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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1909)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. MARCH 21, 1909. EVERYBODY WILL ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF SKYSCRAPER TO BE ERECTED AT SIXTH AND BURNSIDE STREETS. TRY FOR Club to Be Organized Tuesday Night at Banquet at Com mercial Club. 8 66 7 SPEECHES ON ALL PHASES Mfn Prominent In Civic Affairs "Will Present Various Sides of Growth, of City Into Greater Portland. Many Letters Received. Indorsements from all sides are being received by the commltfee having in charge the details of the dinner to be given at the Portland Commercial Club Tuesday night, when the 500.000 Club" will be organized. At the dinner the per sonnel of the committees will be an nounced that are to canvass the city the following day and raise an annual fund of 100.000 for publicity purposes during the next two years. Julius Meier, C. Hlhberd and C. C. Chapman are the mem bers of the committee that is arranging for the dinner, while the details of or ganizing the "500,000 Club" are in the hands of W. J. Hofmann, George F. Johnson and F. B. Holbrook. At the dinner a number of short talks pertinent to a "greater Portland" and treating with some phase of the commer cial life of this city with a population of 600,000 will be given by representatives of the leading business interests of Portland. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, president of the Commercial Club, will preside as toast- master, and the' committee has arranged the following programme of addresses: "Portland and a Half Million Financial Center," A. L. Mills, president of First National Bank. "Results From Advertising Oregon. Prospects for Half a Million Portland,"' Theodore B. Wilcox, president Portland Flouring- Mills Company. "Transportation. Service for a Half Million City," B. S. Josselyn, president Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany. "What a Half a Million Will Mean to Portland." W. M. Ladd, president Ladd & Tllton Bank. "The Transcontinental Migration by Railroad Portland Half a Million," W. W. Cotton, general counsel Harriman lines In Oregon. "Foundations for Half a Million City," Ellis G. Hughes. " "Where Will Be the Suburbs When There's Half a Million Here?" E. L. Thompson, of Hartman & Thompson. "A Half a Million Congregation," Rev. Benjamin Young, pastor Taylor-street M. E. Church. "Half a Million and Property Values," Joseph Simon. "Bridges for a Half a Million City," C. F. Swlgert. of Pacific Bridge Company. "Groceries for Half a Million City," I. Lang, president of I. Lang & Company. "The Half a Million Spirit," F. B. Hol brook. president F. B. Holbrook & Co. "Oregon With a Half Million Metropo lis," Edward Ehrman, president Mason, Ehrman & Co. Appended are samples of the letters ur. wetnerbee, as president of the Com mercial Club, is receiving In commenda tion or the plan to organize a "500,000 i.iud and to provide funds further to advertise Portland and the state: PORTLAND. Or., March 20. Dr. J. R Wetherbee, President Commercial Club, Dear Sir: At the regular weeklv meeting of the board of trustees of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club held on the 17th Inst., the movement on the part of the Commercial Club to increase the population of Portland to fiOO.000 in 1912 was fully discussed, and it gives us great pleasure to inform you that the club is heartily in favor wnn mis movement, and we will be only too- glad to do anything within our power to bring- about this increase. Any suggestions or plans that you may have to offer us will be put before our membership, and we feel -reason ably assured that when 1912 roll; around Portland's population will be rouna to be over the 500,000 mark. lours very truly. A. H. ALLEN, Secretary M. A. A. C. PORTLAND. Or.. March 19. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee. President Portland Com mercial . Club Dear Mr. Wetherbee: Referring to our conversation of yes terday regarding the Commercial Club publicity fund. I beg to say that Sher man, Clay & Co. will gladly co-operate by the contribution of $25 per month, and by time and service in the solici tation of other subscriptions. Com mand us when we can assist you in any -a jr. We are convinced that the citizens of Portland will gladly come forward with sufficient money to enable your publicity department to extend the splendid work already begun. The progress and growth of our city dur ing the past four years makes it very plain that the work which has been done has been productive of large re turns, and. as stated above, we gladly Join in this advance movement for a greater Portland and a greater Ore gon. If, in the judgment of your commit tee, $25 per month is not our full share of the entire $100,000 annual fund, we will increase the amount. Sincerely 5"ou". Q. F. JOHNSON, General Manager. ' BODY WILLED TO DOCTOR Chester C. Holloway Thinks Ho Will Not lilve Out Term. Chester C. Holloway. the Los Angeles man who followed his truant wife to Tortland. shot her four times and was convicted after her recovery of at tempting to kill and sentenced to a , term of 10 years In the Oregon peni tentiary, avers that he will never live out his term. He has written a letter to a Portland physician bequeathing Mm his body for dissecting purposes. The authorities are doubtful as to whether Holloway is to be taken seri ously. A reply to his kindly proffer was made, declining the body and as suring him that he was entitled to a Christian burial "when the proper time comes." Holloway was taken to the penitentiary Friday to start his long term. COUNT TO BE SENT HOME Gfug von Gasscndorff, Charged With Swindling, leported. Importation from the United States is the penalty that will be meted out to Count Wenrlch Gfug von Gassen Uorff, of Germany, who was arrested some time ago on a charge of attempt ing to swindle an automobile firm. The Count will be started for the Atlantic Coast to? deportation. He will go in charge of an immigration official. There was no strong basis for the ' ELBVATIOV OF A RATA BUILDING. criminal charges against him, as he fell far short of being a criminal, mak ing no effort to conceal his identity following his erratic condu . It was learned lately that he was in an insane asylum in Germany, and that conse quently he is Illegally in the United States. Injury to his head caused by the falling of his horse is said to be responsible for .his present condition. During his stay at the County Jail his conduct has been exemplary. He has consented to deportation. April 1. It contains 60 rooms, all out side ones, each having hot and cold running water. Telephones will be In stalled in all the rooms. It will- be electric-lighted and steam-beated. L. I. Wakefield, proprietor of the Wake field Hotel at Raymond and of the Lima Hotel, will conduct the new hos telry. "New Elnia Hotel Heady April 1. 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