The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-24
What they Say.

What they Say.
The editor of the Montezuma Republican
says" AFTER hours ide Corvallis is reached
and hundreds OF her people stand waiting
ON the rivers bank. We are escorted to
the court house where several short adj
dresses were made, after which we repaired
to the large city hail where most bountilnl
repast was prepal ed by the Colee Clubs OF
the place. These are simply temperance So
cletics and the ladies ha:lug the matter i'll
charge deserve the thanks of the fraternity
for the very excellent treatment bestowed
upon us. Corvallis is the county seat OF
Benton county, and is bright thrifty city
OF about ,SOu inhabitants. 1t is pleasantly
situated on the west bank of the William.
cite River, on beautiful plateau, one and
a half miles wide, entirely above hlg water
1t is the head OF navigation ON the Wli.am-
ette river, except at very high stage OF
water. 1t is the present terminus OF the
Division being ninety-seven miles from Port.
land. 1t is also the present terminal poiut
of the Oregon Pacific Railway, being con
structed eastward from Yaquina Bay. Edu
cational facilities are very good. The Stars
Horticultural College, with full compile
ment OF teachers, is situated at this place
and in addition there are two distric
schools that are well sustained. The towr
is well supplied with churches and the NOR
ais of the community are good. The lead
ing industries of the country are farming
and stock raising. The yield OF wheat i
generally twenty-five bushels to the acre
that OF oats about forty. The surplus 0
wheat shipped from the county last yea
was something like 3OU, 600 bushels. rhi
county is sixty miles wide and torty long
extending east and W est from the William
cite river to the Pacific ocean. It contain
l, lO square miles of area, and has a pop
uIation of about 5000. Its eastern third l
level, and the remainder is tlmbered hi
land, admirably a apte1 for pasture. Ii.
price of land varies from Sl.25 per acr
| Government price to $40, according to IL
callty, but good farms well improved, Ca
be bought at $40, sl2, SIS and $50 pe
acre.
The Atlantic Messenger" says: rs
many people have asked ouI opinion i'll re
gard to moving to Oregon or Wasnlngto
territory that we will give general answe
SO that all may see it. Ii you want TO ~ t
farming and have money to buy land, srocl
and improve it, and are looking up luca
| ton, we do not know of more favore,
country. You will have to pay goo,
price, but you will get rich land and hav
The advantage OF as delightful and heaILh
| Iul climate as the sun shines upon. Yo,
will find IN intelligent and hospltable peo
pie, with plenty OF schools, churches, etc
But you must have money-for if you don
you will have to go back and hu At up SOM
valley among the mountains, where YOU al
debarred from all the social advantages yu.
are used to in Iowa, and are also wlt.ou
| means of trans portation to market. In.
same may be sand OF business. T..ere ar
plenty of openings for men with capital, AL,
who are energetic. There is little room,
however, for lawyers, doctors aud othe
professionals. But if you have not none
with which to start we advise you to kee
away. Do not go there to make living b.
days work, and by all means stay away
YOU have not got trade, for in the latte
ease You will have to compete with tn
chinese, and then it is doubtful whethe
you could find anything to do, for Thousand
of these people are out of employment o
account OF the stoppage of railway construc
1ion. The West needs capital much wors
chan it needs people. The man with none,
IAN do well-the man without had bett.
stay i'll the East"
"Our readers should remember that il
order to understand properly the advant;.
ses and disadvantages of the western coas
| they should keep in mind the fact that IL
description of, or comparison with, low.
will answer. The country is cut up b,
ranges of mountains, between and anon;
which are the most delightful of valleys
The former are heavily timbered, and tn,
high peaks covered with snow, the latte
fertile almost beyond belief and watered b,
numerous cold, clear streams. If there il
any one particular spot in this country
which presents almost every element thai