Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-26

ITY TO sign reports, and go out on jol-
lies and iunkets about the state. His
successor is Mr.. Buckingham, Of Salt
Lake, and the Oregonian suggests that
he will probably be removed as soon
as he learns anything about conditions.
Mr.. Calvin, who was at Portland a
few months took A SOFT SPOKEN
INTEREST IN DEVELOPMENT
work, but never had any real authority
or enthusiasm for extension work Mr..
Markham was brought back from
Texas and all true friends Of these
railroads reioiced that here was man
coming back who would do something
for the development Of the state. But
as soon as the Gould lines learned of
his qualities through this newspaper,
THEY HIRED HIM AWAY. A first
class, progressive railroad man Is in big
demand and can get employment on al
most his own terms. THERE is REAL
LY A GRAND FIELD FOR SUCH
MEN IN OREGON. A later report has it
that worthington is TO be superintend-
ent Of terminal system at Pittsburgh,
and we may look for some EXALTED
sPoTTER OF PEANUT vENDERs
to be made minister plenipotentiary of
the Hartman syndicate in Oregon.
Really, if Mr.. Hartman could look
through undimmed glasses he would
put general manager to developing
his Oregon properties along progressive
lines, and he would find this n wonder
full state. If he doesn't he 10 quite
likely to conclude we are a wonderful
people.
II has all been determined over and
over again that NO TRANscoNTI-
MENTAL LINE SHALL BE PER
MITTED TO BUILD TO THE PAoI-
FIo COAST. All friction between the
Northern Securities group and the
Hartman lines is TO be avoided. There
will be no rushes Of any line to get
into new territory in the Northwest.
Oregon extensions, IL any, will be small
and unimportaut. THERE Is PEACE
ON THE WABASH. We are all 10 be
farmed out in the Great Pacific North
west into pretty little cabbage patches.
Jim Hill and Hartman each solemnly
promises to confne his activities to his
individual truck garden. The greater
problems Of development are not to
concern them. Foolish pioneer rail
road builders, WHO PROJECTED
LINES INTO NEW COUNTRIES,
like the Goulds and Vanderbilts, Viii
lards, Stanfords and Huntingtons, and
awaited prospective developments 10
make them millionaires are out.of date.
The new policy is TO hold what you
have, LET THE COUNTRY DEvEL-
oP WITHOUT YOU, AND SQUEEZE
EVERY LAST DOLLAR OUT OF THE
Tho people are bound 10
produce and consume and multiply. |
We owe them nothing, but are here TO
carry them back and forth and put on
all the trafic will bear In the mean
time as fast as the property will earn
dividends, ISSUE MORE STOCKS
AND BONDS. Keep out competition.
Divide the territory. Prevent unproht-
able construction. Absorb earnings
with high salaries and in rebuilding
broken down lines in other states That
is the mind picture that was revealed |
TO me by conversation between some
Of the minor officials Of the "systcm"
on Pullman palace ear the other day
whore / had a seat and was grinding
out copy for the journal readers, give
it for what it is worth. 1t sounds 10
mo like a straight tip from the regions
Of high finance, whore the gentlemen
who parcel our country out like
are moved about like
pawns by King Rockefeller, or dance
the can can to the Wall Street fiddle
Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the New York
agents Of the foreign bondholders.
Well, WE ARE A GREAT COUNTRY,
AND HARTMAN, HILL, ET AL.
ARE STRICTLY 1T.
Dr. Harry Lane is putting up a
snappy fight for the mayorality Of
Portland. WHETHER YOU LIKE
Portland. WHETHER YOU LIKE
HIM OR NOT, HIS SPEECHES ARE
RAoY. He seems to think it makes a
slight difference whether one row Of