East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
BUY LINCOLN FARM
BIRTHPLACE OF LINCOLN
FOR NATIONAL PARK.
Movement Now Being Promoted to
Secure the Birthplace of the First
Martyrcd President to BE Converted
Into u Perpetual Parls--Ass ,ciatlon
Formed and Popular Subscriptions
Arc Being Solicited.

The East Oregonian has received a
letter urging It to assist in the work
OF raising funds by popular subscrip-
tion, with which to convert the birth
place farm of Abraham Lincoln into
n Lincoln national park
While the East Oregonian knows
nothing of the association that has
been organized for this purpose. fur
ther than that it has started out with
worthy object in view, this paper
will assist as far as 1t can in achiev-
ing that object
1t believes that Abraham Lincoln
was one American whose name will
be perpetuated after all the other
names in the government will have
been forgotten and there should be
and will be everywhere throughout
the nation, Lincoln parks, Lincoln
monuments, Lincoln libraries, and
other objects commemorative the life
and services of that great man.
The following letter concerning the
objects and purposes of the associa
tion is published for general informa
| lloilt llldl Nllt WIZ d'Sll'' may
| inquire into the movement and assist
as they see fit:
New York. Aug. 3.-(Managing
Editor East Oregonian.) Dear Sir:
on behalf of the executive commit
| tee and the board of trustees of this
association, ! am writing to ask you
to cooperate with us in a way which
| feel sure you will approve.
I presume you already know of the
plan and purpose of the Lincoln Farm
association, and l will not go into it
further than to say that the work of
converting the birthplace farm into a
Lincoln national park seems to ap-
peal with instant force to the people
i'm every state. 1t will perhaps sur
prise you TO know that the association
has already over 5000 members.
We are having a number of desir-
able articles. illustrated by leading
American artists, prepared for publi-
cation during the months of August
and September. These articles out
line some of the plans for the park
the memorial hall. the monument and
other buildings. and will be furnished
in plate, matriX or proof sheets. In
no case will there be any duplication
i'm a given territory Among the
prominent writer's. artists and men OF
affairs represented. will be Miss Ida
Tarbell, Norman Hapgood, William
Travers Jerome, Henry Watterson. \
b. Frost. Richard Lloyd Jones, sam
uel Moffett. Mark Twain, Alber
Shaw, Augustus Saint Gaudens, Max
, field Parrish. ]. C. Leydendecker
and others.
Knowing what is to be the charac
> ter of these articles. and of the IL
lustrations, will you during thu
months mentioned give space to then
from time to time-as often as onc'
week If possible? If you will do So
II will be of the greatest assistance tt
the association in giving your people
, comprehensive idea of what is to b'
done in carrying out this great pro
ject, and I believe you will find th'
. articles of real popular interest anC
value.
: Anticipating your cordial supper
and cooperation I thank you person
ally and on behalf of the trustees o
the Lincoln Farm Association.
Very truly yours,
THE LINCOLN FARM ASSN,
BY F. $. PIERCE.
, General Manager.