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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1916)
l'AGB 4. thi: hkxi) nufiM-mx, msn, out:., wuirtiuii.w, .uwi:, 7, nun. ! i j" K 4 h. v i 1 h, 1)1 I 1 I M ii pi w.- v James J. Hill, Empire Builder (Orejt 111 I'Mirral ) J'inti - in Mfe of .IllllU's .teioine Mill. 1S38 Horn near (iuelph, Out. ISfiR Left father's farm for IiurIikmm life In Minnesota. 1S6C-186K In steamboat of- JIro In St. 1'aul. 181)7 Mnrrlid Marv Theresa Mliogan or St. Ihiul. 1 800-76 llmul of tlio Mill, OrlBRH & Co., fuel and tratiHiior- tntlon. - 1870 KstalillHhad Itfid Klver TrxDioitnlloij ommii, first lo " ojioit communication between St. Paul mul Wlnnlpoif 1878 Ori(anl7P(l ndlento UiHl Hectired nuitrol of the St. l'ntil St. I'acllle Ktllway, from Dutch owners of securities. 187U IteorKanled road ns - St. Paul, Minneapolis & Ma til- - toliu mid became 11m general mumiKer. - 1882-00- President or thin roiul, which became pnrt of tho (Ileal Northern syclom. - 1889-07 -President of thn on- tire Droit Northnrii. which ho extended In PiikuI Sound from J.nko Hiiiiurlor, with northern 11111I noiithern bninrheH mid n steamship lino lo tlm Orient. 1007-12 President of (irent - Xortlicrn'H hoard of directors. No better nniiin Ih known In Ore Hon, WnKliliiKlon and Montana Ihnn thai of .1 miii eg J. Mill. Otlinr nillwny innKiiatoM thoro aro and havo been, other RinliMiiiim and economists, otli nr bulldera of empires and developum of ImliiHtry Iml Hill In looked noon tut tlio premier of Hikiii all. TIip Hill HyHtcin hnH Riven trulnliiK to pmbnblv niiirn kioiiI nillroad iicmi thiin nnv other tranNiortntlon nitfim mid Hill lilolhodH am IipIiik lined tin' world Mr. Hill was a man of many sides Por example, hesldes belns a groat railroad hulldor and financier, ho was probably tho world's greatest author Itv on uncut diamonds. Ho mado a lirj;o collection of thoBo. Ho was n Kn or of art ntul simnt Inrirn on.,,.. tho rail cm Md lliO'e who stood In j ,,BinMiiRM. Ho was n singer of no their way. moan ability and loved to nln- tlm Tho North' 1 11 Securities Company. I old Scottish songs. As a litterateur ho had few eiiuals and spent much In which the Northern Pacific and Oront Northern were bound In a vir tual merger, was ono exception. It was in floating and maintaining this coloMnl hold'ng rompRtiy, afterward iirdervtl dissolved, that his hoavy hand vvnB felt In the stock ovchange, with K. II. Harrlniin his big antag- I twist. ThBt battle of financial gen- I Ilia lu fittn .tf flin r.taai'nff Itl A merln 'n economic hlstorv. Mr. Hill wns horn In Wellington county, Ont-irlo, September 10, 1838. Ills father was a hardv settler of Scotch antecedents. Despite his hnrd-woiklng ancestry, Hill develop ed enrly nterslon to all form of nian unl labor. Instead, lie spent nil the time he could In reading pud studv of econonil' works finally his father derided to miiko u Presbyter ian minister out of him since ho wns determined net to bo a farmer. So ho wont to Hock wood academy, whore ho studied dusslcal branchoH for 10 juars. Ileglim Wink In Slot i. At 18 he decided not to bo a min ister mid started to work In tho local BPiioral store So succnssful was ho that his employer guvu him tho man agonuuut or a branch store at Cuelph. Ontario, but this Job was not up to his ambitions Ho resigned and started on a travel trip which embrac ed practically the whoso eastern sea board, later going to St. Paul, whore hi. real start lu Ufa began. Thoro he got a Job as levee cleric for .1. V. Ilnss & Co.. ngonts of the Diihiuitio & St. Paul Paokot company, at $15 n month. He changed about a good deal under various masters. Huliilng now knowlodgo with each now Job, In 1807 Mr. Hill became agent for tlm St.