Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1904, Special Annual Edition, PART ONE, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE HORSING 0BE(?0Xl4CsT, FRIDAY, JANUAEY 1, 1904. HISTORY O F LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR 3RAND CONCEPTION REALIZED BY ENERGY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF OREGON'S BEST CITIZENS AND AID OF THE STATE Vl 9. SlJWmmMMm rSZA , ,--- - "I . Richard Martin., Jr . . . . 'BRIDGE OF PLEASURE ACROSS GUILD'S LAKE. Architect. CONCEIVED In the brain of Daniel McAllen, one of Portland's most en terprising; citizens, the Lewis and Clark Fair has already begun to assume material shape through the combined efforts of the citizens of Portland and the rest of Oregon and of the other Btates which made up the Oregon country of his tory. This year will see the site border ing on Guild's Lake transformed from a stretch of wild woodland Into a beauti ful park as a setting for a group of build ings typical of the state's Industry and enterprise. The project of holding a great industrial fair In Portland had been agitated by Mr. McAllen for several years before it was taken up by the -people in general and took definite shape. It was seized upon by the Oregon Historical Society as the means of commemorating the 100th anni versary of Lewis and Clark's exploration in 1905. Resolutions introduced by the late L. B. Cox were adopted on December 15, 1800. declaring the purpose of the so ciety to erect in 1905 a monument to the explorers on the site of old Fort Clatsop; recommending the holding of a North western Industrial Exposition in Port land In that year; urging the Governor to fus Mallocy, John F. O'Shea, Leo Friede, Charles EL Ladd, W. D. Fenton, A. L. Mills, George W. Bates, L N. Flelschner. W. D. "Wheelwright, F. Dresser, Eamuel Connell, J. C. Ainsworth, P. L. "Willis, all of Portland; James H. Raley, Pendleton; O. L. Miller, Baker City; J. MChurch. La Grande; Asahel Bush, Salem; J. C Cooper, McMlnnvlIle; G. "W. Riddle, Aza lea; 3. "Van Dusen, Astoria. The directors elected these officers on ried the enterprise safely and triumphant ly through the preliminary stages. He tendered his resignation as president on March 30, but it was not accepted, but on the following morning he died. On re ceipt of this stunning news the board held a special meeting and appointed as a committee to draft resolutions on his death Messrs. Scott. Fenton, "Wheelwright and "Willis on behalf of the corporation, and Messrs. Thomas and Flanders on be- Oskar Hubor; director of architecture. Ion Lewis; director of exploitation, Henry E. Reed. Directors of exhibits and con cessions will not be appointed until their services are required. The State Commission on September 12 set aside $200,000 for the erection of 'build the Multnomah) River for some miles the same name residing near it on Wap- higs as follows: above Its mouth Is told. The party was on the return trip from Fort Clatsop, where it had spent the "Winter of 1805-06, when on April 2 Captain Clark started up the "Willamette under the guidance of a young Cushook Indian, who had drawn a Januarv 21: President jPT. W. Corbett: first hnlf of th Ktnt PrtTnmlssfon. fhln finm. vice-president, H. W. Scott; second vice- ' mlttee reported on April 10 and Its report president, Adolphe Wolfe; third vlce-pres' Ident, Leo Friede; auditor, Adolphe "Wolfe; treasurer. First National Bank; secretary, Henry E. Reed. The directors, then eet to work to make ready. On August 15 it was decided to make an exhibit of Oregon's resources at was adopted. Active Work on Grounds. Preliminary work In . preparing the ground began in February, 1903, and on March 30 the board procaeded towards more active work by creating th office of the exposition at Osaka, Japan, in 1903, j . , . nnrf TTpnrv v. tv wn annotnt.fl a, supervising architect with a board of con- clal Commissioner, an appropriation of $4000 being made on November 28. On Au gust 15 it was decided to erect a monu ment to Lewis and Clark in City Park. Selection of Site. A large part of the Summer of 1902 was taken up in the consideration of the site for the exposition. The secretary was or dered to Invite proposals on April 24, and on May 5 the bids were opened. A sub committee of the executive committee, composed of Messrs. "Wesslnger, Mills and ask the Legislature to take action on the Dresser, was appointed to canvass and re subject at its next session and to forward port on. them, and on July 5 it voted in fa a fcopy of the resolutions to the Governors vor of at? Park. The full executive tuiiiuniLce jejeuieu uus report on Septem ber 5, and decided in favor of "Willamette Heights, which had six votes against one vote each for Hawthorne Park and Uni versity Park. The vote was made