Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-17
AUTO PARADE WILL
BREAK THE RECORD
Railroads All Make Special
Rates and All Western /
Oregon Is Coming.
PORTLAND WILL BE HERE
Black Rock Coming From Original
Home of the Moose with New
Stunts From the Forest.

1t is the sincere desire on the part
or tie parade committee Of the Moose
carnival that every automobile owner
in the city take part in the big parade
which is TO take place on Salem. Dallas
day, Friday, May ss. No machine need
be decorated unless the owners so de-
sire but every available auto in the city
is needed to make the parade the big
gest and best Of the kind ever seen in
the city,
Many outside automobile enthusiasts
will bo here for the parade and the
Moose want Salem to 60 on record as
having pulled off one of the lengthiest,
If not the longest, vehicle parades ever
made on the coast, In the event the
parade succeeds to this extent, photos
and descriptive articles will be sent to
all the leading lodge periodicals and to
the leading magazines in the east. Il
is the intention Of the Moose parade
committee to engage an expert news
paper photographer to catch a panoram.
ic picture Of the parade from the top
of the Masonic Temple while the pro
cession winds up State street east.
Motion picture companies will be asked
to visit Salem on the date and pro-
visions will also be made to have pan
oramic views taken with these ma
chimes.
All those who have cars are unable
to drive the same on Friday, win con.
for great favor upon the parade com
mittee by allowing 1t to select, com
petent chauffeurs to handle the autos,
and allow them to appear.
Railroads Boost
Beginning next Sunday, all railroads
in the state will reduce their passenger
rates 20 one and a third which assures
those intending to visit the Moose car.
nival regular excursion fares and the
opportunity to visit the city and enjoy
the carnival Mt little expense, as far
as transportation is concerned.
The Southern Pacific company is
rising TO the occasion, 1t has issued
big posters especially for tho Moose
carnival which are being tackled up in
every waiting station and depot in the
state, A large number Of these posters
have also been received by Secretary
Turner, and the work Of distributing
them is about completed. John M.
Scott, the s. p, travelling passenger
agent has advised Secretary Turner
that his company is doing all II can to
boost the carnival and hopes the Salem
people will have u thoroughly good time
next week, The West Side roads arc
making preparations For excursion
trains during the week while a big ex.
cursion is being made up by Eugene
and Albany
And ("clar tha street; look out fer
yer hossos'') Black Rock, the bouncing
little city tucked away at the foot Of
the mountains near Falls City, is going
to whoop things up during carnival
week by storming Salem with about
one hundred Moose right from that
animal 3 stamping grounds There will
be paving Of earth, the scent Of the
wild and general pow.wow when Black
Rock turns loose on the Capital City.
Warning has been sent along by the
Bull Moose, Of Black Rock, that this
city had better prepare itself for some
thing quite out Of the ordinary, as
Black Rock does things when II awakes
and starts once, and The day they visit
here will sure produce some surprising
results.
With Black Rocks herd Of Moose
and Falls City's pen to boost the NUM-
Der TO be sent from Dallas, Old Polk
will be fittingly represented. The
"Prune City" is making elaborate