The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-10
PORTLAND.
The Great Commercial Center
Of the Northwest.
It's Present and Future.

It has population Of 2l.OJO. It is TO oregon,
and the Territories Of Washington and Idaho,
what New York City is 10 the state Of New
York, and bears the same relation 10 that state
and those Territories that Chicago does 10 Illi-
nois, st. louis TO Missouri, Philadelphia 10
Pennsylvania, and New Orleans 20 louisiana.
It has more territory tributary to 1t than any
other city In the United States, and will soon
be numbered with the foremost cities In the
Union. Even at this time the hammer and the
saw can be heard in all parts Of the city; the
demand for buildings is so great that the in
clement season Of Winter does not check the
onward march OF It's growth. With the vast
number OF ships constantly plying between
this and foreign ports, freighted with our con-
siantly Increasing agricultural products, and
the numerous railroads now tributary 10, or
terminating at, this city, u Will not require
our beautiful and growing city 10 l0tNO SOUS.
Having larger territory than san Francisco
10 support 10, we may confidently assert tnat ln i
less than a quarter OF a century Portland viii
be the foremost city on the coast ln point OF
wealth and population.
We viii here enumerate the many railroad
enterprises already inauguraied. some OF iheil
are constructed, and Others in process OF CON
struction, all making their termini at this city.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
Is building rapidly west from Duluth, on Lake
east, and will be completed al an early day
thus connecting us with all our sister States.
THE OREGON AND cALIFoRNIA r. X
Terminates here, and IS having an Immense
patronage.
THE WESTERN OREGON K. r.,
Formerly the Oregon Central, is doing good
business. This road runs through the fertile
country on the west side OF the Willamette
River, and its southern terminus az present Is
at Corvallis, q miles from Portland.
THE UTAH NORTHERN Il. r.
VIII be built through hundreds OF miles OF fer
tile lands, the produce OF which must be
brought TO this city for shipment This road
will connect with the Union Pacific K r.. thus
securing two competing lines from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific IL is now settled fact that the
PORTLAND, DALLEs AND SALT LAKE R. T..
VIII be constructed at an early day. This will
give us three trans-continental roads.
NEW RAILROAD ENTERPRISES.
4 home company, with unlimited capital,
has been organized under the name of the
Oregon Railway Co. to construct narrOw-gauge
roads from this city to the interior portions OF
the state. ultimately connecting with the Cen
tral Pacific, with branches wherever induce
ments may offer. This enterprise is being
pushed vigorously TO completion, so that il
may be in readiness TO move this Falls crop.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Have been filed 70 cor struct a road from Battle
Mountain, Nevada, in the direction OF Oregon,
10 connect with the Oregon Railway Cos road
and make Portland its terminus This will
give us direct com uulcAtluu Win the richest
silver mines In the world, and will make Port
land one Of the greatest railroad centers in the
Union.
To give the reader an idea OF the magnitude
and extent OF the railroad interests OF this city,
we will state There are nine ships on their
way to this port from New York and Philadel-
phia, and eleven from foreign ports. Many
others will be dispatched soon. All are laden
with railroad iron 10 be put down on railroad
lines tributary TO, or terminating at, Portland.
We shall soon be connected by rail with the
Northern Pacific r. r.; also with Chicago and
the Atlantic cities. Thousands OF immigrants
are constantly arriving from all parts OF the
civilized world, and the millions OF acres Of
agricultural lands that lie still unbrOkeu by
the plOwshare, and awaiting the advent OF the
sturdy farmer, point most conclusively 10 the
fact that an era Of prosperity is already dawn
ing upon this fair young state. When the i'm
migration has reached its full tide, and three
millions Of acres are under cultivation, then
will oregon be known as the wealthiest state
in the Union.