Klamath Extends a Cordial Welcome to All Her Celebration Visitor
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Kltmtth Lekei .
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HnTcntarath Year. No. TOM.
KI.AMATH VMAM, OltKQOX, THl'MIMY, OrTOBKrt II, 1023
PPIUCK T! C1WT
WELDING
LINKS OF FRIEN1
Cascades 'Barrier to Unity of f
Oregon Yields , at Last to Man's
Conquering March; Steel Rails
oi Southern Pacific Cement State
KLAJATU Fallt It In a position
that . it unusual . among Ihe
prosperous smaller cillee of tho I'ac
trio Coaat.
- Today, located only upon a branch
railroad Una. It renke tho contor
of tho aecood Isrgoat shipping tac
tion of Oregon.
' Tomorrow, ' to to spesk, It will
find; Itself an Industrial and farm
ing 'contor, Igcaatod upon one of tht
two nitln rail line running north
and. tomb, through Oregon and linking-tha
tormlnalt' of Portland and
8an' Francisco.
; , HerPrMHl lVocmluro i
ThUi, Klamath Falls hat roveraod
tha usual procedure In tba develop
ment of Ihrlrlng cltlet. It haa made
a good eurt without tba aid of a
main railroad Una to tupply Ita
needful tranaportatlon.
. With tho 'Southern Pacific, com
pany now engaged In earylng on
oonttruetlon at tha utmoat epeed of
Ita ;nlUamath Lakes Line," north of
. Klamath Felli toward Oakrldge. tblt
city undoubtedly - will tet attil a
greattr. stride In Ita march i -pro-grraaa.
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Xbe queatlon a to what tba build-
log of It to-called Matron Cut-oft,
" ';Hbtt Klamath LeJ Una, through
thta Jowlotr of Omod wlTT n In
th dereplraent of Klamath- Falls
nd"tb. PaotRo Coat generally hat
een asked a number of timet ' re
cently.
. . Donoflta Bxteualro
.' In making an analyala of ,the alt
tiaUon,, It appeara that avery one
Is agreed, that the bonefltt will be
xtonslve. It hat boen emphasised
by. thoaa in authoratlvo poaltlon't
that development work now In pro
great. Is much mora comprehensive
than a mere local Improvement.
While the Klamath country la
tha center of preaout actlvitloa In
tha Oregon construction and dovol
opment work, It hat boon pointed
out that ' the progress horo will
roflect favorably throughout the
lata ot Oregon and even through
tha othor atatea ot the Pacific
Coaat.
Tho now through railroad line of
tha Routhorn Parlflo will open this
part of Oregon to a groat flow of
- tourlat travol. Beautiful mountain
lakes,, etroamt filled with fish,
. natural seonlo splendor and many,
many attractlona of tho gront out
iloora of a vnrloly offeror by fow, If
any, ollior, localities will each yoar
drw larger mimbors of visitors.
Ittyiliir Follows Tourist
At hat been tho easo clswhnro In
tho Wont, tho tourists will bo closely
followed by 1ho far morn, buslnoes
mon and othor sottlora who will add
niatorlally to tho foundation; of
wealth and -prosperity nlrondy estab
lished In this eountry.
...Orogon has long boon noted for
Its', lumber' Industries. , It Is eitl
nintod 'thai tho 65 flnwinllls now
operating' In tho stato produco an
nvorage yonrly. output of 3,000,000,
000 (eot of lumber. This produc
tion, although now of groat propor-
. lions, Is nxpoctod to bo Incroasod
with Iho dovotopmont of tho virgin
forost regions tnppod by tho now rail
line. , v
Tho livestock Industry of Orogon
.will bo assisted by tho construction
of tho ' now main lino through tho
opening .up Of now 'posture and
'graslng lands. , ;
' i Hvo Stock Fattened Hero ,
' At proson't thoro Is a consldornblo
inovoinont of llvostock from Orogon
nud Washington points ovor the In
direct routo' Via Wood to tho Klnm
nth dlstrloi for fntlonlng.
'; With tho establishment of tho new
and moro direct Una onttlo mon will
bo In a' position to take advantage
of both markets at Portland and
gnn Frnnclsco. , Also, with thn less
ening of tho distance 'to 1'ortliind,
there, will ho a relative- doiTPiwn In
tho amount of lost through shrink-
ago of cattlo shipped to that market.
