The San Francisco call., 1905-06-13
Hearty Greeting
Given to Cali
fOrnianS.
Gorgeous Train Of Pro-
motion Committee
Met at Depot.
Distinguished Men Greet Wis
itors to Oregon From
Golden State.
Special Dispatch to The can.

PORTLAND. June 12.-The most per-
fectly appointed train that ever came
into the Portland depot brought the
California Promotion Committee at $50
o'clock this morning One hundred and
twenty-five representative men of the
Golden State were on board
Five minutes after the airbrakes closed
on the moving wheels at the Union sta
ton half q dozen telephones were con-
nected inside the cars and the Califor-
mans were calling long distance to talk
with their home Offices No sooner had
the train come to a standstill than a
messenger stepped aboard with all mail
addressed to the members of the party
As though they were veteran campaign
ers under discipline. they were marshaled
in line and taken to the Portland Hotel,
where every conceivable detail had been
arranged beforehand by Edward p An
from, secretary of the Promotion Com
Their tickets were marvels of ingenuity
and thoughtfulness. with coupons for
everything that pertained to the trip.
From the moment they stepped on
board until they leave the cars Saturday
coupons for berths, meals on the diners,
street car fare TO the hotel for breakfast,
carfare to the grounds ard admission to
the exposition and every other movement
of the party was provided for by these
wonderful tickets.
Hospitality without precedent, even in
city with a worldwide reputation for
it, was showered on the visitors by the
Portland business men. President H. W.
Goode, his assistant, Theodore Hardee
Vice President l. n. Fleiscnner, W. D.
wheelwright, president of the Chamber
of Commerce; Thomas Richardson, man
ager of the Commercial Club; Fletcher
Linn of the Manufacturers Association;
Samuel Connell and F. A Spencer of the
State Exposition Commission: A. V. Dew
ers, L. Allen Lewis, J. H. Thatcher. w.
D. Fenton, c. A. Dolph and many others
were ready to give the hand of good
fellowship and welcome the visitors to the
exposition city.
They took them to breakfast at the
Portland Hotel, accompanied them to
the exposition grounds and took
luncheon with them in the American
Inn, after there had been an exchange
of compliments in the formal speech
making in the auditorium of the fair.
They will not forget their duties as
hosts until the Californians leave
Thursday evening.
California poppies adorned the lapels
Of almost every coat in the. town 81
even the street cars bore streamers in
green and gold, the colors adopted by
the committee.
We're not here to boom California" !"
said Rufus P. Jennings, executive officer
of the Promotion Committee, but we
came to show the people of the world
that the Lewis and Clark Exposition is
ours as well as yours, andt that any
thing that makes for the good of the
Pacific Coast has our good will. This
fair is broader than one State. 1t is too
big to be n1onopolized by Oregon. The
fair belongs to every loyal lover of the
land of the setting sun"
This was the spirit in which the Cali
fornians came to Portland this morning
Since the opening of the fair nothing
has happened to arouse the city to
abounding hospitality as has the Pro-
motion Committees advent to-day A
brilliant reception was held this even
ing at the New York building, where
the Southerners met the best people of
Portland.