The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-12
THE ALTERNATE
Notes and Conclusions on the Editors
Reception at Salem.

hard work done and the community is
under obligation TO the labor of the com
mittees, especially TO Mayor and Mrs.
Bishop, TO the officers Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the general committee, 70
Mrs. Burnett and the ladies who ar
ranged the banquet, and TO the Finance
committee--especially 10 Henry Some
mann, who covered himself with glory
and dust. Manager Anson also did his
level best as he always does with all
local matters.
G. w. Bliss, News, IIillsborO, Ill:
am a Democrat, free trader and an ex-
pansionist. sI don't think man could
study the situation on this coast without
being an expansionist. / consider the
Willamette Valley the finest body OF
farming land ever saw (outside Of llli-
nois, of course). My conception OF Ore
gon has been entirely changed and
confess TO pleasant surprise. Your
land, your water, your scenery and your
people are unsurpassed.
Mr.. Bliss has written 10 his paper and
The Journal has been permitted 10 copy
from his manuscript the following sam
pie eulogium:
"This whole trip has been success
sion Of surprises. TO many OF the visi-
tors Oregon has been a revelation. Her
resources are perhaps more varied than
those Of any other state in the Union.
With magnificent forests which the
mills cannot manufacture into lumber
as fast "a they grow; with her mineral
resources which are just beginning to be
developed; with her fertile and mex
haustible valleys; with her wonderful
fishing interests aud her vast area OF
rich grazing lands, she certainly stands
without peer in the great sisterhood
OF states. This is not said simply in re-
turn for few railroad courtesies and as
All attempt 10 compensate people
whose hospitality knows no limit, but 1t
IL the voice Of IL conviction forced upon
me after having trayersed this great
state from east 10 west and from north
10 south, and studied with painstaking
care her resources and her capabilities. "
g. II. Backus, Genoa Issue, Genoa,
III. w. W. Watts, Journal, Nashville,
MA. w. Glessner, Gazette, Galena,
H., were all in the party with Mr.. Bliss
and signihed their desire 10 swear to all
good things he had 10 say for Oregon.
These gentleman were very enthusiastic
in their praises of the valley and its
people"
COMPLIMENTS.
X. II. Henry, president Of the Ma
tional Association, in response 10 the adj
dress Of welcome at Roseburg, had the
following compliment for Oregon aud its
people;
1--WE had heard much Of your grand
state, It's stock and fisheries, its balmy
breezes, fruits, flowers and charming
women In whose cheeks are reflected the
tint Of your roses, whose eyes spoke
with the brilliancy Of the gazelle, and
whose raven locks excel the tresses Of
the dark-eyed houris OF the East. But
with one accord we exclaim with Sheba
that the half had not been told.
"Since leaving our homes we have
crossed some II or 10 states, but have
seen no one that compared with this
bright gem of the Northwcst-one Of
the youngest hut one OF the progressive
states Of the Union"
President Henry, OF the National Edi-
torial Association, praised Frank
Davey's address Of welcome and coveted
his voice. Why say more!
The arrangement had been made for
the train 10 stop at Chemawa, and when
Gen'l Passenger Agent Markham was
informed OF il he simply smiled and re.
adjusted his schedule on the spot "a
meet the occasion. Nothing was too
good for the editors, he said, and the
great =. Z. was at their disposal.
Secretary Thielson was one Of the
quiet forces that made things move of
smoothly and pleasantly for guests and
hosts alike.
The =. 4. Company did everything
possible 10 please the Salem people and
the eXcursionists. But those trains
should have been backed down 10 Com
mercial street, and no doubt would have
been had the demand reached MIR,
Markham in the right manner
Supt, Potter, of the Indian school, had
his wits about him as usual, and the
half hours stop at that institution was
a compliment to the general program.
The crowd enjoyed hearing the Indian
band and many visited the different de-
partments, much to their pleasure.
A short stop Was made AZ Oregon City
To view the Willamette Falls, and then
the trains pushed through To Portland,
arriving at 4 40 o'clock,
Some ono registered Hal ID. Patton,
of salem, as mayor of that city. lie is
not mayor, but is one ot her brightest
young business men, and is capable of
giving the city good administration,
something Il has not always been
blessed with.-Eugene Guard.
When last seen "Mayor" Patton Was
headed Tor Portland as special escor
for fair-haired, blue-eyed, mellow
yolced Louisiana maiden, with no burrs
on her RS or flies ON her personal
charms. How far "llal" went the
world will never know, hut that the in.
habitant OF the sunny South got a IA.
yorable impression ot Oregon, no one
who knows Hal will ever doubt ior a
moment.
Those cherries that took the Eastern