The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-31
lowing letter receiver by Mr.. ]. W. welch
speaks for itself:

lowing letter receiver by Mr. ]. W. Welch
speaks for itself:
Portland, August 2S, 1886.
Hon. ]. w. Welch, Astoria, Oregon
My Dear Sir: / write to you. because
l know you to be one Of the best work.
ers in the state of Oregon, and want
you to become interested In our exposi-
tion We are going to have the largest
and best exposition ever held in this
city. We are going to have excursions
from the various points in Oregon to
our city with special rates like $1.25 round
trip from Salem; $3.50 from Astoria; IS
from Roseburg, etc, so that we wal have
the people.
\ Now you good people in Astoria and VI
cinity have lately performed an almost
insurmountaIble task in raising your sub
sidy. You can make us good exhibit
from Clatsop county for our exposition.
have written Mr.. Elmore about the
fish exhibit; now j want you to take
up the matter and make us a good ex~
hiblt Of everything in Clatsop county.
and we will furnish free transportation
for all exhibits. will leave the matter
entirely In your hands, and ask that
you inform me at your earliest conven-
ience what your people can and will do
in the way of exhibits.
With kind personal regards,
Very truly yours
B. s. PAGUE,
Chairman of Committee on State and
County Exhibits.
In speaking Of the matter to an Asto-
rian representative Mr.. Welch said: q
have called upon Mr.. Gilmore, Mr.. Kim
ney and other cannerymen, in regard to
| the matter of a general exhibit from
| Clatsop county, and my idea is that all
I should join hands and make one grand
| exhibit. I will donate the use OF a
| large store room for the purpose OF
| gathering together the different articles
| for inspection before being sent to Port
| land, and will give my services to arr
ange and take care Of the same Ali
| of the canneryunen should make an ex-
| hibit-that product of Clatsop county
| which distributes $1,500000 each year
should be shown up to the best possible
advantage. Specimens Of timothy grown
In Clatsop should be selected and labelled
| with the name OF the rancher who grew
| 1t. Specimens Of hay, of which four tons
to the acre is produced, and two crops
raised per year, ought to be obtained ana
properly arranged to make a good show-
ing. And then six-foot log should be
cut into square piece of lumber.
SIHOOlniy ureSSeu anu showing OUT pro-
duct in the way of lumber. A statement
should be made that there are thousands
of acres of this kind Of timber, the very
finest in the state, which remain open for
Investment There is now on exhibition
at the Occident small panel containing
five different kinds of wood, highly pol
ished, all OF which are suitable for the
finest kind of finishing and cabinet work
III, after the exhibit Is gotten together
and we look 1t over carefully, anything
is discovered that viii not reflect credit
upon us 1t can be thrown out and only
the very best sent to Portland. While
1t Is being gathered together the public
here can be given an opportunity to view
the exhibit and make additions to it.
or criticise It."
Whatever Is done to sustain C,atsop's
reputation among her sister counties
should be done at once and with a unity
of action that will insure success. This
county has magnificent resources-why
not make them known in a tangible man
ner just at the present important juno
ture in her history?