Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-11-11
JIM HILL, FAIsE-AIARm EMPIRE BUILDER,

newspapers singing his praises friend of the
great Empire Builder No dispute Mr. Hills
ability as a nnaner a manager builder that line
of the best but empire builder and all that he
is aker Perhaps make this preense
himself but that greatness upon by aduatoy
ant press by little individuals who think they be-
greater important by rubbing against success
Jim any empire builder would like have
empire u pointed Not necessarily big empire just
little e will do inst enough to show that as an empire builder he is the real
thing Pacific did Oregon than Hill
thought of doing He his cOmpany into railroads
immediate returns in sight He did to-
development the He his roads out into undeveped
country brought with the markets Of the world Ben Hoa
day empire building his little Portland
burg than it possible for Hill to if he desired
the end and Langley and Wright will
robbed of the credit onqeng the empire the air though
they the and perfect their crude machines
The empire that Jim Hill built he found already built by the hardy po
the with who settled Oregon who
hp the dangers incident to conditions and who
prepared the country for the coming Of transportation facilities That the
building the Hill lines beneficial to the state eeuy admitted
That Hill shows good Judgment in getting his and that of his o
ae Oregon transportation lines is also freely conceded That he is
great railroad builder goes without saying and that he successful
these from mOnemang standpoint is undena
be We eheeuy admit all this but would like to have small picture
empires has built just for reference
Oregon the hadhps of railroad building
built the Columbia had completed the road
through California railroad through the only section
which there hope Of sufficient returns to maintain the roads Hill
along duplicates put through
Eugene there already railroad Did that build mpirei He
paraed other lines railroads whore before
This work is no doubt beneficial to the state 90 through
Tang pauton tho of giving birth to empires
Jim Hill built his railroads for the of onrichng Jim Hill He at
ed them whore they would do the most good to the country but where
they would bring the peedics largest returns TO Jim HILL
Jim Hill found and the thrifty cities built by the
unafd the world what rich prolific
try he prepared milk
Hill did build he built
cry beneficial freely conceded but that should put
him high pedestal worship Stiffness gone
seed.
President Sahn doing work for
Oregon opening developing territory the year than Jim
N he in
horn posing "ompire builder either He just railroad
doing work for both and the large We understand
that Hin gaber but this different being
empire builder As understand it he and his sono have purchased
grant which they holding
make valuable by improving the adjoining lands which
they pay This empire in extent respectfully
that j. Hin did build it, he beevony assmiaed after
others had practically stolen H.
building Oregon, building
empire yet people deserving praise
vopng section hardy pioneers years pinned
faith to IT. stayed by H. made enough that Mr. Hill
that ready for exploitation He simply starting another
that rich section IL win benefit the of that
what Hill building tho for will benefit i
he building H. We blaming him for looking after his
putting
quickest that thing object his
ing phnhrop and empire builder while simply ttcnng his
purse
Thore thing he oned thanks for and that while
no exploiting country
to his patrons He has his kept he reasonably good
depos disgrace
located He small things kick
material things whcrcn the public the H. As inaner
and manager take OFF hat Hill empire builder
he Ia false alarm
dispatches congress marking time
trick Of what would greater aid the public would
be that least congressman, doing time instead Of
marking It,
California judge has wcbcatcr the surprise Of his life Frank