Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-28
MONUMENTS TO The MEN WHO ARE DEVELOPING OREGON


Men have inscribed their names on the history Of Oregon
in lmperiShabe monuments,
On the banks Of the Rcrea (La Creoe) stands noble
shaft in honor of Colonel Nesm first United States Senator
from Oregon and friend Of Lincoln.
There is monument erected to the memory Of COL Victor
Treve on MenaooSe island friend Of pioneers and Indians
This publication would honor the men who did things TOR
the glory of Oregon in the past
would also erect with loving hands the tributes OF appre-
citation due the men who are doing things tor the glory OF he
commonwealth today.
Promoting better transportation facilities by land and by
water are the problems Of the hour
To this cause the best efforts OF the Oegondaho UeVe-
opment Congress are dedicated
We generally wait until men are dead and then begin 10
engrave the tributes OF praise on their tombStoneS'
POstmoem euogles will never reach the ears OF the de-
parted.
and is buried as soon he dies IN the nck OF oblWon
How many contribute all their lives in some great cause
only to be forgotten because did not reach fu fron!
How few are remembered who fought the battles ot water
transportation on the willamette and Columbia fifty years ago.
How few recall the names OF the men who pioneered
railroad construction in the sixties and seventies in Oregon
One would think their would be Sped on the lips OF
school children Of the present day out OF mere gratitude TOR
the blessings we now enJ0yl
But they forgotten, or nearly so, IN the onruSh OF
So propose 10 bring to notice the Iabors Of some Of the
private citizens who are doing the presen-day development
work.
Lest they be forgotten amid the cIamors Of noisy politicians
to time let us print these slight mention OF their laborS
Let Il be remembered, the great work OF developing the
western commonwealth Is not performed by public ofIlcIaS'
nor even by the hlgh-SaIaried professional boosters
Behold what monument OF progress the development tight
ers Of the present day are eIectng
Hartman is building into Klamath Falls and l!amook
He promises 10 build up the OeS ChuteS and is surveying
anew from Ontario TO Burns,
H. SomeS and Jacob Haas OF MarSnIed ask ItanCUSe
from RoSeburg to Coos Bay, M .,
+ M Swift Is promoting line from Oregon City to SNetOn
railroad Is being surveyed from Central Point to Chetco
VIM. Grimes, Henry Sengstacken, j. T. Mccormack J. S.
Kaufman, H. c. DierS R, Smith, F. A. HaneS PatnCk Hen
messy (much power to PaD l. f. FaIkenSten j. G. Gray
c. c. Carter (he latter of Myrtle CreeN are surveying right
ofwayng and pre-payng railroad from Coos bay 10 nose
Two hundred thousand dollars being raised to put through
railroad from Eugene 10 SuSlaW habOI project promoted
by H, W. Thompson, |, E. Bean Sen lund A. F, Campbell
], M, Shelly Chas H. Fisher Free Thomas hos NJ Svave-
ud, Dr. VIM, KuykendaI and f, N wilkins r -. -.
John R, Allen, 49 Wall street, New York. Robt ., oWne
and COL j. F. Mundy are the owners OF the Pacific and
Eastern, coal and lumber railroad from Medord
The SaIem Eugene and Eastern building at Albany and
Eugene.
The SaIem Falls City and Western is building from Salem
vest
Are not all these movements monuments 10 the who
making the present. day fight tor development In Oregon?
this fight for development is kept up Oregon will have
2000 miles of railroad under construction by The end OF 1910
The people OF Oregon should uphold the hands OF these
present-day heroes OF development.
et US not wait until they are dead and then speedily pass
them into the oblivion of orgetfulness,
Their battle Is for better business conditions to enhance
the value of every foot OF land to burst open the double
doors OF opportunity NOW
Il you want to feel we'll look wen