The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-05
EDITORS IN PORTLAND
Four Hundred Arrived On the Fourth
and More Coming.
Given Splendid Receptions All Alonl
the Line-What Is Being Done
at salem.


Oregon is entertaining the National
Editors Association, and as this is the
most perfect season Of the year, and a.
Oregon fields, orchards, meadows and
all out doors never looked finer than at
this season our visitors will receive very
favorable impressions. II it does rain
here, it also rains showers Of hospital
ity, it fairly pours with good will and
entertainment in Oregon.
This movement to give the National
Editorial Association a fitting reception
at Salem next Tuesday, July IL, is well
under way. By the efforts Of II. q.
sonnemann the sum Of 1900 is being
subscribed to defray the expenses Of an
ntertainment-and there are quite a
number of s. people left in Salem after
all the drafts that have been made on
them.
The first editorial special train Of 300
delegates in 10 Wagner palace cars
reached Huntington at II a. m. Satur-
day. The welcoming delegation from
Portland met the special train there,
and inserted its gaily decorated car into
the middle Of the train. The Portland
committee invited the editors 10 break
fast at the hotel, and some short
speeches Of welcome were made. Presi-
dent Gault and +. l.. r. White had
gone on and met the editorial train in
Idaho and returned on IL. II was met
with cheers and given warm welcome
% Oregon.
Soon a. hurried breakfast was taken
the train sped on, and then the dele.
gates were pleasantly reminded that
they were in Oregon by being helped "a
an abundance Of Oregon fruit. The
members Of the Portland reception com
mittee passed through the car and dis
tributed boxes Of large and luscious Ma
COON strawberries, Oregon cherries, Ore
gon souvenirs, etc, and amid these
pleasant surprises the run 10 Baker City
was made.
At Baker City the chamber Of com
merce had arranged matters in adj
vance, and the entire party Of visitor.
was escorted 20 the leading hotels and
restaurants AM RECALLED with a good
dinner, a special feature OF which was
a plentiful supply Of Oregon fruits The
party then gathered at the armory
where six tables, each 100 feet long
we're covered with one OF the best min.
eral exhibits ever seen in the Northwest
On one table were 600 fine specimens o.
quartz. each containing gold worth q
To S25. There were two gold bricks, eacf
containing Sl2 500 and 500 worth %
specimens from the Great Northern min,
at Caynon City, and nuggets and gold
dust from placers. The exhibit wa,
made up OF average specimens Of quartz
The complete collection had an actua
value OF 100000, was an agreeable
surprise 10 the visitors. who thus had
their eyes opened TO a realization OF
some Of. the sources OF Oregon's great.
ness.
/ At LaGrande they were shown IN,
beet sugar industry and handsomely
4 treated.
The editors were rendered a reception
at the Maquam Grand opera-house thi,
morning when addresses OF welcom,
were delivered by Governor Geer, Mayor
Storey, President Gault, OF the Oregon
Press Association II. w. Scott, on be
half Of the Portland Press Club, and l.
l.. Hawkins, president Of the citizens
committee. In the evening the Field
memorial exercises will be held at IN,
First Baptist church. Wolf Londoner
of Denver, will preside, and will be in
troduced by President Maccabe. Tn,
program will include an invocation by
Dr. Blackburn, the pastor, the singinl
Of Little Roy Blue" by 100 schoolboys
an address on Eugene Field as Knew
Him, by NJ. r. Stone, president Of IN,
Chicago Associated Press, and tiye-min
ute addressed by Frank NJ. Bristol, d.
d., Metropolitan church, Washington
ID. &. Slason Thompson, Times-Herald
Chicago; Rev. +. w. Gunsaulus, d. d.,
pastor Central church, Chicago; Page
NJ. Baker, Democrat, New Orleans, la.
and Edmund c. ste,lman( Banker Poetl
New York City, interspersed with read