Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-19
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND
THE SEATTLE EXPOSITION.

| The Capital Journal wishes to
have a heart-to-heart talk with It's
readers about making county exhib-
| its from all the eight counties of
the Willamette Valley at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition.
| THE STATE OF OREGON WILL
HAVE THE LARGEST STATE
ByILDING ON THE GROUNDS. IT
MUST BE FILLED WITH PRO-
DUCTS.
This state has appropriated $780,
| 900 toward an exhibit at that great
fair.
There will be hundreds of thou-
sands of eastern visitors at the Sc
attle fair-EVEN MORE THAN AT
THE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.
SO far as advertising the resources
OF this part of the state the Seattle
fair cannot be equalled.
The people of this region will re-
ceive more visitors and more bene-
fits from that advertising THAN
ANY OTHER PART OF THE WEST.
The immigrants and home seekers
Will run down here like rain off
roQf-they can't all get away on the
night trains.
President VIM. II. Wehrung OF the
Seattle Fair Commission has his
Headquarters at the Hamilton build
ing, Portland.
Call on him when down there. or
write him and GET INSTRUCTIONS
HOW TO PROCEED.
We want to send one of these pa
pers 10 each county commissioner
and we hope they will not lay Il
aside without thinking seriously on
this matter and then acting.
Western Oregon at best will flll up
with people slowly The overland
trains NEARLY ALL GO THROUGH
HERE IN THE NIGHT.
Let us put up exhibits there that
will simply rlvet the attention OF
visitors to that fair sipon this valley.
There will not be another great
exposition on this coast for many
years and this Is THE LAST TIME
WE CAN SHOW OUR PRODUCTS
TO PEOPLE ON A LARGE SCALE.
The oregon building, now under
construction at Seattle. will be com
pleted In due time for the coming
exposition, and will be the largest
and most complete state building on
the grounds.
We propose to make a collective
exhibit OF the states resources In
this building, ami II Is OF the utmost
Importance that we have A THOR
OUCH AND ATTRACTIVE EXHIB-
1T FROM EVERY COUNTY.
You can readily see that we must
have your hearty cooperation In this
matter. and that the gathering of an
exhibit must commence at once. We
viii have 10 use the CROPS RAISED
THIS YEAR. as the exposition opens
the first of Jane, 1909, too early for
next years crop. Your grasses will
soon be ready for harvest and II Is
important that you gather them at
the proper time. If they are over
ripe they will not do for exhibition
PURPOSES hence YOU see THE Me-
CESSITY OF ACTING PROMPTLY.
IL Will he necessary for you to
begin collecting your exhibit be-
fore we see you.
The expense TO your county I'm coll |
lecting such an exhibit will not be
large. CT a live man TO take hold
OF the work ind push II, BEARING !
IN MIND THAT TT is QUALITY, |
not quantity that Is wanted. After
you have gathered your exhibit the |
state will transport II to Seattle, in
stall and maintain il without further
expense 10 your county; the commits |
sion will also place an attendant in |
charge and will keen In close touch |
with YOU during the fair, so that
your county will GET ALL THE
RENEFIT POSSIBLE IN THE WAY |
OF ADVERTISING. ETC.
The commission Is also having |
printed a 96-page booklet on the re-
sources of Oregon which will be dis |