Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-12-05
EARLING OPTIMISTIC
Milwaukee President HASFAITH
IN HARBOR'S FUTURE
DECLARES THAT NEW LINE is
ANx Gus TO GET INTO ABER.
DEEM AND HOQUIAM-WANTS
LUMBER FOR NEW MARKETS
IN DAkOTAS.

GApIcSSlll6 SIdlluCdllOII ONGl tuS
completion of the road to Grays Har-
Dor and predicting promising flu
ture for Aberdeen and vicinity, Presi-
dent A. J. Earling, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway who,
with a party of officials of the road
and prominent New York capitalists
visited Aberdeen last Friday, sound
ed a note of optimism that greatly en-
Unused his hearers who voted the Mil
waukee president the prince of good
fellows and one of the greatest boost
ers for the Harbor who has visited
Aberdeen in many days.
President .Earling and party reach
ed South Aberdeen in their special
train about II o'clock on Friday and,
although they spent scarcely more
than an hour in the city, that period
was long enough to permit the Off.
cials to hold out many glowing prom
ises for the future. of the Harbor and
the part which the railroad would
take in it's development. The party
was met at South Aberdeen by a mum.
Der of Grays Harbor business men
and brought to the north side of the
river in automobiles. The party in
cluded State Senator Alex Poison,
who. came from Hoquiam to join Mr..
Earling.
Has Great Future.
"Grays HarbOr has great future,
was President Earrings remark as
he viewed the Aberdeen waterfront
from the Chehalis river bridge. II
am anxious to know just how the
bridge across the river is progressing,
and just what shape the line which
runs to the Hsrbor is in, for the rea'
son that we have $50 miles OF new
road in the Dakotas and we are plan.
ming other extensions and We want
some of this timber that you have
here. We have the facilities to reach
1t and Just as soon as We can cOnven-
iently, we are going to do business
with you.
Increases Rolling Stock.
In csssor-xA servef its nssr Ns~~s oahti
increased mflage the Milwaukee will
greatly increase it's rolling stock and
cars have been placed at the com.
pany's shops in Milwaukee. Lumber
is necessary for their construction
and President Earling declared that
Grays Harbor products would be
largely used in the building of the
cars. Accordingto Mr. Earling, Fri
day was not the first time that he
had visited the Harbor. He declar-
ed that he had been here several
times when no one knew anything
about it in order to look over some
things that he did not want the pub.
lie generally to know about.
Much Business Ready
zone hundred cars of lumber from
Grays HarbOr are now ready to be
turned over to the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & Puget Sound when the new
switching arrangements with the Nor
thefn Pacific goes into effect" de-
clared the head of the Milwaukee sys-
tenn. I'VE are anxious to get into
Aberdeen and Hoquiam. We want
the trafic originating here and the
Dak0tas need the lumber. We want
to put the Harbor in the way of ship
, ping lumber by rail. The Milwaukee
and the Oregon & Washington will
open new and profitable markets for
the mills of the harbor and the time
will come when cargo shipments will
not comprise the bulk of the lumber
business from this point"
Promises Assistance.
To President L. G. Humbargar, of
the Chamber of Commerce, Mr.. Earl.
ing gave assurance that the road
would do everything in its power to
further the securing Of government
appropriations for the continuing and
completion of the jetty work and he
requested that he be furnished with
all data bearing on the subject, prom.
Using that the roads representative
in Washington would actively interest
himself in the needs of the Harbor.
Prominent Men in Party.
President Earling was accompanied
by H. r. Williams, president Of the
c. M. & P. s. Railway company. with
headquarters In Seattle; A. NJ. Inger.
soil, of Tacoma, vice president of the
C. M. & P. s road; r. M. Calkins, of
Seattle; traffic manager Of the C. M.
& P. S.; w. B. Foster, of Seattle.
general superintendent; Percy A.
Rockefeller, son of William Rockefel.
Ter and nephew Of the oil magnate,
and T. B. Adams, friend of Mr..
Rockefeller, both of New York city.
The party left Tacoma Thursday and
stopped at POrtOla. near Elma over
night, reaching Aberdeen Friday at
IL O'Clock. They left in their special
train at noon.