Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-06-10
PORTLAND'S BIG
ROSE FESTIVAL
GREATEST EVENT IN HISTORY
OF THE ANNUAL SHOW
PARADES ARE WONDERFUL
Our Leading City Keeps Up Its
Worldwide Reputation as
the Rose City.

rose festival of Portland has become
one of the wonders of the entire
country, A million roses in sight
every minute, no matter which way
you may turn is the inspiring exclam-
alton OF thousands of visitors. The
show opened on Tuesday and Is to
continue all the week. II does seem
that } visitors from all parts of the
country are charmed with all that is
going on. The following is a fair
sample of the way people from a dis
tance talk of the great festival:
II have attended the Mardi Gras
on six different occasions" said My
ron p. Browley, Of Boston, In the
Hotel Portland lobby last night, "and
| was here last year. Take II from
me, you would better stay right here
in Portland all of next week.
"You fellows will see something
that can not be duplicated In the
United States or any other country.
The Yelled Prophets parade at st.
Louis used to be some show, too: but
this affair of Portland's is all It's
own.
II have been coming here good
many years. Just at this moment
Portland is the talk OF the country.
II residents OF the city realize and
grasp the opportunity that is coming
their way, this will be a city of half
a million when the next census Is
taken"
Never before did Portland look so
handsome, the extensive decorations
put up generally about the city being
unusually elaborate, The attendance
Is greater than at any former festival
and the parades are outdolng any
thing previously attempted. Busi-
ness cares are generally being rele-
gated during the week. The people
OF the city are devotlng their atten-
tion to entertaining out-of-town visit
ors and are participating In the
weeks festivities to the fullest ex-
tent. As usual, the parades and the
competitive rose show are the big
events, attracting the most attention
Many people OF the northwest visit
Portland during the rose festival #
at no other time during the year and
to these the tremendous growth Of
the city during the past year Is more
Impressive even that the festival
The city's progress merely
reflects the general prosperity Of the
whole Pacific Northwest and is in
creaslng In population and wealth
because the same Is true OF the trIb-
utary country
Uncertainty surrounding the fu-
ture Of the annual fair and livestock
show on the Country Club grounds
near this city was dlspelled during
the week when stockholders decided
TO continue the organization The
usual exposition will be held this
fan, The Portland Fair a. Livestock
has not yet become a
money maker and some doubted that
the annual show and racing meet
would be continued. A special meet
ing Of stockholders was held 10 con
slider this question aud II was decided
10 not allow the project 10 lapse. Big
plans are being made for the coming
show this fall, and II rs the intention
of thise behind the affair 10 make
n as biz an attraction for that sea-
son ~ the year as the rose festival
IS I'm the spring. n will certainly be-
o great benefit for the whole north
west 10 have the livestock show CON
tlnued annually
New through Northern Pacific
service between Portland and Chic
ago has been established via the
North Bank road, the new train hav-
ing a running time Of y hours, the
same as the Norih Coast Limited.
4 readlrgtr,ont ~ the time schedules
on tho Norfhorr Pacific llne between
portlarA ord Seattle, allowing for