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TTTE STTXDAT OREGONTAX, PORTLATTD, APRIL 25, 19T3.
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EARLY TRANSPORTATION
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ELEVENTH ARTICLE.
ASTORIA. Or., April 24. (Special.)
In the wild days of 1847, when
Oregon was little more than a wll
derneaa and when even such crudities as
frontier settlements were few and far
between. Uncle Sam established a post
offlce on the old Shlvely homestead,
now a part of the City of Astoria. This
was the first postofflce to be established
anywhere in the wild country west of
the Rocky Mountains.
This old place, which served many
ether purposes as well as postofflce, was
the scene of many Interesting affairs in
the state's early history. The post
master was the late Colonel James M
Shlvely. who owned the house in which
the office was conducted and who
brougrht the first mall across the plains
to the Oregon coast. He left Washing
ton, D. C, on April 1, 1847, and arrived
In the Summer of that year.
In addition to the regular mall. Colo
nel Shlvely brought a letter from Cave
Johnson, Postmaster-General, Inaugur
ating the first general postal service on
the Pacific Coast and appointing Colonel
Cornelius Gilliam as special agent of
the postal department for the territory
f Oregon.
This letter, which bears much rich In
formation regarding the early days,
reads as follows:
Postoffice Department, March 80, 1MT.
General Comeliu Gilliam, Upper Willamette,
Oregon Territory. - Sir: Accompanying this
lm a letter of appointment to you as special
acent of this department for the time spec
ified. In the Territory of Oregon.
At Its last session. Consresa established by
law the following post routes:
From Astoria, in the Territory of Oregon,
to Independence, Mo,
From Oregon City via Fort Vancouver and
Vort Neaqually to the mouth of Admiralty
Inlet.
AID IS PLEDGE DE1AND
Police Musicians Will Take
Trip Over Continent.
FUNDS ARE BEING RAISED
Value to Portland During Tears
of existence Put at $50,000.
Organization Only On of
L.
Kind In United States.
When the Portland Pollca Depart
ment Band leaves In a short time for
Its transcontinental tour to advertise
Oregon and Portland throughout the
East and the Middle West. It will mark
the first extensive journey of this ster
ling organization since Its inception
seven years ago.
A friend of the band recently com
puted its value to Portland and he
found that if the band had been paid
on the ratio of bands in the city It
would have earned more than $50,000
There has not been an occasion of real
Importance since the band was organ
ized thut it did not participate In with
out charge. A recent example of the
grit of the members was shown in the
parade the opening day of the baseball
season. Not a man faltered or even
turned up his collar in the pouring
rain that followed the parade during
lis entire course.
Senior Police Captain Moore, Patrol
man Wilson, who since has died, and
Patrolman Manring first conceived the
Idea of ,a Police Band and, on October
16, 190S. the first steps were taken to
make the band a permanent organiza
tion. Thirteen members of the depart
ment volunteered their services, their
time and even their homes, and weekly
rehearsals were held, each member
having the others at his home one
night a week.
Manring was chosen as the director
and held that place for four years, re
tiring to fill the vacancy in the cornet
. section as soloist. F. A. Siberling, who
Is the present director, was elected to
fill the place left by Manring. who is
considered one of the few expert band
cornet soloists In the United States.
Favorite Pieces Asked for Funeral.
Wilson was the drum major and few
of "the boys" have forgotten the be
loved "Hank" and the many funny
flings he took as drum major. When
Wilson died, little more than a year
ago, the band he had aided to organize
From Oregon City, up the Willamette Val
ley, to the Kalamet River, In the direction
of San Francisco, to go into operation, if
practicable, by the first of July, 1847.
Under the accompanying appointment, you
forthwith will proceed to cause the mall to
be carried on said routes, not oftener than
once a week, and as frequently within that
limit as can be obtained for the compen
sation hereinafter stated. The amount to
pay will be the entire yield of the respective
offices on the routes over and above the
commissions to the postmasters, respectively.
