Show I I II LEFT IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION I Harriman System Now in Po Position Position Position to Go Ahead With Work of Construction Portland Sept 6 GE E H Harriman left late last l st night for Cor San Francisco in a 11 special train Speaking last night at nt a reception held In his honor at the Commercial club Mr Harriman said We Ve find ourselves In far better shap shape after the senseless money mone panic of ot last fall tall than might have been expected and the past year leaves us with hardly a scratch We Ve are in a position now to go ahead and complete the work laid out and will do so soNo soNo soNo No More Animosity Referring to the advent of ot the new road on the north bank of or the Columbia con constructed constructed by the James J Hill Hili system Mr 11 Harriman said Ve We have never done anything to keep Jeep our northern neighbor out and we will not do so Incidents In the past were due more than anything an else to a misunderstanding misunderstanding misunderstanding standing We Ve thought w had an agree agreement agreement ment meat with our northern neighbors that wo we believed was violated That has all nil been smoothed out now and there are no hard feelings We Ve are Just as much Interested Inter sted as any anyone anyone anyone one in developing this country and In helping others develop It for fo Co what helps the country helps us who are Interested here hee We Ve welcome other railroads in la helping this state grow Friendly Rivalry Mr r Harriman showed that he meant what he lie said In regard to the animosity T 1 system and Interests being at an end for he said later that while all alt rivalry between the two systems la is I not over in a business way wa they the will be more neighborly her and less vindictive Mr Harriman left for San Francisco tonight He will wilt stop st p at Medford and Ashland en n route and at Weed will meet Mrs Harriman and party part who will return east by byway way of ot San Francisco I |