The San Francisco call., 1905-04-28
THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION

y nelghborS Portland
Louis The cession of Louisiana and the exploring expedi
ton the mouth of the Columbia River conducted by Lewis the
nephew Of Washington and Clark the brother of General George
Rogers Clark in continental history of the first
poTed familiar to us now 1t is travesed by railroads. dotted
wdt towns and cities eeng with population all the result of
nearly all unknown country wild and mysterious inhabited by
many Indian tribes and believed by many white
adapted to the needs and of civilization The first explorers
entered hard task and its faithful and useful performance
remains high among the heroic deeds of man.
1t mistake suppose the people
OF this country Geogaphers and men OF science and affairs in
of the expedition made London during with
Great Britain the editor took praise without stint
mankind by its intrepid leaders, and regret
that of them had fallen "in present unhappy
well for forget the struggles and trials of brave
spirits preceding generations 1t is all woven into
OF the generation that is through which Lewis
and Clark made their way dwndled thousands of
which their sway undsurbed
dominates ALL the beneficiary of exploration the sgnh
cant ever undertaken land excepting only that voyage OF
discovery by the Genoese which disclosed the world the old
The people of Portland for themselves the task of
onon the memory OF those hardy adventures at the time
putting before the the world evidence of what has been done
living on soil that belonged the boasted empire OF Philip while
Lewis and Clark feeling among the wild tribes have
something than negbory interest the which invites
and support Had not been for the uncertainty that
sadowed the southwestern boundary OF the Louisiana purchase
might yet be soil alien to the United States
When Bonaparte reminded OF the uncertainty of that boun
rabe oal; 81 that warrior and statesman An ,ncertain
qap The changes and the uncertainty which did have
be created caused the Mexican and the cesson of that
territory of which California is the jewel.
being linked historically with the celebrated
Portland California will be there force Already producers
have perfected make there complete exhibit of
and production and
will make splendid collective exhibit of everything given by
the generosity soil climate of waters forests and
mines of manufactures and institutions
Oregon and the great Northwest of special
California As the by and interests and population multi
ply that the wrought all
will be commercially complementary and the prosperity of any
OF will make for the prosperity OF all The mountain barrier that
railroad by California capital
enterprise because highly esteemed the benefits of
neghborng State That highway of will all this
be pathway which thousands will pass the expo
testify their neghboy and patriotic and
spread abroad knowledge of the of California
collective of the State
great organized introduce themselves spread
knowledge of their special advantages where of thousands
will
Portland city of many attractions and is set the midst
of scenery that worth pilgrimage to The people hos
pta full enterprise If Lewis and Clark could have looked
century they would have wished that their work would lead
results will be testified this exposition and would have
desired no better memorial
will charge of Caifornas
speak high praise of the facilities given them the officials
the exposition and they also the great expectations that
exhibit All this that should
enterprise California Thousands Portland seeing
her fruits crops and minerals will be
the fine trip here
variety of We will help
helping ngbor will lack of
good ends.
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