Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-10-13
HOME PRODUCTS WEEK TO BE
CONCLUDED BY LUNCHEON
AT COURTHOUSE
MERCHANTS PREPARE DISPLAYS
Portland Special, Carrying 100 Men,
Passes Through To-day I'm Route
20 Mcdford, First Stop

Next Friday al n. m. about 100
manufacturer and JobborS OF Port
land are scheduled 10 arrive In
Granta Pass, ON their tour Of the
southern part Of the state, in the in
tcrest OF oregon-madc goods.
The excursion IL under the aus
pices OF the Portland Chamber OF
Commerce. and the special train,
which conalats OF seven pullmans
and a buffet. passed through this city
today on route TO Medford where the
first stop will he made. Tonight the
train will proceed TO Klamath Falls.
where the jobbers and mannfactnr-
ers will spend Monday and Tuesday.
Returning. the Portland men VIII
spend Thursday at Ashland, Friday
at Grants Pass. and saturday at
Rosebnrg.
A number OF local merchants are
now preparing TO compete for the
prizes offered by the Portland bus!
inesa men for the best window dis
plays Of Oregon goods The local
Chamber OF Commerce has received
the following letter from the Port
land chamber:
This In to advise you that the
writer will be In charge OF the South
ern Oregon Business Mems excursion
TO be run under the auspices OF the
Portland Chamber OF Commerce,
which viii leave Portland at 7:45
p. m. Sunday. October 10. due 20 ar
rive in your city at a. m. Friday,
October II. and scheduled TO leave
at a. m. Saturday. October is.
''on this exclusion we will have
the most representative business
men OF our community, inasmuch AS
II is limited to chief executives and
business heads OF local firms.
I'VE extend to the business men
OF Grants Pass, through you. an in
vitation to be the guests of the Port
land business men, who Will he par
tlclpants In this excursion. at a
luncheon Friday noon. October II.
We shall leave the arrangements for
this luncheon In your hands and re-
quest that YOU advise Ms as to de-
tails. At this luncheon we would
desire to have you tell our business
men OF the vast resources that your
community and surrounding country
possess. and give such other infor-
nation ais will be OF interest We
are very much Interested In your
community.
Permit us to say that this will be
the most popular and largest excur-
sion OF business men that has ever
left Portland in the history of the
Chamber OF Commerce"
In the absence OF President
Bramwell and Secretary Ernst of the
local Chamber, OF Commerce, Vice
President r. M. Stott sent the fol-
lowing letter In reply:
'Tn the absence OF our secretary
and as vice president OF the Grants
Pass Chamber OF Commerce wish
to thank you for your letter of Sep
tember 10th. advising that the
Southern Oregon Business Mems ex-
cursian VIII be with us on October
II. and for the invitation extended
to the local business men to be your
guests at luncheon on that date.
1--WE assure you that your excur-
sion will be warmly received at
Grants Pass and we shall endeavor
to convince the Portland representa-
'tives OF the worth OF this commnn-
lty and why they should be greatly
interested In It's growth and de-
velopment.
"At your convenience I should
like to be advised as to the approxl-
mate number that will accompany
your excursion train so that we may