Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-06
Portland Man
Talks Of Tourists

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| was told our exhibit at the San
Francisco exposition was no good and
for t hree days / walked past our
building and never went in. Then
| decided to see for myself-and |
did. There is absolutely nothing the
matter with the exhibit. It's a cork
er from start to finish-one of the
best at the fair. I'm sore at whoever
said it was poor and I'm sore at other
things, too"
This is the view of H. H. Haynes,
president of the Haynes Foster Bak-
ing Company, as told by the Port
land Telegram.
why in the name of common
sense isn't Oregon getting the pub
licity she so richly deserves? That
is what makes me boil, and I'm ready
to fight about it. On the train
met hundreds of people who said
they knew very little about Oregon
and wanted somebody to tell them
about our state. / had my hands
full, but ! did my best. Oregon is
getting no publicity either at the
fair or en- route there. The people
know about Seattle because that city
has trained people at the depot dis
pensing information. They know
about San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San iDego, but Portland and
Oregon-there's nothing doing.
81 propose to find out why and
see If something can't be done |
believe it's up to the Chamber of
Commerce, the mayor, the governor,
the various trade organizations and
others to start something and tsa t
it quick. Seven months have been
lost already and only about fou'
months remain. Let's get busy!"
Mr.. Haynes has hit upon a
scheme which is to be presented at
a luncheon of the East End Business
Mems Club to be held at 1915 next
my plan is this" said Mr..
Haynes. LET us place on every
train between Portland and Ashland,
a conductor, to be known as an Ore
gon personal conductor, garbed In
special uniform, with his title on his
cap. 1t to be his business to pass
through the cars, explain to the
about the territory through
which they are passing, the towns.
rivers and resources. At Ashland
this conductor could be met by
special committee to whom he could
turn over the tourists and they could
learn things of interest from that
body. Salem, Albany, Eugene, Rose
burg and Grants Pass would be glad
to cooperate, and the tourists would
receive something they wouli never
forget and something which would
rebound to the lasting benefit Of
Oregon.
When we passed through Eugene
there was a flower bed, or rather
bed of roses. There was sign ask
ing that the roses not be p'uckei, as
they were distributed free to tour
lists on the Shasta Limited, AMI some
body might be disappointed. After
the train started a colocsd woman
came through the train and gave
everybody rose. That act caused
a lot of favorable comment, and Eli
gene won't be forgotten.
= IF the Chamber of Commerce will
raise the money-4ld it won. re-
quire great deal-Tll undertake,
If they want me to, th3 hiring Of
men who will travel on each of the
four trains going in both directions
daily, and who will dispense the in
formation the tourists crave. I'll
appoint one of them captain and
have him report to me daily at my
office exactly what has been accom-
Dlished. We can't afford to lose this
Let's do something and
do it mighty quick"