The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-06-26

Reach Albany and Leave ,,,a coed spirits.


Last Friday night about ten o'clock
these famous men reached our city. where
they remained all night and took break.
fast ut tho Depot Hotel In tho morning.
Tho DEMOCRAT staff made themselves free
with them and soon found that they wero
composed OF just such men, M was aatlc
ipated In our last Issue, FREQ hearted, talent
cd, social. They praised the grand man.
ner In which they had been received
evorywhoro, ovation following ovation,
cheers renting tho air even when they
passed through a place ut the dread hour
of midnight, nearly everywhere they be-
ing met by Mayors and bands. At one
place au improvised band greeted them
with fearful music, a fact realized, for on
the back of the bass drummer picard
was placed, reading. "Don't shoot, for wo
are doiug the best wo know how.n
At nine o'clock the two bands of this
cItymarchod 10 the Depot, whore the ex-
eursiouists were formally received. JUICE
n Strahan delivering the address of VEL
como Ia the following language:
Ladies' dad Gentlemen Of The io,ea Press Ia.
eiVsioa
1t IN my pleasing duty this morning In
behalf OF the Mayor aud Common Council
and of the people of Albany To bid You q
most cordial welcome to- our eityp-yes
thrice welcome 10 our hearts and homes.
You have lett the busy thriving cities aud
tha sanctums whore tho thoughts that
control the destinies of great comnou-
wealth first take :orm .-the rich rolling
| prairies intArsporsed with forests and iakeA
aud rivers, and all the busy throbbing
| life rendered necessary by this conditions
| OF the ago In which we live. and like the
"star OF empire" Journeyed westward to-
ward the "sun down seas, until you have
really seen 1.-THE oregonnof tho poet ming
| ling his waters successfully with those OF
| tho Pacific ocean. You have accomplish
OIL In six or sevsl days what IL took those
| who proceeded you as many months 20
accomplish, and tsat With a degree of ease
aud comfort that render the Journey Ia.
| viting. Not so those who camo the plains
across bv the assistance OF the slew and
measured movements of the OK wagon.
The or wagon had its day, but It IN y day
forever past, and has boen succeeded by
the era OF the locomotive, the telegraph,
the telephone and the electric light.
Oregon has not bounded brward into
commercial greatness and richness with
that energy aud qutcsn ness that have been
! witnessed by the states and territories
about you aud Immediately west OF you,
nor like your own great state, but ahe has
within her borders all ths elements of
persuasive aad Inviting than t..e summer
lands OF the south.
The people of Oregon, as you have rea I.
son To know, aud particularly OF shis city,
Tor whom Immediately speak, are graft
fisd at your coming. IL portends much
mere than a visit OF so many ladies and
gentlemen from tho great valley OF the
Mississippi 10 the little mountain bound
valley OF the Willamette. IL reminds us
that we are ono OF the great sistsrhsod oi
states bound 10 you with bands OF sLaei, 4
com mon constitution. Identical interests,
aud that our isolation, as = state, IL ended
| With that comes growth, development,
evolution II you please. Tne timber. iron,
coal, fisheries, stone, and an unTlvalled
water power la every mountain rtll, and
silver and gold with which nature has ~
richly endowed Us, must yield up Iheli
woA.th To- the industry OF tho artisan, the
mechanic aud the miner. Theu indeed
shall"the wilderness blossom as the rose.
Once again, bid you ono aud all vet
come 20 the hospltalities OF our city.
These splendid rom arks were answered
! by DIR q r McGoun, sx President OF th
University of Iowa, at Grinnsil, and on
of the literary lights OF that state, an hon
orary member OF tho excursion. Iii
speech was glowing one, that OF s:erl
ing christian geutlem IN and strong nd
vocate Of prohibition, He paid q lin
tribute to the hospitality efour people an
the grandeur OF our scenery. Upon tia
completion OF DIR McGoun's remarks, III
excurstonlsts marches with the iarf
crowd which had gathered To First Stree
where, after remaining an hour, now fol
hundred strong. they boarded the steami
''Salem," aud, after two hours ride, al
: der the managsmsnt OF tho gsniAl CAP
.. .. tain Spencer, tue crowd landed at Corva
Its, where q large throng received tho %
Y cnrsionsts They wers given n receptio
At the Coart House, Judge Burnett deli
Q oring the address OF welcome. and Or
McClelIanG, of the Cedar RtpIda"Tmes,
and Hon Lafe Young, OF the Atlant
Daily Telegraph" the answers. The
y at the public hall the three temperaD
societies of Corvallis gave them graz
II dinner, which, as the guest Of tho excu
Sionists,a DEMOCRAT man had The pleasu
81 or partaking of. severaI informed hi
that they had not 80. down down 10
\ finer, II as fine. dinner as was this OF
since they left Iowa, At two O'clsck Il
s e1cursionists took the Portland train Al
the Albany people the river steamer,
" Whatever tho Iowa editors may
their subscribers, and II may be depend
itE.. nj
u. thing is certain, and that Is, that they c
er only have good reports OF the, ospital
or OF our people, and some OF them are bou
r. TO 90 farther and praise our climate a
tho unsurpassed fertility OF our soil,
le ''Peeks Had Boy"