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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 3, lt!7
Prise, Free Orate
math Breaks Ground for New Municipal Railroad
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approprlstely dedicated to-
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sorelag at Third aad Klam-
where (ha right of ,way
avenue.
irge crowds at visitors from
and Houthera Oragua pre-
many point on tho coast
flnt shovelful of dirt war
y Mrs. Robert K. Strahorn.
srge McDonald and Mra.
sat the two latter bain lha
ring whlia women residents
ith County.
Irt waa thrown la unison by
ikm, Mr. McDonald and
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IcDaaaM.bM bad three chll-
M want la now Klamath
it due to changing divisions
ties of tbo tola, all three
la thro counties altho thay
the light or day In the una
: The division ware made bo-
lackson, l.ako and Klamath
lrUo waa given the member.
IWomana' 1800 Club by Mr,
when they were asked to
He In the ceremony 'a a
appreciation or untiring ef
behalf of the railroad.
ring the throwing of the dirt
of high school boys under
Idershlp of John Houston,
int member of but year' sea
i, graded a aectlon of the road
ir Crlaler, the members at
cutlve Committee, ether ehy
t, the county court aad other
rorklng committee placed tba
rail on tbo graded aectlon.
wing this dramatic and dis
part of the program the
pike waa driven by Mr. Btra-
d George ,Pnlraer Putnam,
ntatlve cf Governor Wltby-
tand the State at large, each
the iplke alternate atrokee
decorated aledge hammer.
awing Mr. Btrahorn and Mr.
iu striking or the aplke, rew
Itlvea or all central and east
trcgou, l.iiko County, Silver
I Spokane, Seattle, Undo Sam
as. Hood, or tho Klamnth rr-
n for tho Indian drovo the
In, Moving plcturo and photo.
i of the elaborate ceremony was
by C. II. Miller of this city.
flrat aplke driven In what la
id will provo to Ih an ontor-
lof tho grcatcttt Importance to
egon. It la expectod that nc-
Dnitructlon work on tho rail-
rill begin thle week, the con-
sing practically closed and all
node.
1 glrle than decorated the
ted track aectlon with Aster-
ig.
ground breaking and dedlca-
exercises held at the specially
.rod ilte near Third aad Klam
there the new railroad will strike
venue from tbo eaat waa follow-
' the spaaebas in the court house
right of way of the railroad
outlined thru tba swamp ad
it la tka lake and Klamath ave-
Iby American flags placed a the
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ifofrM la tka Court House
UNIQUE PARADE
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Typifying tba meetlag of the oM
aad the new, the pioneer; method aad
the modera', Klamath Falls hold Ita
flrat parade of tba July 4th and Btra
born railroad ceremonies today.
Stage coaches, pack tralaa, aebooaera,
ooay oipresa and mouated Indiana
and cowboys were to bo seen while
a large engine float drawn by four
horse waa the one esample of the
new.
leading the parade was 'Captain
O. C. Applegate, one of Klamath's
rarjy soldier pioneer and Indian
fighters who waa accompanied by a
coterie of Indian scout and aides.
relative of former actual participants
In the early Indian troubles.
.Following was the Klamath Fall
Military band and a pack train..
Then came a prairie schooner with
O, A. Stearns, an early pioneer who
drove Into Klamath county 1863,
with an ox tram. "Thla rig Is not
a good a the one I came hero in,"
ha said.
Nest rode J, Frank Adams, veteran
Klamath County horseman and farm
er accompanied by armed mounted
cowboy.
Then followed a atage coach driv
en by Colonel l.athrop who drove
Wella Fargo stage In Nevada for
years. The coach contained Itobert
B. Htrahorn, Mayor Crlaler, County
Judge Haaka and Councilman Slrub
le aad others. Mr. Strahorn rode
In the pioneer vehicle, thru which
ho baa accomplished much of bl
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Wlio Is representing tho State of
Oregon noil (lovrrnor Wltliyronibo at
Klamath Fall' celebration of the
beginning of work on the Klnnwtli
Fallsl)alry line of the rtn-Call-fornla
antl Kastera Ilallrond for
which ground waa brokon today aad
who will take a prominent part la
the ceremonies today aad tonight at
the banquet at the White lMkan
Motel.
park was opened by an address of
welcome oa behalf of the Mayor by
city attorney Rollo 0, proesbeck and
followed by speechea by Vernon "A.
