East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-21
NEW TERMINAL TOWN
BEGINS TO PICK UP
AFTER HARD WINTER
PILOT ROCK JUNCTION NOW
TAKES A BETTER OUTLOOK
UPON THE WORLD.
Rigorous Conditions Under Which
New Terminal Yards opened Are
Fast Dsappearlng-Superintendcnt
BOllons and President Farrell Look
Over PIace-Othcr Notes.

Fast DIeBDHldu NDtNldt) 2
PILOT ROCK JUNCTION ore. 7
Feb 2l.-Are we on the map? Well
We should say yes, without being
classed a suburb Of any village on
earth
After the severe winter weather un-
der which the O.-W r. & ~ opened
their new terminal Yards and shops a!
this place the business is taking on
a more steady and satisfactory aspect |
Supt W Bollons or Ia Grande,
came over Monday and looked over
the yards and machine shops return
ing to Pendleton with the switch in
/ the evening.
H. L. Lyons. division engineer. has
been busy for several days with 4
work train loading rock near Nolin
for riprappng banks near Thorn
follow and Cayuse IS protection
against the high water during the
spring freshets.
Owing to serious washouts and
slides between Pendleton and Walla
Walla our city lost quite a percentage
Of its population by the rushing Of
z. A Eleske's large extra gang y
Italians and Bride Foreman J o.
Mearas carpenter gang to the scene
Of the trouble but they viii soon be
back again to finish their work Al
this point
Postmaster Tweedy came over
from Pendleton Saturday to look US
over with a view Of either establish
ing rural route or sub-station 10
take care Of our postal needs This
rural route idea quickly vanished
when he learned there would be
something like 10 families to be sery-
ed and the proposition Of a sub-sta-
tion with ultimately an independent
postoffice speedily took its place. The
people here believe they are entitled
to adequate postal facilities and also
the establishing of an express office
at the earliest possible date.
e ] Anthony. our obliging "store-
keeper and C. II. Campbell his as
sistant are moving their household
goods from Umatilla ana will be dom.
iciled in the emergency bungalows
W. II Woods, in charge of the
work for the Netteton Bruce Esch.
bach Construction Co., is loading UP
the last Of their tools and his own
household goods for shipment to Se-
attic. this firm having completed their
contract here.
Chas Martin, car clerk. resigned
and left for Portland on No Satur-
day being relieved by Night Clerk
Herbert McKinn
OrvaI Ehrhart Of Pendleton. IS now
doing the calling of the crews at
night
Mrs r. A. Rudd was Pendleton
visitor last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs 7, L. Barnes made
trip 10 Pendleton Monday
George Pierce was here Monday so.
liciting trade for the Pendleton Cash
Market. =.
President Farrell of the O w. r.
K y. came in Tuesday night on No.
and inspected the terminal yards
and round house Wednesday morn
ing he continued his journey to Port
land on No. I
Wednesday the 10th was pay day
and the various railroad employees
were very much disappointed over
the non arrival of pay checks on No.
6. but when the package" arrived on
No , at p. m. the news spread like
widfire and for nearly three hours
Agent Luse was the busiest man in
town paving off the men stationed
! here
We have a great many visitors 70
our city and under different circum-
stances would no doubt feel somewhat
humliated over our general appear
anee but just now we have no apol-
ogies to make. Everything speaks for
itself