The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-10-23


That means We have besn 10 Portland. Al
this timo OF the year tho expressions are
anonymous. 10 should not DO implied
though that the Mechanics Fair Is ell
there Is OF tho metropolis, though II dis.
plays many of It's resources. Every visit
20 tho only place that should bo called a
city In the N. w. increases our admiration
for It's greatness. For ils aISe no city In
the United States, excepting perhaps Don-
Yer, compares with Portla nd as metro
politan city. Almost devoid OF manufac.
turing interests, at least when placed bo.
side Lowell, II IL nevertheless remark
ably wealthy place, Probably no city Ia
the United States shows so many elegant !,
well kept private residences, oompar cd 10
tho population of tho city, On reaching
Portland Friday afternoon, aftor an un-
eyentful ride, oxcept,perhaps the presence
of few dlstIngul lshed gentlemen like
Senator hunting Sol Hirsch, Speaker Rea.
dy and Judge Thayer should make Il so,
DEMOCRAT man was somewhat startled in
finding himself among the customary
number OF Colostlals, who walked tho
streets ~ innocentiy and safely a. gu
eighty year old tramp or Nat Dalxor, the
Leader. In this connection II may be
remarked, that however many prejudices
may exist, tho "0regoniann IL by many
por cent tho paper OF tbs N, W.. fact due
not 10 is political or local departments,
but absolutely to tho completeness OF its
dispatches. No papor can over compete
with II until II has as good tclegrHphlc
service. This Is whore its influence lies.
Friday and Saturday nights long piece
OF card board marked ''not tran sforrAblen
admitted tho DEMooRAr man Into pavll.
lion. Tho glitter OF hundreds Of gas Jets,
the clattsrlng Of machinery, the modIocro
playing efa many pieced band aud full
display OF tho goods OF numerous mercan.
tile and manufacturing companies, told
OF Itself of Mechanics Fair with sails all
spread. One who has seon the Mechanics
Fair at San Francisco Is Immediately
struck with the resemblance, Tho former
has apod the latter completely and though
on a smaller scale, II In many respects its
equal. Tho display all together 10 mag
nificent one and one which does the North.
: west great honor, II il oasy Tor fault
; finders to pick flaws: yet no exhibition or
fair OF any kind held In Oregon begins 10
present the panoramic view OF our mate
( rial Interests that the Maehanics' Fair
does. A description OF Ii IL unnecessary.
Though not very numerously roproseal
! Linn county was not behind the times In
tho amount Of noise made, the loom of the
Brownsville woolen Mills only being
. surpassed by X inross's banda large pyra.
/, mid OF Red Crown Hour, Andy Hunt with
his fruit press, the largest pumpkin aud !
few other vegetables and some cereal,
completed ita display as Car an our ebaor
vasion went. A pottery factory, q elder
press,a printing press and billiard game
In full operation were among the active
! attractions. Most or the exhibits are, o
. conrse.Adsertising schemes, which, though
, docs net lessen their merit. The art gal.
larry contained a fine exhibition OF paint.
ings,steel engraving, ,etc. obtained mostly
Q nom private persons afler . desperate
struggle. The little corner apartment
!, containing vegetables, cereals, fruits, oso
was well filed with the bountIrul pro
: ducts OF Oregon, displaying bsst OF ali tn
remarkable resources of.this fertile coun.
try. Among Albany people Ia attendance
the DEMOCRAT man noticed Mr. and Mu
20 Cherry, Mr. and Mrs w s Peters
Ashby Peareo, d B Monteith, TT Cline
q Foster, Julius Joseph, Mr. A Il Mc
Twain, wife and daughters, Mr Ee
Thompson aud wife, Jas Murry and The,
Mcnteith, Jr., Misses Annie Mansfield
aud Ida and Lou Webbor.
Saturday afternoon the DEMocnAr ma,
very unfortunately attended New Nerke
theAteT, with Grace Hawthorne on tn
. boards as Frou-Frou. Three Of the fiy
acts exhausted as, How Portland paper
4 can commend such very poor actress a
!. Miss Hawthorne Is astonishing. With a.
voice, no presence, nothing, she Is absu
n inferior q star as II would be possIbl
|, 70 pick up even in variety tEeator. Any
: way there IL nothing 10 Frou-Frou.
AS Portland Is the Paris OF the n, "
n IN the matter OF fashions II may be we'll /
II observe that high hats are the rage wit
70 women, and hemeIy looking knit sku
caps, In different oslors, for little girl
: Both the women and tho men wear the
= hair oA top, the former In pugs and u
i latter reached, that Is. bristled.
Wepassed our first Sabbath I'm Portlan
= Il is the sporting day OF the week. Th
~ city IL full Of un Cody people. 1t nee,
sn purifying not only on the Chinese questie
So put as well In matters OF morals, Besid
attending divine services twice the DEN
ne Graf man visited the City Park, wnlcll
s 81 now being slowly fitted up by the cit
4. very winding road about milo Ion
with ton or tifteen abrupt turns takes o.
ed to the top Of the park, not over forty ro
ia. from the gate, The scene presented IL o
on OF the grandest and NEST sublime the 0
~ can look on, and beggars dsscriptic
With Portland lying before you with
elegane residences aud beautiful lawn
the Willamette sweeping sluggishly pa,
the Cascades sombre side stretching alo
the horizon, and the only Hood on {
right, with Adams, and Helens towar
,r the ieft, all covered with their eterr
SHOWS, now gray from muddy looki
rocks and points reaching up, one ha
view which can only be equalled In
quarters OF the world. This is busIn
and we all propose to take hand in crc
- ing over IL. Now, yc SwItz and Nor,
sians, ye Ethiopians and Hottentots, ,brI
:. on your scenery.
!, Monday mornings train, with Condl
tor Wilson at the helm, brought US W
=. many others back through one of
M finest valleys In the United States, to
: - usual occupation Of assisting In gett
cut the leading paper In the Valley. s,
:. scribe for the DEMOCRAT, only $3.50
- year,