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TIXE OREGON SUNfiiV, JOtJItNXL, POUTCANfi, SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER: 10, 1922.
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FIRST PASSENGER
TRAIN HERALDED
39 YEARS AGO
Dream of Henry Vi Hard Realized
' After Hard Struggle Line Is
Built After Gould Refused Aid
Thirty -nine years ago today Port
land was dressed in holiday sttlrs and
business was suspended In anticipation
of the coming on the following- day
of the first through passenger train
from the East,
Henry Villard, capitalist and origin
ator of the plan to bring the first
northern transcon'Jnental line to Port
land, was the hero of the day, for it
was. he who made the dream, of 'a rail
line to the coast come true throogh
obtaining control of the Northern Pa
cific two years before and rushing that
line to completion.
Today with three transcontinental
lines routed through the Columbia
River gorge, and the port and city
growing rapidly as a result of the
movement of the products of the Is
land Empire, through the easy grades
of the Columbia gorge, Villard's Idea
that all things should flow over the
pathway of least resistance, has been
vindicated.
The idea of a railroad down the
Columbia river to Portland was first
advanced by Colonel W. W. Chapman,
He was compelled to abandon -his ideas
because of the Infirmities of age. Vil
lard visited Oregon in 1S74, J76 and
178. and In 1879 purchased the prop
erty of the Orejron Steam Navigation
company from Captain J. C Alnsworth,
president of the company.
GOULD BEFTJSE9 MOITET
The Chapman route from Portland
to Salt Lake was tho dream of Villard
placed before Jay Gould and his as
sociates, but after several months'
consideration Oould refused to finance
the movement. Villard at once organ
ized the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company. This company was incor
porated June 13, 1873.
Villard at once commenced the con
struction of a line up the Columbia
river from Portland to Pendleton and
then to Huntington, where It 'was met
by the Oregon Short line.
This move of Villard was met by the
union faciric company with the or
paniiatlon of the Oregon Short Line
company, which Mtarted the construc
tion of a line to heat Villard into the
Oregon country. Gould. Morgan and
other powerful capitalists were behind
this movement to defeat Villard.
But Villard pushed his line with such
energy that he was able to meet hfs
rivals at Huntington and effectively
hold the field of his enternrise.
Meanwhile another idea was born in
Villard's mind and he set about to &6
one of the most astonishing things the
railroad and financial worlds- have
ever seen. The Northern Pacific line
had been under construction at this
time and work was being pushed slow
ly.. The line from Portland to Tnrnmi
.had been built and the Eastern division
of the road had been pushed to the
crossing of the Ml-ssouri and some work
had been done from the Columbia to
Spokane. Villard, with the utmost
secrecy set about to gain control of this
system.
GETS MOITET OJT TTQBD
Then Villard asked for the tempor
ary loan from his friends of $8,000,000
for a purpose not named "and no ques
tion asked." He assured his friends
that he would account for the money
intrusted him and return them a good
rate or interest, me money was given
FIRST TRAIN FROM EAST 39 YEARS AGO
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i'Pirst through passenger train from the East to reach Portland. This is one of several special trains which
airiTni in Portland. Sentember 11. 1883. noon the completion of the Northern Piicific railroad. The
small picture Is of Henry Villard, the railroad genius, whose work made this rail connection possible;
(Photograph by courtesy of Oregon Historical Society.)
unheard of movement. Then came the
formation of the "blind pool" which
sought control of the Northern Pacific,
The railroad builder got control of
the northern line n June 1881 and was
elected president in September. An
army of men was placed at work on
the transcontinental line and on Sep
tember 8, 1883, the line was completed
across the continent and v joined with
the Oregon Railway & Navigation com
pany to form "The Oregon Railway
System."
Villard planned his road through the
lines of least reslstence and in harm
ony with the laws of nature to accomp
lish a thing which eeemed impossible to
the financiers and railroad builders of
the age.
Later railroad history reveals that
the owners of tho Northern line spent
millions of dollars and years of labor
to reverse the plans of Villard and then
finally reversed themselves throughfthe
expenditure of more millions to build a
line down the North .Bank of the
Columbia river from Spokane.
