The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19
GRAIN CENTER.

I8vOf OF any advertiser.
GRAIN CENTER.
The erection Of the mills by the
newly organized Salem Mills Comps
ny, indicates that this city viii con-
tinue to be the grain center Of Ore
gon, says the Weekly Talk. For
several years our business men have
chartered more sea going vessels than
Portland and alf other towns ia the
state together, and now doubling
four times our milling capacity, cam
not but result in corresponding in
crease of our control of Oregon COM
merce. Both mill companies during
the coming year will have their own
steamboats, on the river and meet
their chartered vessels at Astoria
thereby saving heavy expenses OF
pilotage and towage, besides the for
mer charges of warehousemen in
Portland. This saving will of course
be paid to the farmer in the way of
an increase on the price Of grain. IL
is also understood in addition to riv-
er facilities for shipping between Sa
lem and the sea- board, there will, at
no distant day, be railroad built TO
Astoria, independent OF Portland, and
distinct line between Salem and the
Yaqnina Bay. Thus will the capitol
city gradually take wind out of the
sails of its principal rival.
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G. W. SettTemicr. formerly of Al
bany, writes from Cheney, w. T., to
the estate Rights Democrat" among
other things the following: Dayton
is the first town that 1 have seen
that in any way attracted my atten-
tion rs having any great future pros
pects. It is now the terminus of the
Dayton branch of the 0. r. d N.
Co.'S r. r. No place that have ever
seen can snrpass the country around
Dayton except it might be this place
of Cheney. Finer grain fields never
saw; some almost ripe, others green,
yet all looking well and indicating
very good yield. Gardens look ex-
ceedingly well, while berries and
fruits, peaches, etc, seem especially
adapted to this climate.
Perhaps the next noted new town
of this territory is Cheney. 1t is
named after one of the stock holders
of the N. p. r. r. and is on the line
Of that road. about 130 miles from
Ainsworth. The growth of this plaoe
has been very rapid. Scarcely 9
months ago, there was nothing in this
pine forest but a solitary hut, while
now we have a town with streets over
quarter Of a mile long It has the
following business houses; Three large
dry good stores, 5 hotels and restau
rants, 2 hardware stores, harness
shop, 2 drug stores, 2 blacksmith
shops, carriage shop, 2 livery sta
,bles, bakery, ! grocery store. !
fruit stand, butchershops, barber
shop, grist mill (being constructed)
and ONE school house. A 6ne church
is being constructed By the Congre-
gationalists while two more will soon
be built by other denominations
The railroad company is finishing .
very fine depot building that will
probably cost $4,000. We also have
8 saloons. There rs no less than .
dozen new buildings in course of con-
struction now. Cheney claims to be.
a center for large farming country.
including the Spangle Four Lakes,
Deep creek and Rock creek and
White Bluff country. Crops look
very we'll, but are little late. I
have never anywhere seen more
thrifty looking gardens and grain so
far as have seen, it surpssses any
portion of w. 7. T. M. Galloway
has 80 acres Of very Rne land just st
the edge of town.
Cheney seems destined to be quite >
town 1t no distant day. For my
part / think enough oft, without any
desire to see further. The country
Offices are now located in Cheny in
stead Of Spokane Falls, which will
have tendency to make this more
central point, though the falls will
always be town Of considerable
note.
Journeymen tailors at work on cris-
tom trowsers are like Tilted wonaenr
sewing breecl,es Of promise.
"A Long Branch letter sayA ths
Grant cottage is sadly in need OF re-
pair. Il looks rusty and dilapidated.
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