THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, " PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1013.
BRIDGE BOOSTERS GIVE REASONS FOR THEIR ENTHUSIASr-i
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T.'EET POPULAR FAVO
Advocates of , Bond. Issue Ex-
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No' Bohds, No Bridge; -and No '
h Bridge 'a Retarded Develop-
ment of Adjacent Territory. .
, plain" Points' Jhat Make the
. Proposition a Necessity.
CLEARLY
Prominent ' anions the cltlaons uf
Portland who . are advocating tha au
. thorlratlon of the bond issue necessary
fur 'meeting Multnomah, county's share
of tho -cost of the Interatata bridge ar
rnlnamen composing' the bridge com
mil tee appointed at the Instance of th
Portland Commercial club.. Their-con
etructive efforta ia complemented by the
promotion of a group of . active Vancou
ver ottiiens representing; the Vancour
ver Commercial club. The Portland coir..
.. mltteemen are' Frank B. Riley.' chair
tnan; Whitney L. Boise. 13. Q. Crawford,
William M, Kliilngsworth. M. G. Munlv,
O. C. Chapman. John P. Logan. J. H.
.Nolta. and David K. Lofgren, Each of
, them expresses hi a opinion on the pro
posed bond issue In brief as follows:
'V1-'A1" SENSE ' OP '' DUTT'C"'
By C O. Chapman.
. Portland pays "no - taxes In
Clarke
. codnty or any part
. Washington, s
,.. Portland gets the
; commerce, of that
country. - - '
of
aouthwsetem
benefit of all tho
rich agricultural
- ' -The leaat Portland can do ia to build
Oregon's share' of the bridge to meet
v the brave county, of Clarke. .
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BRIDGE WILL PAY FOR ITSELF
. ' By David E. Lofgren.
I believe in the interstate bridge for
the reason' that It la a connecting, link
- In the .development of the great north
west.' Great , thoroughfares centralise
... great wealth along the -way. The aa
seised value of real estate at one land
ing of 'the Eads bridgn across the Mis
sissippi liver at St Louis increased
. from $3,000,000 to 160,000.000 within a
few years , after the . bridge was com-
r plrted. It is a business proposition and
will more than pay for itself from rev
enue derived. Thtf user will pay for
the bridge. " - -
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EVIDENCE OP PROSPERITY "
1 By John P. Logau.
Aside from the bridge being a great
tie that binds the states . of the north
west, with,' Canada on the .north and
. California on the south. I am In favor
of the Columbia river bridge for It. like
the fine front of a dwelling and beauti
ful home, gives to. the visitor .from
abroad an impressive evidence of pros-
. parity and solidarity of this grea com
munlty. ' First impressions are lasting
. as much with reference to communities
; as to Individuals. - The Impression ' of
the bridge such as Is outllnedMo crosal
the Columbia River is one which will
add to Vancouver and Portland regions.
BRIDGE IS TIMELY. DEMAND ,
: -
? ' By E. -O; Crawford. , ',
', The Interstate bridge Should be eon-
structed a( this time. The entire coun-
ty of Multnomah is' Interested In this
, bridge.
' First 'Because ; It -a connected two
great states by a modern mode of travel
as against tha primitive one of ferriage
and Its construction Is demanded by as
great necessity ,aa' existed when the
first bridge was built across the Willa
mette at Portland, and will bring a a"
' great results, sysnjt -.r VTi,'Ar-".f. 3 ?!
Second. Because It commercially an
nexes to Portland the whole of south-
. western Washington and . will, add to
Portland' : wealth 1 and population more
than any other local project now up for
' consideration. ' ; '7. v,;7. . l !
PENINSULA'S DEVELOPMENT
CERTAIN .i;.;ru
-; :By John II. Nolta. r - a;- .
I am in favor of. the interstate bridge
for three reaaons: Financially, com
mercially and industrially. . v . v v
- All commodities . of Ufa are. brought
Into the peninsula 'district by teams.
