The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-06
THIRD And LAST DAY.
Editors And Publishers Preparing For
Spokane tonight.
THE TRIP TO CELLO YESTERDAY
The RIM Of saIpon Falling of 50 . Fast
as to be Il Little Interest
OFFICERS CHOSEN Fog NEXT TENN
The Reception And Speeches Last Night
Address of Welcome by Mayor
Mays-etc.


Press Associations fifth annual conven-
ton. The afternoon yesterday was
spent in visiting Cello falls, and in con-
sequence of delayed train the excursion
did not return to The Dalles until 80
p. m. This put a damper, on any further
proceedings. The Dalles City Brass
Band headed the procession for the
Court house st z 80 p. m. A very large
and intelligent audience had congregated
and after music by the band, President
Noltner called the meeting to order,
when Hon. Robt. Mays, mayor of The
Dalles, welcomed the association in the
following we'll chosen words:
Gentlemen Of the Oregon Press 4ssocia-
1t is with pleasure that we greet you
this evening. 1t is always pleasant to
meet gentlemen of intelligence and
prominence; and especially so when
they hail from the many different local
tiles of the state in which we all feel so
much interest. But you, gentlemen,
the scribes of the different cities and
towns of our state, we take the greatest
pleasure in meeting and welcoming to
our city. Our people very highly in
deed appreciate this opportunity of
meeting SO many of the sages of this
commonwealth, upon whom we depend
so much for the future welfare and
prosperity, not only of Oregon-our first
love-but of the great Pacific Northwest
in general.
Your services in the past, for which
we cannot be too grateful, are part of
the history of this country. When l
reached this place in September, 1852,
after a six-months journey across the
plains, and for several years afterwards,
almost all the territory west of the
Rocky mountains and north of Califor-
MIA. was included in what was then
Oregon Territory. Think of being in
Oregon upon reaching the west slope of
the Roekiesl Out of this territory
many grand states have since been
carved, leaving still our Oregon-grander
than all.
The whole population of Oregon HTer-
ritory in 1852, including the large
immigration of that year, was less
than IL, 600 people, and they were scat-
tered from Puget sound on the north to
Jacksonville on the south. Portland
was then village of about 800 people.
Oregon City was the capital of the ter
ritory. Salem was a mere embryo
the latter then called Marysville,
were very small trading stations, and
Eugene city was yet unthought of. All
this great country east of the Cascade
mountains, and on to the Missouri river
was without score of permanent white
settlers. 1t is very pleasant indeed to
those of us who have witnessed the
great changes and the rapid advance
ment that has been made in this country
to think that while pluck and persever-
ance have been important factors in
bringing about these changes, manual
labor has been greatly guided and as
sisted by printers ink.
With the meager population of 40
years ago, we found but the weekly
Oregonian at Portland, edited by T. j..
Dryer, and the Oregon Statesman at
Salem by Asahel Bush. These were
each little weekly issues, but full of
that pluck and energy which bespoke
their long lives of great usefulness.
The nearest of these papers would fre-
quently not reach this place until many
weeks after its publication. The Oregon
Spectator, published at Oregon City, was
the pioneer paper, but had ceased pub
hcation shortly before. AS population
increased and towns ,sprang into exist
ence, the establishment of other good
newspapers followed, till now have no
knowledge of how many hundreds there
are in what was then Oregon Territory.
We feel proud today OF our facilities for
lmparting information. The press is en-
titled to much more credit than it gets.
for the prosperity that we are so proud
of. The editor is like the beacon light
on the outer wall; he is ever peering
into things unknown and sounding the
notes of warning and good cheer as he
leads the mighty throng.
Gentlemen of the association, we are
pleased to see you meet in brotherly
conference; we know That you will pro-
better able to perform your duties as
instructors. You are not only the in
structors of the people. but largely the
regulators of the communities in which
you live. Your responsibility is. very con-
siderable and your duties are arduous.
Be careful that whatever you may ad-
vocate or encourage shall tend to elevate