The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-22
AND COUNTS, TOO. ALL THE
WAY FROM GERMANY
TO CORVALLIS.
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| German professors and students
are to visit Corvallis about the first
of June. They are to visit the
United States to study the con-
ditions and methods that have
made this country SO notable a. an
exporter of breadstuffs and live
stock. Their trip through the
country is to cover a period oftwo
months. 1t will begin at New
York, when they arrive there from
Germany about May 1st, and will
not end until the latter part ofJut e
In special train, with all the coz
veniences of private cars, diners
and sleepers that are always pro-
vided for distinguished visitors to
this country from abroad, they will
travel southwark and westward
through the country to California.
thence northward 10 Oregon, stop
ping at Medford, Corvallis, Salem
and Portland and thence northward
through the Palouse country and
then go through the northerly tier
OF states, stopping to see the great
packing houses at Omaha, Kansas
City and Chicago. La their journey
through the cnuatny they will be
accompanied by a taches from the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington.
The fact that they were to visit
Corvallis has been known for some
time at the college. Notification
of the fact was received from the
heads of departments at Washing
ton several weeks ago, and some
plans have already been laid for
the edihcation of the visitors, A
survey OF the farm and arrange
ments at the college, view of the
big prune orchard of the Benton
County Prune Company, and other
features of interest are among the
arrangements undel consideration.
The party is 4o in number and
among them are members of the
nobility. feudal land barons and
scientists ia the employ of the en-
peror's government. Some OF them
are, DR.. Victor Ritter Won Bauer of
Bremen; E, R. Breitrich Of Mum
ich; DR.. Alfred Dietrich of Coblenz:
Dr. F H. Flecken of Cologne; Eric
Won Fluegge Of Speck; Victor Won
Lsffert of Brasltorf; Mecklenburg.
lieutenant of the reserves; DR. Eu-
gene Count Ledebur Of Lebosiz;
DR.. Felix Linderman of Dresden.
Count Won Schnurbein of Raio;
Count Schenk Won Staufonburg of
Rlsstissen.
Concerning the trip of the party
through Oregon, the Washington
correspondent of the Oregonian
says
The visit to Oregon is looked
forward to with more than usual
interest. AS the train bearing the
special cars moves down the Will
lam=tte valley occasional stops will
be made to enable the visitors to
gather information regarding the
young, growing hop industry that
has been established on firm bas-
is. At Medford the visitors will
leave their train and at Corvallis
they will inspect the Agricultural
Experiment Station, while at Sa-
lem third stop will be made.
Some considerable interest has
been shown in the Oregon dairies
and several of the leading estab-
,ishments of the valley will be in
spected as the party has opportun-.
ity.
'.The party expects to reach
Portland on the night of June 1st,
remaining throughout the follow
ing day, and on Wednesday morn
ing will start eastward making the
first break at Hood River, Luck
lily they will pass through and stop
off in the Hood River valley at
the one season of the year when