, 1880-01-03
Ovpor,unities for Capital.


bright with promise for glorious future iof
Washington territory, and more especiAiiy
for the counties east OF the mountains we
look .or an enormous Impetus in every branch
of industry, consequent upon large aequi-
sition OF immigration, which Is certain 70
aoek hither this year in order 20 avail Itself
Of the inducements which We have TO oner
in the shape OF cheap lands which have been
very extensively advertised throughout the
Union ever since the directors awoke to the
necessity OF activity IN constructing the
Northern Pacific railroad. All the IudIea-
tons point conelusively 70 the fact that
during the present year, the material interests
Of this section viii make 4 startling advance
by reason of the construction and possible
completion of projected railroad enterprises.
| II IS safe to assume that, with the compile
ton Of the Pen d'0reilie division, the diree-
tors of the Northern Pacific road Will see the
absolute necessity Of Immediately continuing
the line along its proposed route down the
Columbia river TO kalama; self-interest
prompts it; the necessities OF the country
demand il. and it is no idle speculation to
assume that, before the close OF the present
year, freight viii be conveyed over many
miles OF the iron girlle with which pro-
gressive civilization fringes It's garments.
With the completion of the survey OF
line 50 miles in length, projected by the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company
IRON this city to the mouth 0f the Toucan-
non. we may reasonably expect that the
! work OF construction will be Immediately
commenced and energe,ically pushed for
ward TO an early completion by this enter
pris;na organization in order to remove the
bulk of this years crop and .he surplus lay
| ing over from las season. The same COM
| panv have also decided upon building
feeder for the above line up the Toucannon
| TO the mouth of the Pataha, thence up the
stream to Pataha city, and possibly. beyond;
another line projected by the same company
will run from Taxsas Ferry Oh the north
side of the Snake TO Union Flat, by way ct
AlkaIi Flat, but its permanent destination
| is not vet definitely settled These, with
the line from Cello to Wallula, should surely
satisfy our people fox one year, Tor railroads
canuot be bailt without money, and as tins
city is the base from whence supplies mast
b. obtanci-thc cheap 81 trailing point for
4 large ex,ea: oi c5un:ry-lt necessarily
follows that thar, will be large increase IN
our local traie. and consequent develop
| ment Of new. and an extension Of old lndns-
| tries Our expectations OF this industrial
development are based not upon the sale OF
| railroad supplies alone, but upon what rail
| roads have done in the past, and are doing
| to-day for other sections. Iowa, Nebraska,
Minnesota and other states would have no
marke:, and would be comparative wilder
ness without railroads; rapid transit anuihi
lates distance, populatcs the country through
the world TO the products of the most iso-
lated districts s. 1t Will b. here new
towns, more or less permanent, viii spring
up at intervals along the lile Of TIE rail
roads, which vii require goods Of all kinds,
and We See no reason why our merchants
should not enlarge the spheres of their re
spective businesses by securing the trade OF
these interior towns and thus build up
large Wholesale trade. We believe it could
very easily he made much more advantag-
cons for small traders from the interior to
hay here than u go to Portland, san Fran
cisco or the east; the leading merchants of
this c!ty. have acquired throughout the en-
tire northwest, reputation for unbonnded
hbeiality, tie strIcteSt integrity and fair
dealing which is eXcelled by no establish
ment on the coast, fact which Of itself paves
the way for securing this trade If the effort
is once made.
With the new era dawniug upon US, it be-
h0Oyes our people 20 make fresh efforts qri.e
as earnest as any they have made heretofore
if our fair city is 20 maintain its proud pres
fT- - the metropolis Of the Northwest: no.
thing can secure this end So completely as q
Nl4ti'ess4G t1s.sat Itlat
encourages The erection 0l manufactures more
than a lucrative home business IN section
which produces AMI exports raw material, and
re-Imp"rtS them IL = manufactured state from
TAR less favored districts than this There is rs
much consistency III importing Hour, rs wool
en- goods, from Chicago or New York We
produce abundantly Of tie raw material, and
i is demonstrated by actual experience, by
half dozen mills III tbs section. that il pays
10 manufacture and export fiour and So ex-
perieuCe would find II to be III other indus
tries.
Apart from these considerations, which,
however important they may be- are of a
purely local character, there are others of
equal importance III A more general sense. for
as the vacant lands in the upper country be- f,
come populated and utilised, as they will be /.
tins year, therew!ll lie favorableopportunities I.
Tor the permanent and profitable Investment I
Of capital in erecting Touring mills, saw
mills. diSileries, for whose products there /
will he = sure and lasting demand. and In /
starting in all kiadS ii manufacturing and
retail businesses which cannot ilil to pay the 4
fairest dividends from the start on capital F!
invested Oar reader can Ill no way do 4
nobler act, or one that will advance the de /
velopnent Of this territory. more than by I
urging their relatives. friends and acquain- .
tances II other states who are striving with !
adversely, u pail up their stakes anu hasten I
hithcr this very yea. +. this FL Dorado in /
order 70 pay;ake Of the abaudsUce aud the .
al..antases which the FscItc Northwest has .
to offer them II the shape OF cheap sovetn- {
ment and railroad lands IN a climate OF which ,
II Is hardly figure Of speech to say. tina; .
gram can be raised on = plank sidewalk.
Hcct,lc,s Of Grammar. they all
tried. Th3t'S him"