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DAILY CAPITAL JOTONAL, SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1005.
OREGON
WANTS
ROADS
Is Tired of Promises and Passes
the Matter up to Mr.
Harriman
Hot Air Won't Go, and the Meeting
of the League Sets the Dic
tator to Thinking
Funds hnvo boon collected and plans
aro well under way by, which tho trans
portation committee of thp Chamber of
Commorco hopes to accomplish that
which is of vital Importanco to tho
jtato of Oregon railroad development.
Tho conditions which liavo spontane
ously created tho necessity of activo
work in this regard aro as follows;
For about 25 yoars tho 0. It. & N. Co.
bai been a dominant factor in tho
transportation Acids in this state. Dur
ing all this time tho pcoplo of this city
and stato havo, in ovcry way they
could, both by giving it their business
and otherwise-, shown thoir loyalty, go
ing so far nt times as oven to dlscoun
ago other roadn in their attompta to
socuro a foothold horo. During nil this
tlmo tho peoplo havo boon waiting pa
tiontly for the building of branch lines
and oxtonslons Into tributary country,
and for aggresslvo efforts to develop
tho Btnto and contiguous territory.
Every map and folder lssuod by this
company1 for 25 years showed' exten
sions in embryo. Every year prom
isee havo been mado to build, until its
record Is now ono long chain of broken
promises. Now tho north, tho Great
Northern (backed by tho power of Mr.
Hill) nnd tho Northern Pacific havo
pursued an aggresslvo policy nnd nro
doing all in their power to build up
ft commercial rival to Portland, and
havo forced tho O. R. & N. Co. to ccaso
even attempting to servo territory trib
utary to this city. Immoral, and per
haps lllegnl, "truces" nnd ngroomonts
havo boon ontorod into by it respecting
lntorstato commorco; not only is Port
laud deprived of tho support of as rich
a country oa thero is on tho faco of
tho globe, but tho country itself is
practically sot back for years for lack
of transportation facilities and rail
roads; theso companies not only til
tide tho torrltory among themselves
as though thoy owned it, but when
they cannot ngreo ns to a division, tho
interests and well-being of states, oven,
ro given no consideration, and yet
A Smiling Face
signifies robust health and good
digestion. You can always
carry a smiling face in spite of
Care and worry if you keep
your liver right and your
digestion good by using
Beecham's
Pills
Bpia everywhere. In boxes 10c. and SSc.
thoy wonder at tho determination of
(tho President ami of the peoplo bo-
lilnd him to do whnt thoy can to break
away from theso conditions and enact
laws which will, to somo extent, make
them impossible.
Tho records show that for years In
Oregon thero has been but ono short
branch lino of 40 miles to Condon
built, whilo at least four-fifths of tho
state Is Isolated and without means
of getting their products to market,
and, therefore, largely nt n standstill.
To tho south, in California, tko samo
system Is bending every cnorgy in
building up 8an Francisco. Thero mil
lions nro spent to lower grades and
shorten linos, whilo horo a water level
grade from Hi par in to Lowiston is
abandoned and freight is forced over
throo mountain ranges and heavy
grades ISO miles further to tho sea than
by tho river lovel route. Thero roads
nro built miles in length almost par
alleling tho present tracks. Horo a road
llko tho Columbia Southern is left be
tween tho devil nnd tho deep son, al
though it is raying well nnd will pay
moro if extended, Tho Alaska trade
was abandoned to tho Bound without
a protest; tho Lowiston and Ncz Perco
country surrendered, although it had
been recognized oa Portland O, II. &
N. Co. territory for nearly CO years,
nnd nothing dono in Oregon. In tho
states of Washington nnd California
thoro nro railroad commissions and
stringent railroad legislation. In tho
stnto thoro is not a lino of adverso leg
islation) on tho statuto books. Not
withstanding all this, this city ami
other sections reached by this road
have supported it most loyally. For
year ending Juno 30, 1807, tho gross
earnings of tho O. It. & N. Co. wcro
$1,077,024; tho net earnings, 11,049,
457.40; tho surplus, $503,457, nftcr pay
ing of dividends amounting to $11,000,
For year onding Juno 30, 1903, tho
gross earnings woro $9,117,603; net
earnings, $5,370,403; surplus, $3,825,
000, after paying dividonda amounting
to $410,000; nnd during tho intervening
years oach year showed an increasing
surplus. How much of this money,
contributed by tho producers of this
section, 'has been spent in this stato
or in contiguous territory I Moreover,
jf tho country now developed is so pro
ductivo that Mr. Worthington has
stated that tho results nro extraordi
nary, why should not tho rest of tho
stato show llko roturnst Thero is not
a resldont in Portland who lived here
at tho tlmo tho O. It. & N. lino was
built up tho Columbia river but
prophesied its failure, and tho result
has Bhown how llttlo thoy knew of the!
productiveness of their own country.
