The morning call., 1893-05-30

gon as a sister State. EThe line between
them was only imaginary, and when they
mad equal conditionS-as they would when
San francisco was back of them TcheerSl i
alliance.
As an old Californian he recognized
many heads whi:ened over since he was
last here, and this reminded him that time
was passing and that California must keep
on reaching until she had got both arms
around Oregon and drawn it to her. She
belonged to California.
why doesn't California trade with Ore
gon? Simply because California has not
| gone after the trade. Hero was an Oppor
tnnity that had never occurred before.
Oregon was developing. There was an i'm
mense territory open TO Californian enter
prise and push, and with a little effort San
Francisco might seize all that trade by
means Of the Oregon Pacific road by
Yaquina Bay.
Once again he thanked his hosts and if
any OF them came to Oregon bis people
would give them anything, including
trade
Mr.. Sloss had come through there and
broken III the china up at the speaker S
store and he had to buy more. And the
| head of firm had drunk all the whisky
and so obliged him to get more. Thus the
heads of the business-houses could
make trade and he hoped that some of
their
sister State, Oregon.
The next toast was, "Our travelling sales
| men, commonly called drummers, without
whom the wheels of trade would be
speediiyiclogged." Responded to by Mr..
George BOOZE.
He admitted that San Francisco might
nave been diiatory in getting the trade Of
oregon, but he believed that now San
Francisco had made start 10 the RICH, d.
rection. As TO the travelling mans lot, it
! was not an easy one, and San Francisco
| nad as good set as any other city in the
world. With such a set sent out into the
| willamette Valley he felt sure that the
merchants of that section would soon be
| on the Dooks OF San Francisco merchants.
Mr.. Wheeler also spoke upon travelling
men. BE said that Oregon offered the best
| returns to the travelling man OF any terri
tory he had ever travelled in. For the past
ten years California had not been getting
fair share of Oregon trade. Formerly
San francisco was acknowledged to be the
distributing renter for Oregon. Since
then unnatural causes have changed that
state OF things. Oregon had former w
come TO us. Now the East had entered
into competition by the northern routes.
Prices were little high and we thought
that we could do without Oregon trade.
now that the so and 40 per cent profit had
come down to 10 or Is per cent.
| Now, we were becoming aware that our
ideas we're too high. We are at the end OF
the transitorY state, and with present low
| rates we can compete with and vanQnish
every competitor. even Portland. An that
was required was to send forth corps of
! bright, well-educated travelling men tO
bring in the trade of the Willamette Val
ley. Portland could get the "short or
ders," but San Francisco was bound to get
the bulk of the trade-the stock trade
Let not the merchants be discouraged by
the travelling men not making expenses the
! first few trips. Let them perseyere In or
der that they might make a big croft. He
thought San Francisco wanted little more
OF the Chicago "hog" In her. A little push
was all that was needed.
President Watkins read telegram of
regret from r. E. Mulcahey, superinten-
dent of the Oregon Pacific road. wish.
! ing the guests all good things.
| Up in the parlor after the banquet there
were more speeches.
| Among those who spoke was G. NJ. Gar
land, all attorney of Lebanon. He said
that California bad deserted her old love.
the Willamette Valley. He believed that
San Francisco was the New York of the
| West, and while not wishing 10 detract
from Portland he believed that San Frar-
cisco was the natural ter of Oregon
trade.
Portland was but an offshoot Of Califor-
MIA, and there were things in San Fran
cisco that could not be got in Portland.
Goods could be bought cheaper IN San
| Francisco tnan in Portland He believed
in free trade to the extent of merchants
buying where they could buy most chpaply.
He had thought at firstthat this was mereiv
an advertising scheme, but he knew better
now.
Ed Newhall again spoke to the toas. of
Inc Ladies. lie invited them to visit
the wool and cotton mills In this citv.
Ben Schloss followed with some perti-
nent remarks Oh the commercial situation
of San Francisco. He said the efforts of
the Transconinentai Association and
other organizations had made the present
Dportunity. This was not question OF
sentiment. but dollars and cents. and San
Francisco was bound TO get the trade al