Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-04

81 see be the papers, seys me
frind, the Juke Of Corona, that Eu-
gene Is 10 have a new railroad
"'She Is says Lou, and I'm glad
OF IL for Eugene is a gay young burg.
However. Salem has something COM
in in the railroad line herself Just
keep yer eye on the West side. Thin
take a squint out towards Silver
tongue. Ye see that cloud o. dust
arisin' on what the sinetists calls the
horizon? That's not Frank Has
been's auto. It's the forerunner Of
a road to the footh!ll metropolis.
Lastly take a peep south. Look in
most any direction ye please towards
the south for no less than ~ surveys
have been made an the farmer lads
have all listed their places for sale
lest a road should come and take a
corner often their barns Railroad
bulldin' Is a sience, Juke, and wan
easy tC persue II ye know how.
Ye're milliner and yer money
burns. Ye come 10 town and take a
look round the burg. This is a
sprightly town, easy OF access, ye
say but with no known outlet
IN find way ye say, and ye get
busy. Ye're dry, 80 ye drop in fer a
drink 'Barcreature, ye say, who
Is the leadln legal lite in town.
Canary and Canary says the man
behind. Hayln' satisfied yer appa-
tite ye look oop yer liars. Flndln
'em likely lookin' lads, ye disbOsom
yerself and retain 'em. I want, ye
say, to have ye employ a right Of
welgher an get a good wan while
ye're about IT, We have the right
man. yer liar says. SO he employs
a man be the name OF Crowbargain.
Ye tell him TO spare no expense an
spend no money but to secure the ,
right OF way. To yer attorneys yer
leave the work OF gettln' franchise
and appeasln the council. Yer
main trouble ye pass up to yer right
of-way man. who to be successful,
must be n good mixer, a man with |
since OF humor and wan who would |
not bleed II ye'd stick him with a |
knife.
so ye set Crowbargaln to work. |
lie first runs up against the folks |
Twin In the outskirts. jack, he |
says to wan Of thin: 'Ye have |
fine place, but ye have not outlet to |
the slu. Beln' a benlfactor, have
decided TO improve yer back yard |
with railroad and a yladuct and in
yere case | will install a yladuct
wan OF them intonatin steel yaducts
with an arch under, allowing We TO
reach the slu, Sundays excepted, and
Ter what dirt we may need TO bal
last the road we will give ye a two
passenger canoe to help ye enjoy
life; ye beln' por peniless finan-
cler.'
Mkt he visits Col. Notfar. Col,
he says, L have decided TO REFUGE yer
taxes by taking slip OF land OF yer
rear end. An to show yese that
am good fellow, | will allow ye to
run the time card of our new road
on yer 'front.' page free OF charge.
His mkt visit Is to little fellow
be the name Of Galveston who must
be handled with gloves. TEX, he
says, 'ye have good job, plenty OF
work to keep ye busy, but ye have
too much garden land fer yer health
10 ! VIII relieve yese Of portion.
In addition ! will write to Mrs. Har-
rlman an asst her TO refrain from re-
lucin yer wages at the next meetin'
lf the board. f.
Mug Pinto Ia the mkt man to
see Mug, he says, 'ye have a
graceful home. but sOmethin Is
ackin. Ye need surroundlns. III
VIII decorate yer place fer yese at
no expense to yerself save yer at at
orneys fees, should ye get obstrep-