East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-23
BY
SCORES, WITNESS
PENDLETON UNITY
Roundup, Great Civic Enter
prise, Commended to Rose
City and State at Large in
Keynote Struck at Banquet.
SPIRIT OF CAMARADERIE
MARKS TRADE MEMS VISIT
Business is Cast Aside and
Party Resolves Into Hand
shaking Trip With Future of
Country in Foreground.

SlldklliY ITlp WIN TutuTe
Country in Foreground.
Commenting TO Portland and tn
state at large the example OF Pendle
ton in unifying its populace by mean
OF q great civic enterprise. the Round
Tip, w. l.. Thompson. OF Portland an,
| Pendleton, last night struck a key
note in the opening address at ban
Duet attended by 200 businessmen
from the host and guest cities. "Woult
, that Portland had Roundup Il
bring together its diverging elements.
Mr.. Thompson said, and chorus o.
Portland voices responded with lusty
Amen"
A happy spirit Of canaraderie per-
meated the Pendleton air. crisped by
an autumn sun, yesterday as the "a
trade leaders from the metropolis
met 100 or more of this community
merchants and business folk. The
same spirit prevailed at the banquet,
served in the Parish House OF the
Church OF the Redeemer. where d
snmptuOus dinner was followed by
informal speeches.
Pendleton's Unification Told.
Pendleton became unit because
its people were brought solidly be-
hind a civic enterprise in which not
one person had commercial inter-
est. Mr.. Thompson told the men Of
his newly-adopted home, speaking as
a Pendletonian. He lauded the CO.
operative spirit of his old home folk
and declared for more of that spirit
throughout the state
A double toastmaster system was
used at the banquet. novelty for
both Pendfeton and the Rose City
delegation. Nathan Strauss presi-
,lent OF the excursion, called upon the
peakers from Portland while Roy
Raley, president of the Pendleton
Association, gave the
toasts for the local men.
Confidence in the future of this
great Eastern Oregon country was ex-
pressed by Frederick Greenwood,
branch manager Of the federal reserve
bank of Portland. who spoke at
length on this feature of the finan-
cial backbone of the country. He ex-
planned the workings of the system
and pledged the Portland banks
utmost cooperation in tiding this
section over the present emergency.
System Acts As Brake.
The federal reserve system is like
a car in the hands of careful driver.
descending a mountain road after the
peak has been reached, Mr. Greenwood
said. He also likened it TO the fire
department which, while expensive
and infrequently used, is ready for
the largest conflagration. The feder-
Il reserve banks place is to be ready
FOR the emergency and to that end it
IS acting now as break on the
steady descent of things to normal.
on behalf of the farming interests
Of this section, Senator Roy Ritner
spoke briefly. He told of Umatilla
importance to the wheat in
dustry and concluded by lauding the
delegation in the state
legislature for always coming TO the
assistance of this section when laws
are desired passed.
- - i'N' ~ = - S
Portland Champer' & = Cot' presl-
dent OF the Portland Union STOCK
ards; Paul De Haas and others were
called upon by the Portland toast
master for addresses, while an ad-
dress of welcome by George A. Hart
man, wee president OF the Pendieton
commercial Association talk on the
livestock industry by l.. {. Scharpf
and brief Introduction by Mr.. Raley
constituted the Penuieton toasts'
Pep personified was ev dent IN the
visiting party, Walter Jenkins, COM
munity song leader having trained
the bunch in songs more humorous
than tuneful' No one in the crowd
was shghted and most OF the women
engaged in serving were serenaded'
Business Not Trips Object
Business was cat aside and the
party resolved into handshaking
trip, local men being placed in touch
with the various leaders IN INDUSTRY