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TUESDAY, JANUAIIY G 1S03.
RESUMEDFTHEFAIR
HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL
SKETCH OF "OLD OREGON.1
Comparative Statements of Past and
Present Resources Wondrous De
velopment of the Northwest Scope
and Meaning of the Exposition
A writer In the Edln'ourg Review
In 1S43, described Oregon .is the last
corner on earth left free for the OC'
cup.itlon of a civilized race. "When
Oregon shall bo colonized." he rt
t'Clareil, "the map of the world may be
considered as filled up." This was
written at the time the boundary
. question was pending between the
United States and Great Britain
terminating Juno 15, 1846, in the ad
dltion of the territory between tho
42nd and 49th parallels and west of
the Tlock mountains to our national
domain. Flfty-ono years before Cap
tain Gray bad discovered the Colunv
Ha river nnd 38 years tefore Lewis
and Clark had completed their o.xpe
dltion across the continent by nink-
.Jng a camp on the shores of the Pa
cific.
Scope of the Exposition.
Tho one hundredth anniversary of
the arrival of the Lewis and Clark
party In Oregon will be commemorat
ed In 1905, by an exposition which
will be representative of American,
.European and Oriental life, customs
nnd Industry. Preparations for this
event are now actively under way. A
company with $500,000 capital has
been Incorporated at Portland, tho
site has been selected near the very
point where the Willamette reached
by Captain Clark in April, 1806, and'j
tho various state legislatures and
congress will be asked to make appro--priations.
Our Lewis and Clark ex
rosltlon will be national in scope and
importance.
Will Equal "Gold" Rush of '49.
Nothing has occurred since the dis
covery of gold in California will so at
tract attention to tne Pacific North
west and its wonderful capabilities
'for home building and industry as the
Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905
The East, now well filled up with
-people, and lacking tho cheap land
Jthat in generations past was Its chief
'inducement to the homeseeker. now
appreciates the West and realizes its
waluo to an expanding country. The
igreat task that the West had to over
.'come, tno prejudice against it, was
'due to the fact that for 40 years fol
.lowing the purchase of Louisiana, tho
land was not needed for settlement,
and the people of tho United States
were at a loss to know what to do
with the new possession. Between
1S02 and 1853, purchase, exploration
and war added 2, 138,488 square miles
to our national extent, over two and
one-naif times as large an area as
Great Britain by the treaty of 1783
declared to be "free, sovereign and
Independent states," All this vast
territory is west of the Mississippi
river and the day when it began to
bo .needed for settlement is within
the memory of men yet in the prime
of life.
Extent of the Oregon Country.
Tho Oregon country, which the ex
pedltlon of Lewis and Clark assured
to American sovereignty, comprises
all of the present states of Oregon
Washington and Idaho, the western
part of Montana and the southwestern
part of Wyoming. It had In 1850 an
area of 307.000 square miles and a
iopulation of less than 14,000. It now
Las 1.500,000 people with room for 15,
000,000 more, and an aggregate
weaitn, all classes and property In
cluded, of approximately $2,000,000,
C00. Its two great cities, Portland
and Seattle, have over 100.000 popu
lation each, and three others, Taco
ma, Spokane and Butte, have nearly
50,000 each. Captain Clark found
near Portland In 1806, a few misera
ble Indian huts. To.lay there Is at
the Junction of the Willame
Columbia rivers, tho 42nd city of the
Union, with a Jobbing business of
M 35,000,000 a year, banking power of
$25,000,000, mercantile capital of $50.
000,000 and foreign commerce of $12.-
000,000. Lewis and Clark, it will bo
le.nemuered faced starvation many a
time and but for tho dogs, berries
and roots obtained from the Indians,
must surely Have perished In the
very route that they followed are to
uo lomin today somo of tho world's
greatest grain fields, orchards, fish
ones anu cattle ranges.
From Famine to Feast
The City of Portland, near which
Clark in 130C, was compelled to bluff
iw roots irom tlio Indians shipped
in uiu ien years ended June 30 1901,
ronA'A. ,uw uus'iojs of wheat and
u.ouu.uuu oarreis of wheat flour. In
wasningion and Idaho, where
A, , ,',7 "'""ere or Lewis and
Clark, 100 years ago could not find
meat enough to keep the shadow of
famine away from their huts there
are today over 10,000,000 domestic
cattle.
Purpose of the Fair.
Tho main purpose of the exposition
will bo to advertise tho resources
and possibilities of the Pacific North-j
west with tho vlow to encouraging
fcttticrs nnd Investors to como hero
from tho East and Middle West to
mako homes nnd estnbllsh now In
dustries. In n word, tho Northwest
itself will bo on exhibition with all
Its matchless scenery nnd Us products
of farm, forest, factory and mines.
Tho exposition will not be local or
sectional In any sense.
The appropriation to bo made by
tho legislature for tho exposition will
be expended under tho direction of
n stato commission which will be re
quired to submit a full ronort of Its
doings to the legislature, which will
meet after the close of the exposition.
