The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-10-23

Linn county has sss Cinnamon.
Linn county'a treasury 10 empty.
Gold was discovered Ia this State IN 1861.
There are about 20 miles Of streets In AL.
bany,
linn county is twice as large as Rhode Is
land.
The average weight Of Mclean man Is
lAlA pounds.
About person 60 every 100 in business
fails each year.
It costs $osl.ss TO 90 from Portland to
Melbourne. Australia.
Tho acoustics Of the Albany Opera House
are not often surpassed.
A cubic inch OF gold is worth s2lO and
weighs about IL ounces.
Ii costs 80 cents extra to ride from Al
bany TO Portland in palace car.
Portland's Wholesale trado amounts TO
thirty TO forty million dollars year.
A freight car can bo hired by any emigrant
from ST Paul TO Portland for 1870.
walla walla Is 0o5 feet above tho Pacific,
Tho DAlles, l06 feet and Portland 30 feet
The average cost OF living in the U. ). 10
clio. IL Is moro than that Ia Oregon by
considerable.
The foreign population Of N. Y. City and
Chicago is about 40 per cent. IL is only 0
per cent in Linn county.
The world has $4,000. .00o, 600 in money
and owes over $26. 900. OOO.Oo oregOnians
should cease complaining.
Albany is 1893 miles from st. Paul. MINI.
First.olass fare to that city by the n. T. ia
SOS. % and third.olass, S4S,23
A cord OF ash wood weighs 3,4l0 pounds
before seasoned. We would like to boy It
on that basis Of wood dealers.
There are about s divorces TO 100 mar.
riagcs in Boston, 10 in Philadelphia, 20 in San
Francisco and 6 in Linn county, Or.
The fastest train in the U. s., between
Jersey City and philadelphia, averages IS $40
miles per hour, moro than twice ss fast as
Oregon trains.
II costs about SIS 10 keep single horse at
livery stable month in Portland. Here
you can buy horse for that price, il you are
not very particular.
About !. 1855. .0OO. GOO. 900 gallons Of water
fall on Linn county each year. In giving
these iigures every eight gallons Of snow ara
called gallon Of water.
In 1854 q per cent Of the legal voters Of
the U. s. did not 70 20 the polls, the great
est percentage Of non-yoters being 62 in
Rhode Island and North Carolina, and the
least per cent. 10 Indiana.
IL per cent OF the people Of tho United
States cannot read and IS per cent cannot
write. In Oregon it is only fraction over
per cent. in India. 92 Russia, 90 Mexico,
90; Ireland. As England. so; Germany,
II. Hurrah for Oregon.
The estimated population OF places be-
tween Albany and Portland Is as follows
Jefferson, 800 Turner's, $50; Salem. 5000
GsrvAis, go woodburn. 200 /; Hubbard,
IT'S Aurora, 200; Candy, 10 New Era,
$50 Oregon City, 1900 Milwaukee. 900
The seven wonders Of the Pacific Coast
are the big trees Of California, the Yosemits
Valley. the Palace Hotel Of San Francisco,
the "a. 900 candle electric light Of San Jose,
Mt Hood, Porlland's siGh High School build
ing and the Willamette Valley. At least this
il our version.
The cities Of Oregon have theatsrs or halll
with estimated seating capacities A. follows
Weston, $50 /; Tho DAlles, $50 Portland
1000 Oregon City, 400 Salem. 1900; Al.
bany, 500; Eugene City, 500 Oakland
375 Rossburg, 575 HillsbOrO, 275 La
fayette. 300 McMinnvilie. 800 Indepea-
dencs 3T5 Corvallis, 500.