The morning call., 1893-05-30
ROYALTY BANOUETED.
Oregon Guests Exchange Views With
Their California Hosts.


Their California Hosts.
In the evening the Oregonian guests
were royalty entertained by the Board of
Trade in the main dining-hall of the
Palace Hotel.
The handsome white-and-gold room pre-
sented brilliant aspect, the long tables
being handsomely decorated with the
choicest of roses.
At the middle of the main table, which
was met rectangu!arly by the eight others.
sat President of the Board of Trade Wat
klns. tianked by E. c. Smith of Eugene,
Or, and Levy Strauss. Each of the tables
at right angles was presided over by q
prominent merchant
An elaborate menu was served as follows
Eastern Oysters on the Half Shell.
Consomme fArmagnac.
olives Radishes. CAVIAR on Toast.
Lyons Sausages.
Salmon 4 la Chanbord
POmmes Chateiaiue,
Spring Lamb Jardiniere.
Bouchees OF Sweethread a la Toulouse.
sorbet Madeira.
Roast Chicken with Dressing
Roman Salad.
New Peas.
Tutt Frutti Ice Cream.
Dessert. Coffee.
large orchestra was in attendan ce
and played the following music in the In.
tervals Of the courses
"High school Cadets" Observation-Disclosures uss
Selection from the opera of Garment" 49,. Bize
Prelude and intermezzo ftom '.Cavaleria Rus
toana '..-..'........, ;M;ascagn
selection from Robin ii ood" -. De K"yeS
The Merry Monarch" polka Franchise. Morse
.onoe Again ballad ...-.........A. A. sullivan
Selection from "A Trip 60 Chinatown. p. Gaun
Mrs. j. 0. Wilson of Corvallis presided
at the ladies' table as hostess. assisted by
Miss leila Wood of Albany.
After discussing the elaborate menu
there were n number of toasts
President Watkins Of the Board OF
Trade rose and welcomed the Oregnniar
visitors on behalf of the San Francisco
merchants. lie rendered them q Caifor.
MAN welcome independent of their busi.
ness; he welcomed them as fellow-mer.
chauts and fellow Pacific Coasters.
he wanted them to be acquainted with
San Francisco in neighborly, social way
At the same time San Francisco thought
there was peculiar significance In thi.
visit-an exempification OF the truth OF
the proverb that in union there is strength
fApplause.
Oregon grasped the same idea and was
Fastening to hold out the hand of fellow.
ship. 1t is an axiom of trade that bar.
gain meant the benefits of both sides and Il
was this benefit which San Francisco
wanted.
Northern papers seemed afraid that San
Francisco wished Tn steal the Willamette
Valley trade from Portland. He wished
to say that the Willamette Valley trade
belonged to Willamette Valley and not Ia
Portland. TApplanse.l
The principles of trade were the same
all over the world, and traders would &c
where the best chances offered. On this
account he hoped that before their de.
parture the visitors would End that they
could do better in San Francisco than any.
where else, not for tbs sake of San Fran.
cisco or Portland. but for Willamette Val.
ley.
Times had changed. Once the store.
keepers of The principal Oregon towns
were we'll known to- San Francisco mer-
chants, but The trade there was gone
Now. however, by the help of the Oregon
Pacific, 1t was hoped to regain that trade.
Times had also changed as regards bust
ness and It's methods. This meeting to-
night was one of tho frst fruits OF the ne "
methods of business and the new tendency
TO union.
Might Oregon and California henceforth