Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-10-24

have FOR the members of the
Multnomah Club. The treatment
accorded them was of the best
and highly appreciated. 1t is to
be regretted that the Multnomah
Club, an organization that stands
SO high in athletic circles, should
for a moment countenance the
actions of the management of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
"The Exposition people are
evidently believers in the 'get-
rich-quick" system. They cer-
tainly made enough money out
of the boxing contests to have
awarded the contestants bona-6de
trophies. Not only did the pub
lie pay an admission fee to enter
the grounds, but in order to see
the contests they had to pay an
additional fee. In conclusion, l
wish to say that no complaint
would have been made had not
the Exposition people advertised
that gold medals would be award
ed. In fact, the silver medals
given winners of second place in
the various events were far more
valuable than the copper plated
trophies. AS for myself I shall
always keep the medal as re-
minder of the cheapness and
buncombe tactics of the Lewis
and Clark management
What an elegant scheme to
work on a sister state, who has
spent thousands upon thousands
of dollars to assist US in our great
enterprise!
The gratitude of one great
state to another for favors re-
ceived was--a ''gold brick"
Cali it whatever you please
pleasant names like 'bnnco"
and "graft. F" l say it is plain,
downright dishonesty.
Now to be sure that the jewel
er was not to blame for this
senile iockeying, I saw Kerrigan
who ordered the medals from a
jeweler by the name of Butter
field, and he told me that he had
instructed the jeweler to make
gold-plated copper medals to pre-
sent to the visitors.
In Mr.. K-errigan's behalf I will
state that he denied telling any
one that the medals were worth
$22. 50 or any other sum.
Be that as it may, Mr.. Kerri.
gan is to blame only in that he
must have followed the instruc
tions of his..superiors and I woulo
like to know who was the one
who handed out these gol6
bricks to the California boys and
others.
/ Gentlemen of the Fair manage
ment, will you please produce th'
culprit?
l advise those awarded golt
medals to have them bored, ant
plating assayed.
1t seems that Colonel H. E
Dosch, director of exhibits, ha
been drawn into the fold, AM
: must work another injustice o,
those who have spent thousand
of dollars in putting in exhibit
! in what is now conceded to b
: one immense grating machine.
"You can take what is award
: ed you or put up $40 for an az
l peai'' is Colonel Dosch's dictun
E What a magnificent propos
, ton!
4 What would the Fair be with
d out exhibitors?
y What would your job be wort
V without them, Colonel Dosch?
e Would you have job?
n You want this money tor &c;
S pert' work, and as a guarant
e Of tgood faith
S "Good faith'' forsooth fro
d people who have enough none
q invested in their exhibits
e make your bank account loo
q like 80 cents.
II The unworthiness of this pr
y ceeding, in a great public unde
o taking, is only exceeded by tt
lie great unworth of the person,
le persons who perpetrated it.
le Incidently, I wonder wheth
ID the farmers and stockmen W
received leash" awards test
< each piece of money with th'
of teeth before accepting it. H
ly they known Of the gold medal
lis wards I have no doubt thev wot