unani mous and on September 12 the board of Directors accepted the choice of the com- of Washington, Idaho, Montana and "Wyoming with an invitation to those states to participate; and asking the Ore gon delegation In Congress to advocate National aid to the Exposition. Indorsed by Legislature. This action was followed by the ap- mlttee. The site comprises 3S5 acres of land and lake in Northwestern Portland, suiting architects and employed John C. Olmsted, of Chicago, to plan the laying out of the Exposition grounds. His re port was adopted on April 28 at a -joint 21 Portland business men to promote the Exposition, and on February 21, 1901, J. M. Long, chairman of this committee, ad dressed the State House of Representa tives in favor of concurrent resolutions ln- MISSOUKI Willi BE WEIX REP RESENTED. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, State of Missouri, Cltx of Jefferson, Dee. IX 1903. (To the Editor.) Al ready Missouri has appropriated $10, 000, which in doe time will be used to' berln the preparation of & suitable exhibit o the resources of this- com monwealth, to be displayed at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The Leg islature which assembles in January, 1905, will make an additional appro priation.' I am unable at this time to outline the character of the state's exhibit, but It will be creditable alike to Missouri and to the creat Expo sition, in which the people of Oregon "are Interested. A. M. DOCKERY, GoTerncT. nnlntmpnt of tl TirnvlKlnnnl rnTnmlttpfi of directly opposite the highest point on the nuuuuetie xuver reacnea Dy Jewis ana Clark on April 3, 1S0S. The corporation is j given a lease free of cost until March 15, , iwt. on payment or tne taxes for that period. The board authorized exololtatlon work dorslng the enterprise and pledging finan- ; In certain states on December 12, and sent clal aid from the state. These resolutions, out D. C. Freeman. T. T. Geer. C. H. Me- which were adopted by both Houses, also Isaac, John T. Kiiapp and Henry Black- EtaUeeWefl to tnd T work 1 tnt inthnrhM tho Rnwrtinr to nnnnlnf flvn mon mmnl.dnnDr. m,i i. ' jointly decided lO SUSPend WOriC Until tne Commissioners to represent Oregon, in- , suited in securing appropriations, or the A-ited the other Northwestern states to ex- promise of them, from Minnesota, North hiblt and requested Congress to make an Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Idaho, appropriation and to invite foreign coun- . Oregon and California. The total appro- tries, to maKe exmblts. i priatlons by states now aggregate 5727.000. States building $ 75,000 Machinery building 45,000 Art building' and Assembly hall.. 45,000 Forestry building 20,000 Entrances, Administration build ing, etc 20,000 Bridge 30,0 Agricultural grounds ana expert- Total map of the country on a mat with a coal estimate, to show where this river flowed. He re turned on the evening of April 3 and told his story of his journey, which is thus set down in the diary patoo Island, enters the Columbia 140 miles from the mouth 'of the latter river, of which It may justly be considered as forming one-fourth, though it had now fallen IS Inches below its greatest annual height. "From its entrance Mount Regnier bears nearly north, and Mount SL Helens north, with a very high humped mountain a little to the east of it, which seems to ni.1?! a' passed a village of the Nechacohee tribe. JS'tS: & belonging to the Eloot NaUon. The vll- "On setting out yesterday at half past He In the same chain with conic-pointed eleven o'clock he directed his course along ; mountains before mentioned. Mount Hood bore due east, and Captain Clark now dis covered to the southeast a mountain which we had not yet seen, and to which the south side of the (Columbia) River, where at the distance of eight miles he Stalls for stock 12,000 Grand-stand at Peninsula 4,000 lage itself was small, and, being situated which were a number of houses belonging to the Cushooks. "Early the next morning Captain Clark proceeded up the river, which during the night had fallen about five inches. At the distance of two miles he came to the center of a. bend under the high lands on the right side, from which its course, as far as could be discerned, was to the east of southeast. At this place the Multnomah is 500 yards wide, and for half that dis tance across a cord of five fathoms would not reach the bottom. It appears to be washing away Its banks, and has moro sandbars and willow points than the Co lumbia. Its regular, gentle current, the (he gave the name of Mount Jefferson. h,ch' Jt lfa itg t bod o ; Like Mount St. Helen, its figure Is a regu- I f. ai. tta behind Diamond Island, was concealed lar cone covered with snow, and it 13 j ; . . .,... , Light installation Inside and out- from