- Paul & Purine mil way com pany which roeelwd and transferred over lu conception, ro.iMrurtlon, op- rrolgbt fiom the river steamers He urntlon ami ieeuuo piiiductlon. (combined ibis work with a private Starting Ida business In life as a whhl lit the fuel business, and bears Hulk lu a Ciinndlnn country stole, tlm reputation of having carried the Ilm Hill onily developed most amid- Urst coal to St. Paul. The St. Paul tlous Ideas Many ears afterwards, & Pacific amounted lo Utile, but It Avium he had oeiiulred more personal became the nucleus for the present Wealth than any Individual has any (Jreitt Northern sv stem, loilcal use for, he uirde the slate-1 II vvas bv buvlng a stoamboat mid Jtlont lint the onlv reason he was opening up Hip HpiI river or the North continuing lo eiirn uxno money vvas to water travel Hint hoc onnected St Hint ho lit I Klit achieve the power that money hi lugs and with that power iii'CiiiupllHh mere for liniiiiiiiltj. Illg Hi bellies I'lonK'il. lint the mine umbltlnn Hint took him away from Hie rami and country store and sent him west kept him inning west He bridged tho uintl- Paul with Winnipeg nnd round the vendue a paving ono from the sturt. In 1871 he counollilaled his 1 1 tie with a competing one. effecting valttnble alliances with tho Hudson Hay com pany. Line U Aciilllied. In 187 a svndJcate which he had lient with steel and spanned the Pa- formed bid In the property of n little (ijlle vvltli ships, As tho rails ctept west wind In earning out the Idg Idea that HCOITeiH tluhhed 'Hill's folly." u parallel with them nwived Industry. Karnis tool: (ho plsce of unbroken prnlile. The IiiiITmIo vnitlshed, ills plmcil by beef cut He The MiiKebrttsh was siippliinleil bv wheal struggling line built under n stale land gimil, known ns the Minnesota & Paclllc, under mortgngo fnrecloa- urn. Itelncorporatlng ns tho St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, (leorgn Slophen. Inter Lord Mount Stephen, wns iniide president, nnd Mr. HIM 'general nmeager. Prom that time I Ills whk dime, eonirary to all rail- came the real '('ginning or thu (Ireat road precedent, without vubsldv fiom Northotn sstem. lhe goveiiimenl, elthpr lu esah lion-' The (treat Norlliern wiih cnmpleted nawi or In enormous imd gtaulH to Hie coast In 1S!t:t, from Dnliitb to which mlglit Miilmiuiiilly become Mi ocean. Feeder lines were then Immmm foi incriminations ami chargon bitlli. iiopnuse It was apparent that of fraud and iimlndmliiUlrallou of the Paclllo coast lumber Irnilo was tho peopleV triiMl. When be needed NiHIIclent for HHstliouud trallle but to tnony o build a iihvv railroad he send ears out omptv Mr Hill eon- almplv went nut and got it. Ilia pr- rldeied mi eCo n.lc waste To 111! auaalvff pitwcntntlon of facta was thu the wcHtbnitnd cars, he ronrolvod tlm 'Inad plpn" Hist k tided onr innnv a Idea of opening connections In tho dubious niiNtielHr. When the lliiau- orient with stenmshlps lo tnke the slpra "canto to" after the knivckout. iHitton and Hour from east and south. thy found tlioioaclvo'i i Ichor than Thus tho westbound srs vveio fllloil, tliwy were hofortt I the orientals fed and clothed with Unlit!-to Hie Con-t. American commodities nnd tho rail- Mr. 1 lilt a grejtMSt wotk vvas Hie ooimtruetloii of Hie (irest N'oilliern rnllmul In (ho Paclllc Const This HrrulHii task, though II occupied yara. waa kept up constuntlv, with (wntcelv a dav's Intel r pllou fiom lhe HlUe It iMtgMII. . The nnt sccompllsliiiient. so far ns Portland la eoncerned. ws lhe con- atructleii of Hie No i lb llruk road down the OuIiiiiiMh river In Porllui'd built Jointly by tbw Noilheru Pacific and Oruit Nuithoin rallwavs Sub mniisiiHv Mtniii the Hciiilaiiiou of the Oregon Kk'otrlc ami the Astoria Coin m