.This Is a great detriment to the labor
. lng people.'-; All of these extra expenses
' are taxed onto the consumer and wage
earner who ' eventually ;? pays the bill.
There, Is enough, produce going to waste
In Clarke county to supply one-half nf
the people In the city of Portland each
Another reason, la that factories will
, be encouraged on the peninsula and the
working people will live adjacent to the
factories, and the farmer will . be In
close touch with'' the consumer. ' .
.Ill 'i'S . ' i
PORTLAND'S ' RETURN AMPLE
By Prank Branch Riley,' Chairman
. ' Interstate Bridge Committee. ,
' ' Tbe : oommerclal ; annexation to Port
land of a willing empire, vast and po
tential. Is the reward to Multnomah
county for'the conatructlon of her share
of the Pacific highway, bridge; between
'Portland and Vancouver. ';',::'.(: i
.,Th crossing of the Columbia is the
gateway 'Into Oregon from the north,
and no ferrythe device of the pioneer
or a fleet of ferries can any longer
: accommodate the traffic, i interurban,
lntorcounty an Interstate, which seeks
:te How across the river. 1 .3-i.s.v.-'..
Ko bond issue,1 ever designed In Ore
gon, has contained so many provisions,
to minimise the burden of the taxpayer;
l and our failure to measure up to the
standard of neighborly cooperation "es-
' tabilshe- by Clarke county; will, be
viewed with singular interest, at leaat;
bv the rival markets of . Puget sound,
srtould the proposition be rejected.
. AN ADVERTISING . ASSET-, v'
"-a1"1 :tsv:'.,:.':;"v;;'i
By William M. KUHngswOrth.
Tliere is one feature about the Inter
state bridge that has not been touched
upon as yet and that la the advertising
benefits to .the ; city and state which
will bO'inost beneficial, ; ;:',':'':;:'v'.";'". !'.:,.'
I well remember wheri the Lewis and
Ctark fkir s was launched. - Great num
bers pronounced It would be a failure.
On the contrary. It wis a great succesa
s we all know, not only building a city,
but a atate was started on the npward
tread and has continued ever since and
so will be the advertising feature on the
completion of the interstate bridge.
Bo with tha building of the Brooklyn
' bridKe.'. At that, time It was an un-h-rd
of event, but It provided the
starter for the building of Greater New
York and it focused the ryea of the
world on that great engineering feat,
Certainly the cltl-.ens of Portland
nhould ' vole bonds for this interstate
bridge by lending thnlr credit less than
60 cents per capita, r These bonds will
be refunded from tolls now paid to the
ferry.- I have heard no opposition to the
bridge and I feel great confidence tt will
carry 10 to 1 In favor of the bond Issue.
THREE OBLIGATIONS XTtGE ,
BRIDGE " -
?V , . J--..-. .C, -it.
Br M. a. Monlv.' '
We Should no longer be . dependent
upon ferry accommodations :. between
Multnomah and Clarke counties. With
the present means of -transportation be
tween these r communities, severe cold
weather would entirely stop traffic for
weeks. 'Ice blockaded all river ferry
traffic fn 185J, 1861-2; 1883-4, for sev
eral weeks, and In , 1888 for. a short
period. , . , .