our view, as we had passed both J probably of equal height with that moun-; nnDflPftnc and iflur,i ft JL.h to he. Bide above buildings 35,000 Ume9 along the northern shore. He pro- j tain, though, being more distant, so large , evl that the Multnomah audits ttibt l.""".,'' landed near a single house, the only re-I range of mountains which lie between On the recommendation of the director- malns 0f a village of 24 straw huts. Along these and the point where they were, general, the directors of the corporation the" shore were great numbers of small "Soon after entering the Multnomah he on September 15 apportioned $379,781.30 of canoes for receiving wappatoo, having 1 was met by an old Indian descending the Its funds, mainly to pay the running been left here by the Shah alas, who visit, river alone in acanoe. After some con- tne piace annuauy. xne present inmates versatlon, tne pilot iniormea uapuun of the house were part of the Nee'rchokloo Clark that this old man belonged to the tribe of the same nation." Clackamos Nation, who reside on a river These people were at first hostile, and' 40 miles up the Multnomah. The current refused to give Captain Clark provisions, of this latter river is as gentle as that expense prepare the grounds for build lng, fence It. plant trees, estabiisn a water, sewer, electric light plant and power syBtem, dredge the shallow parts of the lake and fill the water front, pay for the display at the Osaka Exposition and exploit the enterprise. A further ap propriation of "J3500 was made o.n October IS toward defraying the cost of construct ing and maintaining the Oregon building at the St. Louis Exposition, which, the State Commission decided, should take the form of a reproduction of Fort Clat sop, where Lewis and Clark spent the Winter of 1S05-6. A bill providing for an appropriation ef $2,125,600 by Congress, which had been drafted by the committee on legislation, but by a clever trick he worked on their superstitions and obtained provisions. The dairy continues: . "He continued down the river. He found that what we had called Image Canoe Island consisted of three islands, the one In the middle concealing the opening be tween the other two in such a way as to of the Columbia, Its surface Is smooth and even, and It appears to possess water enough for the largest ship, since, on sounding with a line of five fathoms, he could find no bottom for at least one third of the width of the stream. At the distance of seven miles he passed a sluice or opening on the right, 80 yards meeting of the board and the State Com mission. Four days later the executive and grounds and buildings committees In compliance with this invitation the following Commissioners were appointed: Oregon H. W. Corbett, Henry E. Ankeny. I Judge C. B. Bellinger, Senator C. W. Fulton : Legislature appropriating $450,000 for the V. V. Tnrnii. i Washington Frank J. Parker. W. W. Oregon Makes Appropriation. A bill to be Introduced in the Oregon Megler. E. Tol- M. Rands, George man, J. ' G. W. Rowan. Idaho Thomas Kirby, E. W. Johnson, J. H. Richards. Montana S. T. Hauser. Utah Hoyt Sherman, Hiram B. Clawson, lu W. ShurUeff. British Columbia R. E. GosnelL These Commissioners held several joint meetings, at one of which the name: "The Lewis, and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition" was adopted, and the words, "and Oriental Fair," were after wards added in order to take advantage of a law enabling the City of Portland to levy a tax in aid of an Oriental Fair. Corporation Is Formed. A corporation bearing that name was formed on October 12, 1901, with a capital of $300,000, to carry on the Fair. The in corporators were: F. E. Beach, R. F. Prael, Paul Wesslnger, H. L. Plttock, I. A. Terex, Alfred D. Bowen, S. Frank, H. Wittenberg, J. Thorburn Ross, Georgfr E. Chamberlain, Julius L. .Meier, David. M. Dunne, Whitney L. Boise, H. W. OCOix, uaaries o. oeaunger, xx. w. cor bett, Henry Hahn, Samuel Connell, EL Ehrman, L. B. Cox, J. M. Long, R. W. Lewis, R. D. Inman, J. W. Cruthers, P. L. Willis, E. H. Kilham. W. M. McMon- les, Dom J. Zan, L N. Flelschner, A. H. Devers, Phil Metschan, C. L. Brown, D. L. Povey, H. W. Go ode, C J.