Feraaa of Bend, Waldo D. Falae ot
eatUe, W, D.. Caaaey of laattlt,
Robert B. Itrahora, 0. H. Asbury of
the KlactathladlaBt Reaarratloa, gad
Btshep Mattkov I. Hughas of Port
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Map of Railroad-Thru Central and
Eastern Oregon Dedicated Today
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Of KUMATH AND OREGON
filraalng the saajaMcaace and Importance af tha work being dedicated
for whlrli vmaaal waa broken today In iaarrtioa with aad la relative
IMwitloa to the eaaak Mae of the eastera ruada aad fariae Coaat. The
Insert at the Hajat shews the "right ef way and line of track frosa thla city
te Dairy aad arajoaed roate to Haeagae river.
American Soldier Boys to
March in Paris Tomorrow
PARIS, July 4 A battalion of
American troeas arrived la Parte
today to pared oa tho Fourth of
July.
Wild and enthusiastic crowds pack
ed the streets as the American mar
ched from the dopot to the barracks
headed by their own baud playing
"Dixie," "Yankeo Doodle" nnd other
American tunes.
French girls pinned American flags
and bonguets " In coldlers, scat
tered flowers along their path whtlo
many kissed tho soldiers to erabrar
rassment of tho latter.
Many children knelt as the, flag
went by while Fronch soldiers grab
bed tho American's hnnda as they
marched along sldo.
PROMINENT MEN
EXPECTED HERE
1WK8IDRNT KXCHANGR NATION.
At UANK OF U-OKANK, D. W.
TWOHV, OF TWOHY BDOaV, TO
VISIT KliAUATH
Aaeordlag to Mr, Strahoraa aum
bar, at aea rostlatat la tho bualaeea
and flaaacUl lire or Spokane will be
la Klamath Falls either by auto or
around through tho Wllllamette Val
ley by rail for the celebration.
Among those expected are K. T.
Coman, president of the Exchange
National Bank, D. W. Twohy, presi
dent or the Old National llnnk and
a member of trie, firm of Twohy Bros
R. Lewis Ruttcr, president of the
Spokane A Kaxteru Trust Co., Thorn-
us Brewer, president ot the Fidelity
National Bank, and Waldo Paine,
vlco president of tho Spokano Cham
bor ot Commerce aiu vice-president
and traffic manager of the Hill rail
road properties tn Eastern Washing
ton, tho number and prominence of
the representatives from Spokano be
ing not only a tribute to Mr. Btra
horn but showing tho Interest taken
In his home city tn his enterprise.
Following tho celebration in Klam
ath, the Strahorn party will tour Cal
Ifornla before the railroad builder
returns to Klamath where ha will
spend most of tha summer overseeing
construction;
WJhen asked concerning the Bead
railroad situation Mr. Strahorn aald
that there had been no change- ttnoe
his recent latter to tbe Commercial
Club withdrawing his ofer to build
from Bead this summer; "later
Mr. Straaora aald, "if tha war situa
tion becomes easier aad Bead tat
tlatee a moveatant te have, the work
aegun there, I, luvre bo doubt that
wo caa reach aa agreaaat."
"We are today Inaugurating what
woleadly hope aad believe will
eveW'ljfee most Important railroad
balldlag attempted siaee the eom
pletioa of our traaa-eoatlaeatal
Haas," aald Robert E. Strahera, rail
read builder, at tbe grouid-breaklag
ceremonies this morning.
"We are modestly begtealag to
llak together by a comparatively
small aad laeapeaaive system Ave
railways whose far-seeing projectors
thought It worth while to push them,
at great eaat, many weary allies ap
outer edges of this Test, potentially
rich hat undeveloped Empire." he
aid. Some of ua bow kaow that
some day. If not in the Immediate
future, this valiant effort will prove
a priceless boon to tbe brave plo
aeers now here, afford new hope and
opportunity to the host to come and
add to tha volume and value ot the
world's greatest needs to aa exteal
now undreamed of. That there la
no region of similar extent la North
America where our efforts aad such
an outlay will count for so atccb.
aad that the scope and. effects of
the project have far outrua merely
local coaslderatieaa'aad are bow of
national import aad necessity, are
ample excuse for all coagratulatloaa
Whew pledges ef fealty we amy in
dulge In today.
