The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-06
PORTLAND.
The Great Commercial Center
Of the Northwest.
It's Present and Future.

Ithas q population OF 2l00. Tt 20 Oregon,
and the Territories OF Washington and Idaho,
what Now York city is to the state of New
York. and bears the same relation io that Stale
and those Territories Chat Chicago does 90 Iui-
nois, So. louis 10 Missouri, Philadelphia 10
Pennsylvania, ami New Orleans 90 Louisiana.
70 has more territory tributary ,o 90 than any
other city iu tine United States, and VIII soon
De numbered With tie foremost cities Go she
Union. Even n this time the hammerand the
saw can DE heard iu am parts Of the city; the
demand for buildings is so great thar the i'm
element season or Winter docs not check the
onward march of It's growth. With The vast
number or ships constantly plying between
This and foreign poris, ireightcd with our con-
stautly Increasing agricultural products, and
the numerous railroads now tributary io, or
terminating at this city, % wiz not require
/ more than sen years Co swell ihe population OF
our beautiful and growing clty 90 llNH1 souls.
Having LANCER terri tory Than san Francisco
fo support lf, we may confidently y assert that On
iGs- Than quarter % century Portland viii
be The foremost city on tle coast lu point OF
wealth and population.
h e VIII here euumerate flf many railroad
enterprises already luaugur ilt- some az hem
are constructed, ana others in process of alu-
s-rueion, a'l making their Term ll 90 tlis city.
TIE NoErHEE,s PACIFIC
west
superior aud also from ile Columbia River
east, and VIII uc completed af uu early duy,
thus connecting us vita ala our sister States.
THE OREGON AND cAIUoGNIA p. I,.
Tc-miuates here, and is having au immense
patronage.
THE W1srEHN OLLcoN E- D.,
Formerly tie Oregon Central, is doing 60 good
business. This road runs through fle fertile
country on tuc west side OF THE Willamette
River, and it's southern terminus af present s.
800 Corvallis, 70 miles nom Portland.
THE UTAH SoErHEHN D. I.-
VIII De built through hundreds or miles OF fer-
l.i. lands, fhe produce or which Uust he
broueht to this city Tor shipment This road
. securing two com petirg lines from tlc Atlantic
90 fhe Pacific. lt ls now "a settled fact that tie
PORTLAND, DALLEs AND SALT LAKE r. I.
/ WI D. constructed 90 ana early day. This VIII
give Us three tr.lue-c1 continental roads.
NEW RAILROAD ESrEEplIsEs.
4 home company. with unlimited capital
has been organized under The name of the
OREGON Railway 60. to construct uarrow--lugo
the state. ultimately connccilng with the Cen
trail Pacific. with branches wherever Induce
mcuis may offer. This enterprise is being
nue bed vigorously - mplclluu. so that 10
may be iu readiness % move thls Falls crop.
Articles or IyCoEPoEAIIoS
Eave been nieG % construct road from Battle
Mountain, " vada, in the direction OF OREGON,
f1 connect with The Oregon Railway Co.'S road
aud make Portland its terminus. This viii
give as direct communication with fle richest
silver mines I'm Tire world, and wlll make Port
land one ol Tie greatest railroad cluieIs in the
Union.
TO give the reader an idea OF tho magnitude
ana rEteuf of tle railroad iufera-ls ol tuis lly
wc VIII state: There are nine ships on their
way 10 this por from New York ana Puiladcl-
nlla. and eleven from foreign ports MANY
Others viii be dispatched soon. AIl are laden
with railroad IRON to be put down ON railroad
lines tributary TO, or term mating 80, Portland.
We shall soon d. connected by T.lil with The
Northern Pacific II. r.; also with Chicago and
the Atlantic cities Thousands of Immigrant.
civilized world, and the millions OF acres oi
agricultural lands that De sun uubrUkcn hy
the pluwsLlre, and awaiting tle advent OF the
sturdy farmer. point most roucIusiveIy TO The
. fact that an era OF prosperity ls already dawn
ing upon tHis tIir young state. When the lul-
millions OF acres are under cultivation. then
~ili OREGON be known as Che wcaitliest stat,
lu The Union.