Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-20
WILL CONFER WITH
HEAD OFFICERS
BIG DELEGATION WILL VISIT
PORTLAND TO MAKE PROTEST.
Possible Removal of Morning and
Evening Train Is Cause of Emphat-
ic Action by Commercial Club.
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4 WHERE THE BLAME LIES Z

4 WHERE THE BLAME LIES +
= 1t is authoritively stated that a =
+ private individual in Independ- =
+ ence is Instrumental in stirring +
+ up the present agitation for the =
+ removal of the Dallas terminus y
Z of the night and morning train :
: on the Southern Pacific and that =
= a possible graft lies at the bot !
+ tom of his activity. This charge =
+ will be investigated by the Dali =
= las committee and full publicity !
= given to the matter.
+ 1t is the duty of every Dallas =
4 business man who can possibly '
4 do so, to go to Portland tomor- =
= row and unite in urging the =
= claims of this city. Never mind =
4 your business This call is i'm =
+ perative. It's up to you to do =
= your share for the welfare Of =
4 this city.
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Following a report Of seemingly
authentic origin which gained circu-
lation Monday, regarding a possible
elimination of a portion of the pres
ent train service on the Southern Pa
cific railway between Dallas and
Portland, a special meeting of the
Dallas Commercial club was held
Monday night at the Council cham
bers in the city hall to take some
action to prevent the proposed change
IL possible. w. L. Soehren explain
ed in detail the proposed change
which contemplated the removal OF
the night and morning train, so far
as Dallas was concerned. Several
emphatic speeches were made in
which each speaker declared that
Immediate action was necessary II
the city desired to still possess It's
efficient train service.
On motion a committee of three
consisting of w. L. Soehren, w. A.
Ayres and Eugene Foster was ap-
pointed to secure a delegation of as
many business men as possible who
would agree to go to Portland and
urge upon the officials of the South
ern Pacific the individuality Of MAX
ing any change in the present train
schedule.
This committee has been busy to-
day and have the names Of a large
number of business men who will go
to Portland tomorrow prepared to
Law the claims Of Dallas before the
railroad officials in the hope that
their contemplated action will not be
taken.
Manager w. L. soehren. Of the
soehren Warehouse Company. who Is
the largest shipper in Dallas, in dis
cussing the matter had this TO say
this morning:
Il have just received a telegram
from Superintendent Campbell say
ing the Southern Pacific officials
would be glad to meet the represen'
tatives Of the Commercial club anJ
time tomorrow. and We have appoint
ed 1880 as the time.
IN addition to protesting agains
a change in train service, we are go
ing to demand a new depot, that th'
freight grounds be filled In and alss
that the running time between her'
and Portland be reduced. We vii
base these demands on promises
made annually for the past FIVE years
IN the company does not grant oul
requests we viii take K up with th'
State Railroad commission. some
thing that we have never done here
tofore. At any rate. our condition
here will be bettered."
Personnel Of Party.
The delegation from the CONNER
cial club who viii 90 TO Portland 70
morrow morning viii be composed o
the following. W. l. SOehren, }
Riley Craven. Eugene Foster, A =
Muir. L. S. Doughary, W. A. Ayres
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