This question has now reached the'
acuta stage, and tho commiteo asks '
tho pcoplo of this stato and those in
terested in its development where thoy
expect to "get off," with tho two
great systems pulling for 8nttlo nnd
ono for Ban Francisco, and nothing be
ing dono for Portland or this state
in fact, their own earnings are now
being used against them. Wo nsk tho
property holders in this stato general
ly to consider tho question nnd in
order to get somo idea of tho present
conditions let them tnko n railroad map
of tho state of Washington nnd com"
paro it with ono of Oregon nnd draw
their own conclusions. Let them do
tcrmino for themselves how this great
state enn bo dovclopcd if four-fifths
of it is without railroad transporta
tion nnd facilities.
To givo somo iden of tho present
condition, it may only bo necessary
to glanco at tho booklet issued jointly
by tho Chamber of Commorco nnd the
Lewis nnd Clark Fair to see that "Oro
gon has only 1.78 miles of rallrond per
100 squnro miles of territory, a lower
ratio than that of any stnto or ter
ritory in tho Union except Idaho, No
I vada, Wyoming, Arizona and Now
I Mexico. Central Oregon is tho largest
area of habitablo land in tho Unitod
States without railroad transportation.
In short, nil Oregon has outgrown its
'railroad facilities."
I Thero is no question but what great
dissatisfaction exists and is well found
ed. As an instance, nearly ono year
and a half ago tho extension of the
Columbia Southern was absolutely
J promised on condition that tho people
of this city would subscribe for a cer
tain amount of bonds. This subscrip
tion wns comploted about 10 months
ngo, andno step has bcon taken to
wards oxtending tho road since. A
contract for building o, road from Iti
pnria to Lowiston was let abandoned
after most of tho grading was dono.
I When others took up in earnest tho
building of a road to Tillamook, ovcry
posslblo obstaclo was placed in their
way in financing their enterprise, and
in order to prevent connections with
main lines if it was built. Theso ex
amples might bo multiplied, but it will
servo no good purposo.
Self-preservation is said to bo tho
first law of nature, and that law is tho
real actuating forco behind this move
mont. Tho committee proposes to put
forth overy effort to get thcao condi
tions romodiod, nnd to get its informa
tion in such shnpo that its truth can
not bo gainsaid. It lntonds to nik
nothing but what is right. It intends
to tnko up this mnttor with tho rall
rond officials, nnd to get tho peoplo of
this stato to npprcclato and understand
its groatnoss and productiveness nnd
to keep constantly at it until relief
is obtained, Tho committee contends
that with nil tho roads in this state
undor tho control of ono system, this
system should do its duty in dovclop
ing tho stato as well ns in drawing
rovenuo therefrom. Tho committee
further intends to encourage tho de
velopment and uso of our natural trans
portatiou advantages, and if tho O. It.
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Liver and Kidneys
It Is highly Important that these organs
should properly perform their functions.
When they don't, what lameness of the
tide and back, what yellowness of the akin,
what constipation, bad taste In the mouth,
sick headache, pimples and blotches, and
loss of coaraee, tell tho story,
The great alterative and tenia
Hood'sSarsaparilla
aires these organs visor and tone for the
proper performance of their functions, and
cores all their ordinary ailments. Take It.
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Standard Liquor Co.
Successors to
J. P. ROGERS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
1 48-1 56 South Commercial St
We make a specialty of catering to the family trade of
Salem. Ty out Clatet ot Riesling for a hot day cooler,
or a little of out Rye or Boorbon for that tired feeling, or
some of out Imported Sherry or Port, some very old goods.
We can also supply you with Mineral Water, Bottled Beer
and the best grades of Wines or Whiskies in pints and
quarts.
STANDARD LIQUOR Co., A. G. Magers, Mgr.
Phone Main 21 81.
THE
Mitchell Wagon
fl
JL I i MITfflFMA LEWIS C0 ClUP
minium jjg WS Jf it W
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Represents Nearly Seventy Years of Exper
ience in Wagon Building.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY
TO BUILD A WAGON BETTER THAN
THE MITCHELL
WHY?