Although tho dairy Industry of
the Klamath region Ls In Ita Infancy,
tha' number and quality of cows la
on the Increase. In 1922 the dairy
production ot Klnmuth county nlono
was $150,000. Kvory effort la being
mado by tho cattlo man to encourago
tha brooding of podlgroed stock.
Within the paat fow months ZOO
head of thoroughbred cows and
bolfert hava been imported Into the
dbttrlct.
Othor forme of agricultural activi
ty which are fast developing In this
vlclnty include bog raising, truck
gardenng and tha growing of wheat,
barley, oate, alfalfa, ryo and mint.
Crater Lake Praised
Rofsrrlng again to the tcenlo at
tractions of this section, attention
may be called to the fact that recen
tly a writer In a Lot Angeles newt
paper declared that tha region sur
rounding Crater Lake waa, in bit
opinion, tba most beautiful in the
United Statet.
Tha writer atated ha bad vlalttd
all of tha national parkt and other
scanto. wonders of the continent, but
that be believed the attraction!
bare ranked above all others.
' Volcan'lo f ormatlqnaC, 'tha ''atone
woman of alienee" near Crater Lake,
the lava beda and lea eavea toutb ot
Klamath and other markings Indica
ting prehistoric Ufa in tblt part of
tha West ara attracting tba attention
of tclenlata. .
'Bitting Pretty"
Altogether, Klamath Falla and Ita
people should foel much as did the
soldiers when they declared they
wera "sitting pretty."
Construction ot tba present South'
ern Paclflo Una from Weed north
through Klamath oounty waa bagun
in 1909. Tho rails wore laid to
Kirk, Just north ot here, bofora the
work was halted by the Central Pac
lflo litigation attocting the tltlo to
tho proporty.
From Eugene a line waa built
aouth 'And cait as far as Oakrldge,
Orogon.
Tho govornmont brought an end
to tho long lltlgntlon recently and
at tho earliest posslblo moment tho
Southorn Pact No company rosumod
construction work on tho now lino.
ICarly In September tho onglnocrs
and construction man assomblod
and a start was , mado upon
tho grading ot roadbed for tho
ribbons ot stocl.
. On October 1 tho , first 'bridge
across tho Williamson Illver at
Kirk practically wns complated and
a largo crow ot workmen had cut thn
way through tlmburland us 'fur as
tlm oyu could boo,
Crews To Moet
Othor crows hnd taken thnlr pnsl
tlont at strategic points nlong tho
118-mllo routo through tho forests
and across tho Cnscada mountains.
At Oakrlilgo tho start Is being mado
by tho construction crows who will
moot thono working north from
Kirk. 1 ' i .
This nil Iron rt construction work
nlono Involves .tho expenditure of
many million dollars and will prov
Ido ompoymont fur a largo number
ot workmen, ,
Tho building ot tho Una presents
ninny onglnenrlnn; problems as
much ot It travorscs a mountainous
region, (leorgo IV, lloschlto, chlof
anglnoor ot the Southorn Pacific, has
Jurisdiction over construction of tho
rond and II. I Hooy, assistant engin
eer, is In charge ot tho road aaol
cor, Is In charge ot work on tho
ground. ,
The contract for construction of
the first 30 and one halt miles was
lot to nn Oregon concern and It Is
expected that grading will bo com
idol oil on this portion by. November
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DIRT IS FLYING ON THE NEW tRANS-MOUNTAIN LINE
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Uppor rlgt Too Southorn Pacific railhead at-Kirk, before construction of the Klamath Lakes route
started recently, liulow This photo of the same scene tbree woeka later, shows bow the work is pro
gressing. ' k" '
CELEBRATION
Friday, 11:00 a.m. Parade. Four cash prizes.
1:00 to 6:00 p.m.-rr-During these hours there will
be two events. "
Event No.' 1. Excursion "over O. C. & E. R. R.
leaves at I p.m. for Sprague river, where a golden spike
will be' driven. This railroad is wuler construction and
guests are by necessity limited to newspaper men, -offi
cers and directors of- Chamber of Commerce,-Rotary
and Kiwanis Clubs, City, State, County and Railroad
Officials and -those holding invitation cards.
