The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-02
PORTLAND.
The Great Commercial Center
of the Northwest.
Its Present and Future.

Il has a population Of 1900. Il is 10 Oregon,
and the Territories Of Washington and Idaho,
what New York city is 10 the state OF New
York, aud bears the same relation % that state
and those Territories that Chiol-3 does 10 Iill-
nois' S. Louis 10 Missouri. Philadelphia 20
Pennsylvania, and New Orleans 20 Louisiana.
II has more territory tributary - 90 than any
other city iu the United states, and will soon
be numbered with the foremost cities 10 the
Union. Even 40 this time the hammerand the
saw can be heard in an parts OF the city; the
demand Tor buildings IS so great that the in
clement season OF Winter does not check the
onward march OF its growth. with the vast
number OF ships constantly plying between
this and foreign ports. freighted with our con-
sianily increasing agricultural products, and
the numerous railroads now tributary to, or
terminating al, this city, il viii mo-, require
more than Ten years 20 swell the population OF
our beautiful aud growing city % 10000 souls.
Having larger territory than san Francisco
70 support 10, We may confidently assert that in
less than a quarter Of century Portland VIII
be the foremost city on the coast in point OF
wealth and population.
We viii here enumerate the many railroad
enterprises already insugurated. Someofthem
are constructed. and others in process OF con-
struction. all making their termiui at This city.
THE NoErHEHS PACIFIC
Is building rapidly west from Duluih, on Lake
superior, and also from the Columbia River
east and viii be completed 40 un early day,
thus connecting Us with all our sister states.
THE oREGoS ASD CALIFoRSIA E. Ii.
. Terminates here, and is having am immense
patronage.
THE WESTERN oEEGoS r. r.,
Formerly the Oregon Central, is doing 90 good
business This road runs through the fertile
country on the west side Of the Willamette
River, and its southern terminus at present is
az Corvallis, % miles from Portland.
THE UTAH NORTH ERS Z. r..
VIII be built through hundreds OF miles OF fer
I tile lands, the produce of which must De
brought TO this city for shipment This road
VIII connect with the Union Pacific r r.. thus
securing two competing lines from the .Atiauti,
20 the Pacific. 10 is now "a settled fact thI' thc
PoErLAND, DALLEs AND SALT LAKE %. 70.
l VIII be constructed az an early day. This will
give us three tran>-coniincutai roads.
NEw RAILROAD ENTERPRISES.
/ a home company, with unlimited capital
I has been orgauiz~d under the name OF the
/ Oregon Railway Co. % cOustrUc- narrDw-gauge
I roads from tins city TO tie interior portions o
/ the Stale. ultimately connecting with the Cen
/ tul Pacific, with branches wherever induce
ments may offer. This enterprise is being
pushed vigorously TO completion, So shat ID
may be in readiness To move this Falls crop.
ARTICLES or rNCoEPoEATIoS
I Have been filed 10 construct road from Battle
/ Mountain, Nevada, I'M the direction of Oregon
/ tp connect with the oregon Railway Coz, road
I and make Portland its terminus. This viii
I give u- direct communication with fue riches
I silver mines iu the world. and viii make Port
I land one OF DE greatest railroad ceHtcIs iu th,
Union
We shall soon be connected by rail with IN,
I Northern iacihc r. T., also with Chicago aut
. the Atlantic cities. Thousands OF l-rsluu
are constantly arriving from u.i paris of th'
] civilized world, and tine millions OF acres 90
I agricultural lands that lie Still uubrUkeu by
] the piowshare. and awaiting the advent ut thI
sturdy farmer, point mrst couclu-iVcly to thl
fact that au era OF prosperity is already dawn
I ing upon this fair young state. Wueu tine ina
I migration has reached its fuli tide, auI three
millions OF acres are under cultivation, theI
viii oregon be known as lhe wtallhlesi stat
Z ia the Union.