The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-17
THE IOWA EDITORS.

Iowa editors on Oregon. Tho readers Of
tho DEMOCRAT will find them interesting
reading matter
With few panses We reach Albany June
ton Ht midnight. where we rest IN n1r
CARS until morning. After plenty or time
for our toilet aud breakfast, we are escort
Oh by the baid if0m the depot 10 tho
wharf, where n boat awaits ~ 10 carry a..
10 Corvallis, which We foactf after a plea.
Hant rids Of IA miles on the " lllamette
Tho people are Oait en mass to welcome
us. Betw@eii bands Of music aud long
rows Of ladies y1nng and old, We are
marched 70 ths Court House 10 hear q
welcouis address thslce ~ public hall
whore n stIpetabund4Dce UK cb0iee aud
Substantial refreshments await gs The
feast wah prepared Under the austJfces az
the ladies Of the three ten peranes 30 istlex
0f the cityy In honor ~ the reputation,
which Oaf prohibition blowers have gwen
our State for tajnporanse, and which vi
ibis Distance ls mistaken for tho trua
character Of tiIe Ssats on this quest ION.
After We arc stuffed b thu good ad.es ~
the place We arc lOAdeI wiril n DIVERS and
escorted ~ the depot, where special train
awaits us ~ bear ~ isAck ~ Portland. -
"lndianalo Advocate tribune
our readers should renlsmber that In
oTder 10 undsrstand properly tie adsau
taRes and Disadvantage of the wsst.,fu
coast they should keep in MUD the fact
that iio descrtp lon Of, Or comparison with !,
Iowa Will answer. The country u cut 40
ny ranges OF m0untsins, between aud
among which ars the most usiighffnt nf
vaiiiess The former arc ileavilv tlmbsred
anu tiie hlgh peaks covered rltu snow the
latter feiuilo alnoft beyond belief aud
whthTei by Numerous cold, clear str AIMS
~ there u any une particular spot in this
country whieh presents Utmost evory sls-
tnsnt that goes - make iifs pleasant it ~
the famous Willamette Valley. In his
favored locality the home seeker sstii find
every advantage Of climate. sol AnJ 80
cisiy. Hs enjoys winters without c9ld
anu snnimers githOut heat. Hls lnnd will
produce amazingly and qeiautity of frnit II
almost Oppres stFa aud Of .ne finest quality.
but be inust bays money with WHICH u
buy. for Il wound bo absurd ~ believe
that so highly fsv1rsI a locality had 40
far sscapvd tiIs know eiss ~ tbs world,
The entire valley has been ss,lle1 FOR
niany years. fhey aFe Lighiy inteli
gent class ~ pe ,pIs wno KNOW they have
KSod thing aad who sanaot sell ont aud
'go west, for ih.y btse reached tue
verge. The land j., therefore, very valn :
aole aud u lals = great deal " money ~
get q farm, - ''ntiauIe Messenger +"
AZ Albany, pieaSait aod thriving
town Oi J,eUu inhabitants. na.tthsF fnosl
hospitAoie reception awaited the iIawk-
eyes i lls whole association Wa taken On
board pleasure steamer, where Ibey
we're Joined by many eitizstis of the place
and tie whole company sai cd slowly az
the Willamette foiFteen miles 20 Corvsjiis,
on tho west bank OF ths stream. ia III.
words Of the loeai cnronicler. ''At Curyat.
/ lls ono OF the lafgsst crowds that had
greeted tho excurNionista in tie II ilIain.
epe Valley had assembled upon the rIyei
bAnks.6 They aneer1d aud waved witt
genuine western fervor. Here were more
speeches pg wsieo1ie followed by nan.