As Oregon City will be situated on two of
the routes, you will divide the net proceeds
of that office into two parts, assigning a
half to each of the routes. The same ap
plies to Fort Vancouver. It is probable that
each route will have to be divided into two
or more for the purpose of getting the mall
carried on them.
When an office comes to be situated on
two or more sections a division of their pro
ceeds, according to the number of trips per
formed on each, will have to be made be
tween the different contractors coming to
that office. Whenever you obtain a con
tractor for any portion of the service, you
will have a memorandum thereof taken and
executed by the contractor setting forth the
terms of the arrangement, particularly the
number of trips to be performed in a month
in both directions and the days and hours of
departure and arrival at each end of the
route, the length of the route, names of
places on the route, specially designating
followed the cortege to the grave as
he had requested on his deathbed. His
last thought was of the band and. as
a special favor, he begged the members
would play one or two of his favorite
selections at his funeraL
Sympathetic with the work of the
band and confident that its tour of the
East will be one of the biggest adver
tising feats conducted by a state or a
city, such commercial and social organ
izations as follow have Indorsed the
trip, and the members are lending their
aid in collecting the necessary funds.
TheAncient Order of Muts, the Ad
Club, Progressive Business Men's Club,
Oregon State Hotel Managers' Associa
tion, the Fire Department, East Side
Business Men's Club, the Portland
Kealty Board, Toung Men's Christian
Association, United East Side Clubs.
Baseball Boosters' Club. Transportation
Club, Rose Festival Association, Harri
nxan Club, Police Bureau, Made-in-Ore-gon
Club, Theatrical Managers' Asso
ciation, Automobile Dealers' Associa
tion, Brotherhood of Electric Railway
Employes, Rotary Club, Royal Rosar
lans, Multnomah Club, Jovian Order,
PORTLAND
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those where postofflces are opened, and the
period during which the sarvloe Is to be
performed.
You hereby are authorised and instructed,
to select suitable and competent persons at
proper points for postmasters, not nearer to
each other than 10 miles apzrt, unless special
reasons exist showing an absolute necessity
for placing the offices nearer to each other.
Tou will report the names of these persons
with their locations and names of offices for
appointment by the department as post
master. But you are authorized In the
meantime to put the offices in operation and
cause said persons nominated by you as post
masters to enter upon and perform ail their
duties as such.
You will see that said postmasters pay
over the net proceeds of their offices to the
contractor after the expiration of each quar
ter, that Is soon after the months of March,
June, September and December, and that the
service be faithfully performed by the con
tractors. Your compensation will be at the rate of
$100o a year with an additional allowance of
$2 a day when you are absent from your
home on business of this department, which
$2 a day is to be in full for all traveling
or other personal expenses. You will report
from time to time your doings to this de
partment and keep it as well advised as iie
opportunities of communication will allow,
of the state of the mail service in Oregon
and all Important particulars touching the
same.
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Elks have appointed representatives to
aid fn the campaign now under way.
Theaters Pronalse Aid la Prorrasiise,
The Musical Festival at the Armory
on the evenings of Thursday, April 29;
Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1,
with the special school children's mati
nee Saturday at 2:30, will be one of
the biggest affairs of the sort ever
staged In Portland. Not less than eight
bands have been secured to aid the
Police Band and the Portland theaters
have promised to lend head-line attrac.
tions to . round out the programme.
Some of the best known soloists in the
city have been engaged and their
names will be made publio before the
concerts.
Thursday afternoon. April 29, the
Police Band will have Its day at the
baseball grounds, the net proceeds be
ing donated to the band by Judge W.
H. McCredie. president of the Port
land Beavers. Los Angeles will be the
contesting team.
Will F. Spenser, prominent in civic
and social work In the city, is the offi
MUSICIANS WHO WILL RAISE MONEY FOR TRIP TO ADVERTISE CITY IN EAST.
