The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-19
FROM THE SoRrHsFyr COAST

FROM IHE NORTHFhSI SOaSf'
PORTLAND, Ore, ScPt' oo'--h Uoh'lh' po"i'
prevailed throughout Oregon AMI Washington
Territory from the advent Oh wizard III Mo
downfall. Now an undcnahlu singhation pre-
wallis In all kinds Of business. Many OF ITO
leading business men. capitalists ana po!iti-
clans OF this region have invested titrir money
aud lost heavily In Northern Pacific. oregon
anu =, ''. >e.I'.,,i,,, r,,,,,nv
and Oregon Hallway ana NnNiHa,loh COMPANY
stocks and dependent cuterprisOs. ana all
Li,La ~ lusi,,s. hoy, suffered through the
49, ~, ~, ,,','.,.. ,,r,nani.s
Tho opening pt the Northern pacnc Rail-
ro,J ,hr ,ous,ruotinn nf which WINS attended
by such genuine good times. mas been followed.
os ia generally the case by great disuppcint-
mon,. 1t has changed the course of business.
rather than Increased 1t. The merchants OK
Portland who supply the larger rar, of both
oregon anu "nsi'ins'a" """ o"'
their goods largely Ia chicago ana other enst-
u ,nt s,'''H ra a"" Iyn n"sn cur,al,ed and
toiore' 'reui'e nave oe', c"r''n'u, "n1
,,', 80. ,''h...'r. ,,,,, -, ",n,,I,.n,nnt 90
that business Is less active. and money 10
scarce Wheat. wool. fruit, and hops. which
with lumber are the s'anl' products "i Oregon
una Washington Toiritory. nave perh grown
u"t's Tue vur.e" Ivy y' H. mI for 4.
s'''' , u'o' 'e ' w"' w" ~ ,n,.,a,,ar ,h.n
over befor.-tl,at tho farmers regard them
so,yas IA vary nnor Notwithstanding TINT thar
seoe "o 'o', 49, ,.''','.,s ~ .,,.'.,,.
larger crops ana the lower prlce' Oh All aftic'Ss
which they consume ought to produce the con-
,rnrv failing Wh,nt fire.. ON board hare sel,s
Il; ubout sixty cents per bushel. and this lenves
the farmer in the interior loss than fifty cents.
in some eases even less than forty cents nor
buahe
And yet the prosperity Of tho country trib-
utary to the CulumIbiu River has not cu!n,inatnd
nor come to an end Climate soil aud produc-
lions combine 10 make this Quo of the most
attractive, although ono Of the most remo,e
rnrd aud direct communication with the Older
sta,es by both III. union ard Northern n racti,o
come the seat Of u dense populate and Of a
great ana profitable commerce. both i0roEh
aud domestic The Columbia and its tributH-
rims as well ms Puget sound und it's many
chnnnels viii contributes greatly toward hast
hms h,c er,e sad in feir nr,,e "'' OIL '
The only question is whor" tho future great
city Of tho region 10 To- be. PORTLAND mas crown
witnin tiie NY Nv, twenty Years rom Hity Oh
the largest sen goinx Vessels: ana ~ thS gen,
eral unVn , ~ p,'h ~ ,h '1 I,,hio
there is no perceptible reason why Portlsnd
should not MAINTAIN Us leuu ahu itihntoly Vs.
tSe OCEAN er E 81 tbs sS
and Seattle. both situated on iaGe, SOUND arp
thriying and enterprisinE towns. ana both with
me hlttefest Iealoasy 81 eaTh 4,'il r Ssnre 70
De the future xreAt city. uuntr naroors are
most excellent IN every respect. except that
they nre TOO deep TO aiioru H4ud ahchoraXU.
Zach claims 70 nave ING pest nhroor ana tho
BEST OF every tnihs eise Du. SO iaf as uishtn ~,
ference between them. except That Tacoma ha:
ne h h nh.e ei. mn u1'seohsg s;u o'o;i nv
NnMrtheri racine i.i'ilIohu. ,yL,. .
me forests on Srneoh anu Ma WISH! wsrs