Quet prepared by the ladies' uf the youua
cHy.-'Grinell Herald
We reached Albany on our way bach
| from Ashland TO Portland, someGims II
tbs night, aud wbsn We awoke in th,
morning We found our train standing os
n side track, aud the sitizsna gathering 81
welcome III. AftGr COOL break fasE aG ths
depot, ws were 80 sorted through ia
| town by large delegation Of citiz 10. nus
two excellent bands. Albany l. on Ga,
l wi lamette river. u q SUBSTANTIALLY bull
little city, oT about two thousand inhabi.
tants. The public buildings are good
and the resi- isness are fully as good a
those OF an IoSA town Of the sslns SIS
The merchants carry gooi stocks OF 20 yIs
| Nsll neiscfei aud we'll Kept up, and thi
/ Whole town bas the APPEARANCE OF sub
sfAntial prosperity. Tue citizens had pro.
vided = steamer Ia carry US up the rive
about swelve miles 10 Corvallis 1ht
bands, aad large number o. the citizens
accompanied "a. aud our short trip wa.
| sniivened by music aud miFth.~-Cedal
Rapids "Daliy Republican
From East Portland We want to Salem
| the capital of the state about 10 miles
This trip led Us through the Willamett,
valleys nice area of river bottom ranging
from ons "a ten miles in width. II Is Al
| occupied by farulers, aud the land II vel
adapted 20 tbs rAi.tug OF wheat, rye, oals
fcIoxer, aud, ali fruits bslongiug 10 thi,
Eciima1e. Fairly well improvs.i farms cas-
be bought At from SIS 70 $50 per acre
The farms look home like and make ON,
think OF iowa. All through this c0untr,
1 there are excaIlent opportunities for enc
lerlng Into dairy farming Butter II wortt
20 ceiils now fJr hoins CO o1sumption -
"Menso Enterprise"
The boys Of the Iowa presS excursion
are "sil broke up" oyer the girls Of tn,
| Wiilamests Valley, Oregon. II il claimel
| by experts that that section produces bet
ter looking women on the average thar
any oiher In the United States A llantil
Messenger"
| And now we return aud Saturday norma,
we nv AXE 1t Albany. from whence We are los
| by tso bands ot masic, with Q drum major
60 board = steamer anu Oil an inyitation, /:
m, np the Willamette river, At Corvallis
| where tnsss kiud pespse try 10 exeell all be-
fore IN lhclr viAiids aad kindness. Well, W,
are all good eaters and partook Justify, even
our Ladies' seemed 70 have '.loosened q tuck,
40 as 10 increase tho storage. At McMinn
vile We halt and are covered with fair wishes
warm greetings. addresses, flowers from hand
some ladles tsod bless them. - Leon D.sa0.
crat Reporter.
O.egon is a vast domain possessed OF re-
sonrcvs that al empire might coYet Her
valleys, both Ia extent and produc.iveness
are uaequalied. Her hills aud mOuatai
sides be-.r millions OF acres Of splendid tim,
Der, while many of them are ribbed with pre-
! cious metals aud valuable ores her climate
never made an honest enemy, and her fruit
Is unparalleled for size and havor. Portland,
| like nearly all the other towns in the extreme
northwest, is overrnn with Cinnamon. OF
her 35, 900 inhabitants 5000 belong to thi.
despised race. They own some of tho best
business blocks ia the city, thus making il
impossible 10 get rid of them. At Eugene,
Ashland, Grants Pass, Albany and Corvallis
and at all the stations along the route, VIZ
/ WSLS shSs W AN oso"sseA' uaSd ~ suS ktSSS
and people aud were the recipients OF on'
continued ovation. Upton Conservative.
Reached Albany for breakfast and sool
thereafter two handsomely uniformed bands
together with many of the citizens, came Il
| the depot 20 escort US to the city where W,
were 60 take boat for Corvallis. Albany j
the county-sea of Linn county and has
population of about 2, 500. IL is live enter
i prlsing place and has excellent school an,
church privileges aud as good society as Cal
DO found anywhere. Lllnn county is S0l
square miles larger than the State OF Dele
ware. IL is twice as large rs Rhode Island an,
more than hail as large as Massachusetts,
Alphabetically speaking,it is one ot the zines
counties in the STATE. Most OF the pralri
land III Linn county. and lu fact, all tno Ian,
in tho netgh0orhoad ct the railroad, Is Ia tn