The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-12
THE BIGGEST YET.

Crowd at Newport Between
Banker and Ex-Governor-AF Fight
/ What Wild Waves Say.
More people are assembled now
at the Newport beach than were
ever there before. The hotel
men say so, old residenters say SO,
the railroad people say so, and the
crowd that nightly gathers to see
the boat arrive speaks eloquent1y
to that effect. During the latter
ceremony. progress through the
main street of the little seaside town
is well nigh impossible. The
sGangway" bawled out by hurley
hotel hunkies and baggagemen in
order to secure leeway for the pro-
gress of the newly arrived and pale
faced tender feet barely serve to op-
en- the ranks of the on.iookers suf-
6cient to admit of tree passage to
the various hosteiries and elsewhere
Ali over the wharf back into the
street, on the sidewalk and hotel
verandas, all for distance of full
block, the people stand, almost as
closely packed together as sardines
in box. The stirring notes of a
brass band in "The Good Old Sum
mer Time" and kindred selections,
the mingling of the music with the
cherry greetings and laughter of
the waiting multitude for the newly
arrived, the hustle that the hotel at
taches get on for the removal Of
baggage, the crowd, the conversa-
ton and buzz, create scene alto
gether enlivening, and at once i'm
press the newcomer that the pros
pect is full of promise for a good
time.
PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE.
AS to the crowd, the resources of
the railroad people are sorely taxed
to accommodate the traffic No
such an offering of summer business
was expected, and preparation for it
was not complete. No less than
four crews of trainmen are kept in
constant service on the western end
of the line The train that goes to
the Bay Saturday afternoon, leaves
at once for Albany to accommodate
the Sunday excursion business.
The same coaches return to the
Bay on Sunday forenoon, make the
trip back to Albany in the evening,
and ordinarily pass back to Yaquina
during the night to be in readiness
for the crowd that always comes out
during the outing season on Mon
day morning. Thus, pushed al
most to the wall in the efforts to |
meet the requirements of the. bust
ness, the railroad is in the
midst of an activity that it has new
er known before. More coaches and
more locomotives must be provided |!
if the Newport beach is to continue |
to grow in popularity. (.
The result of this ebb and flow of
people backward, is seen after the
traveller has made the rounds of
the beaches. Every room in every
hotel has an occupant, In the
hallway. there are cots for the ill
starred seasider who arrives late
and without the precaution of hav-
ing engaged room beforehand.
Every house in the town is inhab-
tied. Back on the hills there are
white tents enough to suggest that
an army of many regiments is quar-
tered there, All the old cottages
are full, and many new ones have
been built. There are people from
Baker City, from Ashland, and ev-
en- from far off Idaho and Montana.
The families of Eastern Oregonians
are there by the score, waiting for
the return of cooler breezes and
cooler nights before they leave for
their homes in the arid Inland EN-
pire.
BANKER AND EX-GOVERNOR.
Every seasider that has been at
the beach for week has complex
ion that is neither delusion, nor a
snare. It stamps almost to within
4 few hours the length of time that
has been put in at the beach. IF
the nose is approximately meer.
schaum brown and the cheeks a
slightly 1paler hue, the stay among
The Pacific winds and sun has been
perhaps three weeks If the cloth
ng is that of seasider but the skin
more nearly that of a Siletz brave
or bravess, the stay is not far from {
:wo weeks. The winds and sun
shine over there are merci1ess in
heir operations, and none escape.
The maiden fair on whose cheek
.oses and peach blush play has
1ot been long among them. She is
/ tenderfoot, and must sail for the