The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-21
LAST SPIKE N !
NEW HILL h.
Impressive Ceremony As,, |
p's'''n Of RAILWAY ] ]
Special Train From v.,.
ri's Enthusiastic c ,'s'ss |
Spike Driven a, sS, 'ss'
West Of stsssp.oss..''ea's' 4
Early Day s'0ckhou..,s - y

the presence Of son March d.
who Travelled so miles s t. ~ NJ
ceremony &C. en- the golden spit, ' 40
In the North Bank road p W.. W. ID
noon. The exercises we,s : VI
idan's Point, three miles ss asa d.
son, Wash, and altboush ' y
pat a few minutes, ve,s 's' o.
10. Inc driving home of the soIas'
was regarded by the spscts ss'a'' !.
nalizing the dawn of a nav avn y
the railroad history Of the p., 'ssa \
The gray old mountains That ts''' : =
&c a0wn on the coming of the tip, = y
s o. Lewis vi, and CLARK, over LOO w. =
s stand all around the spot v VII ,a = u
SPIKE was driven yesterd hns's' \
on the very place where tps l.. s|as
was laid, an old blockbon.sa' S NJ n
pioneers, withstood the rsr s'ss's \ I
tacks OF Indians and after !; l0I i
Its purpose, was washed av - ns = nj
In the Columbia river. ''' giAI
The special train fiat I
Lyle Yesterday over the new 81 s,, ny !
Portland & Seattle railway y' =, snteE
up at Vancouver, and the Ds a. y J \
attended the ceremony Of d Ssv2s n
SPIKE We're guests of the busjna..
ssts OF Vancouver and tho nss vi ~ Il
The driving of the golden sn 'a'a ! / ]
place on the trip up the river sp 4. : v
being halted at sheridan,s Dun 'a' "
ne purpose. E. E. Beard s sds.. 4
ne Vancouver Columbian, va, '' y. I
y ceremonies and held the golds. 4
hat was to be the final bond o,i' ~, I
ne inland Empire with tho I'D. 4
ne seaboard. He introduced w. NJ
ak. D''V na
George III. Hines, secretary =, 1
'regon Historical society. v,s i
uced and dwelt on the bjstorjs ,,, ~ /
ance OF driving the golden spjts N, !
ew road where the pioneers i i ! ]
siuge from the attacks Of the Ipasn I
Charles Fl. Carey, of Portland n, ~ !
IL for the Hill lines in this ter,ilr
as called upon and responded Wild
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The golden spike was then d,,s
1dge Carey struck the first blov i, ]
anded the gilded hammer o,s, L
ayor Green, who, in turn, Qsys M ]
George FL. Hines. Superinteuja
'rest, of the new road; Il. FairrbiH /
presenting Governor Mead, Of VA
gton, who was unable 10 be uresut !
Il. GIezentanner, editor Of The P,w !
xpress, representing the present b, !
mus OF the North Bank road; HI
Jams, general freight and pssssrm !
emit for the new line; Major u ]
achlin, OF the United States srur
chard Porter, of the contracting hn /
Porter Bros. & WEIGH, who 90 ]
ucted the new line; James P. Shys
!, OF Vancouver, tapped the Spite I
N, and N. D. Miller, chief engines,
9 called upon to drive the spIh :
me. As be did so he was loudJ
'ered. and the new road was folmalg
npleted.
The track was completed on WISH ]
toms birthday, but the golden spin
! driven at the point where The Id !
was laid. The line will be opna
traffic next Monday morning from
1couver to Pasco, a distance Of lll Z
es. Work is now going forward q
line between Pasco and Spohns
king the total length Of the nd /
N completed, $50 miles. II isH
led to have the entire line in open /
between Portland and Spokane b /
end of the present year. Tnia ]
: the road will be running lHh
land, it is expected, by next Iux
n completion of bridges across h
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