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PLANS OF RAILWAY
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BEDH MEASUHE
Southern Pacific Will Spend
$1,600,000 to Electrify if
Ordinance Passes.
EXTENSIONS ALSO PURPOSE
Attorney Fentoa Saji IX Council
Approve Request Regarding
I-forth-Street Changes Work
Will Begin Soon.
All pending litigation Involving the
rights of the Southern Pacific Company
on Fourth street will be dismissed, the
lino will be doable tracked and elec
trtfled and a connection with the Tam
hill division by way of Jefferson street
will be built If the City Council passes
the ordinance that will be Introduced
at Its next meeting.
An appropriation of tl.COO.000 has
been made to carry on the work and
If no delay Is met with In the Council
construction can be started at once.
officials of the company say.
Trelma te Ran Often.
Plans for the operation of trains
provide for service In either direction
out of Portland every hour. The hourly
trains will alternate over the Fourta
atreet line and the Yamhill division,
giving the towns on each branch a
service In either direction every two
hours.
McMinnvllle will be the southern
terminus of both routes.
The Southern Pacific will scree not to
operate freight or steam trains within
the city limits. All Its freight will be
routed through Oswego and carried
over the bridge at that point to the
East 8 Kin.
The Southern Pacific Company has
decided to electrify Us West Side lines
now operated by steam, as far south
as McMinnvllle. and the estlmsted cost
of this work approximates U.iOO.OOO."
said William D. Fenton. attorney for
the Southern Pacific yesterday. "This
money has been set aside-In the pres
ent budget for that purpose." he con
tinued, "and a large amount of ma
terial la now on hand, warehoused,
ready for the commencement of con
struction. The rolling stock will con
sist of steel passenger cars of the
very best modern pattern.
"Franchises have been secured at
Forest Grove. HUlsboro and Newberg.
under which the electrified lines will
enter the heart of each of these cities.
At other points the present right of
way will be operated, and such addi
tional depot and station ground facili
ties acquired as may be necessary.
Doable Track Essential.
"When Installed It is the purpose of
the company to put tn a schedule by
which passenger trains will leave Mc
Minnvllle for Portland, by way of
Forest Grove, every two hours, re
turning on the same schedule, and by
which other trains will leave McMinn
vllle for Portland, by way of Newberg'.
every two hours. It Is the desire of
the company to bring; Its traffic by way
of Newberg Into Jefferson-street sta
tion, and thence np Jefferson street
Into Fourth street, and thence down
Fourth street to the Union Depot.
"To facilitate the movement of tta
passenger traffic it Is necessary that
the company should have a double
track on Fourth street from Jefferson
street north.
"The company has a contract with
the Portland Railway. Light Power
Company for ample power to operate
these electric lines, and It Is believed
that when permission can be obtained
from the City Council to electrify
Fourth street, and a franchise Is ob
tained to construct a track on Jeffer
son street, that the work of electrify
ing the entire mileage to McMinnvllle,
on both lines, can be completed In 11
months.
"It Is apparent that the company
cannot proceed with any part of this
work outside of the City of Portland
until the Council has granted the nec
essary permission to electrify Fourth
street, and haa passed the necessary
franchise for construct!-:; of track on
Jefferson street. With that end In
view, an ordinance haa been prepared
(printed In this paper In another place),
proposing to amend the old ordinance
under which the company Is now oper
ating Its steam traffic on Fourth street.
Cesspresslse Ie PiepeeteV.
"By the terms of this ordinance, as
anyone can see from an examination
of the same, the company la willing to
compromise Its contention heretofore
made aa to thla ordinance upon Fourth
street, now Involved In litigation with
the City of Portland In a case pending
In the Supreme Court of the United
States, brought some years ago, and is
willing to accept an amendment to the
existing ordinance which shall prohibit
the operation of steam motors or loco
motives on Fourth street, and prohibit
the movement of freight, and limit the
right of the company to the transpor
tation of passengers, mall, baggage and
express only.
