The quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. 4, March, 1903-December, 1903 — John Shaqi
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The quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. 4, March, 1903-December, 1903
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By means of models, relief maps, photographs, drawings, charts, and
graphic representations generally, along with congresses and the
discussions by the press, the people, and their legislators, would
come to take an intelligent and far-sighted view of these great
inheritances of theirs. A whole summer given to the exposition of the
people's interests in their common heritage, with the use of the best
art of illustration, representation, and elucidation, would awaken a
living interest so that they would make sure of their rights, conserve
an equality of opportunities and make our natural resources yield
their highest social utility. Our experience with our state school
lands shows that such a fortunate condition is absolutely impossible
without the influence an exposition could exert toward an
enlightenment on our public inheritances.
The Municipal Exposition at Dresden, Germany, during this summer,
gives a suggestion for a municipal department for our exposition that
would work a transformation in our civic spirit and enlightenment. How
glorious it would be for Oregon if the Lewis and Clark Fair Clubs
would in dead earnest determine to possess themselves of the
philosophy of city making, and to do their best to control municipal
activity in Oregon so as to make it conserve highest economic and
æsthetic ends and bring about rational unity in all municipal
development and foster an architectural spirit. Why not commission a
delegate to Dresden? Why not begin to make wholesome, beautiful, and
edifying the Oregon village and city, so that, as a whole, each may be
a positive joy forever? The same strenuous idealism would find a rich
field in the affairs of our counties and of our school districts. The
Oregon farm must come in for as many meliorating influences as the
Oregon town. All that good roads, graded schools, traveling libraries,
neighborhood telephones, and model farm establishments can do to
elevate the social conditions of farm life will be greatly furthered
by the exposition; but the problem that is fundamental with the
people, both of the town and of the country, pertains not merely to
sharing the unearned increment of the natural and artificial
monopolies, but also to participation in the gains of all capitalized
industry. It is the problem of "peopleizing" the industries. Corporate
organization and management should be a department of the exposition.
By the elimination of all the unnecessary risk in investments in
corporation securities through effective governmental regulation and
supervision the people may gain control and reap the large profits of
capitalized industry. The exposition will have its highest mission in
securing to the people an interest in the gains and a share in the
control of our industrial organizations.
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