Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-08-30
A THoUSAND-MILE JOURNEY THROUGH OREGON.

Wednesday evening, August 49, we steamed down the
willamette, out into the broad Columbia on the good ship
BTeakWater.
thursday morning we we're at Astoria and crossed the
Columbia bar,
The fine steel ship was filled to standing room with dele
gates to a southwestern Oregon Development Congress.
BY $3.50 that evening we we're in Coos Bay safely landed
at the North Bend docks
Most Of the passengers slept crossing the Columbia and
Coos Bay bars.
By l030 Thursday evening we we're up to MarShfied
The visitors saw great progress made since year ago.
There are many new buildings at both cities
It seemed though there we're miles OF electric lights as
we steamed up the bay -
If Hartman had come in here three years ago with his
railroad from Drainr as he planned there would now be
city of 10000 here on Coos Bay.
As il is, with railroad only to Myrtle Point there are
10000
There we're powerful elements here then that fought 1an-
man getting across the bay
Strange as il may seem, there are few here now who,
while they SCod Hartman for not coming in, fight an inde
pendent hOme-bult railroad getting out.
But such is lite and the people never viii all agree on
good thing until Il is accomplished
The congress the means OF uniting them to push the
line out from Coos Bay 10 RoSebug,
II was well worth while taking two weeks and the whole
Friday and Saturday. August 2O-2l, we held sessions of
the congress with over 200 delegates present,
Thousands OF people attended the sessions
Sunday we went upon an excursion by rail to CoQue and
river steamers to Bandon,
This side trip was about 100 miles and took until 10 pm
Sam Jackson, Geo. lrowbrdge and John Carroll three
Portland newspaper men, were turned over by The MarShfed
police to Sheriff Caller
II was planned to run them off into the woods Of Curry
county and lose them in the ocean.
Monday night we preached united effort at MarShteld,
AT Bandon the delegates we're received in carriages driven
TO the beautiful Bandon beach, give ma dinner baseball game
etc,
Next was 25-mie launch trip up Coos river.
tuesday August 24 we spent at North Bend preaching
united effort
Wednesday August o. we went down the bay in launch
he ride up to the UmpQua river was executed on the deck
of the stage,
There sixteen passengers and three had go bag
gage strapped on behind
n; M;B.-HOw many would train have to carry?
The little steamer Eva took us up Winchester bay and
dropped us on the south beach,
We cot a few mouthulS TO eat from an Indian woman
and started up the coast ootor Florence SuSaw bay
Slept on the sand beach that night and cot into Siusaw
hab0 for late breakfast
Friday August n drove to TStcOoS lake and Clear lake
Went up the SuSlaW river by steamer to MapeOn
Then out over the mountains via Wildcat creek and down
Long Iom 90 miles to Eugene
That is the Peach City of western Oregon,
We had been in nearly every county OF western Oregon on
this trip,
We Stood on the Bandon beach and looked off into Curry
county, the southwest county.
As we pulled down INTO bright and busy Eugene Saturday
night August 70 It was like coming home to mother
Il was pleasure 10 rest in her bosom and be received in
the arms OF the broad expansive smiling Willamette valley
We had travelled by foot stage, horSe auto, rOw-bOat
steamer launch train, hacks, and waded
We had Travelled on the accompanied by school of
whales.
One monster of the deep was aroused from SIumbe by
our steamer and disappeared with tremendous splash that
sent the salt water in our faces
Our horse scared up bear the saa bushes in Lincoln
county.
deer kindly stood still and allowed us to take her pic
ture near TSlltc0oS lake. Lane county,
When we reported this to the mayor of Florence he said
they could beat that
They had deer in Florence that would stand still and let
you pet them.
We did not see a cougar but jumped up Presbyterian
divinity student from New York ruSticang in the wdS of
Coos county,
We did not Kin anY ions dear Teddy, but the sea lions