"This will require the company to
move Its freight traffic on Ita West
Bide lines, through Oswego and over
the Oswego bridge Into East Portland,
and all traffic of every kind will be
moved by electricity, and steam locomo
tives will not be need on the West Slds
lines north of McMlnrvllle,
The ordinance provides that these
tracks may be used for transportation
f material for the construction or re
pair of the tracks, and for paving the
street, but for no other purpose. This
will be a convenience In construction,
and a convenience to the city In pav
ing the streets. No time limit was
contained In the original ordinance,
and no time limit Is expressed In the
proposed amendment, leaving the ques
tion of the duration of the amended
ordinance open.
Tlsss Iteatrletlea Waived.
"If It be true that under this amend
ment, and under the old franchise, the
rights of the company can be termi
nated at will by the Council.-the same
condition will obtain under the amend
ment. Speaking for the company, aa
Its counsel. I am willing to accept an
amendment which contains no restric
tion aa to time, and remain In precisely
the same condition as the old ordinance
on this subject, leaving It to the good
faith of the officials of the city now
and hereafter to say whether or not
that question shall be raised or dis
cussed. It Is also my desire to terminate the
litigation with the city, and the pro
posed ordlnsnce requires the company
to dismiss this case now pending on
appeal In the Supreme Court of the
United States, without costs to either
party, and that thla shall be dons with
in CO days after the ordinance has been
accepted by the company.
-It Is my Judgment aa a legal propo
sition that the Council properly may
amend the existing franchise by tha
consent of the company, and that they
may enter Into a new contract, without
being limited by the provlslona of the
present charter as to a time limit of iS
years, or as to common-user privileges,
r.iirtuloul Act Gsverna.
"Thla road from the Union Depot
south on Fourth atreet to Hlllsboro.
Forest Grove and to a point near Mc
Minnvllle Is a road built under the act
of Congress of May 4. 1170. which act
required the company lo locate its line
definitely between these termini, and to
construct, operate and maintain the
same as a land-grant-aided road, with
certain duties and obligations In favor
of the public
-Thla obligation upon the part of the
company as to the United States Is per
petual, and cannot be limited by the
company If It would desire to do so. It
Is therefore Impossible for the company
to accept either a common-user clause
or to accept- time limit, because Its ob
ligation under the act of Congress and
under a state law under which the road
was located and built requires a con tin -nous
exercise of its duties In that re
spect. Furthermore, there is no pub
lic demand or need for a time restric
tion, or for a comomn user on Fourth
street.
-Of co use It must be apparent to any
student of transnortatlon that the elec
trical development to McMinnvllle of
these West Side lines cannot stop at
McMinnvllle. and while the present ap
propriation only provldee for construc
tion to McMinnvllle. it must logically
follow that the electrification must be
extended to cover the entire West Side
mileage, taking It to Corvallls and all
Intermediate stations now served by
these West Side lines. This will cer
tainly follow as a second unit of the
development, and the officials of the
company have visited these otner places
beyond McMinnvllle and given assur
ances to this effect.
Throwa-h Else Aseatred.
"When the electrification ahall have
reached Corvallls. It Is apparent that
the gap between Eugene and Corvaina
must be closed, with the result that the
entire West Side, from Portland to Eu
gene, must be served by an electrlo
through line, with necessary connec
tions, to serve all of the Important
cities and towns on the west side of the
Willamette River. This means a great
development of all thla country, and Is
necessarily beneficial to Portland aa a
great metropolis. Interested In the prog
ress and developmnt of the cities and
towns of the state.
"There will be no objection to passen
ger trafflo moved by electricity on
Fourth street. Passengers each hour of
the day will come and go on these
trains, and be permitted to alight at
suitable and appropriate places for their
convenience and the convenience of the
city.
