Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-13
4 Letter irOm SaIem HeIghts.

n ANAANA AAVlh oNAOM AANAtuNoe
Ed. Journal. Through the columns
of your valuable paper, | would like
with your consent) to tear OF few
lines of some Of the doings Of what
is known as Salem Heights. The
main issue ] wish to dwell on In par
ticular is the street car system to
and from this suburban district trlb-
utary to Salem proper" After
continuous and undying interest by
the citizens of this district for about
two years, we finally succeeded about
a year ago to get what was known as
p. r. u. & p Co. to grant us the
much coveted car service, but not un-
itil at one Of our mass meetings, we
consented to a 10-cent fare into the
city proper. While at the time we
considered ii was an injustice, and
would be greatly detrimental, both to
us as community and also to them
as company; but street car service
was what we started out to get and
said service was what we were going
to have If in any legitimate way 1t
could be got, for evidently at that
time we thought under existing cir
cumstances, the track and equipment
all being in operation, we were en-
titled to II and while II would be
beneficial to us as citizens, and II not
at the time, would soon become a
paying and profitable proposition to
the company. We anticipated 1t
would not be long until 1t would be
reduced to straight five-cent fare,
but such was not the case as long as
the system was controlled by the
Portland Railway Light & Power
Co., but thanks to good fortune, the
first of the present month, the Salem
system was taken over by what is
known as the Welch people, and only
IL days from that time without any
pickering or lolly-gagglng, or any
blowing around about 1t, the Welch
people simply run the cars just the
same as ever, with even better SER
vice, and the good jolly conductors,
unknown to any Of the patrons, Just
smilingly says: "The fare Is only Ave
cents to any part of the city. 1
Wish to say right here that in JUS
tice to our great big generous-heart-
ed Frank Waters, think most of
the credit is due for this speedy and
no doubt profitable change in reduc-
ing the fare.
Now that this long anxious reduc-
ton has been made and seemingly so
willingly by the new company, sure
ly and evidently, 1t is all up now to
the citizens Of Salem Heights and
Liberty district as we'll as the citi-
zens of the beautiful city of Salem to
use every available effort to assist the
new car company to make good in
this grand undertaking, for surely we
have come to a place where what's
good for Salem Heights, is also good
for Salem, or vice versa" in fact,
we are almost a part of Salem, evil
IDENTIFY at the rate we are growing, It
will be but a short time until It will
all be Salem. And now that the car
jaw has been properly adjusted and
can't help but be satisfactory to
everybody who uses the service, it's
up to all to patronize II to the very
fullest extent, then watch this part of
Salem grow. Perhaps It wouldn't
come amiss to say for the benefit OF
those who don't know, that Salem
Heights is situated just outside the
city limits south on Commercial
street, with two fine auto boulevards.
large general store, art gallery, a
four-room school; last but not least,
a new hall which is used for public
gatherings and amusements, with an
elevated stage and scenery that
would be credit to almost any
place. While | am not in the real
estate business, nor not especially
Logging for any, would Just say to
any one wanting to locate In local
ity where we now have almost every
thing heart could wish for, such as
fine macadamized roads, the best OF
pure water, fine elevation, good soil,
store, school and more fine locations
for beautiful suburban homes than
any other place around Salem, and
now with a five-cent car fare, and a
15-minute service into the city; and
last, but not least our estimable Mr..
Hofer, Of the Daily Journal, gives us
special delivery Of his valuable paper
right at our door every evening fresh
from the press. Come and locate
with us, and help to boost for Salem
Heights and the new street car sys-
TEN. Very Respectfully,
II w GAFrprr