East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-31
"DETAILS Of NEW
COL0N|ST RATES
HARTMAN LINES BRING
MORE HONIESEEKERS IN FALL
Rates in Effect This Spring VIII
Again BE In Effect for Month
This Fall-Expectcd That Many
Thousands More of Homescckers
VIII BE Landed in the Northwest.

Colonist rates identical with those
which brought $4,000 settlers to the
Pacific northwest last spring are to
be put into effect again on the HarrI-
man lines in September and Octo-
ber says the Oregonian.
The rates will be put in effect
September Is, and colonist tickets
will be sold every day until October
10. While identical with the spring
colonst rates, the fall rates this year
| will be IS lower than the fall rates
of last year.
The rates will apply TO all main
and branch line points on the o. h.
& N, including the Oregon, Wash
ington &Idaho Railway; to all main
points on the Short Line interme Ii
ate to Huntington and Butte; and OH
the Southern Pacific to all main and
branch line points south of Portland
and including Weed, Calf, via
Portland.
Schedule of Rates.
The following rates will apply from
points named to all territory de.
scribed in the foregoing. Chicago
1913, Omaha $25, st. Louis $3O.5O, st.
Paul SOS. 1t is surmised that SINH
lar rates will be put in effect by the
other transcontinental lines, Apply
ing generally from Minnesota, Wis
| consin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri. Ten
nessee and Texas terminals.
On tickets to points on the South
ern Pacific, Weed Calf, and north
/ in Californian and Oregon, via Port
land, stop-overs will he allowed at
any point south of Portland interme-
diate to destination of ticket. To Sc
cure such stOpovers, tickets must be
exchanged at Portland Union Depo,
/ for special form of ticket, which
must be deposited with agent az each
point of stopover Immediately upon
arrival This will permit of stop
overs at as many points as desired
on the Southern Pacific, south OF
! Portland, not to exceed ten days at
any point. These stop lvers are ex-
elusive of and in addition to any
stop-over authorized east of and in
cluding Portland.
Stop-over Granted.
Upon application to conductors
stopovers not to exceed ten days at
any point will be allowed at and west
of Huntington on o. r. & N. This
will permit of stop-overs at as many
points as desired, not to exceed ten
days at any one point.
To Nampa and points west upon
application to conductors stop-overs
not to exceed ten days beyond the
original limit of tickets will be al
| lowed at and west of Pocatello, Ida
no. AS many stop-overs as desired
within that period will be allowed
within authorized stop-over territory
but the total period of all stopcvers
must not exceed ten days beyond the
original limit of ticket.
Result of Previous Rate.
What colonist rates mean to the
northwest is shown in the reports ot
the railroads of the colonist move
| ment in the months of March anC
April of this year. These records
show that Approximately $4,000 per
sons sought new homes in Oregon
| Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Mon
tana, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming
The Hartman lines report tha
through the several gateways of the
system 1851 passengers Travelled or
colonist tickets to the northwest. OF
these 1897 were destined to Port
land. 2036 to other Oregon points
1884 to Idaho. 2605 to Washington
points and 1S49 to Montana, Nevada
and Utah. The Hartman roads car
ried in addition 1895 colonists tc
Colorado, Wyoming and California.
In addition to the Hartman lines
the Burlington brought out 11,141
the Great Northern 1888 and the
Northern Pacific 26,732. The totaI
number of colonists carried by the
Hill and Hartman roads to the
northwest and California aggregated
last spring 71,141.
That there Is a similar. movement
in store this fall for the northwest Is
undoubted in railroad circles The
spring colonist rates were barely
ended before inquiries began to flood
the eastern terminals regarding the
fall rates. The Seattle exposition, too
it Is believed, will prove strong fac
tor in augmenting colonst travel.
Railroad officials believe that when
the records of the spring and fall
movements are both known, 1908
will prove the banner year in the
settlement Of new lands and the
movement of homeseekers Of every
class to the west.