The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-06-02
TIE MERCHANTS IN SAN FRAN
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S. F. Examiner.


Seventy.fve merchants from the William
| cite valley and soutliern Oregon reached
here yesterday on the steamer Willamette.
On the way down the visitors were in
| charge of j. B. Walker, under whose auspi-
ces the excursion was directly given. Speak.
| of the matter Mr. Walker said.
1T is our intention to bring as much of
the trade of the valley to San Francisco as
we can. We have been working against
big odds, but We think we now see our way
clear to re.establishing the old friendly feel
ing which existed once between the mer.
chants of Sau Francisco and those of South
ern Oregon. 1t was for this purpose that
we organized this excursion, and it was
fight. The wholesalers of the latter place
naturally are going to do all they can to
hold the:trade, and the Southern Pacific is
standing in with them. Strange as it may
seem, the latter corporation is doing all in
its power to prevent bit OF our trade from
coming to this city, but we are going to
counteract it if we can. .-
REACHING FOR TRAFFIC..
"Some time,ago we conceived the i;iea Of
bringing the merchants here in order that
they might get better acquainted, and in our
efforts We were ably seconded by the board
Of trade. Ii we can increase the traffic
north we will put another steamer ON to
Yaquina, and we can land goods in Oregon
for less money and almost as quickly as the
Southern Pacific"
Knowing that the party was on its way
and was expected to arrive yesterday morn
ing, elaborate preparations were made for
their reception and entertainment. Prcsi-
dent Watkins Of the board of trade devoted
a great deal of h;s time to the matter and
nothing was left .undone that might in any
way tend to increase the comfort of the
visitors during their stay. He arranged for
The result was that when the steamer Will
annette Valley docked at Broadway wharf a
committee consisting of Messrs. Nickels-
burg of Kahn, ,Nichelsburg & Co; Dodge,
Co.; Welmau of Welman & Peck; Lipp-
man Sachs of Lippman Sachs & Co; Grant
of Murphy. Grant G. Co; II. L, Davis and
George Boole of Durham, Carrigan & Co,
were at hand to welcome the merchants to
the city. It had been their intention to
board the steamer outside the Heads but
owing to the heavy fog the steamer was not
sighted until she was about to enter the
Gate, and then it was too late. Tho mo-
ment the steamer was made fast the Oregon
merchants were given hearty greeting ard
were driven to the Palace and Grand hotels.
where apartments had ibeea provided for
them and where every thing was done tc
make them comfortable.
During the afternoon they were shown
about stef city by various committees who
took them in charge. ..s '::
.T THOSE WHO ARE HERE.
Following is the list of the party or the
steamer, all of whom, represent big houses
in their section: gil. Ciingman and wife, J.
3. Gray, Frank Meredith, A. Cline, M. G.
Coon, Ed. Baker +. l.. Farmer, J. O. Gard
N. ". Smith, J. l.. Thompson, II. A. Barr
G.. NJ. Miller, L. U. VIII and wife, GIL
| Russell, wife and two children, Mrs. ". e.
Wood, Miss Zslla Wood, Mrs Thos. Kay
| MIR. and Mrs Thos. B. and H. G. Kay, J
o. Eand Mrs. Wilson,, j. b. Walker, S. II
Garland and wife, G. f. Simpson. w. Ii
Davis, ). Il. Wyatt, j. w. Cusick, J. L
| Scott, w. ]. Walter s. N. Wilkins, DIR. l.
Foley, NJ. I,udwig, and wife, Miss Rideout
j. II. Wortham, G. L. Beach, I. K. Peters
E. e. Smith, Charles, May. Lille, A. w.
Della and Mrs Mcmillan, f. w. Fisher, S
| Leonard, Richard Warner and two children
i r. Jones, wife ard child, H. j.. and Mrs. Z
G. Hopkins, z. Grand and wife, D. L.
Stanton, Mrs. Stanton and chill, Oscar
Captain and Mrs. Olsen, w. r, Crosby
Joseph Ii. Alberts, A. Lsimert,. j. W
Swaygood.
One of the most prominent men in tn
party.i E. G. Smith of Eugene, who ha
been great many years leading spirit i
the commerce and politics OF the great va
ley. - s
''There would have been great man
more of US than there are;" he said, "bu
we did not know until too late that suc
elaborate arrangements had been made I
receive US. -..
l. GATHERING THE MERCHANTS.