blu liver railroad and Hie later construction of the Oregon Tiunk up the dltlltuilt Diwchutca cans on to llml UataldlHhiuout of steamship ser vice between the CoUiiiildii liver and thu Oiddeii Halt vvaa Him IIiiiiI ae coiHplUdiiiieitt of the Hill mind. M frit another need for an outlet from ink east. lie felt that prohibitive cot Is woi.ld prevent const ruction of a rail Hue to the San Kranclacn gate way. Therefoie, lo imikf f Hilar use of the North Itauk, the (treat North ern Staamshlp immimny was foriHtnl and two palatial vel built. ThHM aoMimpllahineiiia all wtr coucrir! by Jant J. Hill m th oiit wiirVlmt of the IiIk idea One fnt IowmI anutber. Tbev were the aolu linn tu proldauu t up l) pruvlovw tfforu. Nov Hie Hill svatem rach(M friiw M. UtuU to the mouth of the Colum bia rlvor ami to Puaet Bound fruaK tha haaU of thu grant Ukaa ocnaa Uf rail and watr to Snu t'ranclsoo, wlUt lanumarabla fmiMlera (llwlnile-. nee Ovcicoiue. Mill tnalr(ulMui urtad at a liNUt mllar in many an Inatauw when his naatatM could nut see tho whMiotu uf bis daui. Hut It vvs 1 dmn that ha overwnie his opponent through the stock exchange route, thereby bo many uthor muKnutws of roads and thousands made iuoiiov of producers tlpie with tho best hooks, fiction nnd P'ptry ns well ns works on philoso phy nnd economics. AM filtcn tho Farmer. Possibly grontost of all his achieve n ents. hecaiiKn it had moro to do with tho Individual prosperity of tho people wao his pollcv of dovoloplng tho country his rail linos woro trav ersing. For ovnmplc. ho frit It a to gltlmato railway function to hcln tho smnll farmer not a stnrt. Ho would give outright flue cattle and hogs that fanners might hotter their herds He employed agricultural exports to studv ways of making difficult soils nrndiico. Ho helped Irrlgntlon pro tects nnd fostored pvory rorm of in dustry. Ho renllrod that lr his rall rond was to bo prosporous the people who lived along It mtiBt bo prosper ous. and so ho gave thorn evnrv aid As n philanthropist Mr. Hill was among tho nation's foromost. Ho contributed heavily to Wlllamotte un iversity nl Salem: Albany college at Albany; Paclllc collcgo at Novvherg and tho Mblo college at Hugeno. He was ono of tho largest patrons of the Pnclfic Intcrnntlonnl Livestock show at North Portland nnd hns nlvvas! Iieoii a llbornl sttbscrihor to tho Port land Iloso Fast I vol association. Kiidovvmenls Weio Miniy. Many institutions nround St. Paul his home, weio rich bonellclnrles of his ponoroslty. Perhaps tho most favored Is tho St. Thomns Somlnarv and Collogo of St. Paul, which ho founded and endowed. This Is n Catholic Institution. Ho nlsn en dowed art museums nt Minneapolis ndii St. Paul, and other Institutions all over tho country. His benefactions worn itsunllv on tho hnsls of ono to flvo, ho providing 20 per cent of tho amount needed provided 80 por cont woro rnlsod else where. In splto oMils long nnd varied nc tlvltlos, Mr. Hill round timo for tho cnlnyment of an ideal homo life Ills wUo, who was his companion for 10 years, survives him. Hlicceeded by lll Hon. I.oula W. Hill, who Bitcceodod him as tho presldont of tho Oreot North ern railway, was tho rnvorlto rou. Ills lire-long plan wns to lmvo T.ouls succeed to the post ho had achieved. J. N. Hill, his oldest son, Is Ilkowlso In tho rnilroad busleuss. Ono or his daughters Is the wire of (loorgo T. Slndc, ono or tho Wee presidents or tho Northern Pnctflc. nnd imnthor Is thn wife of Samuel Hill, Portland capitalist, head of tho Homo telephone company and high vvav onthiislast. Tho younger son Is Waller Hill, bettor known around St. Paul nnd Chicago than In tho west. P ' kW I VATLA -.. Wh, "C2Z, i Bt'i.'