' I favor the Interstate bridge- because
two great, populous, modern,-, wealthy
communities should be-ashamed to view
complacently a condition suited only to
a pioneer community -with a handful of
people struggling with poverty. . '
I favor the interstate bridge for vari
ous .reasons, but above all. because it Is
a great public necessity. Its conatruc
tlon at this time Is a moral obligation: a
political obligation resting upon the two
commonwealths to bo benefited by this
bridge, and a high social obligation rest
ing upon the two communities separated
by the Columbia to provide the con
veniences of a decent civilization ' for
each other. In the - middle ages, the
building of bridges was considered one
of the great public charities to which
ono religious x order known as -the
"Bridge : Builders" was ' devoted. Be
cause our obligations, .political, social,
moral, without, reference: to-, charity,
enouia oe aoove aouar considerations; I
favor the construction of this bridge. .x
' 'f SEVEk'itEASONS FOR SPAN
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4;, ' , -By Whitney h. Boise, ;i
I am in favor of voting bonds for. the
Interstate bridge at Vancouver for the
following reasons: - v-US;Vj,
First To help In the establishment of
the Pacific 'Highway; which will bring
to our stats a great tourist travel, that
will aid. us not only, financially but in
development as weH..-.-.; .Kh--'--y'
Second To do away with the ferry,-a
relio of ancient times, and the only one
CONFIDENCE
Confidence-in the future' hag
? ! " jDonf ldence ugested t investmentg and development that hate in-
creasell the City' asaessed valuation from $48,000,000 in 1902, to
$3j5,ooo,ooo in i9i . :-. -4.--':i-:' -1
' Confidence in the development .of outlying territory bag thrust
out, trade lines , and I Increased, the.; volume of the trade current..',
ftSv Confidence has Increased the miles of paved streets from' IV miles
infl902 to 294 miles' in 1913. ; ..t ; . ' Ji;
''.."'.Confidences h"as Increased the miles of street car lines from 121.6
miles in. 1902 to '170 miles in l$12. "J , . - . -z , -Confidence
hat increased the miles of Interurban lines" from 19.5
;.mlles'':)ttil902;i1to;,285;.mile8'jn 191?-' , . 1 ', .
: Confidence has increased the population from 90,000 In '1900 to
an estimate of 250,000 in 1913. ' , , . , -
f.' Confidence has spanned the. Willamette river Vhh bridges multi
plied .the .number of. telephones, lengthened ' the 'light5 and power
lines and-Jumped, the' bank .clearances 285 "per cent in 10 years.-' -
itf Confidence now1 proposes the building of the interstate bridge
over ; the Columbia ; river : between.' Portland and Vancouver. ", On
; both the Oregon and Washington banks of the Columbia trade high
ways will focalize" at the bridge. "Connection, unhampered, by weath- '
cr,. unchecked by jluggieh ferry; will be permanently established with
h region;-hot less agriculturally rich than others tied' to and made
tributary to Portland by present trade lines as yet unreached by any
means that measure up to the business both present and potential. '
The Interstate bridge when bnlJi. will express the confidence of
Portland and southwestern Washington in the value of their trade ra-
v.lations. . ""j".,- i ' ; ' , f
. A .vote for the. bridge by a Multnomah county citizen. Is a' vote
of .confidence in the continued larger development of 'the great dis
trict of which Portland is, the metropolis;' , .'. '-i.
A vote for tho bridge is a demonstration of the common' sense
business maxim which declares that without the development And the '
means of ' development of contiguous territory Portland cannot hope'
to permanently grow or realize on investments already made.
Members of the committee who are working for the Interstate bridge:
B. Riley, chairman.. 3 John H; Nolta. E. O.' Crawford.
7 Munly. 8- W. L. Boise,' 9 J, F. Logan. ,
In existence on the Pacifio Highway
frpm Mexioo to British Columbia.'.
Third TO aid in the settlement ana
upbuilding of Clarke county and south
western Washington.. This vast and rich
territory, at our very door and all tribu
tary to Portland. Is now Only one-sixth
devetopeaV --ft-'.$i-; VP ' ''
Pourth -To make ft possible 'and en
courage the building of Interurban elec
tric ' line Into that ' trade ; territory,
which will rapidly facilitate Its growth
and development: Clarke county even
now. sparsely settled ' as It Is, gives
Portland six millions of wholesale bust
neas s year, and an Immense retail
trade. .Elt is certainly to our interest
to -Increase lt,WxMYJ.f-&-w - -
Fifth The Panama canal will bring a
large immigration to the Pacific, coast
and the better we have our trade ter
ritory , open . for settlement the more
farmers we will be able to locate in onr
Immediate. vlclnlty, .
