Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-06-29
OUT IN THE FAR NORTHWEST.
Mrs. Coleman Writes of Oregon's
Noted Floral Exhibition.

| the Golden West is so replete with
| impressions that ii would take vol
| umes, instead of a short letter, to tell
OF the beauties. the surprises, and
withal the great progress OF this the
newest portion Of our New World.
| In response TO a request from a num-
ber Of your readers, however. | will
| write a line to tell in meagre way
of what | think will interest my
whilom co-wOrkers of the Oconee
Floral Association and others who
! love rose culture and other flowers.
The great Rose Carnivar' Of Port
| land came Oft the past week, reveal
ing the marvellous development Of
the queen Of flowers in the far North
| west-a development that has put
into world renown the city Of
| Portland, and given to it tho name
OF ''The Rose City"
This, the fourth annual rose show
has drawn a larger attendance than
ever before. as two hundred thousand
visitors were in the city during the
past week. From small beginnings
1t has reached an acme OF such splen-
dor that now its carnival ranks with
the grandest paeeants OF the known
world. What the flower festivals are
to Naples. Rome and Nice, the
Cherry Blossom Parade to Toxic,
Mardi Gras to New Orleans, this
feista in honor Of the rose, is to
! Portland One hundred thousand
dollars was raised for weeks iubi-
lee, which consisted OF two days
| rose show in the armory, Give mil
| lion Of roses on exhibition with
electrical and floral decoration Of
streets and buildings OF the entire
city. Each night and day saw an
| imposing parade. Pyrotechnics, wa
ter carnivals, auto parades, firemen's
professions, and lastly "Society
| Circus" closed the week OF mcrri-
| mcnt.
For months the Rose Carnival had
been advertised, talked OF and look
ed forward to by the public. This
land OF perpetual flowers has an ideal
climate and fertile soil that is pro-
ductivc OF roses peerless in size and
colOring. The promoters OF this last
show we'll knew they could promise
much, for the women. men and chill
drcn OF Oregon are rose growers
| The floral associations OF Portland
and its surrounding towns gave what
money could not buy-a free will Of
fcring OF their labor Of love.
The opening feature, and one of
the most beautiful Of the week, was
the shower OF roses upon the streets.
\ number OF street cars were passed
all over the city. These cars were
filled with young girls strewng roses
everywhere alike upon the just and
uniust-rOScs for every one The
| hod carrier wore pink beauty In
his hat, the shop girl who served you
wore a perfect La France that a So
ciety queen might envy; the team
sters rosctted their harness at every
buckle; in fact every one and every
| thing was ose-dccorated Each cot
tagc and palace in Portland had its
| bower OF rose vines, as the climbers
are riOtOus in their luXuriant bloom
| and brilliant tints; each lot Is out
| lined by rose hedges, instead of fences
or curbS; each home is enframed in
| q setting OF roses. The effect is indie
scribahlc, as the lawns are Of the
grccncst, the rich soil being produc-
tive OF fine sod without the aid OF
fertilizer.
The Armory Building, where the
Rose Exposition was held, is similar
| in size and construction to the At
lanta Auditorium Armory. This gi-
&antic building was literally frescoed
with roses. All along the walls
tapestry effect was made by banks OF
rarely pale and brilliant tinted beau
ties Of gigantic size, and down the
center OF the vast hall long tables
h0rc burden OF single stems and
bowls OF the prize winners. The hy-
brid pcrpctuaiS- Caroline TcStOut
La France, President Carnot, Jacqui-
minot, Giant OF Battles and others,
which are shy boomers i'm the East
are the greatest in size and bloom on
Orc&On soil. The prize single-st Hm
rose tF!or"ncc PcmbcrtonD, OF sea
she'll IT,; measured ten inches
across. Thc spectacular feature will
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