-To accommodate this trafflo It Is
necessary that there should be two
tracks between Jefferson street and the
Union Depot. The company proposes
that It shall pave this space, and for
one foot outside of the outside rail, and
that It shall keep this portion In good
condition at Its own expense.
Carefal Ftraal Aaked.
"The amended ordinance. In my Judg
ment, Is a reasonable one. and one
which shall for all time settle any controversy-
between the city and th com
pany, and will relieve Fourth street of
Its steam locomotives and of Its freight
trains, and will bring quick and rapid
service. I desire on behalf of the com
pany that everyone Interested In this
matter will take the time and trouble
to read the proposed ordinance careful
ly, and I am satisfied that when thla has
been done there should be and will be
no reasonable objection.
-The company has asked for nothing
more than It must have, and It cannot
ask for any less than Is contained In
the proposed ordinance. I have every
confidence In the fairness and good faith
of the city administration, and believe
that the property owners particularly
Interested on Fourth street, and the
people of the city In general, will gladly
assist the company In thla matter, ao
that the company, while serving Itself.
may perform Its part of the great de
velopment of the state and the particu
lar sections served.
WATER BOARD BLAMED
RESERVOIRS HALTED BT OITT,
WAKEFIELD COS-PLAINS.
Contractor Declares He Was Prom
ised More Time and That Plans
Were Received Late.
That the office of Engineer Clarke
and the Water Board Is largely respon
sible for the delays In the completion
of the two large reservoirs on Mount
Tabor known as No. t and No. C. Is
alleged In a report Issued by Robert
Wakefield, the contractor, and banded
to Mayor Rushllaht Friday.
Mr. Wakefield declares be received
the assurance of T. B. Wilcox, one of
the members of the Water Board, at
the time changes were made In plans
for the new reservoirs, that more time
would be allowed, as there was no
hurry about completing reservoir No.
C. Failure to let the contract until
1 days after the bids were In; In
crease of the quantities required for
the work by 21 per cent over the
amount given In the proposals; fail
ure by the city to furnish the contrac
tor with a right of way for four months
after bids were taken; failure of the
city to furnish pipes to lay on ground
used for waste material In time, caus
ing five months' delay; failure of the
city to furnish slsee of reinforcing
rods until three weeks after contract
was let. and then only a partial state
ment, resulting In failure of rolling
mills to make prompt delivery, failure
of tha engineer's department to furnish
plans promptly; - swampy ground In
reservoir No. C all these are pointed
out as reasons for the delay.
Mr. Wakefield says that when the
contractors were preparing bids they
were Informed by the manufacturers
agents that prompt delivery of steel
could be expected but that during the
tlma they were waiting for statements
from the engineers of the steel needed,
the rolling mills bad received so many
orders that the contractors order did
not receive attention until lata in the
following Spring. He declares that
the delay was due primarily to the
negligence of the city.
He charges that tha failure of tha
city to furnish plana promptly and the
constant changes made In them kept
the contractors In Ignorance of the
nature and extent of the work ahead
of them and prevented economical and
rapid work.
"Had the contractors anticipated any
demand for penalties for delsy," says
Mr. Wakefield, -they undoubtedly would
have Insisted on the extension to which
they were entitled on account of the
change In plana, although It would
have been Impossible then to foresee
the full extent of the delay. Plans
were made, material furnished and
estlmatea paid after the expiration
of the contract time.
"The Important structures of thla
work are the inlet gatehouse, the out
let gatehouse and division well. -The
plans for these were made July 14,
July 29 and August 1. 110 respective
ly, or about nine montha after the be
ginning of the work. Construction was
begun Immediately. In view of these
facts. It would seem that the Board
should not. at this late date, set up
s claim for penalties for delay.