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If practicable, mall bass, locks, keys and
blanks will be forwarded by ship to Astoria
for vour use and distribution. The laws ana
regulations of the department you will find
In possession ol the bearer o tnis, Air.
Shlvely, who has been appointed postmaster
at Astoria.
It has been arranged to send by ship six
mail bags with locks attached, and Colonel
Shlvely takes with him six spare keys.
Blanks for accounts and so on. the post
masters can obtain of the postmaster of
Astoria. Respectfully, your obdt. serv't,
C. JOHNSON,
Postmaster-General.
Colonel Cornelius Gilliam, the first
special agent of the Postal Department
in the Northwest, came to Oregon in
1844. At the outbreak of the Cayuse
Indian War, growing out of the massa
cre of Dr. Marcus Whitman and 12
others by Indians, on November 29-30,
1847, Colonel Gilliam, having seen serv
ice In the Seminole Indian War In the
South, was placed In command of the
volunteer forces of the Provisional
Government of Oregon and led the lit
tle army successfully against the In
dians. In April, 1848, Colonel Gilliam
accidentally shot himself while pulling
a loaded gun out of a wagon. He died
shortly afterwards from the effect of
his wound.
cial representative of the band and Its
personnel is: R. J. Ellis, president and
director; M. M. Rudolph, vice-president
and director; R A. Malnwaring, secre
tary and director;- Edward Burke,
treasurer and director; Captain C. A.
Inskeep, manager; F. A. Siberling, mu
sical director; E. A. Manring, assistant
musical director and cornet soloist; F.
Cain, F. C. Short. H. H. Stark, R. C.
Unton. J. L. Reid, cornets; J. S. Thomp
son, solo clarinet; Paul Mahoney. E.
Frankhauser, Al Benkert, B. A. Helt
kemper, C. Nellson, George Richards,
J. I). Webster, Frank Gettrick, clari
nets;' Paul Batke, flute; R. C. Russell,
piano and oboe; B. L- Brown, bassoon
and trombone; H. A. Griffith, J. B.
White, E. R. Bewley. E. C.
Brothers, J. H. Ludwig, H. C.
Bales, horns; T. C. Freiberg, R. A. Main
waring, M. M. Rudolph, R. Schiebe,
G. W. Teasdale. F. Norman. C. M. New
man, trombones; Chris Johnson. R. S.
Flack, baritones; R. J. Ellis, H. L. Stan
ton, E. C. Shipley, bass; C. C. Mauer,
string bass; J. W. Inskeep, M. D. Wells,
Edward Burke, G. B. Murray, L. Stone,
saxaphones; J. W. Morelock, bass drum;
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MR. , CANT1NE IS AWAITED
Conference at Medford Delays Fix
ing Road Work Programme.
MEDFORD, Or.. April 14. (Spe
cial.) Following a conference between
the State Highway Commission, Coun
ty Commissioners Madden and Leaver
and Representative W. I. Vawter, it
has been decided to await the arrival
of State Highway Engineer Cantlne
before definite plans for future road
work in this county are announced.
It is probable, however, that the $80.
000 left from the sale of county bonds
will be used to grade the road from
Central Point to the north line of the
county, as much of the highway being
hard-surfaced as the funds will allow
It Is said unofficially that a com
promise will be effected with Con
tractor Sweeney, who did the excava
tlon work on the Siskiyous. Former
State Highway Engineer Bowlby
agreed to allow $17,000 for extras, but
Mr. Sweeney has made a claim for
$35,000 more. Ex-Gover,nor West Is
here, representing Portland banks, pro
tecting the contractors' claims, and
hopes to procure a settlement satisfac
tory, to both sides. Contractor
Sweeney formerly declared that If the
$35,000 was not allowed he would
bring suit. State Engineer Cantlne Is
expected to be In Medford In a few
daya.
RURAL TEACHERS WANTED
President of Normal School Com
ments on New Requirements.
MONMOUTH. Or., April 84. (Spe
cial.) That the demand for teachers In
Oregon schools has undergone a signi
ficant change during the past eight
months Is the declaration of J. H.
