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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1904)
THE MOBNESG OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1904. it lie THE Fl immigration Agents See Exposition Sights. - THEY-ARE WELL PLEASED Party Highly Enthusiastic Over Portland's Coming Show. THEY PRAISE OUR SCENERY General Immigration . Agent, C. W. Mott, Pays Glowing Tribute to Oregon and Her Resources Pleads for Irrigation. When the Northern Pacific special train pulled out last evening It contained 26 con verted missionaries to the Jewis ana Clark Exposition- It contained the same number of enthusiastic admirers of the. city's beauty and possibilities, and not one of them was modest in expressing: these sentiments. One railroad man of some 30 years ex perience confidentially stated that he bad never before beard sp many flattering statements from railroad men as were heaped upon the Lewis and Clark Expos! tlon and Portland generally. This frame of mind In 'which the official Northern Pacific party, led by General Passenger Agent A. M. Cleland. departed last evening, indicates much for the future and success of the Exposition, for it was given out by the party yesterday that the trip to Portland was made at this time for the particular purpose of Investiga ting the Exposition. The stay of the official party was made pleasant for them In every respect. A warm sun kept itself on hand all day long ana g&v very opportunity for seeing the Exposition and city at their best. In the forenoon the party was taken In a tally-ho to the Exposition grounds, escorted by I. N. Flelschrer and Oskar Huber. An hour was spent there, the return trip being made In time for. luncheon at the Com mercial Club, where the party was waited upon by a number of prominent citizens. Outlined Railway's Attitude. The feature of the day was. the brilliant talk made after lunch by C. W. Mott. gen eral Immigration Agent and spokesman for the narty. in which he outlined the atti tude of the railroad companies toward the Exposition, and made a number of val uable suggestions. The luncheon was presided over by Vlce- rresiaent 1. . Jtfieischner. of the Lewis and Clark Exposition besides the guests of honor tnere were present w. L. Boise, T. a. Wilcox, c. E. Ladd. A. Li. Mills, .Samuel Connell, Judge M. C. George, Colonel James Jackson, E. B. Piper, Judge Cleland, A. 1 Tift, Frank Dresser, D. C. Freeman and O. Huber. Mr. W?lcox was introduced as the first speaker, and in a few well chosen words ho complimented the -Northern--Pacific Company on the interest taken in the Ltewis and Clark Exposition and In Ore gon. He assured them that the people of Oregon appreciate what the railroads have -done and are doing to bring people here next year, and said that Portland will be ready to measure up to the task of mak lng the best of the great opportunity which the Exposition will give. Mr. Matt, the spokesman for the railroad company, was then presented. He showed a surprising knowledge of the conditions existing In Oregon and spoke forcefully and convnclngly of the needs of the country and of the Exposition. His re marks wore frequently interrupted with enthusiastic applause. Speaks of Portland. "Every trip I make to Portland," said Mr. Mott, "Impresses me with the unique location of the city. No city," he contin Ued, "that I have ever visited, and I have been in a great many, has so much scenic beauty at and near its location. ' Standing on Portland Helgnts and gentlemen, Portland Heights was made by God, and I believe he made them for Portland, for he falls to duplicate the same In Tacoma or Seattle standing on this magnificent front porch, the eye traverses to the right and beholds your beautiful valley, the Willamette Valley, golden in appearance with the waving grain in the Summer and loaded in the Fall with fine fruit. Tour eye also catches a glimpse of superb Ore r: : gon City, which has become almost a bee hive of industry. To the front lies your own beautiful eitv with, its well-kent streets and beautiful homes. ' Tour front yards are dotted with flowers which seem to bloom every month of tne year, ana looking a little farther your eyes meet the irrnnrJ fViViimhln klnir of all rivers and also that old historic town, Vancouver, throwing its cnest iorwara witn a mili tary air, although sleeping peacefully. Talks of Mountain Peaks. "To the left vour eves meet those crand snow-capped sentinels, the most perfect chain or large mountains in me woriu. Mount Balnior (Tacoma), Mount Adams, Mount Hood and all the rest of them, rais ing as high as l.5W ieet aDove xne sea level. Standing there In their greatness thAv comnel every one to throw their heads upward In admiration. "Tour schools tnrougnout ine couniry boar the name of being equal to any and fni. smwrlnr tn many. A city that has 24.000 children on Its rolls must bo a city of refinement, must bo a city oi culture: "Tour cut of, lumber last year,", con fnnAi Mr. Mott. "was 400.000.000 feet. Your jobbing trades last year amounted to, more than jlTa.wu.wu. J. our manuiac turing