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Show AUTOMOBILES MAY INJURE RAILROADS "The automobile is only in its infancy now," said E. J. Manlon, fifth vice president presi-dent of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers Telegraph-ers with headquarters in Portland, Ore., who is stopping at the Grand. "It 1 ooh s as if this m ode of transportation trans-portation is going to develop to the in-Jury in-Jury of railroad passenger transportation' transporta-tion' he continued, "Evidence of this is found in the large number of auto tourists tour-ists from all sections of the country to the Pacific coast this year. It 'was alarming to the carriers." An illustration was made by S. J. May hood. Inspector of the Interstate commerce com-merce commission of Portland, tending to bear out Manlon's conclusion. In a general gen-eral way. He stated t hat a company had been organized and Incorporated recently In Seattle. Walv, to operate a line of auto cars and establish a system of road houses along the highway practically completed bv the states and counties there between Seattle nnd San Diego, over the Shasta f scenic route. |