The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-25
Albang Se9ister.
LOCAL MATTERS.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.


ing the Willamette Valley, with re-
quest to answer. The first question
proposed is: DO yon have to lrri-
gate?" Speaking ofthis portion Of the
State, the portion embraced in Linn
county-tle leading agricultural cotln-
ty in Oregon--in reply totllis question,
our answer would be, no irrigation is
required. Of course there are large
bodies ofriel land in Oregon, as well
as the territory adjacent, that will not
produce unless irrigation is reserted
to; but here, IN the grand old william
ette Valley, the ''mists and dues from
the clouds save IL, the trouble and ex-
pense. ''Nhat is the price of wild
land?" Ifby ''wild land" Is meant
Government land, land subject to
entry and homesteading, we would
answer, we know OF none or compar-
atively none, In this county. There is
any amount of animproved land. how
ever, that can be purchased for from
81 80 to $40 per acre, according to lo-
cality. There may be, and possibly
Is, lands that can I've homesteaded,
back in the hills, excellent for grazing
purposes-stock farms. There is also
large bodies of fine bottom or valley
lands in the hundreds of little valleys
east of the Cascade Mountains, lands
that will reward the husbandman boun-
tifully for his toll; but generally
speaking, irrigation will be necessary
there. rs the country settling fast?"
Population is increasing slowly, as the
people of the Eastern States have been
exceedingly slow to believe the truth
with regard to the many advantages
possessed BY Oregon. We expect,
during the next two years, to witness
tremendous influx of people, hot
only from the Eastern States, but
from Europe, owing to recent eff"rts
to disseminate wider information with
regard to Oregon and her advantages.
"Wllat OF the sOciety?n 10 is fully
equal, and In some respects superior,
10 that of the Older States. "What
kind Of climate?" Moist in Winter,
and In Summer the finestin the world,
We are visited with neither extreme
cold or hot weather. From about the
10th of November to first of April we
have raln-yery few heavy showres,
but continual drizzle-drozzle. The
balance of the year the weather is per-
fectly splendid. Describe some of
the small towns along the railroad"
The villages along the line of the Ore
gOn & California Railroad are similar
to those along railroads in Illinois.
Generally speaking the business houses
and private dwellings are frames
very few buildings Of brick. The prin-
cipal towns on the railway are Port
land, Salem, Albany, Harrisburg, Eu-
gene City and Roseburg. what are
the wages Of common laborers?" etc.
Day laborrS get from 81 to 81 50 per
day; carpenters and blacksmiths from
$2 80 to "A per day; school teachers
from $35 to 500 per month; clerks |
from $25 to 1925 per month. Rough |
lumber is worth Sl4 per NJ; -four, S. |
per barrel. For further information |
as to price Of provisions, see market
report elsewhere. In fact, the citizens
Of the Willamette Valley, the garden
spot Of Oregon, dress, eat, sleep, talk,
aid do business generally about after
tie style of their kindred of the older
States. We have justas many churches,
school houses, court houses and jails;
as handsome women and brave men;
good sprhlkling Of thoroughbred
horses. trotters, PAGERS and runners;
fine cattle, sheep, hogs, etc. In our
residences can be found the Gnest-toned
pianos, organs, etc.-in fact our people /
have got about as much ''get up'' and
snap about them as the ''rest of man
kind," and more. But yon can find
almost any kind Of climate and soil in
Oregon that You may wish; and II the
moisture Of the willamette Valley
Winters are objected to, a few miles
will take you into the mountains, |
where you can get SHOW and ice and |
freezing weather to your hearts con-
tent. Ask Us luore questions.