The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
FOR BET.
TER TRAIN SERVICE
List Of400 Names Attached
to Prayer of Citizens for
Improved Train Service
81
on Heppner Branch.


Acting on the authority of the
Heppner Commercial Club, the per-
manent committee on transportation
Of the Club, some four weeks ago had
petitions prepared, and since that
time have been circulating the same
for signatures, asking the officials of
the O.-W. R. & N. Co., to consider
the proposition of giving better pas
senger train Accommodations on the
Heppner branch. We have hereto
fore set out what the committee are
asking for. The petitions have been
forwarded to the head Office at Port
land, and contain the names of four
hundred citizens of the territory serv-
ed by the Heppner and Condor
branches. Accompanying the SAID
petitions, was the following letter,
which is a concise statement of the
situation as presented by the commit
tee:
Heppner, Ore, July 20, 1914.
The O.-W. R. & N. Co.,
Portland, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find petition for
another train service on this branch
road signed by citizens of Morrow
County, former citizens now residing
in Portland, but who have interests
here, and also citizens from Grant
and Gillian counties served by mail
and passenger service on this road.
The matter of better train service
was presented to the Commercial
Club of Heppner some months ago
and later Permanent Committe on
Transportation was appointed and
reported from time to time and was
instructed to prepare the petition
and present it to you with the fol-
lowing suggestions:
1. We believe that Motor Ser
vice could be put on for mail and
passengers between Heppner and the
Main line which would increase the
travel to and from the north end of
the county and outside points so that
it would be mutually profitable to
your company and the whole of the
county.
2. We believe that this service
could be extended to connect with
the motor service between Umatilla
and Pendleton in such way as to
increase the travel between Morrow
and Umatilla counties so as to be
profitable to all concerned.
3. We believe that a similar SER
vice could be maintained connecting
the above mentioned service with the
Condor branch at Arlington so as to
increase the traffic between Umatilla,
Morrow and Gillian counties and de-
velope profitable business.
4. We believe that could such a
service be inaugurated and a sleeper
put on between Arlington and Port
land on trains No. and No IL
that such Accommodations would be
justifiable because of the demand
that will be made with the above SER
vice.
We humbly present this petition of
over four hundred names of the best
citizens with the above suggestions
and pledge ourselves to work with
you in an effort to defect the travel
that is now being carried on by We
hicle to and from the north end of
the county and between the counties
allowed named.
We believe, after due consideration
and canvass of the matter, that the
petition and suggestions will result
In great development and increase OF
traffic on your roads if granted and
a fair trial given. The present de-
layed and unsatisfactory mail and
passenger service greatly retards and
delays development and travel in this
part of the state and we trust you
may give this your immediate and
best attention.
,, Yours very truly,
DIR. ]. PERRY CONDER,
Chairman,
L. E. BISBEE,
JOS. J. NYS,