Ackerman. president of the Oregon
Normal School, after a survey of the
applications for instructors coming in
to the administration office and the cor
responding increase in the enrollment
of the rural school department.
"Members of school boards who an
nually make requests to the Oregon
Normal to furnish instructors live In
the agricultural communities. As a
result many of the present senior classes
will hold positions in rural districts
next year," he said. "One hundred and
five students have enrolled In the rural
department, making the largest classes
in the school. Thus it Is clearly shown
that the tide has turned."
EXCHANGE HAS NO PATRONS
Pacific Company Asks to Discon
tinue Station at Flanagan.
SALEM, Or., April 24. (Special.)
Being , subscrlberless at Flanagan.
Wasco County, the Pacirtc Telephone
& Telegraph Company yesterday asked
permission of the State Railroad Com
mission to discontinue its exchange
there. It had a lone subscriber, the
petition says, the latter part of last
year, but he gave up the service Jan
uary 1.
The company also asks permission to
discontinue Its exchange in Rlckreall,
Polk County, announcing that its sub
scribers have organized the Rlckreall
Rural Telephone Company, and desire
to take over the circuit between Rlck
reall and Dallas.
MILKING MACHINE PLEASES
Grays River Dairyman's Example to
Be Followed by Neighbors.
GRAYS RIVER. Wash.. April 24.
(Special.) William Meserve, of this
place, has Installed a milking macnine
on bis dairy farm. Mr. Meserve con
ducts an extensive dairy ranch. In
order to solve the problem of hired
milkers he has resorted to scientific
methods. Two machines are operated,
each being equipped to milk two cows.
The experiment is regarded as a suc
cess. It Is reported that others In this
vicinity will try the machines if this
proves successful.
CANBY SEEKS MORE WATER
New and Larger Tower Is to Sup
plant One Now Used.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 24. (Spe
cial.) Improvements that will result
in a better water system for Canby
are being planned by M. J. Lee, owner
of the Canby waterworks.
A new tower, with a capacity of
75,000 gallons and placed on a 60-foot
platform, will replace the present one,
which will hold only 10,000 gallons and
Is built on a 30-foot platform. The new
tower will give a much greater pres
sure. Grand Mound Farmers to Gather.
CENTRALIA. Wash., April 23. (Spe
cial.) Under the auspices of the farm
ers of Grand Mound, a big agricultural
meeting will be held there Tuesday
night- Both C. O. Van Houten. Thurs
ton County agriculturist, and King
County Agriculturist Rader will give
talks on berry culture. A big delega
tion of members of the Central la Com
mercial Club will attend.
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O. A. Tibbetts llarks Back to Days When Railroads Came and When Side
Wheeler Carried Products Between Portland and San Francisco.
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V. IL II. Marck 12, 1M70, by T. Carl ton. Conductor. Itottom Koclsnr's
Commission Granted to C. W. Tracy.
BT O. A. TIBBB3TT3.
WHILE we are celebrating the in
auguration of the modern rail
. steamship transportation service
of the Hill lines between Portland and
San Francisco, it may be Interesting for
soma oldtimer to hark back about 45
years to the transporation conditions
existing during 1869 and 1870. During
those years the steamship lines between
these two points were operated by Ben
Holladay & Co. and the ships in com
mission were the old side-wheeler Cal
ifornia, the John L. Stephens. Orl
flamme and AJax. It usually required
four days to make the trip under favor
able conditions.
Early in 1869 Ben Holladay & Co.
started construction on the East
and West Side roads and early
in 1870 these companies were In
corporated under the names of the
Oregon & California Railroad on
the East and the Oregon Central Rail
road on the West Side. Ben Holladay
was president: W. L. Halsey, vice-president;
A. G. Cunningham, secretary and
treasurer: George W. Weldler. financial
agent: E. P. Rogers, general freight and
passenger agent, H. Thlelsen, chief en
gineer, and John F. Kidder, assistant
engineer and superintendent.
