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! PORTLAND, CONVENTION CITY, I
POSSESSES FINE FACILITIES j
1 Climate,. Transportation, Scenery on Every Side, and Auditorium Are
Among Advantages Many Meetings' Coming. 1
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By 8. B. Vincent. to the movement which is making
PORTLAND is fast becoming Portland so widely known as a con
known as a convention city vention city with unsurpassed facili
worthy the ' consideration of ties,
state.- sectional and national organl- During 1919 Portland entertained' a
zations. large number of conventions. in
Situated so favorably as to trans- eluding the largest convention of the
portation facilities, surrounded by paCific Coast Advertising Men's asso
scenery unsurpassed In the United ciation, the Oregon Bankers' associa
States, equipped with magnificent ho- tion, the Western Confectioners and
tels and a municipal auditorium with many others.
few equals in the country. Portland The '"coming year promises to be
as a convention city is one of the tne most important convention year
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most favored in the nation. .. , , .
,, , , . . great conventions already assigned.
Climatic conditions during the sum- wlll be the Nobles of thc Mystic
mer months, when most of the great "Shrine, to meet June 22 to 24; the
conventions are held, are unequalled National Travelers' Protective asso-
for the comfort afforded convention ciation and the national convention of
delegates. Temperatures are prac- the Kiwanis clubs, which meet earlier
tlcally always equable. There are no the 8am,.e month The dates of these
, i. . ,j . three great conventions were arranged
extremes of heat or of cold, so that , v, , , ii,t i
. . . ' that the delegates might also parti-
visitors may enjoy their stay to the cipate in the Rose Festival jolUties.
full and convention proceedings may In addition to the conventions
go on without loss of enthusiasm due named, Portland has already had as-
to unpleasant heat. signed to it nearly 20 additional
As to scenery, always a considera- meetings, with indications that this
tion of convention delegates. Port- number will be greatly increased be-
land is surrounded by it. Within 10, fore next summer.
20. 50 or 100 miletfor more, may be The convention committee of the
viewed some of the most rugged and Chamber of Commerce is continuing
sublime scenery in the world. Snow its work,-and expects to have favor
capped peaks, ice glaciers, mountain able replies from a number of -organi-streams
and lakes, splendid ocean zations, to which invitations have been
beaches, wonderful automobile roads extended to hold their 1920 conven
in every direction, all lend strength tions In Portland.
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PORTLAND WILL BE HOST CITY
1 Among Big Meetings Scheduled for Summer Is That of the Traveling I
Men, 15,000 Strong. 1
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By Frank C'off inberry.
WITH the spring of the new year
the city of Portland will prob
ably entertain more visitors
than any city in the nation; certainly
it will be the host city of the west.
The Rose Festival will undoubtedly
draw Its 100,000 visitors, westerners
for the most part; the Shrine national
convention will bring a like number
from all corners of the nation; the
traveling men, mustering under the
banner of the T. P. A., will probably
exceed 15,000 at their convention.
These three major fetes all take place
in June.
"In telling the nation of Oregon, the
T. P. A. will be one of the most val
uable from an advertising standpoint.
Whereas, the other delegates return
to their homes, carrying the word of
the good time they had, the traveling
men are touching every city and ham
let in the United States and in addi
tion to their regular "line" will be
"selling" Oregon climate, Oregon
scenery, Oregon hospitality and Port
land roses.
Getting ready for a great conven
tion is no small proposition, but the
T. P. A. advance corps is already well
organized and headquarters in the
Morgan building is an active scene,
fifach phase of the work Is being han
dled by a special committee, and so
well has ', the- organization been
worked out that even this early in the
programme things are moving w4tb
'smoothness and iacility.
The parade committee, headed by
Theodore Rothschild, promises an in
dustrial parade to set a national rec
ord. The entertainment committee
under the direction of--Charles Ring
ler is planning a programme of events
including an excursion to Astoria, and
a "spread" at Kagle creek camp
grounds on the Columbia river high
way. "Of course the Kagle creek dinner
is merely an excuse for the Portland
bunch to show off the Columbia river
highway," the current issue of the
T. P.'A. magazine tells its 90,000 sub
scribers. "Kagle creek is the finest
thing of its kind in the world, but it
is a good excuse, and really after a
SO-mile drive over this -splendid road
way a fine fish dinner with a lot of
etceteras will make a fitting ending
to this marvelous trip."
Other committees now at work, and
their respective chairmen, are: Ad
visory, John K. Kollock; auditing,
Charles H. Hill; automobiles, Charles
M. Menzies; badges, Burt Holcomb;
banquets, Willis Fisher; decorations,
A. A. Courtier; finance, Frank McCril
lis: grandstand, Paul C. Morton; ho
tels, C. A. Alphonse; information, John
M. Mann; programmes. Earl Bunting;
publicity, A. G. Clark; reception. Red
Cross, M. G. McCorkle; registration,
Joseph E. Dunne; treasurer, Emery
Olmstead. '
The executive committee is headed
by Stanhope S. Pier. The personnel
includes Clyde Evans, A. H. Devers,
M. R. Johnson and P. J. Sullivan.
"The- financial end of the conven
tion will be well taken care of," is
the report of Frank McCrillis. who is
directing the local drive for funds to
entertain the visiting delegates and
their familes. '
A competent corps of artists and
PAINTS,
Manufacturers and Jobbers
OILS, GLASS, SASH,
LUBRICANTS, ETC.
