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There are other questions which
need answers in their time. As we
understand the first time the Washing-
tin County delegates or any member
thereof knew that a nomination foi joint
senator had been made, was when the
announcement of that nomination was
made from the platform of the state
convention. If we of Washington
County thought that Hodson had any
thing to do with this matter or that the
better element of Multnomah or even
that the entire Multnomah delegation
knew of this underhanded, uncalled
for trick, then something would drop
before the senatorial office would fall
to Hodson. However we feel that
Hodson is too much of a gentleman to
allow such methods used were he
aware of their existenence and we
deem an explanation at the hands of
those at fault is in order at this time.
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are, where we are and what we are”
and each and every farmer we believe
will do his ample, share necessary to
bring about this result.
Every farmer has contributed his
quota to the finances of the Centenial
Exposition through the state appro
priation and the consequent increased
levy of the state tax, and the nation at
large has responded magnificently to
the call of our able representatives for
national recognition and aid; and now
the greatest opportunity for mutual
benefits to be derived therefrom pre
sents itself to us, while every effort
put forth by our county will be repaid
ten fold.
Hundreds of thousands of people
will gaze with awe and admiration at
the products of our county, and how
much greater will be their surprise
when informed that the same were
grown within 20 miles of the Metrop
olis,
and, being so near, surely a large
A Plea to the Farmers of Washington
portion will visit and behold “ The
County in Behalf of the State Fair
Beautiful Tualatin Plains” and it is
and Lewis & Clark Exposition
The undersigned, having been ap needless to say that a great many will
pointed by the county court of this remain with us to inter-mingle their
county ind also by the Board of capital and enterprise.
Every individual in Washington
Directors of the State Agricultural As
sociation to take charge of the county’s county owning farm lands should have
exhibit for the state fair to be held at something to offer to the exhibit, it
Salem this fall, and also at the Lewis may £e ever so little, but something
& Clark Centenial Exposition for 1905, should be found among the County’s
wishes to call the attention of the Collection from his farm, for we do not
farmers and others interested in this believe there is a farm in this county
that has not merit enough in it to
work.
The great importance of this year’s grow some agricultural product that
county exhibit is quite apparent when would be of interest to our eastern
we realize that the products for the visitor, and it would be difficult to
Lewis & Clark Exposition must be imagine a farmer who has not sufficient
pride in his work or farm to delight in
produced this year.
seeing something among the county’s
The work of raising and procuring
collection of exhibits that has grown
the county’s state exhibit in past years
by his skill or on his farm. There is
have heretofore fallen very heavily upon
some small spot on every farm known
the few and faithful farmers who have
to its owner and noted for its fertility,
always been alive to the interest and
and this year, under such pressing
welfare of Washington county; we do
need for excellent exhibition products,
not believe, however, that the appar
why not utilize such spots? For it is
ent lack of interest in such public
the desire and earnest request that
matters can be attributed to willful
everyone do something, you may have
negligence, for the farmers of Wash
a new variety of grain, grass or veg-
ington county are as progressive and
itable, or some fine looking fruit, or a
wide awake as the farming commun
good growth of grain or any product;
ities of any section of the state, but
it is at least within the power of every
because their attention has not been
one to cultivate and have something to
solicited and directed to this matter,
offer; where is the farmer who will not
and the more unfortunate fact that the
be benefited and delighted to see the
attention for this work becomes neces
skill of his woik and fertility of his
sary when the work of the farm is most
farm gazed upon by the hundreds of
urgent and pushing.
thousands of people destined to be
There is no doubt that Washington
hold it.
county has risen to its present eminent
In view of the great advertising
agricultural standing in this state source of the coming Exposition great
through its many excellent exhibits at care will be exercised in plainly and
the state fair, and this in the face of properly labeling all products together
the fact that other counties have put with the name of the grower and his
forth far greater efforts and exertions address.
toward their county exhibits. How
In conclusion, let me again urge
ever, it is my intention this year, that we all become more interested in
through the co-operation of the farm this important matter and cooperate
ers to show the people of the state with each otheT in doing the best pos
through the medium of the state fair sible for our grand county and thus
at Salem this fall, and the nation at giving to it its just deserts.
W. J. W all ,
large through that of the Lewis &
Hillsboro, Oregon.
Clark Centenial in 1905, “ who we
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