Event No. 2. Auto Excursion over paved roads
free to all visitors. "
Route A. Algoma Point a combined lake- and
mountain drive rivaling Switzerland. Time 1 hour.
Route B. Merfill and
ful irrigation and farm district. Time 2 hours.
8:00 p.m. "The Passing of the Covered Wagon."
A pageant reciting the development of Crater Lake land.
presented in "The Crater" free of any charges. '
Saturday, 7:30 a.m. Excursion over the Southern
Pacific to Kirk, where the construction of the Klamath
Lakes Route connecting San Francisco and Portland will
6e formally inaugurated. Round trip rates $2.75.
11:00 a.m. Music lovers may. at this hour enjoy
an organ recital at the Presbyterian Church.
2:45 p.m
cert rendered by the bands.
noteworthy, orators will be heard. "
8:30 p.m. Carnival stunts and street dancing. Sev
eral exciting and interesting stunts will be staged.
Klamath County Products Show in Chamber of
Commerce Rooms, open Friday and Saturday. .-: ;
For roonis and meals information, see J. . J. Kel
ler, Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Phone 555. - :
1!, or boforo tho wlntor snows sot
in. , : '
From Kirk, tho prosunt end of llio
Klnmuth Fulls branch, tho Una will
run for npproxlinntoly 22 mlcs In n
northurly dlructlon through tho
Klamath Indian roaorvullon. It
thon goos north and 'northwest for
85 milos to tho summit of tho Cas
cado mountanla Just above beautiful
Odell I.ako, whore an olovatlou ot
4817 foot above sea level ls resche'd
at Odell Pass. Y
After crossing tho Cascade Itnngo,
the linn descends through a pictur
esque and heavily wooded mountnnl
region to tho prcsont terminus of
the compnny's line at Oakrldge, 43
miles from Eugene
remaps nowhere In this country
Is there n territory more richly
blesod with beautiful lnkns than tluit
trnvorsed by tho new line. Hun
dreds of thoso lukes, with sapphlro
waters abounding In trout, flank the
right-of-way. 1
tion! limed on Pago Five) .
PROGRAM
'
Malin, through our wonder
In "The Crater". Addresses and con"
Some very prominent and
Klamath C. of C. ;
Greets Visitors
Friday and Saturday, Oregon
celolirates tho greatest ovunts In the
development of the' west which have
taken pluco for muny: yours. You
aro to be congratulated upon being
present on such a momentous occa
sion. 'to assist III bringing to the
attention of tho people , of the Pac
ific coast the fact that groat terri
tory is now being hiudb accnssiblo.
Tho two Important . events to
which wo refer, for which this great
celebration Is being held hero, are;
first, boglnnlin; of construction on
tho 'Klamntn i.anes Route," nnd
second, tho completion ot construc
tion on tho first objective of the
O. C, & fi. rallrond to Sprnguo river.
These two evontg mark the great
est wlwn of rnirnnd ronsl ruction
CRATER L. BLUE
CELEBRATION'S
OFI
X".q.rater Lata. 'Bin: is Je fflci
al color tor the pageant' "Passing
of the Covered .Wagon," and rail
road celebration Friday -and Sa
turday. ' v . . ' ;
It la the bluest blue .'that ever
discolored a washtub of clothea.
The women will know how blue
that is that dark, rich shade of
turquoise blue that bas been to
popular.
In fact, It is a deeper shade of
blue that any bride ever felt after
her first breakfast table quarrel
with her husband near the close
ot their honeymoon. And the nove
lists say thla ls a very deep ahade
ot blue, even though , It might
fade easily. .
Chairman H. D. Mortenaon ot
the celebration committee. Direct
or John Goodrich, the chamber of
commerce' and others have urged
.u- 1., i - v I
TICi COLOR
. thH;4i;'
, ' ' ' "r."U-t.'.Vv
, . ' , ,'ine recwversnip m which iv u
Blue In the decoration of floats, rustelf for aome ye.rs, the
for Fridays parade. . , m It
I Crater Lake
Blue Is to' preao-
and to be In. evidence In every
other manner posslblo.
