Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-16
PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN
Continued from rage one.l
nuainted with us.

The address OF welcome was de-
livered by S. e. Notson, Mr. Not
son stated that Portlaud's interests
are our interests and that the me-
tropolis could not be great city
unless the country developed. The
speaker recited the fact that the 4
visitors were unable to see bat
little Of our county or resources IN
coming up the Willow creek vGi-
ley to Heppner from the Junction.
Mr.. Notson dwelt briefly on Nor
row county's resources in speaking
of theswheat, wool and stock out
puts, also of our coal and timber
interests, emphasizing the fact of
the need of more people ana ..cspi-
tai to develop the country
Addison Bennett, editor of the
Irrigon Irrigetor and The phlles
Optimist, was the next speaker in
Etroduced.
81 am e;tizen of Morrow coun-
ty, and | am proud 'of it" sald
Mr.. Bennett. The speaker sail
that Morrow county was one Of
the best counties in the state oi
Oregon and that Heprner was one
of the best little cities in the state.
/ Mr.. fennett was greeted with
applause in the statement that
one of Eeppner's present greatest
needs was the running of the Biggs
local straight through to Heppner.
He stated that theHeppner branch
was one of the most profitable
pieces of railroad property owned
by the 0. R. & N-~company.
The speaker continued by stat
ing that the time was when Port
land could not see anything east Of
the Cascade mountains. Times
have changed so that Eastern Ore
gon is now one of Portland's most
value BILE assets. That Portland
busluess men were not sending out
their hired men but were coming
then selves.
Tom Richardson, secretary Of
the Oregon Development League,
was called upon and delivered a
short but interesting address. Mr..
Richardson stated that the trip
had been delightful. He looked
upon the low colonist rates which
viii be in effect curing September
and October of this year, as one
'ofTthe main things for the people
of the Northwest to advertise, for
this would bring the people. He
said that this would be the work of
the Development Leagues. That
since the Lewis and Clark fair
there was muca talk and much
interest being taken in the North
west and that Oregon is now in
the lead. The speaker continued
by saying that the party was here
for the selfish purpose of making |
a greater Oregon. That we have
more to invite people to than any
ether state in the union. We
have cheap wbeatsiands for which
millions of people are looking for.
That the Portland business men
we're here to:help1the people in the
the work Of developing our COM
mon interests, and to push Oregon,
fifst, last and all the time.
Jadge II. NJ. Cake, after being
urged. responded with a pleasing
and interesting speesh. He dwelt
at-some length upon the ability,
courage and enterprise of Hepp-
ner people in being able to so
quickly recover from the disaster
Of 1898, and was delighted to see
our prosperity. He said that the
visitors were not here AS philan-
hrop;sts. He impressed the fact
hat each community ,fEust build
tsef and should be so constituted
hat the growler will not be toler-
ted. That we wanted more ,
,eople and division of our Ian dis. :
nd that this should be onessof our
Elective points. :
Sedator G. W. Fulton was
figure upon the plat
orm and was called upon with
heers. Senator Fulton said that
be great energy shown since our
was almost Incompetent =
bIe. That we were entitled to