, 1876-02-26
Chr alorthtrn STR.
February &c. 1870.


t,yMaa long Il resident Of this coast, Who has
lately rtHrued from u cit easi, We asked
the very commonplace question, how he
liked 1t back there. We ", re somewhn: sUy
prieed e. hi4 ansvtr. Il J Md plenty ot
means" said h.. "is vorll IL the b,sl place
20 live. But hoor man is better of, with
all our disadvantages. h,rs or anywhere an
the Pacific coast, than on The other sd"
And he gave his r AeunS Hhy. We think
them good; at least he convnctdlts. ~'.
In the first place, every Ithoring mAa,
every mechanic AMI artisan, g,ts bitter pAy
per diem, with very lew kept ous, hre
than clst '~nnl -fio witstandlns there are
many months during the year in wnch ou,
door occupations are rrtujvd by the grta'
AMOUNT OF rain H. J. thvtd ~ or monthly Ia
bore! dn 8, on m average. Nc miny drys work
In year, a: y raJp OF wages ,t r4st tw. nty
or twrn five per CT. higher than the same
kind nt ilblr cnnl.an ts- -ia~th- east. We
think We are safe in saying also, that labor.
ers loose lee neTe.lla s"indling employers,
than they do in the Older srsthd States
There is little distinction here between the
employer and employed. CHs,o is unknown
Such thing as arstnracy IL unknown to
our civilization. cxcep' nov an then feeble
and alortiyr attempt TO initiate the eastern
article. ly few, who, aided y some nninnI
instinct, ind their Way nut here. only to hr.
come the laughing stock Nf al snsiile m, n
AMI women There is q more lib ral. broth
rTly feeling amongall classes than among amy
other people in the world Drstitution ia
unknown. excep. in a few instances. Thr
Charities Of our prop'e take practical turn
and sends willing honlls deep into the peck
et whenever the cry Il want is hearl.
A nun Can acquire rral est te here in n
short time. by his own unaidrh Efforts -
land that will incr 81 in value rvry year.
The temptations of vice are not no grea. or
as many ~ in thiGkly settle co nmnntirs.
where the monster ia " ten 81 led to IN Ike it
more AcihhtlnI ant AlIu IN.
Valuable HON, steads. conl au other nds
mill sites, and timber Ian Ia can b. hal in
Washington Territory, SIMPLY by romply in
With the law in Locating them.
The climate cannot I've rxcrlle,l IN the sano
degree of lutlu le any where in ;he world
True. many complain til it il too humid
but none. OF extreme heat or cold Thee
are mnny in this Territory fra n tn mort lera
states whose testimony Is universal in favor
of this country. when cump ri " its rxtr,m
est degree oI col with Mlnn. Wis. or Name.
Typhoid or Tyrqus ftvtrs, ur urmnlignaat o.
, contagious disasc do not rIgc with such
malignity here as elsewhere. SIalar;ous di-.
Pasrs do not appear, only when Irought into
the Territory from the unhealthy distri't is OF
Oregon. California or the western anil south.
CrD states. Cool straml ont men, ailing
masters anil common seatn,n, nrrd hardly
ever r. ort Of rmploym NJ; AMI they com.
mand greater pAy tlan any where rkr. The
orh complaint we have ever heard about the
country, is the rain. But tlla. is less draw
tack, than the extreme heat and pnrchcd
,eee;at,On OF dry countries, or the immense
snow tall and the lifting cold of other lii
fudes. Men with small means can purchase
improvements. uil nrighborhood mills GO
tablish country trading posts. and If used To
tie business. they can establish log ling IN.
terrrisrs that will result hvOmhly, il man.
Nged with the sunr rgnrd to economy here
as similar enterprises are in other places.
For heavy capitalists here is very inviting
field Nearly every luml ering mill on the
Pacific coast has mmde hand,ome for unr
for their owners Some of these lortunts
are princtly, and in many instances their
founders commenced with hand, and lrnin
as their only capital. Money commands II
better rate Of inter q, here on 700 security
shan east. OurhAukerS soon grow r'ch. So
10 most OF oui heavy mercantile firms.
Failures arr few. We want railroads nm
tcnml oat lines. We want manufactures Of
very scrip,ion Not county horerirg
n the Sound ut has q etrr lncatinn fir u
manufacturing town than has Lowell and
awrpnce ot Mass. or Minch' s,rr in Nrw
,amp>h,re. Cotton can he grown in Cal. NJ
I'll as in Alabama We challenge the
hole world 10 furnish better timb r for slip
Hiding than Western Washington afTor Is
Z have inrxharstlbe iron mines Of as good
aliry ar P, mn. or Mo. In fuct. in 4 single
wspaper article, IL Is impossible to enumcr-
halt the facilities for monied men to
Ike paying investments, UT the poor man,
economy, to acquire competence or he.
ne capitalist himself. How can it he
erwise, win n tlUr ARE so many natural
I,,ics unclaimed and unimprovel. This
q place however tor MN who nrc htrnil
oling their hands All enterprises in
cOun,ri are like mining claims. They
lie worked. Mere possessOn will not
the owners rich. 1t is ~ here. There
tie lying ar, unh loose 30 b" picked up
with nur friend mentioned ut the lead
is nTtclr. We b. li,ve ibis Il good Coun.