&v. in ' ASJKf. xn&isi, I f. r mix Xv-Vi TBMm (if- x I W iftSs'toO' t cv K,.w Yyr,ntnm. rSpir-' SOB39K7 i f-. V rm fjP JjiiiwsR--""1 J I BEWffiH 4 in i vtefW'V a li UK IsiMifflir TOBACCO IS PREPARED rOR SMOKERS UNDERTHE PROCESS DISCOVERED IH MAKING EXPERIMENTS TO PRODUCE THE MOST DE LIGHTFUL AND WHOLf SCME TOBACCO FOR ClG- ETTEAHDPIPESH0KEK5. P30CESS PATENTED JULY 30T-M 1907 RJ.ReynoidsTobaccoCoiipahy Winston Saum.N.CU.5 A. DOES NQT8ITE THE TOHGUE P. A. puts new joy into the sport of smoking ! YOU may live to be 110 and never feel old enough to vote, but it's certain-sure you'll not know the joy and contentment of a friendly old jimmy pipe or a hand rolled cigarette unless you get on talking-terms with Prince Albert tobacco 1 P A comes to you with a real reason for all the goodness und satisfaction it offers. It is made by a patented process that removes bite and parch! You can smoke it long and hard without a come back ! Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. We prefer to give quality! Prince Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette enjoymentl And that flavor and fragrance and coolness is as good as that sounds. P. A. just aris'ers the universal demand for tobacco without bite, parch or kick-back I Introduction to Prince Albert isn't any harder than to walk into the nearest place that sells tobneco nnd ask for "a supply of P. A." You pay htiJirZuV'ltZVAoXZ.i out a little change, to be sure, but its the cheer- fullest investment you ever made I Print Atbtrt i $otJ twrjivhif in toppy tad bagt, Set Utiy rtJ tint, tOet hond$om pound and haff'pound tin humidor and lop that Ap tho tobacco in $uch plondid condition the national joy smoke It J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Wlntton-Salem, N. C. Copyright 1916 by R. J. Raynoldt Tobacco Co. Albert For sign painting sco Edwards. Adv. A desirable bread knlfo freo with nvorv annual subscription to The Mend Bulletin. m.w nr.viaop vi:i.i.s. .1 i: lllntnn. of Shnnlko, probably one of the best known sheep mpn In Central OrnKeu, was In llend last week nnd In cnmpnnv with Supervisor (! I lant Inics, of tho Deschutes Na tional Porest, inado a trip to Tort Hock vvhero tliev wont over tho dry rniiRe in tho vicinity of Te Untie. Mr lllntnn Is interested In obtaining innie ranue for his 10,00(1 sheep. Mr. HiinHuks iiolnted out the possibili ties of drlllliiK wells In that vicinity and Mr lllntnn dlsplnved consider able interest lu the prospect nnd limy make some well drlllliiK eporlmonts In the near fiituie fflttffan ONE CENT A WORD Is all a little Want Ad will cost you. Sco J. Ryan loniiB. Adv. & Co., for farm hind Clean up and paint up. wards. Adv. Sco Ed- Tl 1 1'1'IInMt Kl I) IJM IJEND HAULING CO. K N I'AI.MI KTON TRANSFER AND STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVED. COAL AND WOOD. Made LiKe New ll'n wis j to vliaiiKO old bliubliy fiirnltiirtv to iii'ihopin.v, llubt oak, ihuk oaK or pildtMi mik, or to MVtiro perftvt, lliillntlous of eviKMislvo Intrtl vvikmIs. No hihmI to ilKcjtnl.. old furnltiiie bocau-o It's Miilfed or worn, for Vaino-Uie will miiko It like new. A few vents JLCME QUALITY- VAR.NO-LAC Is n i-ouibliiatloii of tlio IhM htaliis mid v.irnlbe.s. li run ho hi1 on iIimu-n, (uniltiiiv, wtHulwork, or practically liny hiiifnfio iiImhiI tlio homo that iiniiiIh' ivIliiMiln. Ak for color rurtls. Bend Hardware Co. BEND in YOUR KITCHEN. COOK WITH eiec m A Bend now has the Lowest Electric Cooking Rate m the State. Cooking and HeatingMeter Rates First 100 K. V. II. in Any Month.... He per K. W. II Next 100 K. V. II. in Any Month.... 2c per K W H All Over 200 K. W. H. in Any Month, lc per K. V, H. Effective April 1st, li)io. WE HAVE ELECTRIC RANGES from $40 up which , we sell on easy terms. S" BEND WATER LIGHT & POWER CO. Phone 551 I . r-r .., I r?tttaiei-7Ad. t I