Fisherman Manages
To Land Two Bass
Woodsfield, Ohio, Sept. 9. L-N. S.)
John Brers, king of Monroe county
fishermen, has pulled off the most
spectacular stunt on record, say fol
lowers of Izaak Walton. Buyers rigged
up two lines on one pole, baited one
book with a softshell crab, the other
with a minnow. No sooner did he
cast .than "blng" two "heavies" of
the game bass type nabbed the lunch
eon simultaneously and made away,
hitting on all .six. It was a chariot
race, with Byers holding the reins.
The strain lasted several minutes be
fore the double prise was successfully
mm aespue tne ract that this was an sportsman's croix de guerre.
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Mexico Desires to
Have Part in Pan
American Session
Mexico. City. Mexico., Sept. . (TJ.
P.) Mexico expects to take an active
part in the next Pan-American con
gress.
Through the columns of the press.
semi-official suggestions are being
made to sister republics to bring about
a strong position for Mexico at the
congress.
It has been announced here that an
Invitation has already been extended
to this country.
Mexico will be represented at Rio
Janeiro during the coming celebration
there by a brilliant embassy. This is
headed by Jose Vaseoncelos, minister
of public instruction, and includes
many prominent men of letters.
It is believed here that the probable
presence of Secretary of State Hughes
at the Brazilian celebration will pre
sent an opportunity to Minister Vas
eoncelos to bring about a clearer un
derstanding between the two countries.
British Vegetarian
Dislikes II. S. Food
(By International Nw Serriea)
London, Sept. 9. "Apple pie a la
mode," "clam chowder and "Thousand ning in October.
Island salcd dressing that's what's
the mUer with the United States.
W. B. Shearn went to the United
States with a Rotarian delegation. He
came back to England and announced
the only fault he had to find with
America was that "apple pie a la
mode," "clam chowder" and "thousand
Island salad dressir.g" figured in every
menu. Shearn, who is a vegetarian
specialist, couldn't find a vegetarian
luncheon in all America.
Bathing Flappers
Are Ordered Out
Webster, Mass.. Sept. 9. (t N. S.")
Flappers came to grief when ;they en
tered a dance hall at a local swim
ming resort clad in bathing suits. They
were enjoying a fox trot with their
partners when they were spied by the
management. "Outside" was the or
der given. Other dancers present said
the flappers appeared to be -as much
dressed as some who were on the floor
in dancing costume, i
BIGGEST SHIP IS COLTTMBTTS
Berlin. Sept. 9. (L N. S.) iThe big
gest liner of the new German mer
cantile fleet is the Columbus of the
North German Lloyd line, which .was
recently launched at Danzig. This ship
of about 82,000 register tons; will be
run by the North GermaaLloyd be
tween Bremen and New York, begin
SCOOTS
REPORT
DELIGHTFUL TIME
ATSUMII
Boys Return for School Tasks
With Keener Minds and Bet
ter Bodies; Knowledge Gained
It was a wistful group of boys that
turned their backs on Wahtum lake,
13fc miles up the Eagle creek trail.
on August 30, and began the hike to
ward home and another year of
school. The contingent was the last
of the Boy Scouts to depart from the
training camp, and the event repre
sented to them the closing of their
delightful playground until one more
summer rolls around.
Perhaps they had cause to be wist
ful. They were coming to the exact
ing and necessary tasks of school
from a veritable fairyland where na
ture had opened her heart and taught
them secrets about trees and Dowers,
fowls and fishes, winds and waterfalls
and even the stars secrets which are
not known to the average city dwel
ler, be he child or adult. - Wistful per
haps they were to leave this wonder
land and all it had meant to them,
yet" it was sending them back to the
rule and rote of books with harder
bodies, quicker minds and keener sym
pathies, and knowledge which would
supplement their book learning and
doubly fortify them for the responsi
bilities of manhood.