Sixth The voters . of Clarke county.
knowing the business the ferry Is doing,
firmly believe that - the. tolls .on ithe
bridge will meet all Interest chargea and
running expenses and leave a surplus
tor retirement of the bonds. i ,( r
it Seventh Tbe state Will pay the inter
est on pur .bonds if the : tolls . do not
earn it I. therefore, consider it . the
lightest burden, with the greatest bene
fits to accrue..; of any 'bond Issue ever
presented; to.. our. voters. t. ,.,,-
. Fifty Year Without QnarreL j ;
' Paris. Oct. 26. M. and Mme. Peiardln.
who celebrated, their goldea wedding at
Liege recenUy.; boast - that daring the
whole 60 years a cross word has never
papsed .between fhmMMm ;'$x$M:fP'i
built ::ortitniJ&UM
EUROPE'S BRIDGES ARE
BUILT FOR SERVICE AND
BEAUTY AT SAME TIME
Primarily Constructed for Util
; itarian Purposes,1 Spans Are
v Typical of Highest Art,
Supporting the Interstate bridaa. the
Ad; club: devoted lis luncheon program
at the Hotel Portland last Week to ad
dresses and events calculated to over
come opposition to the spaa. Addresses
were delivered by James B. Btapleton of
Vancouver, tne originator of the Inter.
state bridge idea, and John V. Logan,
of Portland, both speaking. In part, as
ioiiows; tl
, T think I oan come to you from the
people of Clarke county and bring you a
message aim aay mat they are waiting
expectantly for? you to Vote favorably
on the bridge : on the fourth of next
month," said Mr. StajletonV 5'-'A'
"The people In our county stand now in
the same position, the atate of Washing
ton did stand before the bill wag vetoed,
but instead of you having on the other
end of this enterprise the i state of
wasnmgton. you have the little county
of Clarke, which has patriotically come
to the relief of the situation and has
told you, and ia telling- you now, we are
ready wttn our share of the money.. Will
you vote your shareT - - .
Bridge Idea -Popular. '
"Now, what I came here especially to
say to you was what I have already
said, about Vancouver's viewpoint. Van
couver' puts her hopes and . ambitions
now in you, and Vancouver knows what
the history of this bridge proposal and
bridge; development project has been
and Is.'. I have followed the brldge proj
ect all over the state of Washington, It
has been Indorsed four times by the
Southwestern Washington Development
league, which is a league made up of
commercial club committees In every
county in southwestern Washington; In
cluding; Pierce, Clallam and Jefferson
counties. It was Indorsed by the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce; ; it is in
dorsed by the Good ; Boads association
at Tacoma: it is indorsed by the rep
resentatives of 155 commercial clubs at
North Yakima, and yon all know It Was
Indorsed, by the members of the legis
lature. The men from Spokane. We-
natchee Whatcom county" and King and
Pierce, and Ellensburg and Walla Walla
voted for it Just as much and Just as
favorably as the -men in southwestern
Washington, because we have In Wash
ington men who are large enough to ap
preciate that by joining, a that bridge
would, the state of Washington with the
state of Oregon, which is populated by
men who are also just as big aa the
Washington men, the advantages to both
of the states would . not be limited to
the' Immediate territory tapped.', but
would be Immeasurable in its benefits
and far reaching beyond what we could
possibly now imagine.
"After all these Indorsements, does it
v. ' it 1 '
1 W. M.' KillingBWorth ; 2 Prank
O. E. Lofgren. 6 C. C. Chapman.
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occur to you that there is but one thing
in life for you to do, and that there is
but one magic, touch, as it were, yet to
be applied to make this, bridge an as
sured fact,! tnd that Is you . favorable
vote on ; the fourth of next month?
have no doubt you will give It." .
" ' Loraa Oitea atnltaomah's Svty.