The Eait Side road, or the Oregon A
California, was finished to Eugene late
in 1871 or early in 1872 and completed
to Roseburg early in 1873. The Oregon
Central was completed to Corvallia in
1872.
The products of the Willamette and
L'mpqua valleys came then through
Portland by those two lines and river
steamers, where they were trans
shipped to San Francisco by the ocean
steamers and sold as California prod
ucts. I think it was in 1872 that the
first "windjammer" was loaded with
grain for a European port via the Horn.
At this time. Ben Holladay & Co.
operated the little steamer George 8.
Wright, afterwards lost in northern
waters, between Portland and Sitka.
This little boat was able to take care
of all the northern trade.
The baric Webfoot (Captain Noyes)
was then plying between Portland and
Hongkong and it was by this ship that
the first shipment of Oregon flour was
made to the Orient. I think in 1871. The
Webfoot also brought the parent stock
of the Mongolian pheasants to Oregon.
There were no bridges across the
Willamette River in those days and all
traffic between the East and West
Sides was by the Stark-street ferry.
The first depot on the East Side, or
Oregon & California, line, was near the
present east end of the Morrison-street
bridge, on the low ground about 20 feet
below the present street leveL It was
a small, rough board structure, about
20x50 feet. We were compelled to move
out of it in June, as It was under
water. The first freight agent was R.
M. Wilken and the first ticket agent
William Williams. They were super
seded In 1870 by O. H. Kimball and the
writer.
I possess still a commission as engin
eer Issued to C. W. Tracy, Novtmber 8,
1869, who was the first locomotive en
gineer in Oregon and also an engraved
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half dollar which In, beyond doubt, a
coin out of the first fare collected to
ride on a railroad in the State of Ore
gon. Within my memory there has cer
tainly been great strides made in the
development of the country and won
derful Improvement in the transporta
tion facilities, but of all the old famil
iar names connected with this early
history the bearers have all passed be
yond and mean nothing to the present
generation.
CASTLE ROCK SEEKS PAVINQ
Council Acts Favorably on Petition
Signed by Property-Owners.
CASTLE ROCK Wash., April 24.
(Special.) From present indications
all of the principal business streets of
Castle Rock will be paved within the
next few months. A petition circu
lated among the property owners has
been signed generally. When tbe peti
tion was presented to the Council Tues
day night a favorable resolution was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
The opposition is so small that it is
almost certain that tha Improvement
will be made.
City Engineer Blair, of Centralis,
who was present at the meeting, has
been appointed to draw tha plans and
to make tbe estimates as well as su
perintend the work.
0DDFEL0LWSH0N0R BIRTH
Four Lodges at Vancouver Celebrate
Anniversary Today.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 24. (Fpe.
cia.1. ) The Stith anniveraary of the
founding of the Independent Order of
Oddfellows of the United States, will
be observed tomorrow morning at the
First Christian Church, when four
lodges will attend services there. Rev.
1C H. Sawyer, pastor, will deliver a
sermon on "Oddf ellowship."
The first Oddfellow Lodge was Wash
ington Lodge. No. 1, organized 96 years
ago in Baltimore. Mil., by Thomas
Wildey, and four companions. The
membership has grown from five per
sons to more than 2,000.000 scattered
throughout the world. In Clarke
County there are 13 lodges of this order.
Pupils Tend Garden.
LA CENTER. Wash.. April 24. (Spe
cial.) A school garden is being raised
by the eighth grade pupils of La Center
School. Those who have gardens are
Kenneth Banzer, Andrew Beaaley Lee
lie Anderson, Arthur Robins. Lewis
Thornton, Bennie Eastman, Helen
Bolst. Mary Kirby, Marjorle Headley,
Julia Benn, Eunice Sheldon.
More than u.OOO.ono youns; trees and 10. (
pounds or seed wre planted oa the Ks
Usual forests la 101.
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