Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-08
NORTHWESTERN PROGRESS
Oregon Industrial Exposition
Will Show It All.
ATTRACTIONS TO BE PLENTIFUL
Products of Field. Farm, Forest, Fish
cry, Mine and Orchard VIII All BE
There, with Splendid Music.

The Pacific Northwest is region Of
rich resources and it produces food ma
terial. clothing material and building
material that any section of this great
country may we'll be proud of. Its
producing capacity is as yet in its in
fancy. and there is great development
to come.
In order that the products of the Pa
cific Northwest may be seen and ex-
amined by the general public, a COM
mittee of Portland's enterprising busi-
ness men get together every year and
organize the Oregon Industrial EXPOSE
tion. These men meet every week for
months previous to the exposition and
perform an immense amount of work
in the way of preliminary arrange
ments. They appoint subcommittees
to attend to all the details. They raise
by the voluntary subscription of Port
land business men guarantee fund OF
about $l2, 900 to pay the expenses Of
the exposition.
The committee collects large
amount of specimens of the products
of the Northwest and arranges them
into an attractive exhibition at the
great exposition building. There are
grains and grasses in the sheaf, grain
ready for milling, grain reduced to
hour. There is wool as it comes from
the sleeps back; secured, and in the
goods. There is gold and silver in its
native rock and ready for the mint.
There is timber fresh from the forest
and polished ready for interior decorat-
ing. There are fish, full-grown sal
mon, and salmon eggs from which
young salmon are being Matched out,
in plain sight of the public. Fruit
and vegetables and the dairy interests
are all represented, and manufacturing
enterprises show what they are doing
In the Northwest, many of them hav-
ing actual working plants in the great
machinery hall of the exposition build
ing.
1t takes brains, executive ability and
much money to organize and success
fully conduct a great exposition such
as Portland presents to the people.
and among the enterprising business
men who are the active spirits in the
affair and compose the exposition gen.
eral committee are: 81. G. Breeden,
president; 1. N. Fleischner. vice presi !.
dent; R. J. Holmes, treasurer; A. b.
Steinbach, Dan McAllen, g. E. Thiel-
sen. D. M. Dunno. H. L. Pittock, R.
G. Judson, H. D. Ramsdell, Sig.
Sicbel, L. M. Spiegl, d. Soils Cohen,
G. B. Williams, Ben Selling, ]. p.
Marshall. e. s. Edwards. B. S. Pague;
w. S. Struble. secretary; E. G. Mas
ten, assistant secretary: Fl. e. Dosch,
auditor; George L. Baker, superintend-
ent
The Oregon Industrial Exposi tion
will be held at Portland for full
month. from September % to October
28. and while it will. embrace all the
best features of state fair. it will
have special attractions in classic con-
cents by full military band, of 80
pieces, and acrobatic and aerial per-
formances by some of the most re-
nowned performers in the world.
People who attend the Portland fair
not only see all the products of the
Northwest, but also meet thousands of
people and pass pleasant afternoons
and evenings in which instruction ia
mingled with healthful amusement.
New Railway Company.
The Salem & Pacific Coast Railway
Company filed articles of incorpora-
tion. with capital stock Of $125, 900.
divided into shares of $40 each. The
company will engage in the construc-
tion, equipment, operation and man
apement of a main line of railway and
teleg, aph and telephone lines and of
steam and electric lines. The line
which this company proposes to con-
struot will pass through one of the
richest agricultural districts of the
Willamette valley and will open vast
tracts. of virgin forest to the lumber
men, bringing a wealth of lumber
within easy reach of the market. The
place of business of the corporation ia
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