DOORS
float builders has been mustered by
the parade committee, which is carry
ing on a national campaign to have
the big factories of each state rep
resented by a float advertisii their
product. Already 11 states have made
application to be represented, and po
sitions in the parade are being as
signed. Live Wires Oet Convention.
To a livewlre committee of 11 from
Oregon, who attended the 1919 T. P. A.
session at New Orleans, go the hon-
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PLOIED IN PORTLAND
SCHOOLS.
1906....... 426
1907 507
1908 584
1909 635
1910 702
1911 . 7&9
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ors for winning therconvention of the
current year for Portland. The per
sonnel of the directorate of the Ore
gon division of the organization is
President, Roy C. Slocom; vice-presidents.
W. L. Grinnell, D. C. Bogart.
Walter P. Fell, John B. Coe and J. A.
Prag: secretarv-treasurer, Clyde
Evans.
National headquarters, of the T. P.
A. are in St. Louis. The organization
itself s a fraternal association of
commercial travelers, and devotes It
self to securing better conditions
along all lines in which traveling men
are interested. Much good work has
been done along railroad, hotel, legis
lative, employment and "good roads"
lines. Some of the specific accom
plishments for the business interests
affected are interchangeable mileage,
excess baggage laws, and the draft
ing of license laws to- exempt legit
imate commercial travelers. The
steel passenger car bill was intro
duced in congress through the ef
forts of the T. P. A. The department
of commerce and labor was created
at its instance.
The association also maintains an
accident insurance system especially
designed for the commercial traveler.
In Its 28 years of existence it has
paid out $5,000,000 In indemnities.
Both death and disability policies are
written. . . .
In short, the Travelers Protegtive
association is the center of interest of
the traveling man of America, and its
annual convention is his Mecca.
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OIL SURVEY OF OREGON MADE)
i State Bureau of Mines and Geology Conducts Painstaking Investigation
1 With Interesting Results.
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By Clarence B. Olorne, Petroleum ieolo
ItlNt. Oregon Bureau of Miue and tie
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THE Oregon bureau of mines and
geology will in the near future
publish a report dealing with the in
vestigation that was carried on dur
ing the past summer to determine if
western Oregon offers any regions
that seem favorable for the produc
tion of petroleum. '
This examination was conducted
under the direction of a well-known
firm, of oil geologists of Denver and
the field work was done by men ex
perienced In the oil regions of Texas,
California and Wyoming. The object
'is to determine as far as possible
what localities might be considered
favorable, and what could be elimi
nated as offering no encouragement
for drilling.
There really should be less mys
tery about the methods of Investi
gation for oil than about those for
finding the metais. for the rocks gen
erally tell a story about oil that is
much easier to read than the Informa
tion furnished by rocks in prospect
ing for precious metals.
A study of the geology of the pro
ducing oil regions of the world has
established a few ruies that seem safe
to follow In the consideration of any
possible new oil territory. First,
there must be a good source from
which the oil could come. The evi
dence from oil fields throughout the
world indicates that the original
sources of the oil is the remains. of
either vegetable or animal life, which
on decomposition is changed into
hydro-carbon compounds that finally
become crude oil.
It has also been established that
these organic remains mut have ex
isted In great enough quantity that
the tiny amounts of oil resulting from
each individual organism will, when
.added to all the other tiny amounts,
be sufficient to pay for drilling.
There seems to be a rather general
belief that if a trace of oil Is found
in any of the rocks of a region a pos
itive proof is thus established that
n deep hole will tap oil in very great
volume. This belief is not well found
ed. Shale beds that do not carry
large quantities of organic material
may show traces of oil and such small
amounts are very often the only oil
in the entire region.
It Is well to bear in mind that much
money has been lost in regions where,
although mall amounts of oil are
found the total oil supply is entirely
too small for profitable production.
Oregon Saner Made.
A rapid survey was made along the
main highways from the north to the
south of Oregon, and from the Cascade-
range of mountains to the Pa
cific ocean. In the gorges of many
of the large rivers of western Ore
gon much or the geology is exposed.
Working from the interior valleys to
the coast, the dip of the various beds
was measured and this information
recorded. In this way a great deal
was learned of the thickness of tha,
sandstone and shale that underlr;
much of the western part of the state..
During this detailed survey the,
character of each of the beds was aVf"
carefully studied, and particularly to,
locate any horizons that gave prow-;
ise of being a possible source of oil.;
Wherever a favorable looking shala;
was found it was tested by the usual;
oil solvents and by distillation tests":
to determine if it might be regarded,
as a possible oil producer. ' ;
In addition an attempt was md
to examine all reported seeps or other,
favorable oil indications. The possl-J
bility of oil seepa in western Oregon t
is of great interest as the sandstones.'
and shales covering most of the west-i
ern part of the state are of the same
age as those in the big general area,
of oil production in California. In or"
r.ear most of the productive oil fields,
of California there are very small:
oil seeps and in some places etensivo
areas that are oil soaked. -
In the oil-producing regions of Car-.
ifornia the rocks belong to what -is
known in geology as the Tertiary
age and as rocks of this age underl-ier
most of western Oregon, any geology
history of this region would be va-j.
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