Show WRITER OF BOOM LITERATURE DEAD Col Pat Donan's Articles on the West's Attractions Were in Demand in the East East Col COI Pat Donan who died at his homIn home hom In Portland Ore last Sunday is credited credited credited cred cred- with having had no rival in the field of writing boom literature He Ha and was a well-known well newspaper writer magazine con Col Donan had many many friends friends here Half a dozen years ago ago he went to the Northwest and became the advertising advertising advertising adver adver- agent of the time Ore Oregon on I Railroad and Navigation company He held that position position po po- till his death A large larg proportion of the literary pages In railroad folders are from the facile pen of Col Donan His articles on the resources and at attraction attractions attractions at- at tractions traction of the West possessed such literary literary literary lit lit- merit that the big Eastern newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers published column upon of his boom writings and eagerly sought for more |