Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1904-07-29
That Development Convention

Ahat development Convention,
Portland, Or, July %. - Especial
Correspondence - That the Oregon
Development League convention, to be
held at the Msrquem Grand Theater in
Portland, under the auspices Of the
Portland Commercial Club, August 2
and B, will be a magnificent success is
now assured. 1t is desired that all del!
egates who can do so will be at the Mar
guam Grand by $50 so as to register
and receive badges.
There will be but few set speeches
and these will be delivered by practical
men in the different industries, and af.
ter each address delegates to the cou..
vention will be given an opportunity to
ask the speakers such questions as they
desire and to comment upon the facts
presented.
If each and every delegation will pro-
pare condensed reports of actual pro-
duction, giving not only the results ac-
complished by growers and producers
but the name of that grower or pro-
ducer, in the same plain, direct Ian
guage that an Oregon farmer would uso
in writing to an old friend in one of tho
distant states, then we will have matter
for the use of the newspapers and .ho
Immigration Department of the rail
roads that u-;ll coa,ro roc,,lko TVln,>
reports should be written in duplicate,
not only for the use of the Portland
papers, but to ensure complete report
OF the proceedings.
A round trip open rate, good for
every body, has been put on by the
railroads, and tickets are good on all
trains arriving in Portland on the after
noon of August and the morning of
August 2, good to return until August 4,
Residents of Oregon who take al
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 record of this convention, not
only in type but in illustrated form for
general circulation, snapshot photo,
graph will be made exactly at eleven
o'clock Tuesday morning, August 2
The taking of this picture will only
occupy minute or two of the conven-
tion's 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 convention, for which
four large cars have been supplied with
the compliments of the Oregon Water
Power e. Railway Company. This spe-
cial train of trolley cars will leave the
corner of First and Alder streets eX-
actly at 3 p. m. August for trip to
Canemah Park, beyond Oregon City.
Delegates to the convention and la
dies accompanying them are cordially
invited to attend reception as the
guests of the Commercial Club Tues
day evening from eight to eleven 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 T.
birds-eye view of Portland should im.
prove this opportunity.
The convention will adjourn in ample
time to give all the delegates and the
ladies accompanying them an oppor-
tunity to enjoy trolley ride over the
city, in which ten cars will be used
jointly supplied with the compliments
of the City & Suburban Railway Co
aud the Portland Portland Railway Co
These cars will start from Third and
Yamhiil streets Wednesday afternoon.
promptly at o'clock, and two citizens
of Portland will be upon each Car 10
point out places OF especial interest,
Tom RICHARDSON,
Mgr. Portland Commercial Club.
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