Ihor May Be Here (
"It Is well that in these solemn
hours of our world crisis we thus
meet to review our activities and to.
consecrate ail our nearis ana an our
strength to helpful duties for which
we are best Sited. It has been truly
said that even the commonest labor
may be thus dlgnlfled to the point
or true heroism. That It Is a no
less exalted privilege to flgfat and
make history in the second or third j
battle Hne than In the first. That
the man behind tbe plow or at the
bench, or the brave little woman and
boys and girls at home, may be
serving our country Just as well and
patriotically aa tbe other heroes do(
la the trenches. TBey also agat te
help a fighter to tight by feeding.
clothing, nursing or otherwise sup
porting him.
"The sublime part our country Is
called upon to Uke In remaking
world affairs, therefore, lends new
meaning and dlgalty to the event
we are here to celebrate. Our big
Job Jest now is to increase our pro
duction. Agricultural yirepardness
Is the cry everywhere. The winning
or wars has always hinged more up
on the rood supply than upon any
thing else. Herbert Hoover eays
food will decide this one. The pro
ject ao near to our hearts can be
made to exert a greater Influence
upon the country's food supply than
any other, in fact, It Is within the
possibilities that tile one hundred
million or more bushels or grain
pceslble to produce In this last and
greatest undeveloped land or Amer
ica may bo the final factor In the
winning ot the world war. Also, tn
view or the shadows In the Orient,
that the possession ot a second rail
road line from tho Columbia River
to California points might yet prove
a winning factor In combat on our
own western shores.
Railroads Are Necessities
"James J. Hill said a land .without
peoplo Is a desert. E. H. Harrlman
called It a wtlderneas. But these
master empire builders agreed that
It required railroads to transform
either desert or wilderness Into pop
ulous, productive states. They back
ed their faith In the West by a prod
igal provision of railway facilities,
and their combined efforts led to a
greater food production than can
be credited to aay other agency la
tho worrld today.
While Mr, Hill had his attention
diverted from thla laid, temporarily.
thtro la bo f eettioa that It Mr, Har
riataa had lived,, tha aroMaou -wo
are bow faala'g hero would have heea
solved ere this. They believed It
the greatest if aot the aeblest work
ef maa to thus opea op the waste
places, lasplre aew hope fcr the
laadtess, aad create happy hesaes
and new opportunities for the mul
titudes who get late the aaatt ef
trustfully aad gratefully folleaiag
them. That they were richly re
warded, as we will be If we wisely
persist, aad with tbe ripe Jadgmeat ,
of their dosing years started to
hack their faith la coatral Oregoa
with their rmtllleee, prevea tha
sosadases of oar preseat aadertak
iag. Bat, 'great aa waa their faUa
la this vast, rich laterier. aad lav
ish aa were their plana for IU de
velopment, even these ?woaderful
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ROBERT E. STRAHORN
men could not torsee the effects
or the present world tragedy and
tho vital necessity from a producing
and strategic standpoint of these
connecting railroad links which, they,
advocated aad which we now seek'
to eupply. t
Lark Oae Essential Feed
."The war la gripping every human
activity in ways none could foresee
two months ago. We are making
every provision In men, money, ar
mament and munitions. But we still
lack the one vital essential food.
8o swiftly have these overshadowing
events passed by that we are oaly
row beginning to realise what it
ould mean could we add to the
meagre supply of our underfed and
sometimes starving allies this year
the vast product of the millions ot
Oiegon acres now lying idle along
these proposed railroad lines. Or,
what might happen If the only exist
ing through north nnd south rail
road line In all the country between
Salt Lake and the Pacific Ocean
should be blocked in times like these,
to say nothing of the possibilities of
such a calamity In cae ot Invasion
by foreign foes? What thus seemed
a problem of direct Interest to only,
Oregon, Nevada and California a few
weeks ago has grown into one of
national Importance.
Provide Sinews of War ,'
"How then can those of us un
fitted for duty at the front serve our
country better than to consecrate
oudselves anew to this great con
structive work and to production ot
the real sinews, of war? To bend
every effort and strain every nerve
to supply these missing links neces
sary to make bvallable for production
practically every one of tbe ten mil
lion cres ot arable land, and all
the vast forests, stock ranges and
mineral districts ot central Oregon,
and Northern California aad Nevada.
Especially to push unceasingly for
the connection ot the Hill and Har
rlman Unas at Bend with the South
era aad Western Paclle llaes at tho
most available point, thus furatsalag
a sow faster of safety aad eaavea
leaee la a bow through rati Mao out
of tho Caeoeees and Sierra trees tha
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