The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-27
MAY HAVE
EINE FLOAT
AT PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL
At a Meeting Of the Commercial Club
Plans We're Discussed and Com
mittees Appointed.

mittees Appointed.
A meeting of the Commercial Club
was called Monday evening to discuss
the question Of being represented In
the parade of the Rose Festival at
Portland in June. Mr.. Hutohins,
representing the Portland committee
OF arrangements, was present and ad.
dressed the meeting, explaining the
details of the show, and urged that
Hood River be represented in the
greatest spectacular parade evei pro.
NOTED on the Paoidc coast. He said;
about two years ago the earthquake
scared the annual crop OF tourists
which have been coming to California
aud which spend fifteen to twenty
millions each season, aud they have
since, to large extent, gone to Porto
Rico, bermuda, Havana, Florida and
other southern points, until where be.
tore there we're but few second GLASS
boats running to those places, there
are now large fleet of magnificent
steamers. The transcontinental lines
have telt the lose as welt as California
and made up their minds II was nec-
essary to exploit new place to hold
their business in the Pacific North
vest. They have also awakened to
the fact that this great Oregon coun-
Try, the Sound, the Columbia river,
he's an ideal climate, the finest seen
cry in the world aud all the advant
ages to attract tourists.
"They will use the occasion OF the
Rose Festival to advertise these ad-
vantages to the world and will make
their cheap summer rates begin May
~ instead of June |, as at first in
tended. All the resources OF the great
transcontinental lines will be used TO
exploit this country, and the fair will
be used as an additional attraction to
draw people to the coast.
"Here In Hood River you have the
finest country on the coast just open
ing up. | have been through your
valley and must say that / never saw
a more beautiful spot, or more won
derfulIy productive soil. You will
neglect a golden opportunity ii you
do not take up this matter and be rep
resented at the festival. There will
be 100, 600 strangers in the city during
that week, besides the 150, 600 people
all eady living In Portland, and this
opportunity to represent Hood River
before quarter OF a million people
should be taken aavanatge of.
Il he first during the carnival will
be an illuminated parade, represent
ing the Spirit of the Golden West.
There will be beautiful float, repre-.
sentiDg Lewis aud Clark, with Saca-
iawea pointing to the setting sun,
Father Mclaughlin and others mark
ing the step OF civilization.
I" mong the floats OF the products
oil Oregon the artist conceived Hood
River with a queen on throne con
sisting OF huge apple, while q oornu-
copia OF horn of plenty Ia filled with
the strawberries of which Hood River
is tamous You may build this float
youisel or we have competent ex-
perts In this line who will build it for
you. We will furnish you free covers
tor the horses, attendants, dominoes,
ETC., and will bear about half the ex-
pense. II you wish to appear In the
floral parade there will be no cost ex-
cept the decorations.
On the opening day there will be
reception to the King, who will come
up to the city from the beach. He
will be given the keys end freedom of
he city and escorted to his royal
quarters
At ten o'clock in the morning there
will be competitive exhibition OF
roses, the children's parade, which
will he d triumph of floral art.
Tuesday night will be the illumin-
ated parade.
Wednesday will be the automobile
parade aud at night the water carni-
val, in which thousands of boats will
take part. The harbor master has en-
listed the services of nearly every
boat on the river, who will take part.
The Japanese will reproduce their
famous cherry BOSOM parade from
lokio and will be an exact repi esenta.
tion of the parade In that country
ehich has received a world wide rep
utation, This parade will cost them
$40, 900.
lhe Chinese will reproduce their
famous dragon, which takes over 100
blocks long. 1t will be splitting fire
and makes very realistic spectacle.
Friday night will be the illuminated
parade, Rex of the Carnival.
| Saturday the Woodmen OF the World
will parade and have competitive
floats from oil over the country.
Saturday night the King and Queen
will go out In blaze of glory.
All during the week there will be
all kinds Of races at the Country
| Club.
Mr. Hutchlns presented sketch Of
a suitable float for Hood River and
said it would cost about 5000, In ad-
dition to the expense of the queen Of
the float and her costume. He sug
gested that the funds could be raised
tor this by "a voting contest, which
met with favor.
There was considerable discussion
of the matter and a committee was
appointed by President Jayne, con-
sisting of Chas. Hall, d. Mcdonald
and q. L. Early, to go to Portland
and gel better idea of the matter,
the cost of float, eto.
The following finance committee
was also appointed:
Geo. |. Slocum, Q. III. Vaughan,
John Culbertson, j. II. Watt and Fl.
q. Smith.
These committees will report at an
adjourned meeting OF the club to be
held next Tuesday evening.
no discussion developed the 0pin-
lou from nearly every one present
that Hood River should be represent
ed in this $780, 900 carnival, If funds
could be raaad to pay the cost, and
that il We are represented 1t should
be in creditable manner or not at
oil. Mr. Hutchins said that no cheap
or gaudy Advertising would be per-
milted In the parade. There will be
no banners or ugly signs allowed, and
nothing except floats of pleasing and
u tistic effect The idea of voting
utest In raise funds met with nonn