"It has come to pass that the ques
tion uow before the-' good people of
Multnomah county is not whether the
bridge shall be built, but when it shall
be built," said, Mr. Logan.. "It would be
an everlasting shame for this greatest
and wealthiest county In the northwest
today to falter after it. had arisen in
its place and said to the state or Ore
gon, we pledge you that If you avlll
pass ' a bill we will ' build a bridge,
and turning our faces to the north and
sending our committee to' the great
state of Washington at Olympla during
Us legislative session last January, and
saying. If-you will pass a bill we will
build a bridge and build the greater
part of -if and that legisature pasaed
a bill, and when after that legislature
passed the 1)111 and had It vetoed, the
nervy llttlercounty . of . Clarke buckled
on Its armor and turned, to the state
of i Washington and. said, 'We will do
It: we win do it; we will meet Port
land half way or so far as our way
brings us to the middle of the river.
we . will pleet - them at v the center of
xne river, t ana we wm ouua tne oriage.'
"What will the bridge do for Port
land? Why. It will do for - Portland
as the front - does for any man. A
bridge ' is to a state like a front door
or entrance is to a house; like a good
front is to a tnan; ... Tou have got to
have a front in the world. 6r you can't
progress. Oe to any city of any size
in Europe and you will see that the
noblest structures that they attempt
to rear in the arrest centers of Europe
are the bridges.; And the impression
that yon reeeive in entering the cities
of Europe, the continental cities, la not
of structures old in years, but ef new
ana up to aate ones wmcn are rormed
largely by. bridges. Tr':,-- r.
Houble Bridges la Sarop. " .
- At Hamburg ' they .have tbe " finest
bridge your eyes could see. ; They
didn't spend the money for the bridge
ltseir nut also to embellish the bridge,
either for ' utility: or i for; beauty; for
ton nouses or -ror guard houses; and
they look? toward 'embellishment. And
then .they . name the-' bridges.; The
bridges are of . such importance that
they name them after the higheat dig.
nttaries of the nation r In Berlin they
have , the 'Kaiser Frederick bridge: in
Paris, the . Alexander bridge. named
after one of the Russian emperors at
the time of the Pars exposition. In
Borne they have the. Vittorio Kmman-
uele bridge on the site of the spot that
was ,held by Horatius centuries ago.
Take , the - magnificent structure , at
Bonne the university town of Bonne
the approaches are in tbe form of cas
tles, making the structure one of util
ity as-well-a vt'imvtf t-t' !&
"Even in the heights of the Alps they
build, instead of steel, which they might
use, magnificent stone bridges, to car
ry not" great : trains over, but ' electrio
oara This is - one of them. Ve all
know the famous Rialto Bridge In Ven
ice; one of the three bridges recognised
not only as bridges but aa streets; thin
and the Ponto Vicclo at- Florence and
the old London 'Bridge at London were
the bridges that were used, and there is
not a man living, and especially no one
who1 knows anything about the stage,
but who knows about meeting his friend
on the Rialto; and also even the littln
bridge of sad memories, the Br Id so of
Signs in iVenlce, is a bridge of beauty
and- one. of, the best known bridges: in
the world. ' i t : 1 - '
. I have mentioned the Vlttorlo Emman
uels bridge, named after Vlttorlo Em
manuels, the first king of United Italy;
a ; new, magnificent bridge ' at . Bomo,
between the two hills of Rome, and on
the very spot where Horatius held the
ancient bridge some 2000 years ago.
Even . in Lucerne, when' you step off
mere they will point you to the fam
ous bridge in wliich Jsome 800 or 400
years ago the master painters of that
day painted plotures tha , today make
tha bridge an art gallery. And, by the
way bridge building throughout Eu
rope Is of such a high standard that Jt
was begun . after ' the Renaissance by
the Brotherhood of Builders known as
the Brotherhood of Bridge Builders or
the Brothers of the Bridge. It was con,
sldered so Important and so high that
bridges were built as an act of piety
or as an act 'of penitence on the part of
sovereigns . who desired to .propitiate
the Almighty for some wrong they had
done.
