Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-23
|rvERAL SUPERINTENDENT
|c,,pBELL ASSURES DALLAS
co,ngTTTEE THAT NO
CHANGES LIKELY.
sEsENT SERVICE SATISFIES
.,,Ulue and Evening Train Still to
re DALLAS as Terminus; May Pro-
,de Improved Service to Airlie;
Now station Promised This City;
COmmlttee Entertained at Lunch

dramatically declaring that the
0mrany had never had under con-
mOatlOn any change in the present
aln service affecting Dallas, CIV
! every assurance of consideration
The welfare of this city, and
.Omlsing much for the future, d.
Campbell, general superintendent
h the Southern Pacific lines in Ore
on, on Wednesday received a COM
hittee from the Dallas Commercial
Dub at his rooms in the Wells Fargo
building In Portland, and set at rest
be many runiors that had been in
CIRCULATION in this vicinity, at the
hme time outlining the company's
plans for the future.
The committee consisting of w. l..
6Oehren, A. B. Muir, president of the
Commercial club, Mayor ]. r. Cra-
en, Walter L. Tooze, Jr., Hugh
Plack, Ed Dunn, ]. C. Hayter, Willis
mOntOn, P, A. Finseth, ]. L. White,
B. Sundberg, and Eugene Foster,
pet Nj. Campbell by appointment at
laOh on Wednesday and laid their
grievance before him. He expressed
ufprise that such a report had
Hined circulation and said that he
|oud not account for its authorship.
aid that the present train ar
ahsensnts on the Yamhill division
Ss very satisfactory to the COM
ny md that they had received no
'npahS from any source in that
prd
nm Alrlie to West Salem.
y admitted, however, that the
alahy would shortly put on a mo-
N running from Airlie to West
ven via Monmouth and Independ-
's making at least two round trips
" When. it was suggested by
~enren, who acted as spokes-
- TOT the Dallas committee, that
'A desirable that some schedule
made whereby people from Airlie
~ come to this city in the morn
Transact their business at the
~ mouse, and return home the
Oay' Mr.. Campbell suggested
s0me arrangements might be
WIN H. Hirschberg, manager
a' Independence & Monmouth
- to connect with the Airlie-
ri salem motor at Monmouth,
s and evening, and promised
-Ae his matter up with Mr..
e'asnt nest pOSS
Depot Facilities.
= question of new station facil-
:. 'of Dallas was brought up by
sosnren but Mr.. Campbell de-
,.,.,i mat no change was under con-
4. ~. IN al this time. You peo-
.o'la not want us to go to the
- Of new station at this
D., ~ ne, when you remember
-, "a line to Dallas viii be elec-
~ .''ioe Of the next two years.
~ el4t is accomplished. we will
,,s i terminal facilities there
rass p, - s next appropriation is
-, =. NE sterilization Of our
49,. - Of McMinnville. it will
=, ne estimate for a new sta
NJ u-ilas and one which YOU will
d, h.'ned -.naned Of" For the pres
( = % Mr.. Campbell promis-
-, nat the station grounds
=. .-Droved y and the mudhOles
'sd brought to Grade
:, t-''er Tine Promised.
49, request that the running
, ~ - morning and night train
- -on Portland be materially
~ a' to bring il inside three
-, ..s sensral superi1tensent
- - this could be done by
- nueh Of the time nov
1au,. 1ops at the different
q ~, !, sas admitted that much
~ ~ - - capable q greater
n ro-,'-.. - :. and. II possible. 8,
that he running time