Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-07-29
MANY WILL ATTEND
One Fare for Round Trip for Dele
gates Attending Development
League Convention.

That the Oregon Development
Leagne Convention, to be held at the
Marquam Grand Theatre, in Portland,
under the auspices of the Portland
Commercial Club, August 2 and 8,
will be magnificent success is now
assured. 1t is desired that all dele
gates who can do SO will be at the
Marquam Grand by $50 so as to
register and receive badges, as it is
especially desired that the Convention
be called to order not later than 10
o'clock and get down to work imme-
diately for complete and effective
organization.
There will be but few set speeches
and these will be delivered by practi-
cal men in the different industries,
and after each address delegates to
the Convention will be given an
opportunity to ask the speakers such
questions as they desire and to com
ment upon the facts presented. 1t has
been suggested that it would add
greatly to the effectiveness of the work
if the delegates from different com
munities will perfect an organization
of their delegation before leaving
home.
If each and every delegation will
prepare condensed reports of actual
production, giving not only the re-
suits accomplished by growers and
producers but the name of that grower
or producer, in the same plain, direct
language that an Oregon farmer
would use in writing to an old friend
in one Of the distant states, then we
will have matter for the use of the
newspapers and the immigration De-
partments of the railroads that will
secure results. These reports should
be written in duplicate, not only for
the use of the Portland papers, but to
insure complete report of the pro-
ceedings. If the Convention can take
the form OF an experience meeting, in
which long speeches are left unsaid,
and bright, pithy, striking points are
made, it will insure not only the per-
mahency Of the Oregon Development
League, but will be of benefit to every
section Of this state.
A round trip open rate, good for
everybody, has been put on by the
railroads, and tickets are good on all
trains arriving in Portland on the
afternoon of August l and morning
OF August 2, good to return until
August 4, except that fares of SO cents
or less will not be reduced. 1t is ad-
visable that those attending the Con
vention should get definite particulars
from their local agent as to the time
of the departure Of trains.
Residents of Oregon who take ad-
vantage of this rate and are not dele
gates to the Convention, will be
welcome to attend the Convention,
occupying seats in the balcony and
gallery. The seats in the parquet will
be reserved exclusively for delegates
Desiring to keep a record of this Con-
vehtion, not only in type, but in illus
trated form for general circulation, a
snapshot photograph will be made
exactly at eleven o'clock Tuesday
morning, August 2. The taking of
this picture will only occupy a minute
or two of the Conventions time.
A committee from the Woman's
Club of Portland will have charge of
trolley ride to be given to the wives,
daughters sisters and other ladies
accompanying delegates to the Con-
ventioh, for which four large cars
have been supplied with the compli-
ments of the Oregon Water Power g.
Railway Company. This special train
of trolley ears will leave the corner of
First and Alder streets exactly at
p. IN. August for a trip to Canemah
Park, beyond Oregon City.
Delegates to the Convention and
ladies accompanying them are
cordially invited to attend reception
as the guests of the Commercial Club
Tuesday evening from eight to eleven
o'clock, and during both days of the
Convention, the rooms and especially
the tower of the Commercial Club, will
be open for the use of visitors and
delegates. All those who have never
had the pleasure Of birds-eye view
of Portland should improve this
opportunity.
The Convention will adjourn in
ample time to give all the delegates
and the ladies accompanying them
an opportunity to enjoy trolley ride
over the city, in which ten open cars
will be used, jointly supplied with the
compliments of the City 4 Suburban
Railway Company and the Portland
Railway Company. These cars will
start from Third and Yamhill streets
Wednesday afternoon, promptly at 8
o'clock, and two citizens of Portland
will be upon each car to point cut
places of especial interest.
TOM RICHARDSON,
Mgr. Portland Commercial Club.
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