Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
Set Aside Day to Observe
Coming Of New Trans
continental Line.
SPECIAL SEATTLE TRAIN
Business Bodies to Join Aber.
deem and Hoquiam in
Exercises.

Arrangements were made Friday
at joint conference between COM
pany officials and a committee from
| Aberdeen and the Commercial Club
and Chamber Of Commerce of Ho-
quiam for the opening of service on the
Aberdeen Hoquiam extension on Sat.
urday, September Is. Special trains
will be run out Of Portland and Sc
attic simultaneously, and will be
merged at Cosmopolis and from that
point run through solid into Hoquiam.
reaching that city at 1 p. m.
In view of joint ownership and oc.
the special train from Seattle will
be composed of O.-W. r & N, and
Milwaukee coaches. A double-head-
err, one Milwaukee and one O.-W. r.
& n. locomotive, will pull the Seat,
tie train.
Hold Conference Here.
The Aberdeen delegation went to
Seattle to confer with local Off
cials regarding arrangements for the
celebration at Aberdeen and Hoquiam
on the opening day. Operating de-
tails regarding the special trains
were made, The local plans at Aber-
deem being left to the business men
of that city.
There were present at the confer
ence. held in the office of Vice Presi-
dent ]. D. Farrell; j. B. Bridges. coun-
sci for the O.-W; A. l.. Davenport,
Il. H. Blyth and A. w Middleton,
representing the commercial organi-
cations of Aberdeen; A l.. Paine, of
Hoquiam, and Neil Cooney, of Cos
mopolis; D. w. Campbell, assistant
general manager, and James Orman.
dy, chief clerk in the passenger de-
partment of the O.-W. r. & NJ; H.
r. Williams, president, and George
W. Hibbard, general passenger agent
of the Milwaukee; Rufus r. Wilson,
secretary of the Commercial Club
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Seattle committeeman pledged
that large delegations from each OF
the commercial organizations would
attend the opening exercises.
Expects Big Delegation
1--WE hope Seattle will send not only
a large, but a thoroughly represen
tative business delegation" said Mr.
Bridges, of the committee. "The
completion of this line gives two new
railroads entrance into the Grays
harbor country and Southwestern
Washington and marks an important
step in the development of the state
The addition of these transportation
facilities will, we are confident, SO
contribute to the growth Of our sec
ton as to increase very largely the to-
tai volume of traffic and business
throughout the entire state.
"We, therefore, anticipate one of
the most representative gatherings of
business men in the Pacific North
west assembled of late, for any oc
casion. The exercises themselves, in
connection with the dedication, will
be simple and short, so as to give
visitors all the time possible for meet
ing the people Of Grays Harbor and
seeing our city"
The extension. which carries the
joint tracks across the Chehalis river
between South Aberdeen and Aber.
deen, and extends to Hoquiam, is
three miles in length, including an
expensive bridge across the river. For
year the O-W. R. & N. has had a
line into South Aberdeen.
The Milwaukee, effective Sunday
Sept. II. will inaugurate a thorough
Seattle-Hoquiam passenger service
the time card being so arranged that
passengers from the Grays Harbor
country can reach Seattle at a con.
venient hour in the morning and re-
turn home early on the evening OF
same day. 1t was announced at the
conference Friday that the service
will bring Southwestern Washington
into closer commercial relations with
Seattle than ever before.