No part of tho money will be exnend-
ed In any other way.
During the nresent wonlr nnrl fnr
somo time to come, tho omnibus state
hood bill will bo tho nhlnf
discussion in the senate.
LAW MAKERS A88EMDLE.
Session Bids Fair to Sustain the Rep
utatlon of Delaware.
Dover, Del., Jan. 6. The session of
tho Delaware legislature wmcn open
ed today bids fair to sustain tho repu
tation of tho Diamond state ns a polit
ical hot-bed. Two United States sen
ators are to bo chosen. Strenuous
efforts nre being made to induce the
wnrrlng elements to get together so
that the vacant scats nlloted to the
state In the upper chamber of the na
tional congress may be filled. It Is
difficult to forecast the result of these
endeavors. A temporary combination
for the control of the legislature mny
be effected between two of the three
factions and the desired result at
tained. Caucuses wrc hold last even
ing and pi ins for this course discuss
ed. Many of those well acquainted
with the situation, however, enter
ing slim hones that n peaceful set
tlement will be made of (he squabble
that has heaped discredit upon tho
state ever since J. Kinvara auoickh
became possessed of n devouring am
bition to reach the United States sen
i Tim followers of .Mr Aildlcks
show no signs of wavering, while the
cpposlng element of tno repniuicim
party stands equally determined to
,...nvnt Ma h.itul irrnsnlnc the toga.
The democrats hold tho balanco of
lower, hut the Addlcks faction nas
nothing to hope from them. The hat
in nf Mm imllnts will commence a
week hence and tho result will bo
nwnltpd with interest among politi
cians throughout tho country.
While the senatorial struggle tonils
to overshadow all else there is con
8iderable business of importanco to
itcelve attention nt tho hands of the
legislature this session. Chief among
the proposed measures is one to es
tablish a stato sanitarium for con
sumptives. Proposals to provide nd
dltloiml agricultural education and to
appropriate money to tho stato board
or agncuuuro ror ngnting diseases
of trees, plants nnd nnlmals will also
receive uuonuon.
GRAINQ
J THE PURE V J
remit.
THE PURE
GRAIN COFFEE
Even children drink Graln-0
because they like it and the doc.
tors say it Is good for them. Why
not? It contains1 all of tho nourish,
mcnt of tho pure grain nnd nono
of the poisons of coffee.
TRY IT TO-DAY.
M crocera OTeryuhero J lSc'and5c parptckagc.
8
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Big White Sale
A Dream of Elegance and an Economist's Opportunity.
est to the Highest Prices.
Articles from the Low
13c
Can Yoa fford to waste time making these garments offered at i Cenur Don t trust these cots.
Come and tee the goods.
- So well done for .olillle money is a marvel The garment, .peak for Ihemselve. LUi
A triumph cf modern industry. Take as many garments in thU tssortmenr as you wish, except the go ns.
wan VMS IV VUMVIUCI.
Tbeac flctoie. tf but a hint of the great alu offered at this sale. Chance, like thla are aeldom found,
Take, your choice.
$1.13
corns and see our pood.. Dnlv m. ..u ... . .
' a-- kwu iun
If . pfpip
II yoa tiarc any doubt about great yalua for little money,
This White Sale
Includes
Embroideries
Insertions
Sheets
Pillow Cases
Bed Spreads
Table Linen
Pillow Tubing
Lace Curtains
Towels
Also the finer
line of
MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
Headquarters for
Commodlong Sai
Rates $2 &
-
Special rates by WWk.
excellent Culi.
Prompt Dining
every m0dcrl(
Bar and billiard rooah J
Only Three Blocks frog
III
Comer Court aid Ink,...
Pendltton.Ortton.
M. F. Kelly, Proprie)
HEATED BY STEA1
LIGHTED BY ELECTRICtnl
1 Ainorlciml'Inn.ratwIliJuf
im;p fmv.
r.unipiaii nan, ouc, JSC, IJM
SpccMl rntesbywedrormoDtil
Free 'bus meets all trains)
commercial trade souom
Fine staph n
Special Attention GiYefltatijt
HOTEL
ST. GEORfil
fi CORNER MAIN AND
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taleat atyle. and ahapea. tt you fall to aupply yournll now, you won't gt, ,nolher chl.
her chance. Take a few while (hey laat
Tremendous Reductions in the Ready-to-Wear Dept.
25 per cent off on all Tailor-Madc Soits
25 per cent off on all Jackets
25 per cent off on all Skirts
Swt111 l P c CLoii aH WooIen D' Goods
Ladies' Jackets, Sale Price, $J .50, $2.25, $2.98, $3.98
ASK TO SEE THEM
GEO. DAnVEAl.PW
1 Elegantly Furnished J
Steam n"
Sample room in
ROOM RATE
50c, 75C tLHJ
BIG BOSTON STORE
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PORTLAND.OREGONJ
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Now Booming Their Annual Wfiff
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