East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-14
PORTLAND LANDS
GREAT GATHERING.
PRESIDENT KERR MAKES
SUCCESSFUL EFFORT
Convention of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations
Will BE Held in Oregon-s Meeropo-
lis in 1909-One of Most Important
Meetings TO Be Held on Pacific
Coast During the Year.
lSpeclal CorrespondenceD

NSpeClal Correspondence
Portland, ore, Dec. 14.-One of the
most important gatherings TO be held
on the Pacific coast during 1909 will
be the convention in Portland by the
Association Of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations
brought here through the instrument
tality of President W. ]. Kerr of the
Oregon Agricultural College. The Am
erican Association of University Pres
idents, the American Association OF
ronomic society, and the Association
Of Agricultural Chemists always hold
their conventions at the same place
and time as the Association OF Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experiment sta
tions, and will therefore be here also
Delegates to these meetings CON-
prise college and university presidents
directors of experiment stations, ex-
perts in the different bureaus OF the
department of agriculture, and other
specialists. and an attendance of be-
tween 1900 and 1900 is expected. An
extended visit to the A.-Y.-P. expo
stion is included in their schedule.
The exact date of the convention will
be announced soon.
Tribute to the Northwest.
]. E. Defebaugh, editor Of the AM
erican LumbeFman" of Chicago, who
has bestowed such marked praise on
Douglas fir, has the following to say
edtorially in the current issue of the
Lumberman:"
The Pacific northwest makes a
wonderful appeal to every visitor, 1t
Is land Of living waters, Of golden
soil Of mineral wealth beyond COM
prehension. of forests which will bless
mankind when other lands are desc
late: a land of mountain, plain and
valley; Of people great in intellect,
energy, endurance, and kindliness. In
this golden northwest, in a climate
without the harshness of the north or
the enervating softness of the south,
these people are building an empire.
"They have harnessed streams for
power, or. pouring them over the
plains. have produced fruitful fields
and gardens; they are wrestling from
the earth its mineral wealth; they are
converting the forests into forms Of
utility and beauty; they are building
schools and colleges; the bible vision
Of every man dwelling under his own
vine and fig tree is realized here
,rbnr. = ot..vr. bo1f1r- vead and
tellectual want may be gratified The
natural wealth Of the country is great
and great are it's achievements; but
better than all this are the people
themselves-a chosen race-growing
in numbers and in all the accomplish
ments and graces which make a peo-
pie mutually useful and happy"
Dairymen Meet.
The convention Of the Oregon State
Dairy association at Salem last week
was the most successful ever held by
that body. Washington and california
were represented in both attendance
and exhibits The grand prize for
best display Of dairy products was
awarded 70 F. A Schubinger of Sa-
lem for an exhibit comprising 26 va
rietles OF cheese. The Douglas
Creamery Co., Of Roseburg won first
award for hibhest scoring creamery
butter. and T. J. Ballyantyne. Of Hobs
vile for the highest scoring cheese.
The dairymen pledged a fund Of
$3.50 per month for the employment oil
an expert TO bring dairy conditions
throughout the state up to the high
est possible standard. An approprla-
ton Of $1,000 VII be asked from the
legislature.
President F. L. Kent Of Corvallis
was reelected. with Carl Abrams Of
Salem. secretary The time Of next
years meeting will be chosen to har-
monize with the date selected by the
Washington Dairymen. who meet at
Chehalis this week Hon. c. L.
Mitchell OF the Dairy Division, u. S. !
department Of agriculture. Is in Che
halls for this meeting.