The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-02-10

Si31J uays, Ten sncep, Two cows, five
swine, with food for such animals for
three months, household utensils and
furniture, to the value of $500, pro-
visions for o family for six months,
and pew in the church.
7. The Constitution of OREGON rro-
vides that @"the property and pecn-
mary rights of every married woman
at the time of marriage or afterward
acquired by gift, devise orinheritance,
shall not be subject to the debts or
contracts of the husband"
8. Yes.
8. In respect to raising fruit, Ore
gon challenges the world. Especially
Is this the case in regard to apples,
pears, cherries, plnms, and all small
fruits, except grapes. For peaches
and grapes, Oregon il not quite SO
well adaped as California, owing to
our cool nights during the summer
season. They are, however, raised in
profusion in ordinary seasons, and
compare favorably with those raised
in the Northern Atlantic States. Ap-
pies, however, constitute one of our
specialities. Although the tree does
not grow 10 the size attained in the
States, yet it bears most profusely the
finest and largest yields Of every vari-
ETY..
10. We think that overland from
Salt Lake to Portland, or from Sacra-
mento to Portland, would be prefera-
bic to going to San Francisco, and
from there to Portland, and for the
reason that while there is no mater;a.
difference in the expense, the traveller
from Salt Lake would pass through
Eastern Oregon, the one from Sacra-
mento would pass the entire length of
the Willamette valley, while the one
coming from San Francisco would see
hardly anything of the agricultural
portion of Oregon.
II. Everything can be purchased in
Oregon that is desired. either for
houseeping or farming.
II. From tho Pacific Railroad, near
Salt Lake, there is no railroad extend
ing into Oregon. The traveller would
take the stages from thence to the Up
per Columbia, and come to Portland
from there By steapibers. There is no
doubt whatever but that the Northern
Pacific Road will soon reach from
Lake Superior to Portland. The abil-
ity AMI enterprise manifested by that
company is a sufficient assurance for
that belief. The company is now at
work on the line between Portland
and Puget Sound. and promise to
have twenty-five miles IN running or
der by the I'd day of July next. The
work il already commenced. Il is
the intention to pat two thousand men
ut work to complete it by that time.
As to other matters, we would
briefly recapitulate that Oregon is the
best wheat growing state in the Union,
crops averaging from % to 30 bushels
per acre. Wheat is now, in this mar
ket. 81 15 coin per bushel- The
dairy business, well conducted,
would be most profitable The
sparse population of Oregon has been
one of the chief detractions. Give US
an enterprising population, and Ore
will be the most desirable State of the
Union. Lands somewhat improved
can be purchased from SO to S25 per
Iacte, nuAS Boou ttiidlity OF unlfu-
proved lands can be bought from So
to $40 per acre. Coin is the currency
of the State. The State is about free
from debt, and taxes are not heavy
A person with the capital mentioned,
if steady and Industrious, we think
can do far better here than in any
other Northwestern State. Working
oxen can be bought for $50 per yoke
mich cows for about SIS, sheep 81 rs,
working horses {each) 500, mules
$3.50, hogs So Farm hborers receive
from S25 to s35 per month and board
females are paid, for household work,
from SIS to $50 per month; black
smiths get 81 per day, hricklayers So,
cabinet makers So, carpenters 50 so,
plasterers 81 so, shoemakers So, stone
cutters $5 so, wheelwrights 81 Far
mers are now paid, in this market, sc
cents per box for apples; for oats, so
cents per bushel; hay s12 per ton;
butter, 37i cents per pound; eggs, 80
cents per dozen.