East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-21

boosters was the theme Of Tom Rich
ardson's address for the State fair
program last week and in the course
of his talk the Portland booster put
forth some excellent thoughts on the
"long pull, the strong pull, the pull
altogether"
The address lays stress on the i'm
portance of boosting for the entire
state as well as for our individual
communities and contains many sem
timents that may be studied with
profit by all interested in the fullest
development of the great resources Of
the state:
Tom Richardson's Talk.
Oregon Is prosperous. The cities
and towns OF the state are building
better business houses, good streets,
and almost innumerable homes,
when one would judge, from newspa-
per reports at least, that there was
partial cessation Of such activities
in many sections Of the United
States
of the state and transportation IA
cilities both by rail and water, are
upon the increase, while every part
of Oregon is adding to its population
and increasing its cultivated acres.
This result has been brought about
by as fine an example Of team
work" as any in the union has ever
witnessed. The newspapers, the COM
mercial bodies, and the different as
soclations which have for their pur-
dairy interests, the improvement of
the highways, and all organizations
which mean the betterment of the
state, are doing effective team work"
for the common development of all.
The active workers Of the Rogue
river valley have anly good to say
about the other parts of the state.
This is true Of the energetic citizen
ship OF the Willamette and Umpqua
valleys. and all of eastern oregon ac-
tually rejolces at the prosperity Of
the western part of the state.
Praise for Portland in the newspa-
pers OF the entire commonwealth has
taken the place Of the sneers and
censure Of few years ago and all
Oregon is a chorus for advancement !
and prosperity.
Team Work Counts.
One of the best known railroad Off |
clals Of the country recently made a
trip through oregon, and while he
admired the resources and attractions
of the stae almost beyond express
sion. he centered his comment upon
the harmony, unity, and to borrow
his own words, "the splendid team
work" of the Oregonians.
At meeting held in Willamette
valley only a few years ago, the
easiest way for a speaker to get ap-
plause was to make caustic remark
relative to Portland. But that is =
thing of the past. for it seems to be
universally understood today that the
reputation of any individual commu-
nifty within the bounds of oregon has
either beneficial or prejudical eff
feet upon the state as whole.
As an entirety, the people of Ore
gon are not given to boasting of the
states attractions, but they have laid
aside the pessimism that ruled before
the successful Lewis and Clark expo
siton, and take greater pleasure in
saying kindly things than was true in.
former years.
The advertising campaign being
carried on today by the oregon COM
munities is easily the most compre-
hcnslve of any state west of the Mis-
souri, river, and as that great area in
cludes some of the most progressive
commonwealths in the United States.
this statement is n strong one-but
absolutely true.
The active business organizations
Of the different communities are ag-
gressively selfish, but it is becoming
the custom whenever they fail to To-
cate a given industry or enterprise
to try to find some other advantage
eous location for that project within
the confines of the state. Kindly
expressions about many portions of
Oregon are to be found in the papers
of every part, and this is team work"
of the very highest class.
Central Oregon Railroad.
The people of this whole state have
reioiced over what they have accept
ed as an assurance OF a railroad line
into central oregon with just as
wholc-hcarted an enthusiasm as
though It meant an additional trans
portation strength to the immediate
locality in which they reside.
The Salem man will tell you with
pride of the toward march of sister
towns. and is delighted to tell about
other communities building hard-sur-
face pavement in harmony with the
street improvements of the capital
city. And this spirit is indicative of
the sentiment prevailing all over the
Beaver state
Portland business men have visited
every section of oregon and the busi-
ness men of other communities have
made it both their pleasure and duty
to become better acquainted with
their surrounding towns.
The pessimist can always find al
cast number of things to object to.
Finding fault has always been and al
wavs will be human weakness. but
honestly, 1 believe there is as little
of it today in Oregon as in any other
community under the sun,
No one man is deserving of any
special praise in what has been ac-
complished in this state, nor is any
one community to be credited with