projects amounted to 550,000,001 Your harbor Is the best fresh-water har bor in the country, and your people are energetic and wonderfully prosperous. "Your population In 1850 was only 800, and I think I am conservative in saying that you now have 120.000 "people .inside your city. "Knur n. (mr words, about Oregon. Ore gon Is known historically and Is well ad vertised throughout the United States. The first billboard ever erected to adver tise Oregon was erected in 1KB by Lewis and Clark. The history that these men made has been taught In every school and college where American history Is read and taught. Possibilities of Irrigation. "The Cascade Mountains divide this state In Eastern and "Western Oregon," the speaker said. "Eastern Oregon con tains two-thirds of the area of the state, but Western Oregon contains two-thirds of the agricultural lands now In use. With the aid of irrigation the arid por tion of Eastern Oregon would be capable of supplying 100,000,000 bushels of wheat, fruit and other cereals. It seems as If there Is only one solution of the problem that will make this state one of the greatest states in the Union. That is. Increase your rural population to three times your urban population. Put your savings and your local capital into the irrigating ditches that can be con structed in Eastern Oregon, which will transform the sagebrush lands Into farms and fields of value arid beauty. "Irrigation makes the intenso popula tion. 3t me call your attention to your conditions in Oregon. Thirty-four per cent of your people are engaged in agri culture, 6 per cent in professions, 28 per cent in domestic pursuits. 16 per cent In trade and transportation and 21 per cent in manufacturing and machinery. That means that there are two living on .ono producer. "Change thl3 gentlemen! And you can change it by the establishment of Irriga tion, which means Intense population. You have good help in this direction. The Government grinds slow but .sure, and the first President of the United States who has ever lent his aid in this direction 1s Theodore Roosevelt, "frho has dipped his pen to help restore the arid lands to fields of value and beauty. "But you must show an interest in your state by promoting every private scheme by which it is possible to estab lish irrigation. The more you help your self the more the Government will assist you. "I stand ready to help you," Mr. Mott declared, "in getting immigration, as I have done in the past The assistance that I ask of you is this: Your Commer cial Club and other recognized commer cial bodies must bo liberal in presenting leaflets and books giving the actual facts of each locality, generous with illustra tions. Print and arrange this matter in" attractive form and send as much as you see fit to me at St. PauL and I will dis tribute the same among those who make. inquiries about Oregon, and I will dis tribute also a liberal amount to those whom we will ask to investigate Oregon. Immigration Is Needed. "The Northern Pacific;" he raid, JiB just as arixlous to see an intenso popula tion as you -who live here. You have not been quite successful in having Immigra tion forces .bring actual settlers In any great number to your state. The rail roads which have more mileage in your state than we have, and consequently have more interests, look upon immigra tion as if it wera gotten by the blowing of the" wind and the Idle talk of the boom er. If they had investigated each locality and found the history of each movement and learned the history of the people of tho settlements that we have established In the various states which we traverse, they would have found It was done by Intelligent and systematic work. We gather the samples which are tho product of each locality, and this work is done as energetically and the samples displayed as carefully as is- done by any traveling salesman who goes forth, to represent any Jobbing house of . Portland. To popu late a country successfully with con tented people has got to be a commercial science. "Now, one of the fortunate things that has occurred to this vicinity and to the entire Pacific Coast," said Mr. Mott, striking off on a new vein, "is the estab lishment of the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion within your city limits. I examined and viewed for the first time today lt3 location, inspected your buildings and they compare favorably with, any that have ever been erected for any Exposi tion, and I have visited all the Expos! tlons that have been held In this coun try since 1S7S. "The gentlemen who have had charge of this great organization have displayed energy, brains and enterprise. These buildings, to me, are the storehouses where the products of the field, of the orchard, of tho mines, of the forests, of the rivers and seas will be displayed. Timekeeper of Development. "McKInley said the Buffalo Exposition was the timekeeper of progress. I believe this Exposition is the timekeeper of de velopment for the Northwests This in stitutlon to me is a great and energetic immigration organization. Advertise for tourists, but