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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAECH 19, 1905.
MANY NEW LINE:
Eledtric Roads Will Grid
iron the State.
WILL RIVAL STEAM SYSTEM
Sharp Struggle Manifested in
Development,
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MOTORS
How the Harriman System Hopes to
Save Its Suburban and Local
Travel From Encroachment
of the Trolley Cars.
' Oregon Is on the eve of a great elec
trical development. This is the opinion
of those who nave been studying the hap
penings of the past year or more, as well
as of those who by their business and
association are familiar with what is do
ing or going to be done In that direction.
Everything points to the fact that In
the Immediate future the railroad con
struction of the state will be electric, and
not steam, and this is admitted by the
men representative of both steam and
electric properties. But what is more In
teresting than the simple Indication that
the state Is soon to be grldlroned with
electric suburban and lnterurban lines is
the almost self-evident fact that one set
of men is back of the greater number of
the propositions now being discussed, or
at least that set of men is interested in
nearly all of them.
Every day fresh notice of activity in the
field of electrical investment is brought to
the notice of the public by articles of In
corporation filed for power stations, or for
Khall extensions to systems now In oper
ation or projected, or by the announce
ment of Intention on the part of some man
or set of men to build at an early date.
Struggle for Franchises.
A short time ago the lnterurban line be
tween Portland and Salem was prominent
ly before the public Then came the ex
tension of that line to Eugene. Now the
Oregon Traction Company Is fighting with
the Portland Coiuxriidated Company for
a road up the west side through Forest
Grove and Hlllsboro, while the Southern
Pacific, In order to hold Its territory on
that side of the river, has ordered fast
and powerful gasoline motor cars to put
on the west side lines of the company.
"Word comes from Grant's Pass that a
road 4s contemplated there, while It Is also
announced that the construction of a lino
from Portland to Tacoma Is being con
sidered. Testerday It was announced and con
firmed "by the company that the Portland
General Electric Company contemplated
and had authorized. the construction of
poer stations at the Falls, on the cast
lde of the Willamette, at Oregon City,
for the purpose of supplying light and
power to the Valley from that place to
Saltm. In Eastern Oregon large power
plants are being built and projected. I.
W. Anderson, of Tacoma Aid of Philadel
phia, together with his associates, has
gained control of the light and power sta
tions at Walla Walla and Pendleton, and
has bought the gas plants welt An
Immense power plant Is being constructed,
or has been authorised, near Milton, s.nd
franchises are being secured for the con
struction and maintenance of transmis
sion lines between the central station and
the towns of Walla Walla and Pendleton.
In the articles of Incorporation filed pro
vision Is made for the construction and
operation of electric railway?.
Represents Eastern Capital.
I. W. Anderson seems to be the man of
mystery around whom a great deal or
the projects pivot. 'Hp Is ihe representa
tive of Eastern capitalists, and of men of
money In Tacoma and Seattle and other
Northwestern cities. He and his associ
ates have gained control of the Walla
Walla-Pendleton electric projects; they
are the owners of the Spokane power
planti", or practically so. and are well in
terested In Seattle and Tacoma. Now
they are ccmjng to the Willamette Valley,
and are said to be behind the project to
build to Salem and aleo to acquire either
the whole or the greater part of the Ore
gon Traction Company.
This would Indicate that there is a great
and general plan on foot which will have
as it object the conftruction of a system
of electric railways that will join the dif
ferent sections of the state in a network
of rapid-transit lines.
That this thing is coming to nass,
whether as the result of syndicate opera-'
tlon or private enterprise. Is admitted by
all railroad men and traffic students who
axe familiar with Oregon conditions. The
Southern Pacific Company, through its
local representatives, has seen the straws
la W wind, and has planned to fight for
tbterritory which has so long been neg
lected by the Installation of a rapid Intcr
tirban service by gasoline motor cars.
The first of these cars is now on the to ad
to Portland from Omaha, where it has
been built It will be put on the west side
run between Hlllsboro and Portland,
and It has been announced that, provided
the service la a success, other cars will be
brought here to augment the effectiveness
of the Innovation. On the heels of this
concession comes the story that a cut-off
is being planned between Newberg and
St Joe. which will link the West Side and
Yamhill divisions together and form a
loop over which the motor service can
swing to greater advantage. Nor Is It de
nied with any great degree of firmness
that the east side line of the Southern
Pacific may not have a motor service,
provided that of the west side is all its
promoters hope.
