The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-22
zsr1RL RLIsHED AUGUST "a, 1852.

| Bt0fe6--SO muCn Snlpping-ANu sees RnC
hears OF several large and important fac
tories OF iron and wooden ware, cordagI
goods. brooms, carriages, leather goods, and
even jewelry, that this Is new country
And yet II is as new Us the morning, as any
one can see by few days travel. Aud
here may note the pioneers feature 0i
the procession to which ] have referred
particularly the venerable old mother-in.
Israel, who rode very decrepit and far
spent looking beast, along whose anatomy
was piece ot muslin, telling US that this
was the way the old lady came 10 Oregon
in 1917. Then behind her was her old
man, driving used up looking covered
wagon, weather stained and ricketty, In
which was whole family OF tow headed
children Of the emigrant pattern, and TO
which were hitched two yoke OF oxen, and
behind which was tied COW. The picture
was one that seemed to be thoroughly
familiar TO very many OF the old and mid.
dle-sged lockers on, so many Of whom had
come across the plains in this very style,
and no feature OF the procession excited
more interest, not even the cowboys and
the real live Indians who brought up the
rear.
THE PEOPLE.
Nearly all the people here Of 10 years oi
age came from the States or from Europe.
There are few native 0regonians Of that
age in the country. The men who even
now have been here for ten years are citi-
zsns OF long II not oil good standing, and a
twenty year man is man fully entitled to
speak with the authority OF years and
long experience. One thing is noticeable
in what all these people say-ten year 0ldi
and twenty year olds-!hey believe in Or.
egon aud in the Pacific coast coun-
try. You hear none Of them sigh
ing for the fesh.pols Of ESypt-for the
country they have left behind them
They exoatiate on the Clmate-"our grand
climate" Us they express it-and on The
opportunities to get on In the world. ave
have the boss couutry," Is the way some Of
them put It. Said one man to me, "Look
what has been done here without commu.
nication by rail with the outside world.
Look out for what We will do notU." Said
another man at a supper table last even
ing: "The largest area OF population in
few years will be in the Northwest between
the lend and 49.h parallels, and its wealth
will be even greater than It's population"
And could quote many expressions more
or less enthusiastic.
As to the real advantage Of this country
I prefer as yet 10 express no opinion OF my
own. That 1t has attractions and advnn.
tages OF an important character no one
who has been here forever avery short time
will deny. 1t has what should call a very
enjoyable climate at this season OF the
year. 1t is rarely warm and never hot.
The mean temperature for July this year
was $40 and for last year IS, The highest
range OF the thermometer was 72 this July
and 81 last year, the lowest, respectively,
was 10 and 37.5. The rain fall was only
ninety-nine one-hundredths OF an inch,
and yet they raised crop. The soil re.
tains wonderful amount Of moisture.
WILLARD AND HIS GUESTS.
The guests OF Mr.. Willard are still here,
and they are enjoying short excursions up
the Willamette by river or rail or up the
Columbia. They will 90 hence to Puget
Sound and see that country from the decks
Of the Qleen Of the Pacific, an ocean
steamer that has gone round to Tacoma TO
meet them, and then return here on their
way. East. They are quartered here
and provided for in q very
liberal way by the people and the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. Tho latter en-
terrain all who are not at private houses, at
the hotels, or sleep them on board their
steamers and feed them at the leading res
taurants. It would be difficult as we'll per.
haps as ungracious to say how much the
grand excursion has cost the great N.
P. las the railroad is called) but
those OF a calculating turn Of mind put 1t
as high as quarter Of million. Several
steamers have been laid III here for the
use Of the guests. Mr.. Willard does nothing by
halves. He has achieved great things, and
he is determined that the full prestage oft
shall insure to this country out here and
to tho great line, and series OF allied lines
which he controls. He wants the capital
lists and men OF influence in the old world
and the new, 10 see and appreciate this
country in the light Of bis own eyes, as he
saw and appreciated it as far back as 1874,
at the time he came out here and set on
foot the far seeing policies that have cu.-
minated in such magnificent success for
himself and his allies, and for this country
and the whole country. A.w.c.