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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1901)
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JANUARY 31, 1901. Truckee Lumber Co., of the long tract lying between the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean have long invited development. The wind work, OF SAN FRANCISCO, DEALERS IN so to speak, of a railroad making available these resources tn New York will Furnish the Money to Build an Indepen timber, coal, mineral and dairy products has been ™any dent Line from Portland to Tillamook City—The constructed and given to paper, only to be dissipated by the Hard logic of circumstances, the central fact of which was lack o Business Men of Portland form a Company. money wherewith to build and equip a mountain railroad. 1 his BOX SHOOKS. vital condition seems now likely to be supplied, and a railroad to [F rom tiie O regonian .] the sea to be in immediate prospect. The movement for a railroad direct between Portland and There is nothing new to say in support of tlus enterprise, Nehalem and Tillamook Bays has taken definite form. The since all that can be said has many times been said. It is simply GENERAL MERCHANDISE names of 51 citizens of Portland have already been obtained to astonishing that this region, so richly endowed by uature for the contribute the organization of a corporation to take up the project. And LOGGERS’ SUPPLIES benefit of mail, has been so long inaccessible to trade ; that its Many others will be added, so the enterprise will have substantial industries, all of the growing type, the products of which are in standing and at the same time show popular strength. The organ AGENTS STEAMERS W. H. KRUGER AND TILLAMOOK. ization is to be perfected next week, and the project will be vigor demand in the world’s markets, should have been left to struggle in a condition of arrested development for the better part ol a Hobsonville, Or. J. E, SIBLEY, Mgr. ously pushed. For three months negotiations have been in progress between generation—not from lack of recognition, but from lack of modern Portland men and prominent financiers of New York for the transportation facilities. The people of Tillamook Count}, loval construction of a railroad direct from Portland to Nehalem and to their section and anxious for its development, have shown com Tillamook Bays as an independent line, free from other railroad mendable courage and patience in waiting the slow progress ot companies. After considerable correspondence and an examina events that would put them in touch with the outside world. PROPRIETORS OF tion of the maps and plats of surveys heretofore made of two routes They have argued and urged and hoped ; spoken in season and between Portland and Tillamook City, and of the estimates of the out of season of the natural advantages of the region, and pointed cost of construction, equipment, etc., which had been previously to their magnificent forests, their vast coal deposits, their streams submitted to them, the New York men concluded to send a re alive with fish and their ranges rank with wild grasses in proof ot DEALERS IN presentative to Portland to investigate the enterprise, and, if their contention. They have engaged in dairying and challenged practicable, to inquire why Portland did not undertake it. The the world to produce sweeter butter or more toothsome cheese agent arrived here after Christmas. It was explained to him that than that bearing the Tillamook brand, and, in a way, relatively Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc. Shop next door to Larsen’s Hotel, Tillamook Portland people were in favor of the project, but that the reason small because of a cramped market, they have pushed these vari they could not undertake an expenditure of $1,500,000 to $1,750,- ous industries until, in the matter of local prosperity, as shown in 000 in building the road was that these sums were greater than well-to-do community life, there are no happier homes or better this community could take out of its legitimate business channels educational and social privileges in any rural section of the state Trade at tlxe for permanent investment. But Portland was found ready to than are found in portions of this isolated Coast region. Witfi this nucleus of enterprise, industry and social order, a co-operate with others in building the road. The agent returned to New York and reported favorably. wonderful development will follow railroad connection with the Information lias since been received that before the New York outside world. This connection at least seems to be insight, and, people put a corps of engineers in the field to select one of the two when accomplished, will introduce an era of prosperity that will, ZvÆexzt to tlxe I’ost Office. routes already surveyed into Portland and verify the cost of con- J in a sense at least, atone for the deferred possibilities of years. struction, it would be necessary for substantial men to organize a o company and out of their own number elect a board of directors j Some of the Reasons which set the Ball Rolling. locally to manage its affairs. These are not to supply the capital In behalf of the people of Tillamook county, we must express You will always find prime meat at this store. Give us a call. for building the road, however. Accordingly, the following 51 our gratitude to the Oregonian for the