Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-08-23
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO ASK FOR
MORE FAVORABLE SCHEDULE
ON POTLAND-DALLlAS
NIGHT PASSENGER.
TRAINS ON SCHEDULE; PLAN
Think Earlier Leaving Time From
Portland Is Better Plan; Arrange
ments TO Entertain Letter Carriers
Under Way; Harvest Festival Mat
ters Discussed; Road Signs In Place.

Initiative steps We're taken at the
regular meeting of the Dallas Com
mercial club on Wednesday night, for
re-arrangement of the schedules
on the Southern Pacific Dallas-Po
land trains, which, it is believed, will
give this city better service than at
present The proposition was brought
up by ], c. Hayter, who called atten-
ton to the fact that the night train
minutes to an hour late, caused by
waiting at the union station at Port
land for the arrival of the northbound
Roseburg local on the main line,
which is usually late. He thought the
better plan would be to run the morn
ing and night trains between Dallas
and Portland from the Jefferson
street station, and have the day train
from Portland use the union station,
rather than Jefferson street, as at
present. Others thought that the pres
ent arrangement was best but sug-
gested that the leaving time of the
Dallas train from the Union station
be changed to a few minutes earlier,
in order to get 1t out ahead of the
Roseburg local. On motion the mat
ter was finally referred to the railroad
committee with Instructions to confer
with the railroad people and IL possi-
BILE have the schedule re-arranged to
conform to this idea.
To Entertain Letter Carriers.
Matters in connection with the COM
ing meeting in Dallas of the Oregon
Letter Carriers association We're dis
cussed, and the general sentiment APP
peared to be that the association
should be fittingly entertained while
here. An auto ride through the val
ley was suggested and the matter was
left with a special committee con-
sisting of Doc. p. Patterson, Edwin
Jacobson and N. l.. Guy, which COM
mittee was given full power to look
after the entertainment of the dele
gates.
Harvest Festival Matters.
Considerable discussion ensued over
the coming Harvest Festival and Polk
County School Fair, to be held in Dali
ais on October 3. 4 and s. and on mo-
tion the preliminary committee on
mer meeting OF the club was made
a permanent committee, to have
charge of all the arrangements, and
the management of the Festival. 1t
was also suggested that all auto own
ers have signs advertising the fair
painted on the wind shields of their
machines at once the club agreeing
to pay the bill in every caseg The
power to appoint subcommittee to
assist in the fair arrangements.
Road Signs Placed.
Chairman w. V. Fuller, from the
on roads and highways re-
ported that three elaborate signs,
pointing the way to Dallas. had been
placed at three Of the principal cor
ners Of the county. and that large
of the smaller signs had also
been placed. lie said that three or
four more would be posted. when the
work Of the committee would be COM
pleted.
Minor Matters.
Bills Of the Itemizer for $20.50 and
for $40 for luncheon given at the
New Scott for officials Of the J. X.
Armsby company. were allowed.
The J. X. Armsby company was adj
mittcd to membership in the club.
a. 70. Muir. from the manufacturers
reported that the commit
tee had decided upon the manner In
which the donation to the Electric
Socket company site would be
and. on motion, the report OF
the committee. was adopted. The
committee plans to take "A lien upon
the property for the $3.50 advanced,
the lien 10 be OF no force and effect
when the company shall fulfill its
portion Of the agreement.
n l.. Guy. of the amusement com
mlttee. reported that the Saturday
night band concerts would be resum-
I'd on Septernhe-