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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1890)
148 WEST SHORE. novel and brilliant. Noth ing it all comparable to the effect produced In this great hall haa ever been aern in the west, and it would be difficult to im prove upon it. The same can be laid of the music of Llberati'i celebrated band. The management has ihown great wisdom in securing music equal to the best ever offered the patrom of any expo sition in theUnited States. There has been no cheap claptrap in tbii matter, nor in my other. Noth ing has been done for ad vertising effect alone. All JACKSON AND JOHIII'HINK COIINTIM. that was promised in the announcement that the muslo would be the best to be obtained in the country has been fulfilled. Every afternoon and eve ning the band playi in the spacious and beauti ful music hall, and thou sands go to hear It who find it the greatest attrac tion of the many to be found there. It Is well worth a visit to the city Just to hear this superb band. In examining the fair In detail one is Impressed first by the great number and variety of the exhib it!, second with the taste displayed In their ar rangement in an attrac tive form, and third in the grand tctal of wealth, business and Industry they represent. This lut tr Idea growl upon one as he panne from one de partment to another, un til he la at last fairly as tonished by it Million! upon millioni of dollar! are represented by the pro duct snd object! contained within the walls of that great building. There one can nee not only me enormous possimmies 01 our sou, our forests, our mines, our commerce and our manufacture!, but obtain fairly accurate Idea of what development of these great resource! has already been accomplished. Such display! as enable one to acquire this knowledge are certainly the most Interesting to the visitor and bemllcial to the country; yet it does not follow that exhibits of flue merchandise and manu facture! that have been imported from distant regions are not both Interesting and beneficial. They give one an insight into the enormous wholesale and retail trade of the city, and indi cate the wealth and refinement of the people, the Immense In dustry and the growing development of the country that calls for them and can support the great business houses that deal in them. They are tangible proof that Portland has commer cial establishment equal In the amount of capital invested and businesi transacted to the large cities of the eist. Huch large retail hourea ai Olds A Summers, Payton, Hall A Avery, Golden Itule Haiar, K. 11. Hehlow, Kunmielln & Co., Olds A King, F. It. Chown, IVkum Hroe. A Co., J. F. 0' I Wiley, J. K. Uill A Co., Stuart A Thompson, 8. Lipman A Co., The Uruniwlck-Halke-Collamler Co., lloyt A Co., B. W. Fisher, ril'ITH IKOSI CI.AKKI rOI'NTV, WASIUNUTON. .u t. a x, r. rsnmn & Co.. Sanborn, Vail & Co., Japanese Bsaar, T S n. A Co., Webb'. Safe Emporium and IE. J. H. T. Hudson, r , u enormous retail busi- r: fh;x:.-;rr ;roHhe - th. wes demands'he very best articles in every line o manufacture. A. b ore stated tL chief interest centers about hose d18p ays thaUhow the products and industries of the northwest and it is from the exhibit 1 Ze that the most permanent benefit will flow. Foremost of these are dispE StXr tb. agricultural and horticultural products. Ata t one can see why it is that Oregon has become amou. for her gram, and fruits, for here are to be seen in variety an excellence such a. can not be matched elsewhere such product, a. would cause Ceres and Pomona themselves to gaze in wonder. The Oregon Immigration Board which, as So " Id fs maintained by the business men of Portland, has made , display of the grains and grasses of the state that is simply astonishing! its quality and diversity, and most artistic and attractive to its arrangement. Thi. ii particularly shown in the colored engraving on the last page. This exhibit alone shows that the board i. working for the benefit of the whole state, and .hould help materially in the cause of strengthening the fraternal bonds between the city and country. The Northern Pacific railroad has al- so a superb display of agricultural, horticultural and forest products, most invitingly arranged, representing both Oregon and Washington. maintained by both the immigration board and the railroad, the former being in the grain pagoda ihown in the engraving. Benton county makea a splendid show ing of its resources, and one that attracts marked attention. To this county, also, should be credited the fine display of product, from the experiment farm of the Oregon Agricultural college. Among other things shown by the latter are 426 distinct varieties of potatoes. This display would be more valuable if each sample was accompanied by some data as to its characteristics and yield. Clackamas county owes much to Mrs. P. M. Rinearson, who has placed on exhibition from her own farm and orchard in that coun ty such a splendid collection of fruit, vegetables, etc., as ha. prob ably never been exhibited by one individual before. She haa been awarded the sweepstakes prize. Wasco county fruit ifl, on the whole, the most tempting and satisfactory display of all. For grapes, apples, etc., Wasco stands in the front rank of the state, and the fruit Industry is becoming most Important there. J. H. Settlemier, the well known proprietor of the Woodburn nursery, in Marion county, alBO make, a most tempting display of fruit, which i. a most effective argument in favor of buying home grown trees that are acclimated and of varieties whose producing and other qualities are known. Every orchard set out should be of native trees to secure the best results. Southern Oregon, so often called the " Italy of Oregon," give, ample proof of the appropri ateness of the title in the long tables of fruits, vegetables, etc., from Jackson and Josephine counties. With its almost semi-tropical climate, its fertile soil and its beautiful scenery, the Rogue river valley may well be called an earthly paradise. Other coun ties in the state are well represented in the general collection of exhibits by the immigration board. Clarke county, Washington, lying just north of the Columbia, is taking a prominent place in frnlt pnltnra Tt ranraaantjul Kv a BnlAnHirl Axhibit nf frllit. The second most valuable portion of the display li that which gives us an idea of the nature and extent of our local manufac tures, and it can but be regretted that these exhibits are not more numerous and complete. Manufacturing is never a pioneer industry, but follows in the wake of development. The manufacturing era has come, IN Till STOCK 8I1IDS.