manner in which that news substantial residents of Portland have already signed an agree paper has brought the needs of this county prominently before the F. JENKINS, Proprietor. ment to organize the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook Railway business men of Portland. Last summer, when tons of Tillamook Company as a corporation of Oregon : freight were tied up at Astoria and it looked as though San Fran I H. W. Corbett, W, C. Noon, cisco would get the trade from Portland, it set some of the busi Wm. M. Lndd, J. H. Spa (Jone, ofBoston Rubber Co., ness men and financiers of that city thinking, and more they did |. Wesley Ladd, Meier & Frank, [ so more imperative it became to them that Tillamook should have J. C. Ainsworth, L G. Clarke, of Woodard & Clarke, railroad connections with Portland. The Oregonian, with com A. L. Mills, H. C. Leonard, UJagon Ulork. mendable enterprise, showed what resources Tillamook county Jacob Kamm, Walter F. Burrell, contained. This had the effect of doubly interesting the people Geo. T. Myers, Henry C. Cabell, U. S. Army, We guarantee first class Wagon Work of Portland, for they saw at once if the coal from Nehalem could John McCraken, J. Couch Flanders, at low charges. be secured it would make Portland a great manufacturing center in Donald Mackay, Adolph A. Dekunt, Shoeing, No. 4’s down, $1.50. P. F. Morey, L. H. Lewis, the near future. And we hope and believe it will do so, for too Ciosset & Devers, WEST A TH A YEH, Proprietors. I W Cook, much money leaves Oregon annually for manufactured articles Wadhanis & Ketr Bros., F. W. Baltes Printing Co. Work Shops : which should be manufactured at home. It isa source of satisfac Wadharns & Co., William Fliedner, tion to know that the righteous indignation against freight being Next to Goyne’s Office, Tills- Chas. F. Beebe ¿it Co., William Reidt, tied-up for weeks at Astoria last summer had a good effect, and we mookl'ity, Oregon. Everding & Farrell, E. W. Spencer, for Mrs. Irving’s can say this, the result of which will give Tillamook a railroad W. J. Van Schuvver & Co., Estate, in the near future. The Pacific Navigation Company became hot R. W. Lewis and C. H. Lewis, of | J. A. Brown, in the collar because the Headlight started “kicking” it for bad Allen & Lewis, H. W. Scott, and irregular transportation. This started dairymen and business The DIRECT ROUTE ¡to TILLAMOOK L. Bluniauer Co., H L. Pittock, Sol Hisch, of Fleisclmer, Mayer & Co., men “kicking” also, and heaven knows they were perfectly justi C. F. Pearson, Carrying U.S. Mail. F. E. Beach 8c Co., John Welch, fied in doing so. It is not necessary for us toeiongate on this, with II. S. Rowe, Mayor of Portland, I)r. Ernest Barton, the exception of saying that influential newspapers like the Ore H. Weinhard, Dr. George F. Wilson, gonian can do much for communities, and when they have just H. Wittenberg, Fred W. Mulkey, cause to complain, as the Headlight had in irregular transporta R. Glis.in, David M. Dunne, JOHN BARKER, Proprietor. tion and discriminating freight charges, it is only right that they John Stewart, F. C. Baker. should aim to bring about a different state of affairs. We see the The articles of incorporation have been prepared, and will be breakers gradually disappearing and a bright future in view for Stage leaves Tillamook daily exeept Sunday. signed this week by a committee designated for that purpose, and Tillamook county. Stage leaves H- Yamhill daily exeept monday, a board of nine directors will be elected early next week from these subscribers. Tickets must be secured the day previous from the Agents at TILLAMOOK TO HAVE A RAILROAD. FIR & SPRUCE Lumber LEACH & JONES, Tillamook Meat Market NEW MEAT MARKET, General Blacksmithing. Tillamook & North Yamhill Stage Line. Bits of Information. transits of Mercury. There will be no transit of Venus until 2004. North Yamhill and Tillamook. When Nelson's famous signal—“ Eng. land expects every man to do his duty'' An old settler died at Kenosha, Wis„ —was given at Trafalgar, a Scottish recently. He was noted for his honesty, Articles incorporating the Portland, Nehalem & Tillamook sailor• «.mpla^ Railway Company have been drawn, and will be signed and filed num, “No a wordo’puirauld Scotland.” humanity, kindness, liberality and love As to the latter, it is said ; for record in a few days. Its duration is to be perpetual. The “Hoots, Sandy,” answered his friend, of ‘At children. his funeral the children of Kenosha I objects of the incorporation are to construct and operate lines of “the admiral kens that every Scotsman out-numbered everyone else." Many a Make a Specialty of Logging and Machine Work will do his duty. He’s just giving the man now living and who when dead will railway from Portland through Washington County as follows : F.ret Class Work Guaranteed._______________ Charges are Reasonable. be interred in a marble mausoleum will 1. To the Upper Nehalem Valley at or near Vernonia, Englishers a hint.” Columbia County. Why are dignitaries saluted by cannon not have such a noble and honorable Shop in Hiner’s old Stand, TIIaUAMOOK CITY. 2. To the Central Nehalem Valley at or near Grand Rapids, tiring when they visit a foreign port ? epitaph as that simple statement of fact. Clatsop County. It seems a curious sort of welcome, this An enterprising American is now 3. To tiie Lower Nehalem Valley, at or near Nehalem firing