Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-18

personal and journalistic intercourse
that dignity and ennoble the pro
fession.
To the committee arrangements
Mr.. Ed Casey, Mr.. L. Samuels snC
Mr.. +. w. Allen, we express ou
appreciation Of their untiring yea
in administering to the comfort ant
pleasure Of the members during thiI
session, and to the people of Portland
for supporting their efforts in that
regard.
That we believe, from information
gathered from all parts Of the state
that the recent census Of Oregon
shows a population far short Of the
actual population, and we respect
fully request the department at
Washington to order recount OF
the whole state.
This association earnestly recon-
mends the organization of state
board Of trade, and that each town
in the state be urged to organize a
local board, and the state board be
constituted Of delegates from the
local boards. BY the united action
Of such a state board the Interests OF
all sections Of Oregon will be greatly
benefited, and a local matter will
thus be advanced by the united ac-
ton of a central board Of trade.
That we do not view with favor
the action of the local and state or
CARNATIONS in advertising Oregon
and the Northwest in Eastern publi-
cations at high rates, believing that
such money expended in home pub
ications would serve the purpose
better and at the same time encour-
age the building up of strong and
profitable papers In our own state.
That we will earnestly labor In
unison for the general developement
of Oregon and the Northwest.
That we deem it but an act Of JUS
tice to the local newspapers that the
citizens in their respective localities
should give them an earnest and lib
e raj support, as through this means
the interests of the different sections
of our state are best served and
made known.
LEGISLATION.
A paper on the subject of publi-
aation Of state laws and county
expenditures was read and ordered
published with the proceedings. A
committee Of five on securing new
legislation was appointed.
The secretary was instructed to
correspond with the Washington
association to arrange for joint
editorial excursion to the Worlds
Fair at Chicago.
The thanks of the association were
rendered the Oregonian for it's inter
est in the aims and object Of the
association and for it's excellent re-
ports.
AT OREGON CITY
public banquet was rendered the
visiting editors. The citizens and
band received the almost entertained
to death fraternity and there was an
other round Of feastlng, banqueting
and sightseeing. This was piling
the mountains of kindness upon
each other. The food prepared by
the ladies was far more palatable
and loothsome than the speeches Of
the editors. Our entertainment
did not prove half 80 seductive as
theirs, as we noticed more than one
journalist could only with difficulty
get away from the groaning tables
he sat down to with such alacrity.
II made more than one groan to get
his feet over the benches and move
reluctantly away from the table.
Shall not give away any Of the boys
but could not help but notice their
condition. 1t was pity, they had
had nothing to eat for few days,
and all the way from chicken to
angel food the cookery was fine.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEES
deserves special praise for their la
bors. 1t was no small task to enter
tain several hundred people. 1t
was executed greatly to the credit
of the city of Portland and MeSsrs.
Casey, Allen and Samuels have
gained for themselves aud their city
an envious otoriety;gentlemen, the
press ofall Oregon salutes you with
love, respect and admiration. No
one can excel your efforts. No city
should undertake to equal you.
They would hardly succeed.
HARVEY SCOTT ABsRNT.
1t was generally expressed re-
gret that the pioneer editor of the
Oregonian was compelled to be out
Of the city. On account Of his Wlfs's
health he is abroad on a pleasure
trip. However we may differ with
that paper, or criticlse its methods,
or condemn its policies, no member
Of the Oregon press association but
respects the Oregonian as great
newspaper aud its editor as a fear
less, able and successful journalist,
All the members of the press OF
Portland realize that no state as
thinly populated as Oregon has in a
city the size OF Portland, or even
begins TO have as large and ably ed
tied newspaper as the oregonian.
We deem 1t but justice to say this,
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