Fergus County argus., 1905-09-01
HAS CEMENTED
COAST STATES
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF EN-.
TIRE PACIFIC REGION IN
CLOSER TOUCH.
(By Hamilton Wright).

\oy I1dulllOu WT1SuC).
The Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition has done more than show
the resources of the great northwest
to the entire world; it has cemented
the interests of the whole Pacific
states region and has brought the
people together as one great family.
There has never been a time in the
history of the coast when the people
have had such unusual opportunities
of meeting one another as at the
great exposition at Portland this year.
Merchants from different cities have
come to know one another, and the
meeting has been of mutual advan-
tage. All classes of people have been
brought together and the man from
the south coast has met the man from
the north coast.
A movement is now on foot to
crystalize this sentiment of good will
and cooperation among the people
of the Pacific states into effective
working organization for the benefit
of the entire region. More than a
year ago it was proposed by Rufus
P. jennings, executive officed of the
California Promotion Committee, an
organization representing more than
$50 Chambers of Commerce and de-
velopment associations of like char
acter in California, that the CONNER
cial organizations of the entire Pa
cific states region should "get to
gether." The Oregon Development
League, consisting of A Chambers
of Commerce and Improvement Or
ganizations in Oregon, took up the
movement. Then Washington, Ida
no, Utah, Nevada and the territory
of Arizona followed suit. AS result
the most important step in the his
tory of the development work on the
Pacific coast has been begun and ar
era of organization and effective CO
operation between the Pacific states
will prevail. With central assOcia
ton, consisting of the state CONNER
cial organizations, which are, in turn
composed of the local organizations
when any of the Pacific states desire
needful public improvement, all thu
other states through the central or
ganization will cooperate and lent
their moral support for the work t.
be done. This will greatly FORTH!
the representatives Of the Pacific
states in congress at washington
who will be glad to avail themselve
of a united public sentiment upol
the coast. In like manner campaign
will be conducted for large conven
tions for Pacific states cities as wei
as an organized campaign for pub
licity.
The movement gained grea
strength through the excursions o
the various states to the exposition
Many of these excursions were gi1
en- under the auspices OF CONNER
cial bodies and in this way the me-
, actively engaged in this work nav
come to know one another. Tn
largest excursion of this kind wa
that given under the auspices OF tn
California Promotion Commute
shortly after the opening OF the fall
Representatives of the Chambers c
), Commerce of the whole state of Ca
ifornia took part in the event, an
,, the result has been. steady strea1
of visitors from the Golden state I
the banks of the Willamette.
. Famous Pictures at Portland.
y The museum of art at the Levi
. and Clark exposition contains tn
: most notable collection of picture
6 ever brought together in the wes
Upon the walls are hung painting
r. =. representing a value of more tina
; a million dollars, though some
;, ;, them are of such priceless wort
= that mere figures cannot be used
. appreciate them. Scores of picture
g by the old masters and the best s.
- lections from the newer artists
: Europe and America are there.
:. The pictures have been groupe
=. in such manner as to aid both tn
. art connoisseur and the layman
y studying them to advantage. TT
. art exhibit is open and free to all e
. position visitors. and those who ml'
= seeing this collection of the world
best paintings will wait many Yea
. before another such opportunity pr
:, sents itself.