off of guns, but it seems that the located on the river Jordan, and is custom arose in a yery reasonable way. City, Tillamook County. -hipping water from that famous stream Originally a town or a war ship fired ofl 4. To Tillamook Bay and City. its guns on the approach of impoitant to European and American churches for Authority is to be given also to build branches to connect and friendly strangers to show that thev j baptismal purposes. with the O. R. & N., Northern Pacific or Southern Pacific. had such faith in the visitors’ peaceful We note in an exchange that a young It is significant that the route lies through Washington ’ intentions they didn't think it necessary woman desiring to know what would | County, which keeps it from getting a base on the Columbia to their gnus loaded. keep her hands nice and white answered River and thus leading business away from Portland. The four! an advertisement, and sending some Agents for Kopps Brewery, the Brewer of the finest Deer in the Northwest lines an-virtually sections of one through railroad to Nehalem Why do we have bows on the left side money along, she received this receipt : I Strangers can find here a place to write, attend to correspondence, private], of our hats? In olden times when men and Tillamook Bays, with a branch to the Upper Nehalem confer upon business or social matters and generally feel at home. were much in the open air it was the “ Soak your hands in dishwater three Valley. habit to tie a cord »round the crown of times per day while mother rests.'' The Articles Incorporating the Portland, Nehalem & Tilla mook Railway Company. W. V. MORGAN, General Blacksmithing WINE AND LIQUOR HOUSE. Billiard Parlors and General Social Resort. C, E. HADLEY, Proprietor. Tillamook City In addition to the railroad, the articles cover authority to the hat and let the ends fall on the left acquire coal land and open mines and work them ; to build, con side, to l>e grasped on the arising of a For Sale. struct, lease, operate and charter steamers and barges to plv upon squall. They fell on the left side so that the .Pacific Ocean, Columbia and Williamette Rivers, in con they might be grasped by the left hand, A dairy farm, with or without stock. —For particulars apply to Chas. Pve, nection with said coal mines, railways, branches and extensions, the right usually being mote usefully en Nehalem, Tillamook Co.. Oregon. and to construct, lease and operate tramways, steam, electric or gaged. Later on the ends got to be tied motor , wharves, coal bunkers and warehouses ; to charge rents in a bow and later still they became use " Tommy. Tommy, remember. San tv J. P. ALLEN, or tolls for the use thereof, and generally to do such other busi less. yet the bow has remained and will comes only to good bovs.’* ness, matters and things as are incidental or conducive to the probably remain till the next deluge or " Yes. ma ; but boys 'at yon think iz Proprietor something of that sort. above objects. awful bad Santy thinks iz tollable . I 'æ capital stock of the corporation is placed at $1,000,000, The twentieth century, which opened good.'* Finit class accommodation divided into 40,000 shares ot $25 each, which shares may be sub ■ on Tuesday, will close on a Sunday, says at second class rate. div ided into two classes, the one class called preferred or prefer [ the statieian of the Philadelphia Record. ence shares, ranking in priority of dividends and in security over It will have twenty-four leap year»—the BEST MEAES IN THE the other, or second, class, called common or ordinary shares. I greatest number possible. February < CITY. - ------------- ’ Fliese two classes of shares are to lie issued in whatever propor I will have five Sundays three times: 4 Tillamook, Ore tions tiie directors may determine, but have equal cumulative 1920. 194S and 1976. The earliest po* sible date on which Easter can occur is 4 voting powers in the management of this corporation. DEALER IN I he corporation is to have the customary authority to buy March 12. The last time it occurred on 4 and ow n real estate and do various other acts usual for corpora that date was 1818. The latest that < Easter can occur in April 25. It will tions of this kind. The place of business is to be in Portland. 4 occur but one time in the coming century It is understood that the subscribers to the first stock of the on that dnte—1943. The twentieth cen. J 4 Company to get the enterprise organized and in operation will have tury will contain 36,525 days, or lack. I 4 preferred stock. ing one day of 5,218 weeks. The mid- Oregon J. JONES die day of the century will be January I. What the “Outside World” think of Tillamook County, 1931. There will be 380 eclipses daring the coming century. In 1935 there wdl Tillamook Industries and Tillamook People. be seven ellipses. There will he eight It can hardly fail to be a source of satisfaction to the people ....... le solar eclipses visible in the United States of the Oregon Coast region that the Railroad »18, 1923. 1925. 1945, 1954.1979 - , , Nehalem ------- ------- ----------- , promises' t -.Z. in the tlie near future to be an assured fact. — The natural resources 1984 and 19»». There will be twelve General Hardware 4 4 4 ______ _ 4 4 OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. J TILLAMOOK, OR. ENGINES BOILERS RUSSELL u* High Grade Machinery MILLS SELL & CO. pz . zzano , or.zc.ON.
