika aoaikara rcfi aaar Una will fta aaj lar acaratloa. A a Uarraai aaaiaaai r-aaiaia t la aa eaa.at4. aoaaaar. la laa rrU a"a Ika aa from Nartk tl.aa la klara(ai4. Tkia ajark rofc akir wt.l aa.all aarly la Ika yaar. Llaa a Caaaala A!t ika raaiatalk roaaa!loa. tl la k.l..aa. a aa4a aarly la Ika farms- Tta til aaaka It aaaatki la a-a Ika liaa aa4 iukUt Ikraakk Hikt kataa Cm Kaa aaa Ika awt-a'-ia mm'Ut Ika aaclaalac af Ika ataaa aaaraiaa nt c4acla a ar I'artlaa4 kr Ika Ckaaaaar all umummtx aa aaa a Ika aaa liaa la aaaaa4. I Aaaaar naa raaartaal raact kr kMaroal caaKara wp Mftt tfrta Ika yaar aaa tka O-W. H. aV X. airaaa aatoaataa arraaa Ika aortaal arocraaa u aidi, aritbla tka ar. llonl -kla dirartloa. Imi laitauoa of a rau af Pert- Uaa buaiaaaa ara. Roaart K lUraboro. airaadr famous aa tna talialar af tb ortb Toaal roaaa la tba lait of tVaaaiactaai aad tba Pontand, Kusaaa a) tutat.ra. la Union, mad. a auraar af couiraritat poaatilitlaa la Caolral Oracao aa4 aubaaxaally autiiaad nura ar aaar llaaa Ifcat aar til roaaacl I all ttutiar roadt la Caairal crraaraa 'vvhtla ao actual cor. tlru -tlon work at aoaa aa Ibia arajact. muck aratcrai aaa aa4a. It la prababia' Ibat a or .a a kaatn aarir la Ika naar irar. A aavaloaraaal of minor voluana bat of taajof importaaca aaa lha rompia tiaa aiibia tba aar of tba u-V. IL'A H. Caaapaay'a tnaia-lina cat-off btlwttt Coroia ) Kcbo. Tbi naar Irarkasa am alimtaata aboat otfbt tnlaa of dia itact aa tba routa bataraaa fortland aaa) lb Eaat anal will a (fact a aubataa ual aaala la ajrada aad carrator. Waaataa HaUa aa at Laid, la Ika cioaiac aaoaxba af tb aid raar Iba O..W. R. A N. Coropaoy eosplatad rraxaaaaata for ralrln mora (baa I a anllaa of track balwaaa reriiaad and It jcu iR(tob.wifb a-pound ralta. ra ptarlac ta-pound rail tbat aa loo far ra adaqua! la carry lb baary trade aow baadlad aaar tba road. Tbaa rail raaaaal alaa will b aocoropaatad by Tbaf cotnpaar kaa con Iran d for tti arcbaaaa el - ua aaatartai wllb mJU alone It tlaa. Anotbar prafart aadartakaa by tb O -r. k. A Coaapaay la tba laal taw eioatba la lb Improaaraanl af tba (. Jabaa laan.u wnsia tb City of Port taad. Coatracta aaaa baaa lat for a caacrata liaiaa for tb bora, wblcat la mart tbaa baif a rn aa Von v. from aad la aaL Tea work will roat about It. TMt roat la aaad for all tba paaaaacar barrlca bata .aa I'ortlaad aad aatlla. braata Paaa Kaad tadar Way. Daaalopraaata of lb yaar ! lb paopl of Uraata Faa flaal aaauraar tbat avaatoaiiv Jbay ara to baaa diract rail coaaactloa wltb tba aaa port of Craaran City. CaL Tba Oraota Paa-Crca)nt City road waa projartad manr yaar IKO. but not uatll Uia laal faw yaars dad any daflnlt. proa;raa raaulL Tb paopla of Oraata laaa laauad .w la bood to atari tba road aouttiwaatward from tbat city aad subaaaaactly actually built aillaa af Una. which waa placad la auc eaaaful oparatloa. lacidantally. II waa polntad out tbat wbaa tbla 11a U eomplclad It will 01 far a aw roula batwaaa fort I aad and aaa Fraaclaco. Craacaat City la bat a short distance from lha prtaani a on h.ra tartninoa of tba Nortbwaatara I'acl rtc. a road tbat baa baaa puanea aortbward from aaa Vranciaco undar th yolot owaarsblp of tb 8outnra ractflc aad lb aaata a. It la poaai bla tbat wbaa lb Grant a Paaa-Cra caat Ctty unit la coonplrtd soma Ibroacb traffic batwaaa Cortland and an rraaclac may b baadld ovar tbat routa. aa.bara; tlaa A aaar. d. Anotbar Soutbara Oroa project that prom laa much to tha dlopmnt of that rafloa la tb