"The Emperor 'Alexander Bridge at
Paris is not only a magnificent struc
ture, from the utilitarian point of view,
but .they nave spent an enormous sum
of money in beautifying it, by two mar
ble columns at each corner, surmounted
by the gilded statues on the columns.
- "Nobody thinks of going to London
without seeing the Tower Bridgeand
it is an asset in -Itself which causes
people to linger there, and it becomes
of worth to the city, because of it being
one of the sights. Also the old London
Bridge, is one of the sights of London;
as also is the Westminster Bridge cross
ing from Westminster hall to . Lam-
neth. - -' .?-": ;'.
Y Bridge Across Plrtn of l-orta.
'"The greatest bridge in the world,
probably, so far. as being well known,
Is the bridge across the Firth of Forth,
and it is such an attraction that auto
mobile busses run from Edlnburg, some
26 or zs miles up tne Forth estuary to
Queen's Ferry, to visit this magnificent
structure. It is not a foot bridge; it
Is a railroad bridge, costing 8.S00.0JO
pounds or something like Ii7.oao.ooo.
'wren today New Tork is spending
enormous sums for, beauty In Us bridge
ttUUding. v . v:.sw. vi. -1 y.Y e ? t
"I ask again, in view of the promises
we have made, to our neighbors, to not
only the .state or Oregon but to tbe
northwest, shall we hesitate now and
put Ourselves in bad, and give ourselves
bad financial -rating, and not only a
bad f lnanoial rating but a bad standing
as a promise-maker and a promlse-
treaker7 l tninit we win not-7 .
GEOGRAP
ADVlSABILtTY OF THE
INTERSTATE BRIDGE
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Territory: Adjacent to Clarke
County Should Be Included
: In - Portland's Trade Area. . .
-'i -t.-vw-).:? .... .-. .. . - :
By Henry Crass, President of Van-
- couver Commercial Club, ;(
Vancouver. Wash.,' Oct. 26. To real-
ice that the construction of the interstate-bridge
across the Columbia river
would be a vast and important benefit
to .Multnomah county, one .has but to
study tho geographical layout of south
western Washington.;; There are inter,
urban lines going n all directions from
Portland except north, and they go
north to the Columbia river -why not
further It 13 self-evident that the
Columbia river la the barrier, and ttm
great obstruction that keeps the unt.il 1
resources of southwestern WsfOilnirimi
from pouring Into Fortland sn.l Ilu'.n.i.
IliaU county Uuy by i!;iy. Tbiio It i j,
By Allison Bnrnham, Jlannger In-
..terstate Bridge Campaign, Clarke
County;
' The voters of Multnomah county
should remember!
- That If the 11,260.000 bonds are voted,
the Interstate bridge across the Colum
bia river will be built, and that it Will
pot be built unless they are voted.
That If . the bridge i is ! built. Clarke
county and southwestern Waahington
will be gridlroned with trolley lines, all
connected with Portland.-
That with trolley lines going to every
part of southwestern Washington the
population and wealth of every, part of
that rich territory Will be increased..'
That with increasea of population and
wealth, better roads can be and will be
built . J , - ;
' That transportation Is '.the maglo
force that develops the natural resour
ces of a country and builds its great
citiea t , - '
That without the 'interstate bridge,
the' development of trolley systems and
good roads in southwestern Washing
ton will benefit only the cities of Puget
Sound, and Portland - will be entirely
left 'OUt?..,?f;-'-;v.S..-'i;'j,:.--ii.U, :f -..-s';
That the bridge will be -the most Im
portant link in the' great Pacific high
way that will - attract the tourists of
the world. ' u ' '
That with a publicly owned bridge,
the interstate rate . question will . be
under the practical control of the local
and state authorities who grant the
franchises. . " . ..