BECAUSE MONET CANNOT BUT BETTER TIMBER THAN IS BOUOIIT FOR TUB MITCHELIi.
MITOHEEIi & IJlWIfl CO., THE MANTJTAOTURERfl, POSITIVELY PAY 20 TO 35 PER CENT ABOVE
Tim MARKET PRICE OF FIRST ORAE-ES FOR TIIE PRIVILEGE OF DULLING OVER AND "8KIMMINCI
OFF THE CREAM" OF THE WACJON STOCK. THIS IS CARRIED FROM THREE TO FIVE YEARS IK
OPEN BIECDS UNDER COVER UNTIL THOROUGHLY SEASONED, BBtNG CULLED THREE TO FIVB
TIMES IN THE PROCESS OF HANDLING. WOOD STOCK FOR THREE TO FIVE YEARS AHEAD
MEANS WOOD STOCK AGGREGATING; IN VALUE NEARLY ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS. IT IS NOV
EVERY FACTORY THAT CAN CARRY THIS KIND OF A STOCK, CONSEQUENTLY IT IS NOT EVERY
FACTORY THAT OAN BUILD WAGONS AS THE MITCHELL IS BUILT TOO MANY OF THEM BUILD
FBOM HAND- TO MOUTH BUY STOCK TODAY AND MAKE IT UP TOMORROW. DO YOU WANT A
WAGON MADE IN THAT WAY, OR DO YOU WANT ONE OF OUR KIND? ONE THAT CARRIES AN AR.
SOLUTE GUARANTEE THAT IT IS Tim BEST POSSIBLE TO BUILD ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND Air
WAYS WILL BE. IF YOU WANT OUR KIND MAKE UP YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU START TO BUY
THAT IT WILL COST YOU MORE MONEY THAN "THE OTHER KIND," BECAUSE IT COSTS MORS
MONEY TO BUILD IT.
THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST AL LTHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW IB THAT YOU ARE GET.
TING Tim BEST. YOU OAN BE HEAPE8T-ALL THAT YOU WANT YOU BUY A MITCHELL WAOON.
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co.
210-229-239 State Street.
SALEM BRANCH, E. F. CARY, MGR.
SALEM, OREGON
& N. Co. will not lay rails on a nat
ural grndo to Lowiston; if this groat
company ontors into a "truco" to pro-
vent tho development of tho richest
section of tho stuto of Idaho, nnd do-
nics tho peoplo living thero tho ordl
nary means of communication nnd
transportation, am) to this stato a rich
nnd growing trado, because it and Its
partners cannot agreo upon a division
of territory, then it must bo dona In
somo other way and by tho pcoplo
themselves. Nor, under tho circum
stances, will this movement bo con
fined to Orogon. Idaho and scot Ions
of Washington aro offrctod alike, aud
are equally interested. Nor is tho
eommitteo starting for a short cam
paign. It knows tho resources of the
great railroad companies nnd how thoy
work. In the past it has apparently
not been difficult to divldo ami diss!
pato tho strength of such movement.
It has often boon said that tho peo
plo of Portland never pull togothor,
but it remains to bo seen whether
or not they can be divided this time.
A numbor of meetings havo already
been held, and soma progress mado
Certain propositions have been submit
ted to the companies, and when their
answers aro received it will bo tlmo
to dJscusa them publicly. Tho com
mittee desires to work on fair, and
friendly lines; it wants to co-operate
with the railroads in the development
of tho state, but it wants co-operation;
it la only too willing to recognize
and act on mutuality of interests, but
the interests must bo recognized as
mutual. But tho eommitteo will not
abandon its position or work until this
great stato receives fair treatment
front the hands of tho great transpor
tation companies. It feels tBat as
Portland is tho great center of the
population and buiines of the North
west, and grow only as the country
grows, it should Uko the lead in this
movement, Tho committee farther
feels that its members should havo the Excursion Rates.
activo support nnd sympathy of overy I DurlD(f tho LowU nml c,k ExpMr.
cltizon of tho state, whether ho bo a tjon tho 0 n T Co wm ma3l0 . nl
of 75 cents to Portland, round trip $L
TIckots good for 10 days. Boats leav
ing dally.
morchnnt, a farmer or a property hold
er. Juno Portland Chamber of Com
merce Bulletin.
win iRL I
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Doubles the Light Halves the cost.
Burns Eight Parts of Air to
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