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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1913)
QA 1 a to MS H II :- A iiAiiiAtiiiiiliiiiiiiii i THE BEST NEWSPAPER 36TH YEAR. IIS Built by Louis Gerlinger and His Sons, Falls City to ' West Salem. STRAHORN BUILT BRIDGE Ityuil Taken Over Hy S. V. Will lie '-Electrified and Made I'urt of Great Electric System. The ceremonies today completed and closed tho railroad romanco o the Saloiii, Fulls City & Western rail way, which will soon fly the flats of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern In terurban system. At the same time was disclosed a story of how It was all accomplished hy one man, Curl Orlingor, who today carries a maimed arm as tho bndgo of his hon orable service In tho development of western Oregon. There are three, of the Gerllngers, builders of the Salem, Falls City & Western, owners of tho Dallas Lum ber & Logging company at Dallas, and self-made men. Louis and George Ge-Mnger were nat.'yes of Chicago, who found a framed copy of Horace Greeley's advice on the wall of the first place where they applied for em ployment and lit out for the West. They made money and Baw more of It hanging to the branches of the great forests in western Polk county. Carl Gorlinger..was born In Germany, re ceived the thorough training given mechanical engineers over there where the Kaiser Insists that his sub jects shall understand their busi ness, and nt the time his cousins, Louis and Goorge, were making a be ginning in Oregon, Carl was an en gineer aboard the great steamer Deutchland, between New York and Europe. In 19011 Louis and George decided to build a railroad from Dallas to the timber and they sent for Cousin Carl. The first year . the road reached only to Falls City, but two years later It went on to Illack Rock where a mini- , l)er of sawmillB were operating. Its business was to haul out lumber and logs for the market and for the use of the sawmill they operated at Dal las. The entire equipment at that time was one Helsler engine, a second-hand coach, six flat-carB and ona box car. Carl Gerlinger built and re paired the track, ran the engln.e kept it in repair, Issued train orders, sold tickets and quarreled with the Inter state Commerce Commission and the state railway commissioners. Carl held a 20-hour per day lob where pennies had to be saved. In 1906, Cousin Carl was operating a machine shop with a gasoline engine and a bunch of tools that the average ma chinist would consider useless. In that year a larger machine shop was constructed, Carl becamo master me chanic and employed skilled help. He solicited commercial repair work and In three years was able to pay back s , Jr. Ttfimmmt Hubert E. Strahorn. ) ' v .,. - ( vzv First Train Approaching to his cousins the entire cost of the t plant with Interest. Last year the shop overhauled and repaired twelve 1 railroad engines. In 1910 Louis and George Gerlinger decided to build their road to Salem. It reached the west bank of the Wil lamette river and stopped because of the great expense of constructing a suitable bridge. The Salem, Falls City & Western was acquired a year or two ago by the Southern Pacific company, and D. W. Campbell, su perintendent in Oregon, .immediately caused the building of the bridge to begin, It was estimated to cost $193, 000, but as completed represents an outlay of $250,000. SAYS SHE H AS JI ST STARVED FOK LOVE UHITRD IMII8S UABKD W1B1 Milwaukee, March 13. "I was sim ply starved for love." This was the explanation given here today by Mrs. Mabel Clarkson, wife of the Rev. Clarkson, of Chicago, for deserting her husband and chil dren and eloping with Owen D. Conn, San FranclBCO's "$100,000 burglar." Conn told San Francisco police that Mrs. Clarkson started him on his ca reer of crime, but the woman says this charge Is untrue. "I was married," continued Mrs. Clarkson, "when I was only 18 years old, and my husband soon tired of me. He treated me shamefully. I was so hungry for love that I would have been grateful for attention from anyone. This condition of mine blinded me to the sort of man Conn was. Mrs. Clarkson Is bitter In her de nunciation of Conn and today appeared anxious to tcBtlfy against him. Mil waukee police think Bhe can reveal the operations of Conn In Chicago, where he Is reported .to have got $100,000 worth of loot. The woman today expressed a de sire to see her children, and admitted writing to her husband and asking for a reconciliation. AVtts Horribly Tortured. ll'SITCI) 1'IIKHS I. KAHr.lt WIIIB. Chicago, March 15. Vincent Tro'n- skl, ngi-d 4.ri years, a baker, was beat en and Ptningled -n death hero early today. Minnie Ll.skc, his common law wife was arrested. Trolnskl was Inhumanly tortured. Ills was twisted until the nock was broken; tho eyes bulged from the sockets and the back