- Owen, A. B, Stelnbach, Newton Poston, J. C. Alas- worth, George Lawrence, Jr., W. H. Mor Lewis and Clark Fair, and $50,000 for an Oregon exhibit at the St Louis. Fair, plans were more fully developed, but work was resumed on June 1 and grading completed in September. The attempt to secure enough signatures to call for a referendum on the state ap propriation was abortive, the time ex piring on May 22, and thus the law be came effective. The State Commission accordingly held its first formal meeting on May 29 and elected Jefferaon Mvers president, and Henry EL Reed temporary secretary. It completed organization the Myers, of the R. J. Holmes. John H. MltchelL W. F. Woodward, Louis Blumauer, Andrew C. Smith. A. H. Breyman, Adolphe Wolfe, C J. O'Reilly, O. Summers, F. P. Mays. W. D. Fenton, F. L McKenna, E. J. DeHart, Seneca Smith, W. W. Cotton. Alex. Sweek. Charles F. Beebe and F. W. Mulkey, all of Portland; H. E, Ankeny. Eugene; C. W. Fulton, Astoria; Edward Everett Young, Baker City. Stock Oversubscribed. H. W. Corbett, Samuel Connell and J. M. Long were appointed to open a stock book, receive subscriptions and organize the company. They called to their aid in making a canvass for subscriptions a com mittee of 35 leading citizens. The canvass began on November 24 and in two days subscriptions to the amount of $340,000 had been secured. As this was $40,000 more than the capital stock provided, the capi talization was Increased to $500,000 at a MAC? ENTRANCE TO IWIS AND CLARK FAIR. J1I g 5 "B , If gg:j i was adopted by the board on October 16 concealed by three small Islands at Its and & copy ordered sent to each member , mouth from those who descend or ascend of Congress from Oregon. Tne mil creates a commission of seven members to ex pend this sum, which Is divided as fol lows: For a building in which shall be placed a Government exhibit, $250,000; for a Lewis and Clark memorial building, $250,000; for works of art, a museum of Western history and statues of historical figures In the development of the Oregon country, $100,000; for the general purposes of the Exposition, $1,500,000; for an Indian exhibit, $25,000. The bill provides that foreign exhibits shall be admitted free of duty, and grants the franking privilege for Exposition mail matter. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mitchell and In the House by Representa tive Williamson on November 11, and a committee composed of Presidents H. W. Scott, of the corporation, and Jefferson state commission, and present to us on the opposite side of the wide, which separates Wappatoo Island river the appearance of a single island. At the lower point of the third and 13 miles below the last village, he entered the mouth of a large river, which was from the continent by empting itself into the inlet below. Three miles farther up he reached a large wooden house on the east side, where he Intended to sleep, but he found such swarms of fleas -that he preferred lying on the ground near by. the Columbia. This river, which the In- The guide informed him that at a small dlans call Multnomah, from a nation of place farther up were two bayous, on tary stream water the vast extent of country between the- western mountairl and those of the seacoast, as far, per haps as the Gulf of California. "At three o'clock he halted for an hout at the Nechecolee house, where his gul2 resided. . . He entered into a long.con. versatlon (with an old man) in regard ta the adjacent country and its inhabitants, the old man replying to his questions with great intelligence; and at the close ha draw with his finger In the dust a sketch of - the, Multnomah and of Wappatoo Isl and This Captain Clark copied and pre served. He then purchased five dogs, and, taking leave of tho Neehecolee village, returned to camp." The point where Captain Clark spent the night has been identified as directly opposite the site chosen for the Exposi tion which will commemorate the expedi tion of himself and Captain Lewis. It cost $220,000 to print the last annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture, which makes It the most costly Govern mental publication In the world. which had been drafted by the legislative committee, was approved by the board on January 9, 1903, and was sent to Senator cow, R. W. Hoyt, H. S. Rowe. Herman James B. Hunt and Representative Daniel . . .. ... . - , .... J. Mnlarkev for Introduction Tf- nrn rend Mrrcpr. i mattii a. k mpitit. - . . , , . , " ' . it,. t i v- rr., t it . ana timima i. unmer was eiccLta in uid mdi uujo in uic xuuac Vll o CL11 uai id, . next day by electing W. B. Thomas first vice-president, and J. C. Havely secretary, and the United States National Bank treasurer, and adopting rules and by laws. Mr. Havely resigned on June 6 and passed on January 30. It was read three times and passed the Senate on January 22 and was approved by Gover nor i-hamberlaln on January 30. The commission provided for by this bill was appointed by the Governor on February his place. Second Election of Officers. The second annual meeting of stockholders was held on July 6 the and elected the following beard of directors: 9. as follows, but S. A. Lowell, one of the H. W. Scott, I. N. Flelschner. A. L. Mills, original appointees, declined, and C. B. i Samuel Connell, Adolphe Wolfe, J. C Wade was put in his place: Jefferson I Ainsworth, G. W. Bates. A. Bush, Henry Myers. Salem; W. E. Thomas, Portland; Ladd Corbett. J. M. Church, A. H. Deters, J. H. Albert, Salem; S. A. Lowell. Pendle- Ferdinand Dresser. W. D. Fenton, Leo ton; Frank Williams, Ashland; G. Y. Friede. Charles E. Ladd, Robert Livlng Harrv, Portland; F. A Spencer, Portland; stone. