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Show Hir 111 ' 'N&i - fef f ft IIABBI1VIAN IS GIVEN f 'H' f ENTHUSIASTIC EECEPTION Il f f' 'V'j Ivvf PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 5. B. U. W. 0 j, v Vi.'g J JTarriman was tho recipient of a great K" ml 1) ', 1 Jgif' ri deal of attention as ho passed through h'i lL j ' Ir'V' t central Oregon cities today, en route fej J' f v i i IS W '"s c:y- were interested in si I' I' i r learning of his plans for railroad ex- ( i I tension in this State. n II tCv I $r tl oseur? Harriman was met r; If T I ttlflA ly delegation from that city and E I' i 3' I f i 'i prominent citizens of Coos Bay, who V Ivi if''- (I'lt tL accepted his invitation to ride with f&. ih ' "'' ' II a? an( ak breakfast. He told them ff'i f 'f t i'K.lBlv na 'ie cou insured interest of II ' : lfl i'l(E Per cen ou an investment of $5,000,- II 1 ! -If BC" ' 000 for te" -vears 1,0 '5VOul('1 a '1 i ' I ''S P road into tho Coos Bay country. ;IJyi 1 i. fSt , At Eugene, Mr. Harriman was taken H; 1 ''if III " on an automobile ride around the citj P' r fc Jl? vl i - lauyi whero he arrived at noon. Hf I' - : : S he was met by the Mayor and several . ' - , ' i lj; ? K hundred citizens. B'V -i i 1 I : . Jfc " an ad(lre33 Harriman said: j r i ""I; i 5. .K "I intend to do more extensive rail- HA' '. I 1, V ) I ' 1 road building this year than for a long H.' H, ! -(' ' timo, and Oregon will receive her '- ' i o' 1 1 share. I vill build across the moun- i ' f , 1 ' ' k-: ) f tains, but have formed no definite plans ' j j ! : ' x I. . yet. My reception at Albany and other H, a 1 ;' J.i-- points in Oregon has been most pleas- Kcl j ' f'l ; 4' ; Wo must work together." 1 -1 if' i y I , ' A pleasing incident of the day was ( ti v ' caPturo - Mr.- Harriman by an ? V i 'I ' ? i - excursion train of Mystic Shriners who i 1 ir . , 1 were on their way to Eugene from B: J ' ' ' y 1 : t Athalsey. They tried to take the rail- H- " j! ? 4 j ; roa raafjaate back to Eugene, but ho Rr ' :'fet"l- 1r?r ; begged off. A Shriner's badge was vE: I - i it nil W I pinned on him and a fez placed on his Km I ' ' T 11 V trl ' ! nead. He was then allowed to go. |