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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1901)
ytwwMMiimiii iijiu.iimi umij jl'j nm i ujm nsmiimutw THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 31, 1901 THIS SPLENDID ENTERPRISE. Advertising Done by Colonel Donan and the O. R. & N. A reprei-enttitlve of Tin: Minimi Iiiih Ih'1'11 permitted to (.'(' HOIIK' Of till! hun dred of letter." which Colonel Doiiiin Iiiih recelveil from people nil over thu world, complimenting liim on the ex cellence, (lie iiiiiippniiielmlile unil iniin Italile iiihertieinj: literature which lie liiti' written for the O. It. (fc X., unil tint hrouil gauge, iwiHterly niiiiiner In which 1 1 111 1 company Iiiih iii-ciI thin mutter. It i- f triiiiri!, Indeed, that citlrcnrf of the country who are henelilted by thiw work, especially thni of I'orthlliil, the chief liciifllciitrifH, acconl neither Colonel Donan nor the (). It. S. N. any commeinlalioii ortliaiiltH for thin hjiIcu illl enterprise. .Many of tlieco letter are wortliA of pithlicilion, hut room for only the following few can ho pparcil In the.-e cnliimiiM. I). St. John in rei-ngnied an one of the j-Tcnt railway niiiuagerrt of the United State. He wiih for many yearn general malinger f the Itock Maud pyidem, anil Iiiih clnce been vice-president anil gen eral malinger of the Seaboard Alr-I.ine, which miller IiIh control Iiiih risen from comparative iiiHiiinllicanco to a com umudiug ponitlon anions the north and south railroad systems of the country. It Iiiih just Wen announced that ho Is to liecouin general milliliter of one of the (rent consolidated transcontinental sys tems, stretching from the lakes to the Paeillc. He puts a special delivery stamp 011 this emphatic, nete: Chicago, Illinois, .Inly VI, ItHII. My Hear Denan: Won't you kindly send me Instanter two copies of thu IkniIc you issued 011 Orison, showing or illus trutiug the wheat ready for shipment, orchard scenes, statements in regard to straw U'rry culture, etc., etc. 7 It was a tine publication, and In nil Chirugo I cannot llud a copy. Send care of K. C. Weller, Kiver I'orest, Illinois. I Iiiik to see you in Oregon soon. Very sincerely yours, I. St. John. Charles M. Fayo, for twenty yeurn as sistant to Melville K. Stone, general manager of thu American Associated Press, In-siilcH Inilng himself for llfteen years manager of the Chicago Daily News, Sends this: TiikCiiu'aiio Daily Xkwh. hiiitoiiiai. iioiimh. Chicago, July 111, ItHII. Colonel I'. Donan, Portland, Oregen: Dear Colonel : Permit me to thank you for the wonderful ltooks on Oregon and the Paeillc Northwest, which I re ceived in today's mull. I am simply a united at the marvelous resources of the region you have done so much to de velop mid make proserous, and I need not tell you that I long to Ret nut theru to see with my own eyes thu tilings you so graphically put into these lieauti f ul examples of black and white. lam much pleased with thu half-tone cuts, esedally thosu showing the bags of wheat. The subjects are not particular ly inviting for thu camera, mid therefore thu accuiiiliihed work is thu more val liable. Very truly your, Cham. M. Fayk. terestlng Oregon literature which you sent me. Anything from your vigorous pen is suru to suggest that breezy northwest, which I lovo from thu Mississippi valley to I'ugot sound, and I am always de lighted to hear from you. Please rememlier mu to Mr. Mohler, If you see him, and with best regards, believe me Yours very trulv, W. K.'llAHKKLL. Thu Spokane Chauilier of Comniercu sends this handsoniu letter of ackuowl- edgumeut : Sl'OKANK ClIAMIIKIt OF ('oWMKIICi:. Spokane, Wash., July 111, 11)01. P. Donan, Ksip: Dear Sir: Wo w ero very glad to get your letter of July 4, and promptly look ed up the Union Paeillc "Pathfinder" for June, noting the excellent write-up you gave thu variotiH towns on the O. It. it X. lines, and Sokuuu in particu lar. Your letter wiih read lieforo thu meeting of the Chamber of Cou.iuerce, and much ple.isuro wiih expressed at your kindly interest in our behalf. In thanking you for your kind considera tion, our president, Dr. K. I). Olmsted, ilesiri'M to bu personally remembered to you. Very truly, V. M. Smith, Acting Secretary. The malinger of the New York Jour nal w rites irf till nleakant fashion : XKW YUKK JUI'KNAL. W. K. IIKAIUT. July 1, 1901. Colonel P. Donan, Portland, Oregen: My. Dear Colonel : I beg to acknowl edge receipt of the very artistic ami In- Colonel !'