Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-15
TAXATION THAT THE STATES
MAN WOULD CALL EXCESSIVE.

Now let us not beeloud the issue. The
vital principal that the Willamette
Valley Development League rests it.
case upon is THE DEMAND THAT
IN RETURN FOR FAIR AND LIB.
ERAL TREATMENT OF THE HAR.
RIMAN SYSTEM, THE MANAGERS
OF THAT SYSTEM SHALL BE AS
FAIR AND AS LIBERAL IN ASSIST.
ING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORE
CON.
The Willamette Valley Development
League through its reports and public
utterances raised this issue and the ad.
missions of the Hartman managers
and the activity Of other large eorpor
ations looking toward Oregon shows
that this organization has struck the
keynote for the real development Of
this state 50 far as railroad eonstruc.
tion is concerned.
The battle Of the Willamette Val.
ley Development League is a battle for
the whole state. Portland recognizes
that and the Portland newspapers are
filled almost daily with what Hartman
and the Northern Pacific are going to
do for that city.
The Northern Pacific is going 10
spand ten millions TO get into Portland.
The Hartman system is going 10
spend half a million in erecting new
car shops at East Albina.
The Hartman system is rebuilding
its tracks in Southern oregon at a cost
Of two millions.
The Hartman system is improving
its lines on the West Side in construct
ing the La Fayette cutoff.
The Hartman system is giving the
people Of Forest Grove and Hillsboro
an additional train, making almost
suburban train service for Washington
county.
The Hartman system is building the
Springfield cutoff Of three miles and
putting in a steel bridge at Eugene.
The Hartman system is building
from Elgin, Union county, TO wallowa
county.
The Hartman system is going 10
build Immediately from shaniko 10
Bend.
Tho Hartman system will begin the
Of their new line from |
Drain TO Coos Bay as soon as the right Z
" way contracts are all signed up.
The Hartman system is surveying a
inc from Natron through the Pengra
Pass into eastern Oregon TO Ontario,
nd branch south into the Klamath
country.
Eugene and Albany are promised
low depots.
None Of these enterprises were so
much as seriously talked about before
he Willamette Valley League was or.
,anized. with its well.defnod policy
4 asking only "quid pro quo" a
Roland for our oliver, or the applica.
ion Of the golden rule in the relations
between Oregon and Mr.. Hartman.
Will the Statesman kindly give these
acts TO its readers and follow the ex.
.mple of the Portland papers in stand.
ng up for the development Of this
tate and SHOW THE PEOPLE HOW
70 HELP THEMSELVES?
In justice 10 the Hartman managers
n Oregon, and on the Pacific coast. and
'yen in New York, and to Mr.. Harri.
nan himself, ii should be said that
hey recognize the obligation 10 do
for Oregon.
They have emphasized this fact by
heir utterances, and by the public
Itatements Of Mr.. Hartman himself
IN his recent visit 10 Oregon. This
should be treated in fair.
less and accepted in good faith.
But there should be no letting up ,
,y the Willamette Valley League in
.alling the attention of these gentle
men TO these facts and all the facts
n the situation. Thus alone will we
their respect.
The Journal wishes TO say for the
representatives Of Mr.. Hartman, es- ,
'ecially those in Oregon and on the
Pacific coast, that they uniformly
avor development Of the state by the
Of branch lines, and that :
here is nothing gained by abusing ,
hem or Mr.. Hartman I'm the moss