Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-31
PORTLAND
VISITORS
WERE HERE
CITY OFFICIALS MADE TRIP
OVER THE ELECTRIC. GET
TING FAMILIAR WITH ITS I'M
PORTANCE AS AN UPBUlLDER
OF THE METRoPoLIs.

That the ties OF friendship be-
tween the cities OF Portland and Sa-
lem and the vast Importance OF the
advent OF the Oregon Electric rail-
way toward the upbuilding Of the
resources Of the Willamette valley
and Western Oregon generally Is
more thoroughly appreciated and its
management will be given every en-
couragement in its efforts TO extend
and improve the service generally,
was fully demonstrated as a result
OF the visit TO this city yesterday Of
IL members of the aldermanic gov
erning body of Portland and several
OF the high officials of the railroad.
The party arrived in Salem about
$3.50 o'clock In special train over
the Oregon Electric, yesterday after
noon and was Immediately escorted
to the Iilihee Club by delegation
OF representative citizens OF Salem,
headed by Mayor Rodgers, where
several impromptu addresses were
made by members of the visiting
party and some OF the local business
men, after which the party was
shown through the new Hotel Mar
ion, which is rapidly approaching
completion and the party left for
Portland about 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Those who delivered short
addresses, which we're of eulogistic
nature concerning the rapid growth
and development of the city of Sa-
lem and the great Importance OF the
Oregon Electric. we're Mayor Rod
gers, Alderman Kubli, sellars and
Concannon, OF the Portland city
council, r. J. Hendricks and T. ..
Kay, of this city.
The prime purpose of the excur-
sion was to impress upon the alder
man OF Portland the vast impor-
tance OF the Oregon Electric system
in the future development OF the re-
sources OF Western Oregon, and par
ticularly to Portland as the northern
terminus of the line in the state, in
the interest OF the ordinance which
has been presented to the Portland
council asking for franchise over
certain streets of that city TO con-
meet the United Railways railroad
with the Oregon Electric. at Front
and Jefferson streets. The Portland
council has Incorporated clause In
the proposed franchise ordinance re-
quiring the Oregon Electric TO stop
all trains at every CROSS street tra-
versed by the proposed connecting
limo which the company officials pro-
test against on the ground that IL
would be impractical and impossible
to render good service to its patrons
because II would require about as
minutes to traverse the distance be-
tween the given points connecting
tho two lines and they ask that this
provision be eliminated.
In order 10 lend every encourage
ment possible to the improvement
and extension OF the Oregon Elec-
trio through the valley, a petition
was recently circulated among the
business men and citizens of Salem,
which was signed unhesitatingly by
all TO whom II was presented, and
presented to the Portland city coun-
Gil asking that the crossing clause
be stricken out OF tho proposed
franchise ordinance. The party was
+ enthusiastic in its praises OF Salem
and the country surrounding, AMI
particularly OF the new Hotel Mar.
ion. and was greatly pleased with
the reception extended them here.
The personnel OF the party was;
Chairman II. A. Belding and Al
derman George p. sellars. Geo. a.
Dunning, ]. T, Ellis, A. @. Rush
light. ]. Conner. NJ. T. Drlscoll, II.
w. Wallace. II. W. Menetee. r. r.
Kuhli and T. T. Concannon, " the
Portland council, and superintend-
ent @. A. Coolidge, Manager q. =.
Shannon. George Morris. and Right
OF way Agent ]. II. Mcdowell, OF
the Oregon Electric,