- That we can pay tolls on a ferry or
on a privately owned bridge for a hun
dred years and we will still be paying
tolls. - '
That if we pay tolls on the proposed
Interstate bridge for a few years, we
will own the bridge. ; " ' t ' ,
That when we make it. a free bridge,
the necessary tax wllL-'be so small aa
to be no burden at all-f lve cents or six
cents on 'each 11000 assessed valuation
to pay the Interest, and 10 cents to U
cents to pay the principal. ,
''''-i,.? '''.THEREFORE: ' , ,
With so much benefit to come from
the building of the bridge, sot only to
the entire northwest in general, but to
Portland In particular;
With injury done to no one, by Its
building; -is" ii.. '
With, no additional burden assumed
while It la maintained as a toll bridge
because we are now paying tolls on the
. With so slight a tax burden, if made
a free bridge, which small tax will be
offset many, many times by the advan
tages accruing from better means of
transportation ; ,': :-, f ;, i ;;A . , ;r . - .
'.' With absolutely no valid argument
that can be advanced against the proposition-
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. ; V - -S,' TOT'i'V'1:-; 'V-; ' .
. Should not Multnomah county vote as
strongly in - favor of . the bonds ss
Clarke county did T" Over IT per cent
of Clarke county's vote was in favor of
its bridge bond issue. -;
Why not excel that record?
-. Nothing has ever done Clarke county
so much, rood as the gettlnsr toaether
on this bridge proposition. Its neonl
are now, ready with a united front to
tackle any propoaiUon that will help in
the development of that rich country. .
v A mighty vote in Its favor in Mult
nomah county will put the same cour
age in the hearts of Its people, so . that
they will -be able to go ahead as a
united people In the npbuildlnx of not
only a great. city, but a great common
wealth, a great commercial "
And they will quickly rally to their
standard all of the progressive people
of this great northwest, all pulling to
gether for Its development ;
wnai a country we then shall have!
area adjacent to Portland in a business
way that is mora nroductlv. lwn, r
more -accessible than . aouthwtm
Washington, vre It not for the barrier,
of the Columbia river. ,
XraaaporUtloa Xa Fundamental rroblem.
-XTansnortatlOn la tha kmn( .1..
viuiren ox . every country; the better
the transportation, the better the coun
try; the better the transportation, the
more prosperous and populous the city.
So it is With Portland and vicinity Tela-
Uve to the Interstate bridge. : .
' There are millions of cords of wood
that are being burned within a reason
able radius of -Portland, because there
is no transportation which will justify
taking it to Portland. Thla wood is be-
ing burned because people have to clear '
m miih na lorjicx oz a market, and
yet a market so dose to hand, to-wlt
Portland. ,'; If this wood could be placed
in Portland, you see what ' it would
mean to the men who are trying to clear
luumweBurn wianinvtAn -nf w. v.... i
to burn their wood, becausa they have!
On the other hand, see what It would '
mean to Portland If this wood could be
brought Into ,. Portland ' and placed In
the reach of the consumer. It that la
true of one commodltv. in't it tn,. nf
all ethers? If it is true, then what
does - the Interstate Htl.r. tit
Portland end Multnomah county?
i:s Trade Area . widened.. . "'
I If tha Wholesale housp of TnrtUn.i
are not getting the' greater percentase
Of ell tha hiininjia frnm r-hh all- in
cluding the Willapa harbor country, It
is through lack of transportation, be
oause surely that territory ia by nature
in Portland's trade area, and the busi
ness men and property owners, the wage
earner and capitalist, and everybody, it
seems v to me, in. Multnomah county,
ought to be willing and anxious to
make it possible for tho groat re
sources Of southwestern Washlnston tj
come to and, be poured into, the plan
that natura has ripKicnxH f., tt
land and Multnomah county.
,'.';.- Oversensitive Artist V.uM ?'. '
: New Tork, Oct. 85. An a rt i t c- --
mltted suicide In this city tho other
because he found that hi work n) i ,-
satisfactory. rerhaps tho i n y -
oversensitive, perhepn 1!h van ? v .i
really poor and iinsatisfin t irv. , f
all tho "urtlt," " . '
and "immlctHnV" whnxe v. .
factory were to rimm-it t
tin i .-tirh s wo . ! I !
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