East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-19

Everybody in Pendleton wore the
Portland colors this morning, it seem
ed, SO large was the crowd of business
men and citizens which greeted the
Portland business mems excursion at
the o. II. & n. depot.
Eighty-eight business men and
prominent citizens of Portland made
up the excursion, and for an hour the
party enjoyed the freedom and hos
pitality of the city and the Commercial
association parlors.
The response Of Pendleton business
men to the call for large reception
committee was hearty and before the
hour of the formal reception arrived,
the streets were thronged with people
going to the depot to wefcome the Wis
itors.
After a cordial greeting and general
season of Introduction and mixing"
at the q. r. & n. depot, the Portland
visitors lined up on the platform and a
photograph of the crowd was taken
by Major Lee Moorhouse after which
! the company, headed by Chairman r.
! Alexander of the CommeVral associa-
ton rereption committee, went to the
I parlors of the association where the
gymnasium and library were inspected
! by the visitors, after which visit
around the city to the various places
of interest was enjoyed.
Judge stephen a. Lowell formally
/ welcomed the party to the city i'm a
! few appropriate and happy remarks.
| saying in substance that the hand of
| friendship is always extended to the
visitor from Pendleton, and that it
was hoped that closer intermingling
! of Portland and eastern Oregon peo-
pie would be more and more a part
of each years program, hereafter.
After the words of welcome had
been extended to the party Chairman
| Alexander of the reception committee,
in his usual happy vein, suggested that
the crowd now divide itself, some GO
| ing east, some west, some north and
some SOUTH over the city. inspecting
business houses and making the visit
ors acquainted with the resources and
! spirit of Pendleton.
At $3.50 the special train, consisting
of six coaches left over the Waua
Walla branch of the o. X. & N. the
! first stop today being Athena, where
an hour WAS spent in viewing the
wheat belt. The train arrived at
Walla Walla at 1880 and remained
there for five hours. 1t is due in
Lewiston tomorrow morning. where
Portland Day" at the lewiston
! Charleston fair will be celebrated.
Pendleton business men are unani-
nous in the belief that the visit of
the Portland people to the city will
bear fruit in the future in the forma-
ton of closer commercial relations be-
tween Pendleton and the metropolis
The visitors were surprised at the
magnitude of the city and were de-
lighted with the spirited business as
pect which prevails here
To many of them the large depart
ment stores of Pendleton were revela-
lions. Many of the visitors had never
been in Pendleton before and they
supposed this to be but a small coun-
try village. Stocks of goods occupying
two stories OF large buildings were
something they had not expected to
find here and consequently they went
away feeling that they are enlightened
and made bigger by the new acquaint-
ances made here.
The eNcursionists were supplied with
dining car and selected corps of
cooks, porters, walters, and handy men
from the Commercial club OF Portland
and the menu which was served in
the diner was something to stimulate