HALLETT, JOHN LOUIS -- Born in New York in 1836. Married Miss Convers Of Kansas, who died in 1868, and in 1872 he married Martha Clerk, a native of Oregon. His children are -- Kate, now Mrs. Aben of Portland, and two sons, Fred and Claude. Mr. Hallett's principal occupation until of late has been in the carrying out of large railway contracts, requiring the work of hundreda and even thousands of men. In this business he has become widely celebrated. He built the first hundred miles of the East Side Railway, acting as superintendent of construction, and the remainder as far as Roseburg by contract. Contracted for and built the West Side road. Superintended the building of the Clark's Fork division of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Having amassed wealth he retired to his magnificent farm of over one thousand acres on the Tualatin, near Forest Grove, and entered upon the breeding of blooded cattle and hourses. The place is known as "Spring Hill Farm" It possesses a half mile track, roofed over its entire lenght, so as to admit of training horses the entire year. The conveniences and improvements of the farm make it altogether unique in Oregon, and far beyond everything of the sort on the Coast north of San Francisco.
From the book, "History of the Willamette Valley", Edited by, H.O. Lang, Published by Himes & Lang; 1885, Printed in Portland, Oregon by, George H. Himes. Book and Job Printer, Page 870. This is an open source book that can be downloaded online.
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From the book, "History of the Willamette Valley", Edited by, H.O. Lang, Published by Himes & Lang; 1885, Printed in Portland, Oregon by, George H. Himes. Book and Job Printer, Page 870. This is an open source book that can be downloaded online.
provided by Martin Burrell, contributor 46932334
HALLETT, JOHN LOUIS -- Born in New York in 1836. Married Miss Convers Of Kansas, who died in 1868, and in 1872 he married Martha Clerk, a native of Oregon. His children are -- Kate, now Mrs. Aben of Portland, and two sons, Fred and Claude. Mr. Hallett's principal occupation until of late has been in the carrying out of large railway contracts, requiring the work of hundreda and even thousands of men. In this business he has become widely celebrated. He built the first hundred miles of the East Side Railway, acting as superintendent of construction, and the remainder as far as Roseburg by contract. Contracted for and built the West Side road. Superintended the building of the Clark's Fork division of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Having amassed wealth he retired to his magnificent farm of over one thousand acres on the Tualatin, near Forest Grove, and entered upon the breeding of blooded cattle and hourses. The place is known as "Spring Hill Farm" It possesses a half mile track, roofed over its entire lenght, so as to admit of training horses the entire year. The conveniences and improvements of the farm make it altogether unique in Oregon, and far beyond everything of the sort on the Coast north of San Francisco.
From the book, "History of the Willamette Valley", Edited by, H.O. Lang, Published by Himes & Lang; 1885, Printed in Portland, Oregon by, George H. Himes. Book and Job Printer, Page 870. This is an open source book that can be downloaded online.
provided by Martin Burrell, contributor 46932334
From the book, "History of the Willamette Valley", Edited by, H.O. Lang, Published by Himes & Lang; 1885, Printed in Portland, Oregon by, George H. Himes. Book and Job Printer, Page 870. This is an open source book that can be downloaded online.
provided by Martin Burrell, contributor 46932334
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