The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-08-04
TIRE SAN FRANClscANs.

Francisco merchants and members cl
she board of trade had been looked
forward to with much interest by the
people of the central portion Of the
Niliamette valley, not because it was
expected that the San Francisco aeo-
pie could offer Inducements which
would divert all the trade of tire valley
from Portland and the East to Sau
francisco, but because an opportunity
would be afforded for the exchange of
ideas and to determine i'll what par
ticnlars the San Francisco market is
preferable to others. The excursion
lists arrived on the steamer Willamette
: Valley mt Newport OH Saturday about
zroon. They were shown about the
city and vicinity of Newport and were
ianqueted at the Bay View. On Sum-
day large part of those not delegates
from the San Francisco board of trade
came out to the valley on a special
train and scattered about the state.
twenty-five members Of the party
composed the delegation sent by the
Board of trade, and these with other
remaining merchants visited Cape
Foulweather and were rendered Il
dinner at the Hotel Monterey. In the
evening the guests were given a
fare veil banquet at the Oee IN
house. They started eastward on
the regular train Monday morning
and were rendered an appropriate re-
eeptlon at Toledo, for which the ex-
eursionists expressed much pleasure.
At Philomatll they were met by the
committees from Corvallis, and upon
their arrival in this city, at ll:30 were
escorted to the Hemphill house, pre-
seded by the Marine band, which had
been to the bay to assist in the enter
tainment there. The Business Mems
association entertained the visitors and
invited guests at luncheon at the
Hemphill house, after which the gath
ering assembled at the firemen's apart
ments in the new city hall, when
Mayor McFadden delivered hearty
address of welcome. He was followed
by speakers from among the visitors,
and Messrs. F. M. Johnson and E. w.
Hadley of this city, all of whom spoke
enconragingly Of the probable results
Of the visit of the San Franciscans.
Upon the adjournment of the meeting
the party visited the Agricultural COL
lege and inspected the buildings and
grounds, and were driven about the
city until 4 o'clock, the time appointed
for their departure for Albany.
Following are the names of some
members of the party and the line of
business represented by each:
Webster Jones, president S. f. board
of trade.
w. c. Quinby, secretary S. 4. board
Of trade.
]. N. Featherstone, wholesale drug
gists and manufacturing chemists.
Albert Walter, carpets, upholstery,
etc.
L. N. Tryon, wall paper.
j. P. Blunt, manufacturers and i'm
$orters of boots and shoes.
Leopold Hirsch, gents furnishing
goods.
]. Waterman, watches, diamonds.
iewelry, etc.
J. Feigenbaum, sporting goods,
6.ncy goods, baby carriages, etc.
NC. Hawks, printers supplies.
Jacob Wollner, wool.
]. Ellsasser, crockery and silver
plated ware.
F. Fl. Coon, hardware and agricul-
fnral implements.
E. ID. Crawford. Cor. s. F. Call.
Edw. E. Whaley, commission mer-
chants and manufacturers agents.
Henry Wen9t, hardware.
r. w. Mastlck, leather.
Eugene o. Blethen, groceries.
Albert L. Stetson, groceries.
Among other lines of business rep
resented were barking, garden and
flower seeds, toys, pork products,
grain, cigars and tobacco, leather and
hides, paper manufacturing, clothing,
betting, coffee and spices, steam
pumps, bakers, fruit packing, wines
and liquors, rubber goods, teas, dry
goods, paints and oils, brewing, etc.
Of their visit to Albany the Herald,