Too much stress is laid on the part played by Lovejoy and Pettygrove in the founding of the city. Perhaps they did stake out the town plot - perhaps they did flip a coin and give the town its name, but I contend that what ever else they contributed to the establishment of the city of Portland was of minor importance. Captain Couch took a small group of primitive dwellings in a setting of stump-cluttered clearings and through his own efforts and determination gave Portland the impetus that made it a city. It irritates me to see him treated historically as an incidental figure. I have seen Portland's first squat buildings share ground with tall structures.
Airplanes dot the sky.
Change, change, change, always change, and no end in sight. But to me, the most noticeable change is in the people themselves, and their customs. I can't subscribe to such a promise. I think I see evidence of great change in the nature of man. For one thing, we of today have lost trust in our fellows, generally speaking.