The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-08-09
CONTEST TOUR WILL
SPAN CONTINENT

Philips S. Bates, the well known ed
itor and publisher Of The Pacific
Northwest" " probably the best and
most iayorably known agricnltura
and horticultural publication devoted
to the section from which it takes its
name, was IA visitor at hood River
Tuesday, Mr.. Bates is man who
does things He has done mu h fol
the Pacific Northwest through hi,
most excellent publication and viii
do more. ''The Pacific Northwest
reaches every corner of the globe
and has been he means of bringing
investors to the northwest from the
even taraway cline Of China.
In his efforts to give wider puLlici
ty to the great opportunities awaiting
capital and COngested humanity in
the east he has conceived the striking
idea of taking % Of Oregon's bright
and attractive maidens on an adVer.
tising tour that will sFan the cont.
nent. In order that no part Of the
state may go unrepresented "The Pa
ciiei Northwest has decided to SO.
lect a young lady from each county IN
the state to make the tour Each
county will select candidates who
will enter voting contest in whict
the votes " i'll be subscriptions to The
Pacific Northwest The young lady
secuIi ing the highest number Of sub
scriptions will he chosen to represent
her county and will seMre the coyet.
ed prize.
Being particularly anxious to secure
representative from Hood River,
which Mr.. Bates says is better known
in the east than any town in the
northwest outside Of the cities OF
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, he has
been here for tho purpose of selecting
a candidate who will enter the contest
and as he usually does, succeeded,
The ,me Of the young lady chosen
to represent Hood River Is Miss
Stella Richardson. 1t Is Mr.. Bates
expectation that the Hood River Com
mercial club will literally supply the
young lady with literature and attlac-
tive advertising matter descriptive OF
the resources of Wasco county and
Hood River and that she will, with
theiI aid, make many eonquests in
behalf of her home town.
The party will leave Portland May
Isl and Will go east over the Canad ian
Pacific, a scenic route that it is said
to be unsurpassed anywhere. At Port
Arthur on Lake Superior, they vii
board the steamer for Buffalo, sailing
through the great lakes to that city
and there tbking special Car for that
wonder of wonders, Niasgara Falls
Returning TO the Bison City they vii
go via the New York Central lines &c
Albany, N. Y, and thence down the
Hudson lIveI by boat traversing Che
stream that is called "the Rhine ot
America, =" and reaching the metropo
lis Of the American continent, The
great city of New York. from there
by way of the Pennsylvania railroad
the Pacific Northwest party will 60 &c
Philadelphia and Washington, call on
the president at the latter city and
visit points of interest that every
American citizen longs to see, includ.
ing ride down the Potomac river &c
the revered tomb and former home
of the father Of this country, Wash
ngton. Leaving Washington the par.
ty will return home by way of Pitts
burg, Americas Workshop, Dayton,
Chicago, st. Paul and other big cities
of the middle western states.
Tho Pacific Northwest expects to
spend $40, 900 Oh the tlip aud it il
said by those familiar with contest
tours that this undertaking of Mr..
Bates IL the biggest thing of the kind
ever attempted in this country.