of the head wa-i beaten almost to a pulp. The LlBke woman told the police that she found Trolnskl unconscious, lying In front of the bakery early in the morning. She declares he expired Hie West End of w llrldgt'. soon after she had carried hlra to their rooms over the bakery, Journal Want Advs. Bring Results. a-. DlLLEV 6 Q fltLLSBUPO UUNC NootxVwlu St:io,orS JiOlJCCONClTV Mu-aMrrrr fffc Pulp NEWBERCrf j0'1" or V LkfiaooGa X 11 a) Jy OMOLTLL7 II il S n Qft'iLHOr J I ill flcHCnavA f 3corrj Mills 1 1 fiSlLVERTON nan at: 1 if Trio fiiLL3 CTV I tilt I (I O QoskoriLs: ifLir: 0 aSuAb ' mm- callow p y If o (Tu.'iCrvariL'Y J ? L 'CC I I . ' Protected umm L!f" hJ .'mrfrvrnnx.'ficorWmtn . m n SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAKCH in. ELECTRIFIES PEOPLE AS WELL AS ROADS President Strahorn of the P. E. & E. Tells Modestly of the Road's Building. CREDITS THE GERLINGERS 1'olnU Out Some of the Ileneflt.s of tho Dig Electric System If Oregon "Totes Fair." "Very early in the proceedings which led to this splendid demonstration 1 look pains to impress those whom we have- to thank and congratulate upon its success that I could not consistently figure as a principal. That tho credit for the planning and execution of the Salem, Falls City & Western railway enterprise was due to Mr. Louis Gerlinger and his able sons and assistants, with Ilia more recent help of Mr. D. W. Camubell, general superintendent of tho South ern Pacific company, and his engin eers. 'Therefore, while I am rospnns- lhlo for starting some other things and am not a bit backward about absorbing and electrifying everything they have In thl gWHous valley that I can lay my hands on, I am hero to- day to join you In celebrating the achievements of these other men, who have dona more for you than I be' llcve you yet realize. "I say this because, without wish. 191S. I.ii f f .Wi-fi i-llf. f I' f"B ' v :. i . 4 ?A.ti 1 , . i. i hirst Tnilu Emerging Fnim Ing to be personal, 1 have a very dee)) conviction that the road builder Is always a public benefactor, and near ly always public-spirited, even If he should happen to profit by his enter prise. It has been thus from the very beginning of things. The ruler, either anolent or modern, who has handed down a great highway, has us ually done more for his subjects and for posterity than by the winning of great battles. 'Once a highway, al ways a highway,' is a trlto old saying to Illustrate tho enduring nature of such work. Cities may rlso and fall and all other monuments may crum ldo, even the veryi rivers may dry up or change their courses, but from the trails of the earliest savages down through tho caravan routes of all tho ages to the greatest of mall's achieve ments tho modern railway, tho In stances aro rare Indeed where the real highway builder has not left a monu ment, or the foundation for a monu ment, almost as enduring as tlpio it self. Thus has tho builder lightened tho burdens and promoted the Inter course and higher civilization of un counted millions In the ages of the past, with fair promise that his bene faction will continue to bless the multitude for tho unending years of the future. "80 I say what these men have done for you and for iostorlty is a splendid, a majestic thing, no matter how it compares In size or extent with other like creations. It is Just as Im portant and potent for b:kx1 to tills community and Its tributary country as tho greatest enterprise of Its kind Ib to the largest'conimunlty. "I regard tho completion of the Sa lem, Falls City & Western, with lis connection over to Fir and Hllverton, as vastly moro beiiellnlal to you and the Willamette valley generally than the building of a new line from Sulem to Portland. Of course I must mod estly suggest that Ihls presumes my being allowed to put. on Hie finishing touches by elect rlflcali'iin. By Vie persistent and splendid cnlorprlse or these gentlemen mid tic.r Southern I'aeiric company backers, these two new cross-valley triads and the great bridge which connects them, the five north and sonlli railroads of the. W!l .Inmetto valley and some forty miles In width of possibly Its richest part are lit. last and forever tied by Im perlnl lilile thongs of steel to the stale capital. The facility with which the business of these five north and r.juth roads and every hamlet and community along them will ultimate ly bo exchanged with Sulem will sur prise even tho most optimistic. Mod 0ttttttti PRICE TWO 4 !?