Howov'or, It may woll be said
that Crater Lako Blue does not
giro ono the blues. Just tho oppo
site. It has a distinct "Jaizy" atmosphere,-
with the effect ot the
most down-to-tho- minute "blues"
over composed for a Jazs orchest
ra, player piano or phonograph.
So wear and docorato with Cra
ter Lako Itluo, let all our visitors
know thoro Is no othor such a
blue In the wide, wide . world and
Inform them that ' It ' they ' are all
modern and up-to-date they will
domand tho use ot Crator Lako
Itluo for the adornment ot wlvos
and host girls and otherwise when
they roturn homo, the commltteo
urges. '' ; '
which has been carried out during
tho past ten years In this land ot
th Pacific coast, and Is being looked
upon by other communities as mean
ing more toward progress and devel
opment' than anything which has
been contomplated west of the Rock
ies. ' , -. .',
We trust that your visit in Klam
ath county those two days will be a
very pleasant one and that there will
be brought to your attontlon the
vastness of this region as well as
tho great resources which have yet
to be developed. 1 ! "
Yours for a greater Oregon,
Klamath County Chamber of
Commorco. ... '.
Edward H. Harriman, Master
Builder, Originated Project Thst
Atter Delay of 13 Years, now
Resumed;AidePortraysHarran?n
(The writer of thlt article
was a western lieutenant of :
Kdward H. Marrlman for years,
during tho formation and pro
gress of tho great builder's
plans. The etory below . is
written from the inside by one
who can truthfully say ot that
great era of western empire
building. which Harrlman's
mind conceived and 3had only
partially carried out when de
ath intervened, "All of which ,
I saw, part of which I was.")
By CHARLES WOOD EBERLEIN
A' FTER 13 long years of wait
ing and hoping, the forcea of
opposition, have broken down before
the inevitable, irrealstable logic that
decreed, . from the beginning that
Klamath Falls should be tha center
of a vast industrial region. .
The same natural law that fixes
bounds and decreet wbat areas of
thla earth shall be fruitful and add
to tha wealth ot the world, alto
unerringly fixes the location ot eitlea
(he centers of industrial popula
tion. No matter how long the con
summation of nature's plan may be
djelayed; no matter what obstacles
!ian may interpose, ' the end 'la as
ure as any other operation of nat-
The development of nature's plan
only waits npoh the appearance od
the scene of a master mind. Such
was the' mini of Edward' H. Harri
man, ot such marvellous grasp and
pre-eminent in any department of
human activity but which, fortun
ately for us and for all the people
west ot the Missouri river, found its
work in the improvement and devel
opment of vast transportation sys
tems. ' '''"'.
The prologue to the drama which
ls now being staged in the Klamath
is soon spoken. '
In the closing years Ot tha last
century Edward H. Harriman
sprang upon the stage in the theatre
of world affairs with the backing
of powerful financial Interests whom
bis genius had been able first to in
terest and then to tire wtlh his ab
solute conviction. He took over from
I was a darini feat and financiers ot
Ictod failure. The Union Pacific
placed strategically In tho most ad
vantageous position hnd failed, up to
that tlmS, to realise tho high hopes
of Its projectors and Its sponsors, tho
Congress of the United Sates. It
had several : times i succumbed to
financial stross. with resulting re
celvorships, . New Hand M Hie llctm' I,.'!,
Put' tho hour had ut lnit struck.
A now force hnd arisen ,n tho wprld
a man with a power of Imagina
, finn cnimhxl with tho practical factt!
. ty whlch mado all things, possible,
J had . ; arrived .on., the . aceno
Thn 'iT0n Pncitlc immodlately took
on life and Its tributary country
tilled with now population and cap
ital., '' v" . -
The great ohstaclo to the future
safety ot the Union Pacific soon de.
velooed. Tho Central Pacific, own-
ed , controlled and operated by the
Southern Pacific Intended by Con
gress as a co-ordinate of the Union
Paolflo In Its great .plun of trans
continental transporatlon, failed , to
co-operatd.' Its' legitimate east
bound traffic was' diverted to Us
southern route. In order to protect
the future of the Union Paclflo and
to realize a brilliant plan of consol
idated Operation on a scale never bo
fore thought of, E. H. Harriman ac
quired control of the Southern Pac
ific and all of Its properties In 1902.