. J. Ilrainhnll, formerly of thu Unlteil Staten Army, but for twenty years past on thu staff of Guneral Pas senger Agent Ituggles, of thu Michigan Central railroad, expresses these grati fying opiniens: MiciiiiiAN' Ckntiial Kaii.koai) Company. "TIIK .NIAOAHA KALIJ4 KOUTK." Chicago, July 18, 1MI1. My Dear Colonel Denan: When Mr. liturgies received your booklet on thu Coliiinhia Itiver Knipire, he showed it to mu with sjKrially uommendatory re marks, and took it home to read. When he brought it back to thu ofllcu, ho call ed my attention to a number of sieciiil passages in it, and desired that I should read it as soon as I could gut thu opjsir tunity. I have ut last succeeded in doing thin while on a trip to Niagara, unil I cannot refrain from telling you of the peculiar pleasure with which I have read this wonderful condensation mid accumula tion of marvelous facts, presented, I need not say, in your forcible unil effect ive style, that not only invites but coin pels (leruHiil to thu end when one Iiiih gone through its first page. It is u great hook on a great country, mill is gotten up mechanically mid artis tically in a most excellent and effect ive manner. I know of no better advertising that could bo done for that great region ; mid when I recall my writing, forto-two yearn ago, for a New York dully, tho prediction that thu Puget sound region wus destined to play us iniortuiit a wirt in thu future commercial history of thu Pacific as the Mediterranean has done in that of the Atlantic, you run understand mu special interest mat i leel in your book. I sent you winio time ugo, for Sir. Huggles, a pamphlet on Fair Oaks, Cali fornia, where several of us have invest ed, uud where we hoiu that we may some tiny have the pleasure of welcom ing you under our own orange trees, if not under our vines uud llg-trees. With sincere regards, Youth very truly, FRANK J. llUAMHALL. To Colonel I Donan, caro O. It. & N. company, Portland, Oregon. Hnuser's Olympic saloon lunch bill consists of llltte Point oysters, "Fishing Club" brand of sardines, Van Camp's potted chicken and tongue, deviled ham, picketed pigs feet and lambs tongues, herring, German style, and Swiss cheese. Sullivn Machinery Co. 133 ADAMS ST., CHICAQO Manufacturers of Diamond Drills Rock Drills Compressors, Hoists and General Mining Machinery Northwest Office 101 S. Howard St. Spokane, Wash S. D. Sanders H. Gillis. The Golconda Newly Fitted and Stooked With High Grade Liquors, Wines and Cigars o- Sumpter Draught and Pilsner Bottled Beer, Elk Club, Ramsey Scotch, Malt and Bourbon Whiskies SUMPTER, OREGON The New Olympia E. E. HATJSER, Proprietor Successor to Henry Finger) Lunch Bill. Ill (lit ljt tit fuljki II lIul tlatis 1MIUJ WI11V UIPIVIDi "irilljl Club" brand of mirdincH, Van Liiihhh potted chicken nnu (tongue, deviled ham, pickled igs loei unu inniOH tongues, lerrini!. German xtvlo and SwIhh cheese. Fine Old (1884) Hermitage Whis Key. . . Olympia Beer, bot tle or draught. . . Center Street, Opposite P. O. Sumpter Baker City Iron Works HIGGINS & HARDENBROOK, Props. Iron Founders and Machinists General Repair Work Our Specialty. Architectural iron work and bridge castings. Write for estimates. WEST END AUBURN AVE. THE GEM SALOON A.J STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde & Stinson) Only tin But Brands of liquors Sirvtd Ovir tk Bar SUMPTER, OREGON 4Mm