Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-26
Willamette

Portland. April 26.--The Oregon De
velopment League met in this city 20
day. and representatives from every
pan Of the state are present 90 De-
vise ways and means for the advance
unsnt Of the state.
The league has been divided into sew.
,eral sections, one Of the most import
ant and enthusiastic being being the
Willamette Valley section The OH.
GERS OF the Willamette Valley Develop.
meni League are in charge Of this see
sisu.
Col T. Hofcr addressed the meeting
as follows:
Address Of Col E. Hofer.
As president of the Willamette Val.
ley Development League it becomes
my duty 90 call this the agricultural
sestion. Of the state Development Con
veution. Co order. Il is 90 bc hoped
that you will do your part in making
this great gathering success. and
that the "Haysccd" department will
be Intensely interesting. Like the
great gatheriugTheld at Salem On the
18th of March IL can be- announced
nov that there will be- NO strings upon
~uT deliberations We are impe.led by
abe common impulse Co better our com
ncrcial and industrial conditions, sad
40 overcome the ignorance aud prciu.
dice that still pcrvails about our com
Snonwcalth aud the most beautiful sec.
tion thereof Western Oregon.
Two million dollars are 90 be- spent
an tho Portland Worlds tAir-to
paini Oregon ia red letter, across che
map OF the worll--aud We are here
90 get our share of tho millions of i'm
migrants aud tourists aud our share
of the millions of dollars that viii b.
brought 60 this city. Our special mis-
sion here ~ this convention is to plead
Tor the development of che interior ot
the statc-ihc great unlocked store.
houses ~ wealth that will make Port
land abe Bosion or Philadelphia OF
the Pacifc coast, How dcnsely Ignorant
ihe outside world is of oar country
- bcst illustrated by the questions
asked aud thc remarks made by stran.
gcrs, Coming into southern Oregon the
other day 0ue man on the trNu re-
markei. "rhis Is thc land ~ web
feet. where il rains all the time " it
happened to ho ore of those arid val.
ieys where milhoa dollar irrigation
plant had Just been established. and
- dont raia enough % raise water,
unelons A prominent san Francisco
husiucss man asked me shout the fair.
''Nhe Is this firm OF Lewis aud CLARK
anyway Have they ever had any ca,
PeFiease ia managing fairsi" A still
more henighted individual asked II IL
Wasa't q fact that the human race
ceased 60 multiply after yoa 20, across
she Cascadcsi told him they were
jusi as prolific "a they ever were in
Utah only the increase ia population
proceeded la perfectly natural man
ner The purpose of these convcu.
,tions Is % remove ignonnee and in.
,sfease the population % Osegoa more
az shs next 6,e years thsa has heea
accomplished In the past tweaty.
The people ~ Wllametse Valley
have heen very liberal ia suPpos, ~
shs Lewis snd clark expa,itioa, They
hayo eheeFfully voted an the mousy
tAaN has heca necessary q the Support
~ ihe fair--ahsut s25O0oo, besides ap-
pfoprialioas that each soanty Is Rsak.
iug foF exhibits On top of this many
.silss and tsWns are senaiug opt "a
'Fusisisg matter ard seading their
ar,ghtost people 20 s0avsaiions and
are eieaAips ihsiF cities and public