"In both reservoirs the primary
causes of delay were failures of the
city to furnish tha necessary materials
for the work on time. When these
materials were finally delivered, the
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The Management of the
Hotel Multnomah
"The Most Magnificent Hostelry in the Northwest"
Opening, Thursday, Feb. Eighth,
Begs to Announce
that in response to the numerous reservations for tables at the Opening Din
ner in the Arcadian Garden already received over twenty-eight hundred
and the insistent demand that the Dinner and Entertainment be repeated in
their entirety to accommodate all those who desire to honor the Multnomah
with their presence on this occasion, it has decided
TO EXTEND THE OPENING DINNER AND
ENTERTAINMENT. PRO GRAM TO INCLUDE
THURSDAY
February Eighth
FRIDAY
February Ninth
SATURDAY
' February Tenth
On these three evenings a Special Table d'Hote Dinner will be served at Two
Dollars Ilfty Cents per plate. Reservations should be made at
once to the management, and written acknowledg-
ments will be forwarded by mall. . -iCD ,
The opening musical and entertainment programme In the Arcadian Garden
cf the Hotel Multnomah includes such stellar attractions as Philip Pel-, Eua
sian Imperial Court Conductor, directing his Concert Orchestra of twenty;
Miss Bess Stokes, popular singer of topical songs; Mile. Marie and Josephine
Ghezzi, Premieres Danseuses of the Grazi Opera Ballet; the Emilia Leovalli
Operatic Trio, late star principals of the Lambardi Opera Company; and
Miss Ethel Wilson and Mr. Harry Weber, introducing the terpsichorean nov-
elties, "Panama-Pacific Bag" and "1915 Waltz."
A cordial invitation is extended to visitors to inspect the Hotel the openinf
night, Thursday, February eighth, .
Multnomah Hotel Company
H. C. Bowers J. M. Brownell
Manager
Assistant Manager
contractors prosecuted the work with
Qiugeuoe, ana compiiini u m mm w
a time aa could be expected wtth due
regard for the quality of the work and
for the changed condltlona forced upon
them by the clty"a delays. These de
laya constituted a breach of contract on
the part of the city, and made it Im
possible for the contractors to per
form their part as agreed upon, al
though they were at all times ready
and willing to do so had they been
permitted."
BIBLE WORSHIP OPPOSED
Rabbi Wise Seea Fetlchlam In Mak
ing Idol of Holy Writ.
Taking Tetichlsm or Enlightenment,
the Problem of Religion." for his sub-
She Had Consumption
Was Dying; Now Well
Xckmaa's Alterative Is being Med with
secoeee In the treatment of Tuberealoele.
Persona who have taken it Improve-, sained
weight, eanauatlng night sweats stopped,
fever diminished, and mini recovered. If
you are Interested to knew more about it,
wa wm put you In touch with some who
are new w elL Tea caa Investigate and
judge for yourself. Read of Mrs. Oovert'e
r"COWJ,: Griffith. Ind.
"Gentlemen: Thinking that perhaps a
short history of the remarkable cure of my
moth.r-i--lw (Mra Anna Gov.rU might
benefit some other sufferer-i I hereby
T" the following twtlmoolal. About
Lntamber 10. 10. she wae taken sick
wurrhl Pneumonia, and continually
Jl won, requiring a trained .n
VUrnt sweats were eo bed that It was
neeeary te ch.nse her clothing once or
iwleVevery nlsht; her cough increased
and ct eo bsd that everybody expected
that she woukl not live much longer. The
tnind nurse (Mies Anna Trtnen) Informed
i that snY had Tuberculosis and nothing
S,ul be done for her. In Janu.ry. when
J.dWHIlint Berg, of St. Michael . Church
at Bh.revllie. Ind.. prepared for her death,
be recommended that I set some Eckman s
Alterative and eee If It would give her some
miief I then requested the attending phy
ilclan" to give hi. dlacnoela and he Informed
.. that ahe had Consumption and wae be
yond I all medical aid. When I asked it
I. thought that It we. mlees to try the
.leratl-e. he replied that .No phyi ielan
eouTdbeln her any and I oould suit myself
Sbout V So I Immediately had Rev. Wu
han? Berg to send for a bottle. Practically
wto-t hope for recovery. I insisted that
The trV the Alterative, which she did. At
the e7d ot the nrst wejks treatment ahe
mot so bad that ehe refused to take any
, of It. but the doctor advised her to
See? on taking It, aa tt was the only thm,
th.t mlsht help her. I am glad to ear
now that she kept on and soon began to
improve. New she works as hard ever.