At once tthe same prosperity that
had followed his- mnagement :of
tho Union . Pacific,., enmo . to Cnllf-
'.,.; . ', ;i:- :.! '
ornla t,Dd Oregon. ; Existing maW
lino, wera rebuilt.. Mew equipment
and better-service took the plaeo
ot obsolete construction and equip-'
ment. Development . ot irrigatitoir
and agriculture followed closely.'','"
nedliction of Gradca first ' '
A cardinal principle In the Httrrii;
man creed of railroad 'development
was' the cutting down 6f grades and;
tha elimination of curvattlr- with
resultant - lowering . of ' opratlnf .
coats, better and .cheaper service. :.
Immediately tba high grade Over'
the Siskiyou mountains ; between.
California and Oregon fell andsr thai
scrutiny ot tha great muter builder.
His engineers wera tent out to. flajd
a' wa around the: Slaklyoua: thaX'
should be. not . too )ong, with, mlril-'
mdm gradej and curvature.- v- jtf.1.
After mostht of surveying' tad ln
rettigauon tha low Jrada, - ngbt.
carve thort. list rostt wta.-fsmnd
around th !. ' Biaktyiii aad ? tb
Klamath - apd ' tti natural ' nto'
Klamath Fails, cam' 'out "int tut
world. :'f,:'$?P " 1 ' .
It la common knowledge- how tha
unerring Judgment of -iBdwer4 H.
Harriman ifcmedlauty aelMd hpob,
analyzed afca;;"'"-'-- t In:
.duttrlal -re6.nref.p.t4i.. aMt '
country and tbr'fwlufarrr lt '
Ital Klatna(h r.rallt.' "! jClaatatti ':
cam or tha greatest Interest W h&a A
and ha conalatenty planned for tha
building ofa elty Ot'flfty thoaaaad
people. - :':..:'; .' . . '
' Beauty Drew HIM to Klamath. ' i!"
It wat - his"' love'of !,natur thdo
natural beauty 'ihat lead him to f-niark-
that upper Klamath"' 1aka:
wonid be the summer playgrouhd Ofyi
all California add that Ita shores and
wooded slopes ' would one day. ba
lined with beautiful mias. "Ha also.,
pointed out tha' iiapf railed Oppor-
iuuiij lor.xov mmoer ' inuuairy anu
that it would furntah industry, pop-t
ulatlom and wealth,' while the great
age long industries of agr'culture,.
and stock raising were growing
to their vast possibilities td support '
and develop a great ity.. . -" 'v.
We are ill familiar with" erent
that followed clow upon the local-'
Hon of the "now famous' Natron cut-,
off, with Klamath country its main.
objective. The temporary line -from
Weed to Grass lake was' Immediately
put In- condition and the permanent,
line from Grass . lako' to Klamath
Falls built. - : ' V
Constrnclion llnslicd Nortliwanr 1 .
The construction of the main Una
from Klamath Falls' north went (dtp
ward as' fast as men and , monoy;'
undor the Inpetus of a groat driving '
force, could accomplish It (
k ,That part of tha -Natron cnt-ofl
making connection through Klamath
Falls to the main; line of the fiouhf
ern PacIfip' at -'Fernioy -Id -contra!
Nevada -and known ms tho Moduo
northern, was projooted,- surreyad
and - right ' ot rfwa bodghi;. Tha
Klamath hummed with actlvfty and
hope. V -: .."'j'.ri-' '
-. What followed Is a sad page ,10
the hlst&ry of hnrrian hopes defer
red. " , - 1 v -.Mi .
, - In 1909 word flatbed that Edward
H. Harriman, the friend at KlamaH'
was no more. - The great master
mlml had ceasod Ita- aotlMtlea la
thla' sphere.. Almost at once -'as
though stricken with paralysis', lh
work of railroad , building stopped.
- Death Htoppcd Work '' ' .
- The line north of Klamath Falls
was dropped Cat . Wiltlamaoni' riverV
The projected construction ot (ha
Modoo Northern front Klamath Falls
southeast over which, heavy froiftt
and fast passenger tralna for Pdrfl
land and Puget sottnd were Intended
to run, wsa abandoned. ' i ) c
In the seats of the mighty in tba
financial center, -'opposition . to it
great work, - divided counsels and
.-. (Continued nn Png 8evn) , ,