8TJCH IS PTJBPOSE
Such is the purpose and intent of
scout lore, the scout books say. A
scout must be reverent, patriotic
truthful, honorable, courageous and
useful. These boys had been taught
these principles by competent Instruc
tors who are devoting their life to pro.
motion of the Boy Scout movement
A glance at one day's program at the
scout training camp will reveal what
is exacted of .a scout:
Reveille, 7 :30 (daylight saving) ; roll
call and wide awake exercises, 7:50;
scout.' s pledge and" "salute to the flag,
8:10; breakfast, 8:15; cleaning up
camp and tents, 8 :45 ; lineup and in
spection and award for--best tent, sec
ond best tent and worst tent, 9:30
Woodcraft, 10 ; games or swimming,
fishing and rafting, 10 :45 ; ' dinner. 12
m. ; quiet hour for reading or writing
home or scouting, 12:30; examination
In scouting or hike in botany or
woodcraft, 1 :30 ; improvement of camp
or swimmtrfe, fishing and rafting, 3 :30
flag reading or scouting games, 4 :15
supper, 6 ; canteen or shopping period
7 ; street games or campfire program
ft; tattoo, 8:50; taps. Sr.
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Two competent chefs ministered t
the appetites of the scouts, preparin
for them foods which are palatabU
and scientifically wholesome. In addi
tion, the boys caught many eastern ant
rainbow trout, which were always
served at supper.
Tents, each housing- four .boys, made
up the scout city at Wahtum lake. The
boys were allowed to put signs up
naming these tents, and. many of the
titles displayed versatility. Here are
a few : "Don't Butt In," "Coal B'Inn,
"Listen Inn,'' "Chip Inn," Tote em
Inn," "The Only One," "No Fool Inn,'
"Nobody Home," "No Spoof Inn," "Sel
dom Inn." "Welcome Inn," "Turn Inn."
Irag ';-Xra Inn," "Mosquito Roost,"
"Step Inn." "No. Park Inn." -
woodcraft, rafting, swimming and
fishing, all under the eyes of super
visors, were the boys chief delight.
Some of their work in woodcraft, done
with an ordinary, jack knife, has been
taken by James K. Brockway. scout
eaecutive. as an exhibit to the meeting
et the national scout executives to be
held at Blue Ridge. K. C, September
12-10, and will be used Tjy Brockway
to reinforce Tola invitation to the execu
tives to hold their 1S24 conference in
Portland. Brockway dedarea these
specimens to be among the best he has
ever seen done : by scouts. AH aorta
of fowls, fishes, and: animals are In
the collection carved out ot i 4uner-
it Oreron woods, ..
Besides Brockway. the ,soys at xne
rairm were under the direction or J.
Oakes. W. D. Janin. W. B. Morse, JVD.
Wilson and K. C, Adams. More than
250 boys were registered at tne camp
during its eight weeas.
There are 1300 Boy Scouts, composed
f 108 troods. in the Portland council.
From now on they wm turn xneir ai
tiH tn winter activities. These will
consist jof weekly programs held under
the direction of 150 scoutmasters ana
assistants.
APPLE THBOW5 SHOT FIHED
West Plains. Mo.. Sept. 9 N. S.)
T vmt throw that a Dole at me I'll
shoot you 1 William Brown, 14, threat
ened his 'brother, Harry, 18. Harry
threw the apple. To data the doctor
has recovered 72 shotgun, shot out of
Harry's body.
APOLOGY .
If you were unable to gain admittance yesterday we are sorry, but we are
reasonably sure that we can take care of you some time during this week
and will be very much pleased tp see you. MANAGER.
Pigeons Named 5 on
French Honor Roll
Paris. Spt.'. (I. N. S.) A pigeons
honor roll baa Just been completed,
bearing ' the names of all courageous
carriers of dispatches during the-Great
war.. Three grades of distinction cor
respond to the Legion of Honor, the
Military Medal and the Military , Cross
wiers awarded v.and the disttngulshed
birds will be used to train other raw
recruits. Twice happy, they need have
no 'fears for old age. for when they,
become tooged for service ths faith
ful' carriers are made honorary pen
stoners. :-145 :' - J ". i""--; ,
Kasper Gress, rancher livinir north
of Prosser, has been arrested for per
mitting a vicious bull to run at large.
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