The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-01-11
ORATORY, MUSIC
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why he did this he replied that "that
IL the way my grandfather did; that
is the way my father did, and Of
course this is the way ! have had to
do" The man was bachelor, and
when he told this to his neighbors,
they asked him why he didn't marry
and have helpmeet In his struggle
through life, and the man again re-
Piled "Why, my grandfather was a
bachelor; my father was "A bachelor,
and that's why am bachelor " Mr..
Smith then wound up with glowing
tribute to the scenic beauties Of the
Hood River valley, and predicted that
some day in the not very far future
this scenic beauty would be the means
of bringing enormous revenue to the
valley.
The ever popular Tom Richardson
was then introduced by the toastmast-
or and made one of his characteristic
talks about Hood River and its hust-
ling qualities lie got back at Mr..
Smith for his alluson to him as a
shot air artist" by saying that he
had heard him make that same speech
before, but in the end paid him a
well turned compliment by referring
to him as "Oregon's hrst citizen. !"
He told of the work Of the Portland
Commercial Club In bringing the
grand resources of the state to the at
tention of eastern capitalists and an
nounced that Portland had secured
the convention of the National Hotel
Keepers association for this year
aud had negotiations under way to
bring the convention of American
Bankers TO that city also. He said
that the Hartman lines we're spend
ing 100000 in advertising to bring
the thousands of tourists who we're
wintering in Southern California
around this way In order to show
them the glorious country of the CO.
lumbia valley, and he then gave talk
about tho excursion of the Oregon
Development League to California,
describing what its purpose was and
telling how much good the league
expected from its trip in the inter
ests of the states advancement. lie
regretted very much, lie said, that
the able president of the League
would not be on the excursion, as
he had counted on his eloquence in
presenting the advantages of the Ore
gon country to the people whom they
would meet and then concluded hi
remarks by saying that he liked
Hood River people because they al.
ways talke Hood River, and that II
there was any spot on the map that
was certainly all right it was Hood
River
II. M. Hall was the next speaker on
the list, and whom Mr., Jayne called
upon him TO respond, said that he
would like to know what the good
people who we're assembled there
could expect TO hear from him after
listening to all the good things that
had gone before. He said that Mr.
Richardson's 3 remark that Hood River
people always talked Hood River re-
minded him of an incident that oc-
Cured in Mansfield, ILL.,, which was a
little town away back in the country
and which few people ever visited,
One OF the old residents Of the place
had died and his funeral was being
held in the only church building that
the small town possessed At the con.
elusioh of the services the minister
said to tho members of the cougrega.
tion that owing to the fact that the
man had been so we'll beloved in the
community he thought that If there
was any one present who would like
to say a few words in eulogy of the
dead they might do SO, For a few
minutes m one responded, but H.
nally a man who was in the back pew
arose aud s,id that he was unao-
quainted with the deceased, but rather
than waste the time he would like to
say a few words about Hood River
This, said MIR. Hall, was the key
note of the success Of Hood River, for
its citizens rulwuys had the interests
of the town before them. Continuing,
Mr.. Hall said,
al assure you | am pleased to be
with you tonight In the beginning
of my few words | want to make a
confession, and That confession Is
that | am in love with your town,
your valley and people. | admire
people who do things, and that's why
L lbNb YOU uiAs
''Well do | remember when our big
immigration bureau was being organ
lied, and we we're asking the various
towns to put out printed matter for
the Hartman agents to distribute in
the East and Middle West. A few
minutes after the meeting was called
it was. decided to raise money by cub,
scription to publish booklet on
Hood River town and valley. A com
mittee was sent out and in less than
one hour over $1,000 was secured.
That push and enterprise welded me
to your citizens, and ever since that
time / have been your friend, watched
you grow and reioioed at your pros
perity.
"Success rightfully belongs to you,
for yours is a united effort. Every
man, woman aud child is walking
advertisement for you Aud for
years that enterprising, well printed
and well edited newspaper--the Gla.
cier-has been singing the praises Of
your town aud valley; publishing re-
turns from your orchards and straw
berry fields, with the result that hun
dreds have, in this manner, heard OF