Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-22
AnEr~~4
In History
OF Salem
Arrangements Completed for
Annual Banquet at Which
Many Railroad Officials
Will be Present

Arrangements were yesterday COM
pleted for the most important gather
ing Salem has entertained for many
years, the annual banquet of the Board
of Trade, and which is TO be the begin
ming of campaign through which Sa-
lem may realize the tremendous bene-
fits her position warrants by reason of
the construction Of the Portland, Eu-
gene & Eastern railway. The ban
quet will be held at Hotel Marion on
the night Of January 80, and all the
heads Of the various departments Of
the P. E. & d. interurban system
have accepted invitations to be present
In addition the head officers Of the
Southern Pacific company and of the
Oregon Electric will be here. Gath
cred to meet them will be hundreds of
the leading citizens Of Salem, and
most Of the members of the legislature
now in session at the capitol build
ing.
Means Much to Salem.
Realizing that wherever electric
railroads have been constructed there
has followed wonderful growth Of
rural population and small farm de-
velopment the Board of Trade be-
lives that similar growth Is in store
for the Willamette valley where the
P. 3 & p. is constructing the largest
1nterurban system now building on the
west coast Salem is located in the
center Of this activity, and will be in
splendid position TO profit from its op-
'erations, which will furnish rapid
transit service between this city and
every other section Of the valley The
Officers of the Portland, Eugene &
Eastern railway will be asked to thor
oughly explain to the banqueters all
of their developed plans, and upon
that information plans for a publicity
campaign will be based
The Map VIII Show You.
A feature Of the banquet will be q
gigantic wall map of the P. 2. & 2.
system. 1t will show the proposed
lines in stripes to be seen from any
portion Of the room, and upon 1t will
be demonstrated just what progress
has been made, where construction
work Is under way, where bridges are
to be placed, and much other informa-
tion that will be new to the average
Salem citizen. II Is the idea Of Presi-
dent Robert e. Strahorn that the pub
lie should be kept fully advised of the
plans for his road, and that when such
Information is freely given and thor
oughly understood close cooperation
will be possible between the company
and the people.
Spends $2,OOO,OOO Here.
Two million dollars of the $4,000
900 the P. e. & q. is expending in the
valley are to be placed in and around
Salem. The company will give quick
service between Salem and the Mo-
lalla valley, Sllverton, Dallas and In
dependence on the west, an extension
of the Commercial street line to the
South Salem hills, and all Of these
lines will center at large up-to-date
central station in the heart Of the city.
This station will accommodate the
street car lines Of the city as we'll,
and will be operated as is the great
terminal at Los Angeles.
A Dream Come True.
Little more than year back all
this was a dream in the mind of Pres
ident Strahorn. Today II is coming
true, and so little has been said about
It that the importance of this tremend-
ous development has not become i'm
pressed on even Salem people. Salem
has the lnducement necessary to at
tract many OF the thousands who will
seek homes in the valley country,
when their farms will not be more
than "3O minutes from the markets."
With all these railroad men and leg
islators present II is believed that
much discussion may be had concern
ing pending bills that will come be-
fore the general assembly for action.
Delegations viii be present from the
Portland Commercial club, the Add
club and the Transportation club.