road propoaad by Kandall Broav. aztaaslv logdns and llmbar operators at Roburc. Tb Ksndarll b plaaa for buitdlnt; a standard railroad out from Posaburaj. aaatward. Into thalr tuabar boldlnca Tbay Inland to ntkt II a common car. rlar aad lo b of aarvlca. It poaelbl. la daraloplnc th tarrllory throasb which tb Ho is to n bunt. it is probabl that aoma actual conitructloo work will b at art ad oa taia projoet arly la tba prnt year. Tba past yaar alao witnaaaaa com platvoa of tba Wllla-matte Vallay aoath ara Katlroad. aa elactrle lln oparmtln batwaaai OratToa City and alounl Ancal a a stance of about ml laa. Tbla road serae a fertile aad productive terri tory, aome of which baa baan without ample railroad facllltl. ' Th road Is eparatad la connect Ion with tha Port land Itallwar. Llsbt Power Com paay. which baa sua ran lead th Inter val oa Its boada. 912-913-914 YEON BLDG. PORTLAND, OREGON atata fraaa laa eetatara atal Use la wama Caatrst ur.a. Tbla weak waa etarte.4 tkraa yaar aaa aaa aaa baaa arreeaiaT (radaally ky aaay atacaa. Tka raaiBaay ta.l yaar aoanplaaj Ik saad ar.il of the prrart froaa Jf tea la Hlt.rtl.. a d-'aac af aboat T aallaa Maaawklla It l-t Ik o ' ta a'ariad r.airwi aa I ia Iktrd Ban froaa ufi la Crass C-k . a alatsnr of aboat r t!.- THia r.irl waa lot lo Twoby piFta.. wka era al work aw II Tl' work probably Will b COSIplatad earl. a Ik '! Tka riaally lataadad aland mia Ha la Aran, a pels! la tba llaraar Vaii.r. aboat 4 allot wai f Oeae Cak (). bal It la ' Itaa4 saw tkal raautrwlhaai will and wkaa tb lati-r poial la reackad. This d..aras-at. baattir will enable Ike rnenoejey la ara aa latportaat part f I a.-ra aad ratrl oraarow that aow ta atttoal raliraad aaajaaattoav Partlaad aoajisaarctal laleraata Bow are ttr la saver a eeteaectioa wttb true liee trial will direr! the buais- tt a Pv.rr'awd. Portland Domestic Trade Is Big Yala af Mrrtaaadiae Rcrlrt) aatl DUpalchral la ISIS Total $23,004474. Caaalsia Straauliia Scrrk Iaprerea. w-yOrtTt-AMD partkaaad cemmodltle - from other Pacts Coast porta thai -a. moved by water darlag- 114. draw laa mar absadaatly a CallforaU I kaa athsr stataa. that In lha as area-ate allalaed valualloa of llltil.lll. la the same period Orasoa prod Jets aad maaafaclurad malarial that war ahlpavd from Portland far other Pactoc Caoat harbors raacbad a vsloatloa af la.t.l. raatliuat thoe with bsalaaaa traaa acted inroech tba madiam of water llaaa wllb other sectioea of the Called stataa sjlvee a meet compr.be naive Idaa of lb worth of domaatle commerce alona. a appraiains; ttrja drawa la m tram lbs combined harbors of tba I"aita4 rxatae lha ftfuraa ar placad al all. aad thai moved from Port- taad la domaatle ports at Inrse was a.n tt.i.i. a total value of 111. a all for Ikt yaar'e bualnaaa. Oaa of the strikina fsatarea ar a raa m ma af Ikt ctaatwlat ana) ceaaral daraeatm eommerra movement Is thai. nrerv I. a malarial ruMatllnc of loaaaa for that drade. Inasmuch as same ro us slaemars vi't chartr4 from th Coast fleet t carry offshore eartroea. th daprteelon aiperleaced tbro JCb the war abroad aad th sudden cioelnff af lha Panama Canal, the mart ment of car so from Pacloo Coast porta oaly fall off In valuation from 117.- lt.llt la lll to l:t.tl.ifl last yaar. MiKh the same story U told by th a (ore foveralnc th movement from Portland, the total far 114 bavin baaa IW.Ul.tle aad for last year tl. ll. Bui. la addlas; th valuallon of all domaatle commerce for each of tboee years. 