send the major portion of your money that you Intend to spend for publicity among the rural population of tne Middle, Western and Southern States. Attack every rural paper in the West and South, not only with a notice regarding tho Exposition, but also appraise them of tne ract .that these Northwestern States are the products which are being shown at this Exposition and that they offer the nest opportunities for getting farms and homes. If any profit will be made from this Exposition it will be in the" number of rural people that you will be able to Induce to come and settle among you. "There is plenty material to induce peo ple to come to this Exposition. First, no exposition was ever held where the cao- italistshavRt such a grand opportunity to niaci tne wneaweias. orcnaras, mines timber and' shipping. Besides, the trip will be a path of beauty, as all these roads which lead from St. Paul and Mis sourl Blver points cross wild and grand mountains and dash through beautiful canyons, following, as a companion, the swift mountain rivers. Then, after arriv ing at their destination, there is such surplus of scenic wonders to keep them interested for a long period of time. "In my opinion what yon now need is a committee composed of your leading business and. professional men to visit every county which is to place exhibits here and wake up Interest and point out tne patn that will lead them to your Ex position with the finest exhibit they can possiDly gather. In our trip through Moa tana, Idaho and Washington, through the Intense loyalty of Mr. A. D. Charlton for his home city and the enterprises that the city may be engaged in. he asked me. In all my talks before the different commer cial clubs which wo have met, that suggest some movement by which they would become Interested in the Lewis and Clark Exposition. In all tho Coast cities and the cities of other' states I found the utmost good feeling toward the Exposi tion. Sectional Jealousy seems to have been wiped off the slate. Mew Plans for Exhibits. "At Spokane I asked them to make an exhibit that would be in the line to ident ify Spokane, and suggested to them that they go East and get glass jars mde im Imitation of the buildings on their cob- j mercial streets and fill the same with fruits and also show their wtmderful wa ter-power advantages. "At Lewis ton, Idaho, I suggested taat that locality afforded plenty of Lewis and Clark history, and I suggested to them to show the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, showing a large raft of apples with Lewis and Clark on It. "At Seattle I suggested to them to make model of the battleship Nebraska, which was recently launched there, to be con structed of long timbers, the lower por tion of the hull to contain miniature fields of alfalfa and fruit and hops, showing Irrigation systems. The deck could con tain a complete timber and mineral-display and another deck for education, views of their city and reception-room, and I hardly think there would be a man, woman or child who would- not, want to see tho battleship made in Seattle. "In Tacoma I asked them to construct a largo timber building 100 feet stjoare. The walls could be used, lor tne display of exhibits. In connection with that, they could make ample demonstration or tne city's advantages. Tn ma kin sr these suggestions it nas been my idea to get the cities interested so that each display would bo entirely different and would serve a purpose of Identifying each locality. Of course, these suforestions are all In the rough, but some of them might work out with, pleasing ef fect. . Praises the Timaer. You cannot construct on your grounds too many buildings that- show the large timber existing. Nothing amazes an Eastern person so much as the size and auallty of your timber. "Work as hard as possible ior rural neoDla of tho Middle Yestern btates. concluded Mr. Mott. "Invite the tourists and. capitalists to come and investigate among you, and your Exposition will be success. ' It was the Lewis and Clark Exposition and the beautiful panorama presented from Portland Heights that made the greatest impression. Mr. Cleland, who. by the way. was a J60-per-montn ticket, seller in Chicago a dozen years ago, said It all surpassed anything he had ever ex pected. "Tho Exposition will be a great builder of the Pacific Coast country," said Mr. Cleland. "The Northern Pacific Com pany will do everything possible to ad vertlse the Fair and bring people here. All our immigration agents are already at work, and all our advertisements bear "mention of the Lewis and Clark Fair." "This Fair la great," said C. A. Mat thews, general agent of the passenger de partment. "We came here rather expect ing to see a small fair, and Instead we have seen a great one. I am converted-' G. W. Caskey, district passenger agent from St. Paul, said the trip to Portland at this time was arranged because of the Exposition. "It will enable us to work for tho Fair to better advantage now that we have been here and learned what a magnificent Exposition you are going to give the world next year. I