The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-10-04
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

a RECEFI1ON GIVEN THEM In IdE NEW
COURT HOUSE ON LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
Benton county's new sixty-eight
thousand dollar court house was il
Eliminated from basement to tower
on last Saturday evening, the occasion
being the reception given by Corvallis
citizens to Col. T. E. Hogg and party
who arrived by the noon train on that
day direct from New York. The
names of these notables are Col. I.
Egenton Hogg, president of the Ore
gon Pacific railroad company; Geo. 8.
Coe, director, stockholder, and bond
holder of the company, besides being
president of the American Exchange
bank, of New York, as we'll as presi-
dent of the N. Y. clearing house;
Jas. K. Place, president of the Oregon
Development Co., of New York; and
H. P. Turner, attorney for The Farmers
Loan and Trust Co., of New York.
They were met at the train by
Mayor Lee and other officials of the
city and railroad, with the band, and
escorted to the residence of VIM. M.
Hoag, corner of Adams and Third
street. After dinner, the afternoon
was spent in visiting the Oregon Pa
cilic headquarters and looking over the
city.
About o'clock crowd of people,
numbering about 600, or more, assem-
bled in the court room of the new and
elegant building where the reception
was to be held. After the arrival of
the visitors, Mayor Lee called the
meeting to order. (And, by the way,
the mayor is the first one to make
such an announcement in the new
room, and the first to occupy the
chair designated for the circuit judge.
A choir had been organized and under
the leadership of Prof Yates, gave
some very nice vocal selections.
Some of the members of this musical
company were Mrs. F. J. DeNevue,
Mrs. f. M. Johnson, Miss Crystal.
+. M. johnson, w. E. Yates, Mr.
Clark, B. w. Johnson, and others
| with Mrs. /. H. Addition as oigan
ist.
Following the music came an ad
dress of welcome by Judge John Bur
nett, which was full of fine words anc
thoughts, IS well as quite humor
ous
| Col. Hogg responded to it III few
we'll chosen and careful remarks. Ii
regard to the matters of the railroad
he said as much as he cared to bu
not quite as much, probably, as thu
audience desired. He called attention
to the difficulties with eastern capital
lists in regard to getting them inter
ested in the extension OF the road, ant
especially said that as regards th
future work the public must "see an'
believe" The motto of the Oregon
Pacific had been 'sto promise not, bu
to work" Allusion was made to TIN
report, that has been SO often circulate
in regard to the present company dis
posing of the road, by Mr.. Hogg say
ing that "could such thing occur
there were SIC other large railroa
companies ready and willing to take
out of their hands, but" he added
1--WE are not going to SELL" He hintet
, too, that when the Oregon Paclf
does make connection with the polr
it is headed for eastward, there mig7
be more than one through line. Afte
compIimenting his staff OF officers hel
in the Oregon headquarters he col
: cluded his remarks by extendin
. thanks for the favors shown him an
2 his company.
t The other members Of the part
| each made few remarks, compliment
' cry to Oregon in general, and I'll
r meeting adjourned.
On Monday they were given r
!, ception at Albany, and Tuesday an
Wednesday was spent at Yaquina Cit
Yesterday they were taken by specl
e train to the front, to view the scenel
S and the workings of the road. Ho
} long they will remain away from Il
II great metropolis of the United State
s has not as yet been learned.
Notice to Farmers wanting bs
it gains in clothing, gents furnishing goot
r boots, and shoes, hats, rubber boots, ruot
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