The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-01-23
NEEDS OF OREGON
POPULATION, A HOME MARKET
FOR PRODUCTS AND ENERGY
Many Emigrants Are Coming to the
Coast They Should be Directed to
the Unoccupied Sections.

A rev OF the leaulng cltlZens VI IOfS-
land recently subscribed fund amount
ing to over $4,000 for the purpose Of
establishing Bureau Of Information for
the state. At a meeting Of the sub
scribers to the fund FIVE trustees, viz,
Chas. E. Ladd, of Ladd & Tilton, bank
ers; w. M. Killingsworth, capitalist and
real estate; T. d. Honeyman, of Honey
man Hardware Co.; W. Ii. Beharrell,
of Haywood Bros. Co., wholesale furni-
ture, and r. G. Judson, industrial
agent for the o. r. & N. Co., were
elected trustees of the fund. These
trustees subsequently organized and
elected Chas. E. Ladd chairman, w. M.
Killingsworth, secretary, and Ladd q
Tilton, bankers, treasurer. At a SUBJ
sequent meeting Of the trustees Colonel
Frank V. Drake was chosen superin-
tendent.
The purpose of this organization is to
ascertain and tabulate the resources OF
the state, gather an exhibit Of its pro-
ducts and be prepared to tell all about
Oregon and the resources Of the several
counties to all persons desiring inform
alton on the subject--to direct settlers
and capital to opportunities awaiting
them in the state.
Concessions have been granted by the
leading railroad and steamboat lines for
transmission from their various stations
to Portland, free of charge, of all sam
pies and exhibits that may be sent to
the Bureau for display. Negotiations
are in active progress to obtain like con-
cessions from all the transportation CON-
panies, with every PROBABILITY of OBJ
tanning their cooperation. The en-
couragement on this line is very crafty.
ing.
In the great exhibition room equal
space will be allotted to each county
desiring it for the display OF its pro.
ducts and resources and the distribution
OF such descriptive printed matter as il
may forward fer the purpose, eacl
county to have equally "fair show"
The board of trustees ask the citizens
of each county, at the earliest day
possible, to have prepared u map Of
each county, showing township lines
and drawn to scale of miles, on which
shall be designated all streams, county
roads, railroads, if any, navigable wat
ers, if any, harbors, if any, mountain
ranges with principal elevations, and by
appropriate coloring and notes defining
the location Of lands suitable for grains
flax, hops, fruits and the like; also
grazing lands, mineral lands, timber
lands, arid sections, and such as are
available to irrigation; also the locations
of water powers, if any, cities and vii
lagos with number of inhabitants and
schools in each, and such further in
formation as may be of public interest.
These maps are to be sent to the bureau
at Portland, where a set of uniform
maps will be prepared for use by the
bureau and the originals returned
With each map should be sent con-
else statement, in suitable pamphlet
form, containing full data of crops of all
kinds, climate, mineral products, mum,
ber and varieties Of stock, manufactures,
mines, mills and the like,
Competent persons will be in charge
of the exhibition room to give informa-
tion and distribute the literature with
out expense to localities OF counties.