111 Is ahead by ll.ill.lft. ac count ad for by the fart Iba Panama Caaal movement betweea Portland aad other ports of the failed B tales was (raster dutinar lha paat year. This city stands forth as bsvinf in beet aervirt from oca a a carriers with California ports of any northern harbor. Ta kins' In the entire Columbia Hlver It la far advanced In that reaped, as tha rrack new lurninera, .Northern paclrtr and Oreat Northern, ware p:-ed Offices Also - Located $00 Fife Building. San Francisco, California S33-S35 Van Nuys Building, . ' Los Angeles, 1 California Room 2733 No. 17 Battery Place, New York, N. Y. Yards, San Diego, California Mills and Creosote Plant, St. Helens, Or. Manufacturers andWholesale Lumber, Rail and Cargo : Shippers OUR SPECIALTIES Mining Timber Creosote Lumber ' AND Railroad - Material Own and Operate Steamships "KLAMATH" "WAPAMA" "MULTNOMAH" "CELILO" "WILLAMETTE" "Y0SEMITE" "J. B. STETSON" "NEHALEM" "TEMPLE E. DORR" "SHOSHONE" Schooner "FOREST HOME" WE HANDLE 225,000,000 FEET ANNUALLY In operation early Id th season be tween Ban Francisco and FTavel. mak insT connection with Portland by rail road, and thousands of passenkers and tons of carso were handled that way. In tha way of direct lines between Portland and San rranclsco Is the Bif Three" fleet, tb Beaver. Bear and Rose City. operaUnsr on a five-day schedule to San r rencteco and Los Anareiea. lat North Paclflo Steamship Company has operated two veaaela la the frelkht and paeaene-er service to Pan Fmnrtaco. Loa Anirelei and Fan DIo. th Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder. In addition to tha V. A. Kilburn, and. until recently, the Santa Clara, from Portland to Ban Krenclsco, calllns la Coos Bay and Humboldt Bays on th way. Not the least of the vessels that hsv a most Important part In the port's business are steam schooners. the Klamath. Multnomah. Willamette. Celllo, Wapama and Tosemit being operated by th McCormick Eteamship Comrsnv In tha pneaenrer and frelerht trade, with the P raiso,' Daisy Gadsby, Daisy Putnam and others at times in the Arrow Una cargo service, and more coming- in tha Parr-McCormick line, bringing; general cargo north and load ins; back with lumber. Grain and lumber form the south bound cargoes of the steam schooner coterie. On tha liners move grain, paper, fruits, both fresh and canned: condensed milk and a regular list of manufactured . articles. Northbound, virtually all brine; errocery stocks for wholesalers distributing from Portland, as well as supplying the home market, sugar, salt and canned goods being tha leading commodities of that kind, while on the steam schooners many of them ara laden with the same class of freight, sometimes carrying deckloads of asphalt as well, and there are others of the same type that are utilized for the northbound voyage in the transpor- . tation of cement and asphalt, all of which California now supplies to this market. koma ta- I contrary ! a matanel curtailing or' n-inr anq yrwmi .-...rw ,.. (I vv 0' '' l-mi " ' J ' ii " ' ' 'Trfn ?-:t:i.- " ' $f W ' I -: 1 tCi 5t jrSon oS I ol r i ar-v-x "Vr RVtftlla-Sf i -Jt tv' f' .(..rf.f i : , .- lvf v UW 11-iU .i-vic V-?a. . t j fr ' ' ynvl m -s . , . 7--T-kXJf- rfl 1 1 A. i'-'A-. - Yr'.'A r- :1S;-'''vH:-:y ':hl lAv ' Tv v ' 1-1 -4i :-- .,1-- -1 b V fc .0r-. x i . - . . - . a ar Sections of Powell Valley Road and St. Helens Road, Constructed With BITULITffiC PAVEMENT- :l- By Oskar Huber, General Contractor, Sherlock Building, Portland, Oregon