Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-20
ASHLAND EXHIBIT PLAN
BOOSTED BY SPEAKERS
Pointed Out That Thousands Who Are
Coming to Fair VIII Be In Real
ity Homeseekers.
[uNIrrp ranss LEASED WE'LL

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ing from the San Francisco Exposition
next year were taken at an enthusiastic
meeting Of the Oregon Development
league held here yesterday afternoon
and attended by 900 delegates, repre-
senting a score Of cities in all parts Of
the state.
In cooperation with the desire of the
commercial interests of the state was
the announcement of Judge William
Colvig, representing the Southern Pa
cific company, who made the first an.
nouneement that his company will grant
stopovers at any point in Oregon upon
the passengers request.
In addition he announced that the
company win run excursion trains out
of Portland on stated days during the
week as long as the exposition lasts,
coming to Eugene by a line on one side
Of the Willamette valley and return
ing by the other Furthermore, excur'
sion trains win be run between any
terminal points on the Southern Pacif'
ic system whenever sufficient passen-
gers are secured for such trains
To Finance Ashland Plan.
To take advantage Of the facilities
thus granted by the railroad company
a meeting is to be held in Portland
March 10 to consider the financing of
the Ashland exhibit plan. Resolutions
adopted by the meeting today authorize
all commercial organizations Of the
state each to send commissioner to
Portland to meet with the Oregon Pan
anna Exposition commission and with
the state officers and members of the
legislature to see il they are inclined
to reimburse persons advancing money
to get the project under way.
Speaker after speaker at the meet
ing emphasized the value Of placing
the exhibit as Ashland "Even more
important than the display at San
Francisco, said one man, giving as his
reason that at San Francisco the Ore
gon exhibit would be confused with the
scores of other brilliant exhibitions,
while at Ashland IL would stand by
itsolf and be all the more noticeable,
coming after the tourists, tired out by
the glitter and glare of the exposition,
wero just getting the first rest on their
trip TO the north.
Ashland is the psychological place, "
declared another speaker. owe need
something to jolt the travellers out of
the tourist attitude and make them
realize that il is not just a country to
be endured on long journey, but 10 a
state with vast resources awaiting only
the hand of skin to develop"
TO Spy Out Land.
eiThe thousands who are coming TO
the San Francisco exposition are rot
coming solely to see the fair, " declared
William Woodhead Of San Francisco,
president of the Associated Advertis'
ing Clubs Of America "The greater por.
tion Of them have been waiting for
years for an opportunity to come west
70 see the country, to spy out the land.
Oregon has, in common with the rost
Of tho coast, grand opportunity to
present her claims,
w. II. Meredith, Of Curry county,
admitted that his section Of the state
was far removed from the lines of tray
el, but declared the Ashland exhibit a
good thing
Salem Gets Next Meeting,
Other speakers, representing differ
eut communities, were heard briefly
including j. n Luse, Of the Suthcrlu
Commercial club; Elbort Bcdo, of Cot
tAgo Grovci j. J. Bryan, of springficld'
~ r. Moore, Of Corvallis }. 5, Van
Wrinkle, OF Albany, Of Albany and Rcv
Harry Il. Marshall, Of Salem, Mr.
Marshall declared Oregon people should
not only impress upon the easterneri
that they have stopoyor privileges, but
should seek TO make II possible TO hav,
unused portions Of their tickets refund
Cd. Incidentally he extended the In
vitation for tho next meeting OF IN,
Development league at Salem and 4
was unanimously accepted
Following the meeting, which lastcC
until late in the afternoon, the dele
gaios were taken for automobile ride
through the city and TO buffet luncheon
at the Commercial club, The spocia
trains left at o'clock
Salon Delegation.
Tho following were present from so
lem;
j. Il. Grow, G. +, Pomeroy, Ralph \
Moores, r, c, Bishop, VIM. McGilchrist
Jr., U. q. shiplcy, 9, s. Hamilton, Aus
ust O. Carl, WIN. Brown, W. Il, stcu'
loft, A. n. strang, W, ., Porter, Il
Pohle, D. " Wagner, W. 8. Fits, "
p. George, WIN. McGilchrist, sr, {. N
Epploy, W. L. Fuller, W, II. Parker
W. " Foster, c. NJ. Roberts, The
Roth, Geo. v. Rodgers, Thoe b. Ka,
A, B. Cook, George II. Graves, II. \