&XgA Euxt Eud of the New Hrldtfe. esty here again almost forbids my reminding you that this happy con dition will bo vastly enhanced when these five north ond south railroads are Increased to bIx by the early com pletion of tho last and best, tho main trunk lino of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern, with its various branches, . particularly the McMlnnvlllo and the Sllverton-Molalla-Canby linos. "Surely your cup of good cheer, congratulation and good will should bo full to overflowing. I venture the assertIon that no similar area west of tho Mississippi Is better served by railroads than UiIb will be when this program Is complete. It, would seem that tho slogan 'Markets 30 minutes from tho farm' has been realized. We may woll pattso to consider that In most regions today railroads aro not seeking so much to extend their lines as they are concerned with tho devel opment of tho territory they now oc cupy. This bccauBo after all It takes largo traffic to pay dividends, while Idle metal only glitters In tho sun or rusts. Without adequate tonuago the most gigantic transportation com pany heads straight to bankruptcy. So, my friends, .It behooves us to pull together In consistent and persistent endeavor to develop every fertllo foot of this great territory to its greatest posslblo production, encourage by ev ery means tho establishment of home Industry and promote with most cor dial co-operation tho Intelligent inter change of business and the enlighten ing and care-lifting habit of Inter course and travel. "I am earnestly and always thank ing my Maker and all my lucky stars that I am permitted to play the game In the best, country on earth, and feel that. 1 can consistently and truthfully urge upon the railway Interests I rep resent that here is a land which will not disappoint, when the day of reck oning conies and the harvest Is counted. Hut may we not. well take thought of the responsibility assumed when, with the hope born of glad optonilsts, we so iwrslstcntly urge and, as In this case, so confidently so cure the Investment of a vast capital in a fb'ld :t.'KH miles from the men who furnish the money. It Is one thing to Induce Hie pouring forth nf all this treasure; It In nullc limit li to Insure a Kafe and ad"iUMle return. "Speaking, therefore, :iH lt rlllzett lis well as builder charged with III' fair share of the duly of the public to sen to II that such great confidence Is re spected, and piich great Interests fa.lr Iv treated, I hope I express the sen timent of Ihls community and state, (Continued on page C.) THE LARGEST j CIRCULATION CENTS KfrnS Big Dlegations From Surround ing Cities Come, Bringing Brass Bands. A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY I. Kilo Helen West, tho overir's Daughter, from Engine Scatters Carnations on llrldgo. The day dawned bright and clear, crisp and cool, but this latter condi tion did not prevail lung, for it soon negan to "warm up." Thn opening of proceedings began about 9 o'clock when doens of antes assembled at 1 lit Oregon Klcctrlc depot to welcomo the visiting railroad officials and es cort them to the Hotel Marlon. From that, time there was not a dull mo ment fur there was something doing till tho time. Tho Sllverton delega tion headed by the famous Homer Davenport band was the first to ar rive, and that famous bunch of brass manipulators was the first to "toot a born" for the big celebration. It turned loose about. It o'clock at Stata and Commercial, and the big crowd that gathered was . Boon "patting: Juba" with their feet, In time with tho music. A short time later the Cbemawa band tuned up In front of The Capital Journal office and gave the office force, as well as tho Marion Hotel gucst:i and tho big crowd, some splendid music. The Ilrldge Dedicated. With the dainty little hands of Miss Helen West casting red and white carnations on each side of the new steel bridge-, tho official opening of tho structure which means the open ing of thousands of acres of land te railroad transportation throughout tho valley was held at 11:30 this morn ing when an engine and three coaches bjroko through a flag barrier sta tioned on tho east, end of tho bridge and carried with It hundreds of pas sengers and railroad officials. In the neighborhood of three- thous and people witnessed tho official ded ication of the new bridge. Tho en gine, which won decorated In rod. white and blue, left tho W.jst Side promptly at 11:10 a. m. Ilesldes tho railroad officials, Mayor Stoeves, Judge D'Axey, (Irahani 1. Tabor, editor tlu The Journal, and repre sentatives of tho Portland paers were either standing or sluing oil the running boards and cow catcher of tho engine. When tho train ar rived within ten foot of tho flag bar rier Mr. Taber assisted tho Gov ernor's daughter to her fM)t and S. G. Sargent, of Salem, banded a basket filled to overflowing with carnations to Miss West. As tlitt pilot of the cn glno broke through tho barrier, Mltis West scattered tho flowers In Its path while the motion picture machine re corded every action of both tho per son ehlrstcnlng tho bridge and the enthusiastic participants. (I'ontlnued 011 I'ago Five.) i. 4 S Jttd II, H'Arcj, S - Mr 1;. A