The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-03-27
Albany, shs valley. nse.

From descriptive letter on Albany re-
Gently gotten up we olip the following few
Ravery items. II will pay to get the orig
inal lsttor heads 10 wrlto to your friends
East on.
Fer grazing and weod production parts
OF Linn county are unexcelled.
Wild honey ID found In great abundance,
IL Is clear as amber and delicious In flavor,
I'VE would like to SEQ some Of it,l
The Willamette Valley IL called "the
land of big red apples" over all the Pacific
Coast. [It deserves TO be-.
The population of Albany Is now ostl-
mated ut 1000. Would not $500 be nearer
correct II
Albany Is one OF the most orderly OF
Western cities.
The Young Peoples Christian kssocla-
tlon Is In q tionrlshing condition. tIt has
been discontinued nsarly TIVE years.
Tho abundance OF water flowing through
the streets of the city insures cleanliness
and the best sanitary conditions.
Seven leightl religious denominations
have church editlces, aud there II q rolig~
ious free-thought society,
Two newspapers are published In AL
bany, aud both arc ably edited and valu
able exponents of local Interests.
wat.r-fowi and othor small game are
abundant near the city Boar and deer
are found In days travel.
The citizens OF Albany, it Is but Just to
say, have always taken tho load la enter.
prise In tho Willamette Valley.
Tho Albany Firo Department IL ono OF
tho best disciplined and most effective In
the state,
~. 1890 - O.a,.a.. ...t,l~..t ..t.t,t...- - .
Willamette Valley, especially Linu cOun-
" - like going 10 France without seeing
Paris.
The Santlam canal Is used for transpor-
tation a. we'll as to furnish water power.
Grain and logs in large quantities are
fioated down To tha Albany markets. mot
now, soma other time. Wood Is thought
At the head Of the educational organlxa-
tons of Albany, ifnot OF Oregon, ts tho
Albany Collegiate Institute, one OF the
first educational institutions OF the Pacific
Coast.
No part of the world outside tho equa.
torIal regions presents moro attractive
aud varied spontaneous horal display
than the Willamette Valley.
There have been seasons oil light Weld
hut az actual failure OF crops, as the ex-
preston 10 understood Ia tue Eastern
Cs@Ne-t A@s AoNoA b0CH huuWu
tho Willamette Valley,
Violent atmospheric disturbances are Of
rare occurrence in the Willamette Valley,
aud destructive tornadoes, whiriwinds aud
cyclones arc entirely unknown,
Among the pending business enterprises
- the project Sf erecting At once a mag
nificent new brick block on Front street
tAh, oh, yes.l
What delightful trout fi,hlsK In this
country All OF the many crystal brooks
ara thronged with tho speckled beauties,
Isaac Walton would have appreciated the
willamette Valley as paradise.
Excellent wagon roads lead from Al.
eany TO al the surrounding sestlems nla,
Drives are delightful Ia all direc Iious, in
some inspiringiy romantic.
Nowhere In the world are honey.dews
heavier than in the Willamette Valley.
The sweet, golden drops hang like boad.
on blade, leaf and flower.
Il may be remarked, as evidence OF the
remarkable fertility OF tho Willamette
Valley, that the elderberry "bush" OF the
Eastern States attaiEs 20 tree-iike proper
tons here. The largest are two feet in
diameter NJ the base, wood solid, and 60
up thirty fset,and bear tho purple clusters
in rich profnsion.