Future for Electric Roads.
Even the railroad men who represent
the big lines agree that it Is the electric
line which will do the most for the devel
opment of the state. There Is not popula
tion enough, and the rural districts arc
too sparsely Inhabited to admit of profit
able steam railway branches which are
costly In operation. These companies can
not afford to build branch lines into the
valleys and side districts to serve the peo
ple found here and there In the straggling
villages. But it is different with the elec
tric line, which has power from its central
stations produced by natural sources.
These lines can afford to balld Into new
country and wait for the development
caused by their advent to make them pro
ductive of dividends.
This is the future which railroad men
are predicting for the state, and especial
ly for the Willamette Valley, and not
more than fivo years are allowed In the
calculation. Everything points to the out
come, and the prophets are confident that
the dream Is not an Idle one.
WILL HAVE MONSTER PAEADE
Woodmen of the World Initiatory
Ceremonies Occur March 27.
The great logrolling and initiatory cere
monies that the "Woodmen of the World
of the State of Oregon have been making
plans for during the last few months Is to
commence Monday evening, March 27, at
Merrill's Auditorium.
Nearly 1000 candidates have been secured
for the degrees of the order, and to prop
erly impress upon their minds the impor
tance of the lessons that will be taught
during the initiation, they will be led
about the streets of the city escorted by
the entire membership of the order In this
section of the state. There aro to be four
divisions to the parade, each led by a
band of music and the line of march will
be as follows:
East on Washington street to Third,
south on Third to Morrison, west on Mor
rison to Sixth, north on Sixth to Post
office; countermarch on Sixth' to Wash
ington, west on Washington to Seventh,
north on Seventh to Merrill's Auditorium,
Seventh and Oak streets.
Following the ceremonies of Introduc
tion, which will be conducted as a com
petitive drill by the degree teams from
the various camps of the order, a great
banquet will be held at Woodmen's Hall.
Tenth and Washington streets.
Many of the larger stores of the city
have signlfied'an intention to appropriate
ly decorate their places of business, and
the Woodmen have arranged for an elab
orate display of fireworks during the prog
ress oi mo paraac.
SCESES DCKLSG THE 1XAUGUKA&OX Of rXESHHENT KOOfeEVELT. TASXX
HOOb RIVER ROAD
Contracts Signed for Its Con
struction. JULY WILL S
IT
FINISHED
New Railway Will Be Sixteen Miles
in t Length, and Will Follow
Closely the Course of the
Hood River.
The ,much-talked-of railroad along
the east bank of the Hood River from
the town of that name in the direction
of Mount Hood will soon be an ac
complished fact'
Contracts were signed yesterday by
the Hood River Railroad Company,
which la composed of the members of
the corporation known as the Hood
River Lumber Company, and Archie
Mason and Glcblsch &. Joplln, general
contractors, for the construction of 16
miles of roadbed and the laying of rails
to be completed by July 1 of this year.
The route of the new road will be
near the bank of the stream for the
greater part of the distance and will
need very little grading. There will be
one tunnel of 300 feet and several tres
tles. There is some rock work along tho
right of way, but the contractors ex
pect to put on a force of at least 100
men at once and about 75 teams. The
road will be standard gauge, thus per
mitting the shipment of freight and
other cans from all lines over the rails.
The country which the new road will
reach Is one of the best timber regions
in the Northwest, and while the traf-
fic of the road will consist largely of
logs arrangements will be made for the
handling of all other kinds of freight.
Several passenger cars will be Includ
ed In the TOlMng stock and It Improba
ble that several new towns will come
Into existence In that section as soon
as the timber has been removed from
the land and a means of communication
established with the outside world.
HIS JURISDICTION EXTENDED.
J. C. Eden Promoted by Great North
y ern Management.
J. C. Eden, assistant general traffic
manager of the Great Northern at Seat
tle, -was a Portland visitor yesterday on
business connected with his road. Mr.
Eden has recently been promoted by the
Great Northern management. In that his
jurisdiction has been extended to cover
the whole of the Great Northern system.
Heretofore the jurisdiction of Mr. Eden
has extended only as far east as Jen
nings. Mont., and the change will place
double the territory in his field.
