East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-09
WEEKS FORECAST
Of OREGON NEWS
MANY CONVENTIONS HELD
IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Governor of Nebraska and His Staff
Will BE Visitors in Portland and
the Northwest-Japanese Business
Men Coming-Niany VIII Attend
National Irrigation Congress.
Especial Correspondence.)

Portland, Oregon. - G overn o r
Shallengerger of Nebraska, with his
staff, will visit the Pacific northwest
this month and will be the guest of
Portland on August 81 and 22. While
in the city he and his party will be
entertained by the Portland CONNER
cial club and every possible courtesy
will be shown the visitors, The party
will make stops at other coast points,
including a stay of five days at the
Seattle exposition. The trip is made
for the purpose of getting better ac-
quainted with the coast and coming
into closer touch with its people.
The 14th annual convention of
the American Association of Mutual
Insurance companies will be held in
Portland August 1920. About 800
delegates from all parts of the Uni
ted States will be in attendance. Del
egates from some of the states will
come in special cars. oregon mutual
surance companies have arranged for
the entertainment of visitors. Port
land and nearby parts of the state
will be shown them and a trip up the
Columbia river will give them an
idea of Oregon scenery.
Extensive plans are now being
made for the reception and entertain
ment of the Japanese excursionists
who will visit the northwest during
the early part of September. The
party is expected to spend two days
in Portland and they will be extern
sively entertained while here, A re-
ception committee has been named
by the Portland commercial bodies
that will take charge of the repre-
sentatiVes of the land of Nippon and
see that nothing is overlooked IN
making them welcome. The visitors
are very prominent in the commercial
life of Japan and hope to bring
about closer industrial relations be-
tween the two countries.
DIR. Mclaughlin Remembered.
A famous Oregon pioneer, DIR. John
Mclaughlin, will be remembered or
September 8 at Oregon City, when his
old house. now restored and moved
to a public park, will be dedicated
This grand old man of Oregon, whC
did so much for the early settlers o
this state and made personal sacrih
ces to assist others, is at last to nav
public honor paid him for his work
September 3rd is the date of hi
/ death and on the following Sunday
memorial service in his honor vii
be held. and the old dwelling, where
he lived for many years, dedicated a
memorial of his kindly life. TIT
services promise to be largely attend
ed.
Many prominent Oregonians are il
attendance at the National Irrigation
congress at Spokane this week. Gov
ernor Benson and the commercia
bodies of the state have appointed
large number of delegates who ar
interested in furthering irrigation
work in the west. Many left the firs
of the week to attend the sessions o
the congress.
| Soundings made by the officials o
| the Port of Portland during the pas
] week show that the Columbia rive
from the mouth Of the Willamette t
the ocean is in better shape for navi
| CATION by deep vessels than has beel
the case for some time. Dredges ar
working at a few places where shoal
have been located, but on the whole
little work is necessary. That ther
is plenty Of water in the river
shown by the fact that the Britis
a steamship suveric, drawing q fee
was dispatched during the week, go
\ ing down the river withot delay.