Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-19
POLK GIVEN BLACK EYE
BAN ON DISTRIBUTING BOOK
LETS IN OREGON BUILDING.
Its Representative at Great Exposi-
tion Must Plug for Willamette
Valley in General Way.

Because Polk county is member
of the Willamette Valley Exhibit as
sociation, and because only this and
one other of the eight counties in the
organization have personal represen-
tatives and literature on the spot,
Polk county is barred from distrib-
uting its community booklet in the
Oregon building space allotted to the
association for the promotion of the
material interests of that territory
within its domain. This action was
taken at a meeting of the Willamette
Valley Exhibit association held in
Albany on Wednesday, and attended
by Mr.. Henry G.. Campbell, member
from this county. The injustice of
the ruling must be apparent to every
fair-minded citizen. 1t shuts out
Polk and Clackamas counties from
exploiting their natural resources
through the presentation to visitors
to the Willamette section Of booklets
by their representatives on the
ground, and compels the distribution
of booklet issued under the auspices
of the associations committee and
treating the eight counties in a gen.
eral way. This booklet is decidedly
cheap and unattractive affair, without
Illustrations, and was prepared by
Tom, Dick and Harry, the idea of the
promoters being to get something
that would answer the purpose for as
little money as possible" Both Polk
and Clackamas have been to no in
expense in printing com
munity booklets of pronounced merit,
yet through the unjust ruling Of the
other six counties they must be elm
mated from the Oregon building.
When the question came up for de-
bate, it was vigorously fought by Mr..
Campbell, but without success.
When the Willamette Valley Ex-
hibit association convened at Port
and last winter a special effort was
made to induce the several counties
within the district to have personal
representatives at the fair that they
night aid in disseminating informa-
ion regarding their respective locali-
les. Polk and Clackamas responded,
md are the recognized representa-
ives of the entire district, the other
TX counties failing to come across.
The question naturally arises, of
What avail is it to Polk county to
'ay DR.. Dunsmore $1,000 for his SER
ices as its representative there dur
ng the exposition if he be prohibited
rom representing it, and is forced to
evote his time and attention to the
alley in general, giving out to an in
uiring public only such printed in
as a committee from the
ssociation may dictate. He must, in
rder to get the Polk county booklet
lto the hands of visitors to the fair,
lther go out into the highways and
ways with a load of the literature
nder each arm and peddle it pro-
liscuously or allow them to remain in
tier darkness. If the order issued
n Wednesday by the association is
obtain, the county court could well
lstruct its representative to return
ONE, or insist on his expenses being
let by the association whose arbi-
rary ruling takes away Polk coun-
US individual rights. Counting the
Dst of the booklet and the expense
maintaining personal representa-
We at the fair will aggregate close
, $1,000. Under the conditions i'm
Osed, is the game worth the powderf
Eliminates Perishable Fruit.
AT the Albany meeting it was de-
ded also to do away with supplying
1ring the fair perishable fruits and
.getables from the various counties
this valley. The directory, how
'er, recommended that apples, pears
I'd cherries be given a place in the
,hibit. AT present there is no show
g on honey from the Willamette
Illey, and it was suggested that an
fort be made to induce some one to
pply this want. 1t was also
ought desirable to have on exhibi-
IN pictures of summer resorts on
e coast west of the valley. This
III probably be done by the owners
the resorts when the matter is
ought to their attention, it afford
g an excellent opportunity for ad-
rtising. There is also an absence
canned goods from canneries To-
ted within the territory, and like
sc the milk eondenseries are not
nraaopfaI