Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-17
OREGON SENDS
PROMINENT MEN
DEvEL0 LEAGUERS DUE
SATURDAY
Los Angeles Citizens vii Serve as a
Committee to Entertain North
erners--Governor Cham
berlsln Coming

One hundred and eighty men, in
cluding persons prominent in every
walk of life from all over oregon, but
most of them from Portland, accom-
panied by their wives and children.
are scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles
early Saturday.
These people from Oregon are maxi
ing trip along the coast as members
of an educational excursion, conducted
under the auspices Of the Oregon De-
velopment league, q state organization
somewhat similar to the California
Promotion association.
During their trip south they will
stop at various larger cities of the
Golden state and 1t has been arranged
to bring the excursion to a fitting
climax in Los Angeles, in order that
the Beavers" may have ample time to
baslk in the warm rays Of the sun no.
where experienced during the winter
months with so much delight as in the
Angel city.
No definite time has been set as to
when the guests shall depart from Los
Angeles and 1t is probable that many
OF them will remain for several weeks
in order to escape the cold and damp
of the northern cities.
Have PaIatiaI Special
The special train in which the excur-
sionists will arrive is one of the finest
specials that has even been run along
the coast. 1t consists of an engine,
baggage car, day coach, two dining
cars, six Pullman sleepers and an OBJ
servation car.
The people from the north will find
all of the comforts of their own homes
in this train, which has been specially
arranged for their comfort by the rail-
road officials. They will make it their
home, except during the daytime when
they are visiting the various cities, un-
til they reach Los Angeles after hav-
ing Travelled 1900 miles, passing by the
most interesting scenery in the coun-
try.
The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce members will act as official
hosts during the day and each member
will act as an individual host there
after until the last visitor has departed
for his home in the north.
Plan lnterurban Special
In the morning the excursionists will
be taken to Long Beach over the Salt
Lake road and will be given a chance
to ride over interurban lines that are
unsurpassed by none in the country.
They will be taken to the various
beaches but will not be given a chance
that their curiosity will be so aroused
by the sparkling ripples that many
of them will return thither for an op-
portunity to enjoy the eXhilerating in
fluenceS of the grand old Pacific where
1t laps the shores near the City of the
Angels.
They will be taken to the home of
Paul de Longpre in Hollywood and
will be allowed to visit the most
beautiful studio built by any one
artist. In the evening a reception will
be held in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce by that body. The public
has been invited and preparations have
been made to make the evening most
enjoyable.
The primary object of the excursion
is to assimilate all that can possibly
be CLEANED in short space from the
promoters of the prosperity of Cali
fornia. In short, it is to learn how to
do things. This is only the first of
excursions which will come from time
to time under the auspices of the Ore
gon Development league.
Visitors Are Prominent Men
Business men, capitalists and prop
erty owners of Portland have all felt
80 well disposed toward the conducting
of these excursions that they have con-
tributed literally. In an effort to
build up the city they realized that
the best way to do so was to build up
the entire state. The Lewis and Clark
exposition crystallized their efforts. In
their endeavor to build up the state.
they have elected as officers of the
league, men outside of Portland.
The officials are: President, E. L.
Smith, Hood River; secretary and
treasurer, Tom Richardson; vice pres
idents, F. ]. Blakeley, Roseburg j. G.
Graham, Salem A. Bennett, Irrigon; ].
II. Aitkin. Huntington, and j. Q. A.
Bowlby, Astoria.
This is one of the most popular ex-
cursions that has ever been run from
Oregon. Over 400 people sought per-