Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-03-31
NOW ALL TOGETHER.
Lewis and Clark Fair Lincoln
County's Opportunity.
Editor LEADER:

Editor LEADER:
AS citizen of Lincoln county who is
naturally interested in its welfare, will
you kindly allow me space in your val
liable paper for few thoughts?
First, desire to qualify my remarks
by saying that am not complaining of
any person or persons, nor am l reflect
ing upon any newspaper in Lincoln
county or the state of Oregon, for am
now, and always have been firm be.
lever in printers ink, and | desire to
say here and now that in my humble
opinion the local newspapers give more
time, brains and hard work for the up
building of the community than all
other business enterprises, and might
add, receive less money aud get more
abuse than any other class of citizens.
But to get down to the meat in the
cocoanut, what l want to say is this:
We are to have Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial Exposition and Oriental Fair,
commencing June l, 1905, and only 60
days in the future. This will be one of
the greatest fairs ever held in the Uni.
ted States-probably second to none.
1T has been estimated by men who
ought to know men of experience in
in such affairs-that two million people
will visit this great exposition. People
from all climes and representing all
classes, from crowned kings to capital
lists, representing millions of dollars,
and our our own horny-handed sons OF
toll from every state in the union.
The state of Oregon has appropriated
half million dollars for this enter
prise. This money belongs to the peo.
pie and each and every one of us must
contribute our mite, according to our
financial circumstances, to put this
money back into the treasury; and the
county that is not represented by a
proper exhibit or up-to date advertis-
ing matter will have slept on her rights,
and will derive no special benefits only
such as will naturally come to her from
the upbuilding of the whole state
Our sister state, Washington, is twenty
years ahead of us in tire matter of state
building, in population and in wealth,
largely due to her live, wide-awake cit
izens, who have drawn from the eastern
and middle western states to populate
her hills and valleys that are no richer
than ours. 1t is up to us to take ad-
vantage of this, our great opportunity
TO show the world what we are and
what we have. Let US lay aside all
petty spltes and local prejudices, and
all join hands with one object and one
thought, and that to make hard pull,
long pull and pull all together for
Lincoln county-one OF the youngest of
Oregon's thirty-three, and second to
none-with the watchword: "First,
for Lincoln county; second, for old
Oregon" for let us remem Der that each
of Oregon's thirty-three counties will
be Johnnie. on-the spot when it comes
to advertising her own interests.
Lincoln county, with her miles of
coast line and four harbors-one of
which is destined to be the gateway to
the Orient her rich, aluvial valleys.
with her fifteen billion feet of timber
awaiting the hand OF labor and capital
and Hitchcock's proclamation to place
it upon the markets of the world with
her twenty thousand acres of tide-land
and dairying country second only to
Tillamook, and Il climate almost per-
| fect with a summer resort already
famous, can lot afford to lie down and
sleep the golden opportunities away.
At the request of the Lincoln County
Board of Trade aud many representa-
tive citizens the County Court has APP
propriated one thousand dollars to aid
in an exhibit of Lincoln County's pro
ducts, and we owe it as duty to the
County Court, to ourselves and Lincoln
county, to stand by and help them
make our exhibit one that will be a
credit to our county and our state.
The Willamette Valley League con-
vention held at the capital city last
Thursday was represented by delegates
from nearly every hamlet and village
in Western Oregon and the Coast coun-
ties. The whole trend of thoughts as
expressed in this convention was to
take advantage of the great opportun-
ity near at hand and be ready when the
great throng of people visit the exposl-
tion at Portland to provide ways and |
means for transportation, so that these
people who are coming to see what Or
egon is made Of can be carried up and