wi.he t pounds heavier than she ever
did Before she took sick, and Is In good
health. the frankly ssy. she owes her life
and health to ckman-s Alterative. We
keep It on band at all times and recommend
It highly.
"(Signed Affidavit) JOS. GRIMMER."
Eckmaa'a Alterative Is effective In Bron
chitis. Asthma. Hay Fever. Throat and Lung
Troubles, and In upbuilding the eystem.
Deee not contain poisons, opiates or hablt
rormlng drags. For sale by The Owl Drug
Co. and other leading druggists. Ask tor
booklet of cured cases snd write to Eckman
Laboratory, Philadelphia. Fa., for additional
evidence
Ject at Temple Beth Israel, last night
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise said that the wor
ship of the Bible la a form of fetlchlam
practiced by many religions other than
bla own.
"Protestantism la receding In the
spirit because of the tyranny of the
Bible," he aald. "The fact believed by
many religious people that tha Bible
cannot bo wrong, but that the transla
tion may, is fetlchlam. The Bible Just
happened to bo preserved, while other
books Jurt as- valuable have perished.
God has written his works In the ad-
vancement of the human race not on
idols or perishable sheets of paper.
Love the Bible, hut do not worship it
At the service. Dom Zan and Mrs.
Rose Bloch Bauer gang a duet and E.
E. Coursen played a solo on the organ.
Rabbi Wise will have for his subject
"The New Tear from Trees,"
morning's service.
at this
Bread riots are a serious proposition,
but history doesn't record that they
accomplish much In the way of In
creased wheat ylia.
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it R. AXBEET9 MAGXIFICEXT SEW HOME rXDER COXSTRCCTIOX AT EAST AXKE. Y AKD FLORAL AVENUE, IS LACRELHTRST.
Mr. Albee is building what, up to this time, ia tha finest home in Laurelhurst The exterior walls are to be done in red
pressed brick and the Interior, as shown from the design, will be a perfect dream in beautiful hardwoods and ivory enamel.
The house has a frontage of 90 feet and occupies a cornmanding site overlooking Ladd Park. Features of the interior design
of this magnificent home are: The spacious hall, finished in the finest of mahogany and floors of maple; the dining-room, with its
doors of bevel plate glass, beamed ceilings, paneled walls of mahogany and maple floor; the living-room, 18 by 31 feet, with its old
fashioned colonial tile mantel and enamel finish, and ivory enamel finished chambers on the second floor, all floored with se
lected white oak. "
While Mr. Albee 's home is elegant in all its appointments and, when completed, will be one of the finest homes in Portland,
it is but a type of many homes already built by discriminating homebuilders in Laurelhurst, and is but a forerunner of many
others that will go up in this splendid residence addition during the coming year. Lovers of beautiful homes naturally turn to
Laurelhurst as the one residence park in Portland in which to buy and build. Nearly every building site in the entire tract
affords a magnificent setting for a fine residence, yet Laurelhurst lots are today lower in price than in any ether high-grade
exclusive addition in the city. Add to the extreme low price of Laurelhurst lots the fact that we are giving a 15 per cent dis
count to homebuilders, as well as helping them finance the building of their homes, and you have the reason why more than 200
residences were built there last year.
Are you contemplating building a new home? If so, come in and talk it over with us. We can interest you.
MEAD & MURPHY, SALES AGENTS
PHONES MAIN 1503, A 1515.
622 COEBETT BUILDING