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie, Rufus Dr. DavRaffety. Portland; J. C. Flanders. Mallory, W. D Wheelwright. W. W. Cot Portland: Richard Scott. Milwaukle. F. i ton, John F. O'Shea. Jamee H. Raley, G. G. Young. Eugene. As the law did not become effective until May 22. uuder the constitutional amendment providing for the referendum, the State Commlsslop could not organize until that date, but at the request of the directors of tb cor poration it met Informally on March-12 W. Riddle, B. Van. Dusen and Paul Wee- singer. Mr. Wheelwright and Mr. Cotton afterwards resigned and were succeeded by S. M. Mears and George T.- Myere. On July 10 the n-w board appointed a com mittee to nominate a president and director-general, and on July 34 thle com mittee reported the following lift of ofiicers, which was adopted: President. H. W. Scott;. flret vice-president. L X. Flelschner: second vice-presi dent. A. L. Mills: third vice-prtaident. and organized provisionally with Mr special meeting of stockholders held on Young as temporary president, and Henry February 14. 1902. B. Reed as temporal") secretary, in order The corporation has so far raised $415.- i that the work of planning the Exposition 000 in stock subscriptions and donations, i could co on. The following day It met The stockholders elected -15 directors at with the board of directors and voted to i aamuei conn en; airerior-generaa, ti. w. their first meeting on January 13. 1902, accept the site already Seated. j Goode; secretary, Henry B. Reed; treas on d, on October 6 Increased the number to With the do of March also closed thai urer. First National Bank; auditor. 23. They are as follows, the first-named 15 j work of H. W. Corbett. wtt had beau 1 Adolphe Wolfe. Mr. Goode formally took being the original members of the board: president of the corporation from Ub or- . charge of affairs on September 1, and on H W Oorbett. H W Scoii, Adj!pr.e gar.lxaUon. had made the first subscrin- September 15 appointed tne following In the diary of Lewis and Clark's ex pedition tho ptory of Captain Clark's ex- Wolfe, Paul Wegslnger, A. il Dtvers. Ru- i tion of $&,000 to the stock, and had, car- chiefs of divisions: Director of worke, ploration of the Willamette (then called H. J. Hefty. Architect. Whitney L. Boise went to Washington about the middle of December to work for Its passage. The state commission on December 12 announced to the corporation that It was ready to pass upon the plans and specifications- for the buildings preparatory to letting contracts, and that It will di rectly supervise construction, for which purpose It appointed Fred A. Erickson, of Salem, general superintendent of building. The plans are now well advanced toward completion and contracts will be let before the close of Winter, so that construction may. begin early In the Spring. FINDING A GREAT RIVER. Captain Clarkts Story of His Discov ery ef the Willamette. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY EGULATOR LIN E STEAMERS BETWEEN PORTLAND AND THE DALLES Where rolls the Oregon, "The Columbia River" the de- ROUTE REPLETE WITH THE GRANDEST light of tourists, the pride of Oregon, the most beautiful river SCENERY IN THE WEST In the world. Tributary streams and mountains full of flsh and game. Direct line to the famous Moffetts, St. Martins ; and Collins Hot Springs. Connection with stages for Mt. j Steamers "Bailey Gatzert" j Hood, Mt. Adams and Trout "Lake. Both freight and passen- "Regulator" "Dalles City" ' gers. Rates the lowest. Speed, comfort, pleasure and econ- omy. Meals the very best. "Hercules" "Metlako" EXCURSION STEAMER BAILEY GATZERT. Connecting at LyIe,Wash., With Columbia River & Northern Railway For Wahkiacus, Daly, Ccntervilie, Goldendale and Klickitat Valley Points Connecting at The Dalles, Or., with Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. to and from Eastern points; connecting at Portland with Southern Pacific Railway, Northern Pacific Railway, Pacific Coast Steamship Co. for California, Astoria & Columbia River Railway, all river transportation and street railway lines In Portland. When leaving the East for a Pacific Coast tour, INSIST upon ticket agent allowing stop-over privileges in Portland, to allow time to make a trip on the grandest of all rivers, 'The Columbia." Steamers Leave Alder-Street Wharf Daily Except Sunday) 7 A. M. Write for tlmecard and folders, etc., to ' K JFCS MALLORY, President. Portland, Or. H. C. CAMPBELL, Manager, Portland, Or.