think Mr. Cleland -showed great foresight in arrang ing the trip at this particular time, and great credit is due him. I have talked with nearly every man of the party today and can say that as railroad men we are going to do all we can to interest in your Exposition our friends, their friends and their friends' friends." The remarks of D. B. Gardner, district passenger agent, were of particular in terest from the fact that he halls from St. Louis and knows all about expositions. "Your Fair is a revelation to me," said Mr. Gardner. "It Is a marvel of compact ness, and people can see It without walk ing themselves to death like they have to do at another Fair I know of." Equally optlmlstltc were the remarks of all the party, all of which bodes much. good to the cause of Oregon and the Ex position. SENATOR IS TO LEAVE. C. W. Fulton Starts for Washington Next Tuesday. Senator Fulton will set forth for Wash ington next Tuesday, but ere' going will give audience to all persons who have Ideas of what Uncle Sam should do and how the Senator can help him do it. Mon day evening Mr. Fulton will come up from" Astoria with ears open for suggestions and complaints and all day Tuesday will listen. Today the Senator will be in Umatilla County and tomorrow night back again in Astoria. Next week the rivers and harbors com mittee of the House of Representatives will meet to consider the .rivers and har bors bill that Is to be presented to Con gress at the coming session. The bill Is expected to carry appropriations amount ing to $40,000,000. Inasmuch as the Chief of Engineers has reduced Major Lang fitt's estimates of the sum needed for the Columbia bar Jetty, the river channel be low Portland and the Celllo Canal, it will be necessary to make a strong pull before the rivers and harbors committee of the House and the committee on commerce of the Senate In order to get the allow ances for the Columbia River raised. The Senator said yesterday that a dele- Free i TO HOLIDAY SHOPPERS To make their Holiday Purchases in the Month oi November $5.00 p-- 22 $20 Free -f AO $7.50 $3.00 $1.50 75c 25c yowe own choice woeik of fcode yoe own choice worth of goods yotfc own choice worth of foods yor own. &oc worth of good yowe own choice Free Free Free Free Free We waot jo to -see cor Gsaad Holiday Display of BcatttiW, aad Newest Creations Ekte CbSmxwmc, Lfaocgea Chfoa, Ffeoch Chka, Dinner Set, Sakd Sets, Chocolate Seta, Rch Cut Gkxs Ornaments, Vases, Bck-Brac Lamp, Boghh Forcahfcx Ware, Novelties, and Ddk. Fanqr ArtSdci of Evary Dtciptioo. Pawttkst, Datotfe aod Ncwtit Thfcags mak, Coflacfcd from the Market of tf World. . Top Qwafcfcy Teas, Coffee Spfcci, Ezfact, N Baking Powsfrc, Coco, ChcixfafcM, W iwot yon to-set car ataooaJ price We tok yc t&cooe jtat to look. Take draoafof thfc Wbmal cQu. I CUT HKXE cur hsss OUT OUT THIS COUPON, War of etrimfafc OREGONIAN, NOVEMBER 19, 1904. Cos jwf w not aooo attkh nemmo, 4 CVT KXRK cor iurs Oreat American Importing Tea Co. L 331 Washington SL, 223 First St Portland I. W. HARPER WHISKEY "ON EVERY TONUE - y : . A sweet breath front ann-Jawed fields of golden -frafas; nectarized by perfect distillation; enriched, ripened and mellowed by old age. Sold by leading dealersvwrywhr. BERNHEiM DISTILLING CO., Louisville, Ky. W. C. CAMP, Salecsaaa. Portlasd Betel, f ortTwnif. Oresasu - . -J gation of influential Portland citizens at "Washington could help the Oregon mem bers of Congress and would impress the committees of the two Houses with the Importance of the 5roJected Improvements on the Columbia. 'TVe had such a delegation to help us out with the Lewis and Clark hill," said Senator Fulton, "and It hacked us up in a very effective manner." The pruning down of Major Iangfltt'8 estimate for the bar. Senator Fulton re grets more than the curtailment of the other estimates, since the south jetty ought to be finished under the next river and harbor act, which cannot be accom plished if the sum allowed lor the work is to be only $776,000, because the amount estimated by Major liangfltt as needed for completion is 31,320,000. The Senator bclievta that completion of the extension to the Jetty will afford a depth of SO feet on the bar at low tide, but thinks that the full depth required will not be ob tained without construction of a jetty from Cape Disappointment. "That waa George H. aiendell's idea," said Senator Fulton, "and I think time will prove it true. He was the father of the present project for deepening" the mouth of the Columbia." After the Hobos. Hobos are being hustled out of town nowadays as fast as they come in. Chief of Police Hunt has detailed Detectives "Vaughn and Hellyer to round np all the vagrants they see and bring them into the station. Yesterday they caught 39 or S of them, and have been' equaling that number for several days. In the morning the hobos are turned loose again and told to turn their backs on Portland till they have money in their pockets and can show some excuse for living. NORTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS VISIT THE LEWIS AND CLARK - : EXPOSITION GROUNDS