Announcement Is also made that W. W.
Broughton, who has been up to this time
general freight agent of the Great North
ern, and F. L. Whitney, formerly general
passenger and ticket agent, both with
headquarters at St. Paul, have been pro-
moted to freight traffic manager and pas
senger traffic manager, respectively. Mr.
Whitney especially Is well known In this
fllntrlpf lioHns- Vuun n Tnrtlnnil and
-other Northwestern cities several times.
Northern pacific Men Confer.
A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific, re
turned last night from a trip to Tacoma
and Seattle, where he has been for sev
eral days, part of the time with the party
of President Elliott, of the company, who
has been making a short Journey through
the Northwestern division of the Northern
Pacific territory.
Mr. Charlton was accompanied home by
A. B. Smith, assistant general passenger
agent of the same company, with head
quarters at St. Paul. Mr. Smith has
chargo of the business done by the as
sistant agent's office at the eastern end
of the line while Mr. Charlton occupies
the same position with reference to the'
western terminus and its vicinity.
Mr. Smith was formerly assistant gen
eral passenger agent of the Burlington,
having charge of the IJnes west of the
Missouri River. At the time of his ap
pointment to a position with the Northern
Pacific he was In the employ of the Yel
lowstone Park Transportation Company.
While he has been over the Western lines
of the Northern road many times, this
is his first official visit. He will remain
In Portland for a day or two and will
then return to tho East, visiting Vancou
ver and Victoria. B. C, en route.
Freight Business Considered.
R. B. Miller, general freight agent of
tlie O. R. & N., entertained yesterday af
ternoon at his office in the Worcester
building, when the traffic representatives
of the Northern Pacific, the Washington
& Columbia River and the O. R. & N. met
In conference.
The Washington & Columbia River road
was represented by S. B. Calderhead. gon
cral freight and passenger agent of that
line, the Interests of the Northern Pacific
were looked after by S. G. Fulton, as
sistant general freight agent, and the O.
It. & N. was present In the person of Mr.
Miller.
The meeting was the occasional meet
ing of the traffic representatives of the
Northwest territory, and the discussion
was of routine business Incident to freight
conditions prevailing at tills time
TAX PAYMENTS ABE HEAVY
Biggest Collections Made in History
of Multnomah County.
The total sum of 1901 taxes collected
to and Including March 15, was ?1,789.
396.35. The rebate of 3 per cent amount
ed to $53,651.90, leaving a balance of
$1,7:5,744.95. The total amount of tho
roll was $2,204,000. The books were
opened six weeks ago, and tho amount
collected is the largest ever taken in
within that space of time in the history
of Muitnomah County.
The statute requires one-half of taxes,
to be paid on or before the first Mon
day In April and the second half on or
before the first Monday in October. If
not paid before the expiration of the
latter date taxes arc delinquent and
carry a penalty and Interest. Personal
property taxes have been paid In well.
People are still paying, and a consider
able sura was taken In yesterday. An
effort was made last year to assess poll
tax against everybody, and the books
show that the Deputy Assessors were
so delinquent in that xespect that poll
tax was marked down against several
women. Some refused to pay the poll
tax. Several persons called to pay per
sonal tax and an . examination of the
books disclosed that they had not been
assessed.
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Alec Glenn, a prominent musician of
Portland and Astoria, died very suddenly
at his home in Astoria, from hemorrhage
of the lnngs. thus ending a musical career
of great promise, which was begun In
Portland when ho was a mero lad 20 years
ago. Mr. Glenn was only 33 years of age,
but had come to be known and recognized
as a musical leader of great ability In this
state. When a boy of IS he began his
work In Portland, being connected with
prominent bands, and was a, member of
the Portland Musical Union when he
moved to. Astoria, about a year ago. At
the latter place he was made president
and secretary of the Astoria Musical
Union, and leader of the principal Astoria,
band. It had been practically arranged
that Mr. Glenn should conduct a band of
65 pieces during the Lewis and Clark
Fair.
His friends who have known him from
boyhood in Portland say he was a man of
unusually fine attainments. He left a
wiow. and. ;a ..daughter, .Mrs, Margaret
Schroeder, who lives. at 615 Powell street.
Is his mother-in-law. The funeral will be
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Professional Men Will Join.
The recent amendments to the consti
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