Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-05-25
DEDICATE NEW ADDITION
Big Picnic Marks Opening of City
View Plat of Wilkins Company
West of Dallas.

dig, JOlly PicHiO VIII +" 1'o' 49,
crowd of people In attendance marked
the dedication Of the new City View
Addition on the heights 10 the western
part of Dallas, Saturday.
Just how great the total attendance
was would have been difficult thing
to determine, since the crowd was not
constant In size during the entire day,
but people kept coming and going
continually. An average of between
700 and 1000 persons was present
throughout the day and it is probable
that the number of transient visitors
was nearly as great.
The festivities were begun at IL
o'clock and from that time until late
in the afternoon there was something
doing every minute"
The big auto belonging to M. W.
Wilkins, whose real estate company
has plated and placed on sale the
lots of the new addition, made rapid
trips all day to and from the business
section of the city. disgorging each
time it returned to the picnic grounds
a party of new arrivals eager to join
in the amusements of the crowd.
The throng quickly dispersed,
scattering into various parts OF the
big tract, some preferring to watch
the sports and contests that we're being
held, while others strolled about the
newly graded streets In the lower por-
tion of the addition and inspected the
lots which were to be placed on sale.
At noon large portion of the crowd
returned to town for dinner, but many
parties, having prepared basket din
ners spread their luncheon on the
, grass and dined in real picnic style
t Ice cream was served free to all who
desired it, something that those OF the
) younger generation especially, lost no
time taking advantage of, and for
! some time during the noon hour, the
first thing that greeted the eyes OF the
newcomer was row Of 40 or 80 lads
7 seated on the sidewalk like a row OF
birds on a rail, industriously polish
ing their ice cream dishes.
The dedication OF the addition was
held at 80, the crowd assembling
about the house. while Mr.. wilkins
addressed them from the porch, with
. STRAIGHTFORWARD "booster" talk-s
: talk full of optimism aud enthusiasm
and the progressive businesslikt
: spirit Of the new enterprises and the
: man who had launched it.
. Mr.. wilkins predicted tremendous
growth in the population OF the vii
=, lamette Valley within the next few
= years, resulting from the grea
' increase of colonist immigration. Ii
- view Of this, he urged the people o
:, Dallas to use every effort to develol
y and boost their city so that Dalla
:" NAV receive its fair share OF the neN
. population which is to come. In tn
y y work of boosting Dallas he declare
his willingness to aid both financiall
y and with personal work In every wa
10 that lay in his power.
=, Mr.. wilkins address was followe
- by speech from DR.. I. V. b. Embre'
~, dealing with the progress OF the cit
- up to the present time, predicting
=, =, rapid and sure development In futul
~ and urging the people to unite In II
work Of helping its growth.
-. The remainder of the Afternoon
~ ~ after the close of the dedication exc
- cises was consumed in various anus
a. ments. A baby show was held at Il
house and down on the field belo'
horse races, foot races and vario'
other sports we're held until the sim
ing sun and the lengthening OF Il
co shadows finally brought TO clos
a the long day of merrymaking.
no The sale of lots in the new additic
en- opened most auspiciously, 80 out
oly the entire 1865 that have been platt'
DE being purchased by different parti
Irn Saturday. The beautiful view max
raj Il a most desirable location and 1t
L probable that the coming summer W
on see enormous building activities
W. Oitv View Addition.