[or-roots] Summerville Railroad

[Aileen Itzen]

Thought he had settled in the Scappoose area.  Remember hearing a lot about 
him during the time you indicated.  Aileen

At 01:35 PM 10/04/2004, you wrote:
>Does any one recall a Carl Brandanfeld or a name like
>that in or near Portland circa 1946-1950.  He had marketed
>a hair restorer.  As I recall his home, a very large one, was on
>the west side of the Willamette, and had a dock and a seaplane
>hanger.  As I recall the home had its own projection theater.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:penny.malmquist at acsalaska.net>Penny
>To: <mailto:or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:26 PM
>Subject: RE: [or-roots] Summerville Railroad
>
>David:
>
>Would this same railroad have traveled from Huntsville, Arkansas?  I was
>told at one time that the Union Pacific offered low rates for families
>moving to Oregon in order to settle there.  I don't know if the store is
>true.  I just know that my relatives came from Huntsville and settled in
>Summerville, Oregon.
>
>Penny
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 
><mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of W David
>Samuelsen
>Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:41 AM
>To: <mailto:or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>Subject: Re: [or-roots] Summerville Railroad
>
>Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. They originally did boat
>business on Columbia and Snake Rivers, starting out of
>Portland Oregon in 1850s and the railroad linking Portland to
>Ogden Utah was in 1887 or thereabout.
>
>David Samuelsen
>
>Penny wrote:
> > What is the O. R. & N?
> >
> > Penny
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 
> <mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > [mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of
> > <mailto:dsam at sampubco.com>dsam at sampubco.com
> > Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:50 PM
> > To: 
> <mailto:or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > Subject: RE: [or-roots] Summerville Railroad
> >
> > O. R. & N. became part of Union Pacific.
> >
> > The one that run from Umatilla through La Grande is the MAIN line of the
> > Union Pacific running from Ogden Utah to Portland Oregon.
> > I have been on this route and it is quite scenic between La Grande and
> > Pendleton!
> >
> > David Samuelsen
> >
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From:  <mailto:OregonMol at aol.com>OregonMol at aol.com
> > Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:32:05 EDT
> > To: 
> <mailto:or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> > Subject: [or-roots] Summerville Railroad
> >
> >
> >  I have a copy of an 1880 map issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation
> > Co.
> > showing both their lines and projected lines.  The map shows no line into
> > Summerville but there was a line from Umatilla going down through La
>Grande
> > and
> > Union to Baker City.  My Grandfather, A.H. Gaylord was a telegrapher for
> > the
> > railroad and by the mid-1890's was the stationmaster in Union.  His
> > father-in-law, Michael Travers, worked as a laborer for the O R & N as
> > early as 1861,
> > starting in Celilo.  By 1885 the railroad had 2 transcontinental
> > connections, one
> > with the Northern Pacific at Wallula and the other with the Union Pacific
> > at
> > Huntington.  This information is in an excellent history of the Union
> > Pacific
> > by Jeff Asay,
> > "Union Racific Northwest".  which I have if anyone wants more information
> > on
> > early lines.
> > Phyl Purdum
> > <mailto:Oregonmol at aol.com>Oregonmol at aol.com
> >
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