El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-27

Portland, Ore, Oct 27.-Portland is a
city of roses, but not :tthe city OF
roses" as it boasts Texas can and
does produce more and finer roses
that Portland. Texas has more than
one city that can do it, but San -Anto~
Mo- Texas can beat Portland from 'he
start to the finish Portland has beau
tiful yards and grows beautiful roses
with delightful perfume, but PORTLAND
should not hog all the credit as rose
center. Here in Portland they Erow
roses in place of hedges and cut in
the sidewalk parking, but they are no
finer than the California o. the Texas
rose, although Portland has reputa-
ton the country over for its roses
That is because Portland advertises its
roses. All these northwestern cities
advertise what they have and they set
credit for being leaders often when
they are not-all OF which shows the
real value of advertising a city.
A Busy City.
But Portland is a beautiful place
and is rose city. 1t is also business
city and few cities anywhere can show
any more activity. The people are al
ways on the go; business is brisk and
the town never has the appearance of
being dead; on the contrary, you can't
help thinking of something alive
and wriggling when you think Of Port
land after seeing it.
Beautiful Parks.
Portland hasn't as many fine hotels
nor such bea 1tifully lighted streets as
Seattle, but Portland has more asphalt
and bitulithic paving, and is less noisy.
With pines and frs surrounding the
hills and plains about the town, the op-
portunity was given for laying out
many beautiful residence sites and the
opportunity was not wasted. Many
beautiful parks were also laid out and
dedicated to the people-the city park
is a whole mountain and is particularly
beautiful. The winding driveway to
the top through its ferns and pines, a
statue here, some pretty fountain nook
there, a bear pit back in a seQuestered
nook, deer roaming In some canyon,
all make it a delightful place and set
one to wondering that Ell Paso does
not take some steps to see If Mount
Franklin cannot be foreSted. 1t would
afford Ell PasO exactly the same OPP
portunity as Portland for a city park
if covered with trees. Such a thing
might be possible. 1t is worth trying.
Portland has a park where the frs
were set (out 40 years ago and now
they are so feet tall.
Narrow Driveways the Rule.
Portland has adopted the narrow
street with side parking in the resi-
dence section and in many streets the
drives are not over so feet. They are
paved and have park spaces on eth
er side. The idea is rapidly being con-
centrated against wide driveways and
in favor of the narrow drives and
the sidewalk parking. A few streets
have parks in the center, but the sys
tenn has been abandoned.
Old Exposition Grounds.
Portland is making park of the
grounds occupied by the Lewis & Clark
exposition The forestry building, con-
structed of native woods in rustic style,
has been converted into a museum of
forestry and natural history. Sew
eraI sections of pine trees eight and niue
feet through, and boards that broad,
are shown as evidence of what Oregon
forests can produce. The flagpole in
front is 1S41b feet tall, which shows
that trees grow tall as well as broad
in this state.
The Oriental temple was utilized
last week for horse show and many
of the other buildings are utilized,
but several have been torn away, sew
eral are falling into decay and one or
two have been partially destroyed by
fire They will all be torn away even
tually except the forestry building and
the whole place plated into park.
SeattIe's Permanent Group.
Seattle had her exposition buildings
constructed of more substantial mate
rial and they are practically all in good
condition and most of them are expect
ed to last for years. The Washington
university, on whose grounds the great
show was held, fell heir to all these
buildings and is utilizing them-all ex
cept the Filipino exhibit building, which
the United States government uses fer
mine relief station. Portland, how
ever, got but little out of her exposition
buildings or grounds, in fact. did not
even make the landscape gardening Of
permanent character, although Seat
tie got a wonderfully beautiful park
as a result of the landscape gardening
done for the fair.
Tremendous Grading Task.
Seattle and Portland are both doing