Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-08-07
SENATOR poLPH MAKES A SPEECH

Alaska he was invited to address the
Board of Trade in Portland on the gen
eral condition of home affairs The
suggestions of the Senator were all SEN
sible if not new And it seems a pleas
ure to the Portland Board of Trade to
have some one now and then tell them
what the possibilities are of the Colum
bia river and of Oregon if only we were
manufacturing people. We concede
all that may be said on this point. But
Senator Dolph night have said we are
all race of gamblers, and whenever
AN opportunity offers to take chances
in pools and schemes. for rapid fortunes,
Portland men of wealth by no means
stand back. The Senator, with the |
balance took lively interest in the
Willard pools and as usual, sooner or
later, with gamblers, the lucky non
residents stripped Portland of several
millions cf money. 1t seems all right |
that those who gamble should lose
Had the wealthy men of Portland put |
one-fourth of those lost means into
manufactures, our state today would
have no hard times. Consumers would
have been added to our population by
thousands and our home market for
all products would have increased be-
yond measure Business in this line
would have shut out the California sup
ply and Oregon would stand more self
sustaining than ever before. There is
no better wheat than Oregon produces,
and had she the Chicago or ST. Louis
| Board Of Trade iu her midst 20 aid the
forming of industries, markets would
be had at good prices for all we can
produce There is 10 valid reason that
can be imagined why Oregon should
lose the large English market for her
wheat. Our farmers have never had
the help to retain it that other cities
through thei. Boards of Trade have
given to surrounding farmers. And
now our English market is uncertain.
A live, active and faithful Board of
Trade would have saved that market
to Oregon. Mr. Dolph cannot tell this
too often or too soon to the Portland
Board of Trade A more near-sighted
city is not to be found anywhere, and
if there is anv one far-sighted enough
to point out the way to future success
by all means hear HIM. One thing
mentioned by Mr.. Dolph gratified US
very much. He spoke of the success
full completion of the Nicarauga canal
and of its great benefit in shortening
up the distance from the Pacific to New
York and Liverpool. This would
make a great difference in tonnage in
favor of Oregon exports as well as i'm
ports But there was one matter in
this connection not mentioned by Mr..
Dolph. It is a known fact that the
lumber products of the east are failing
very fast: A new field for timber is
now being looked out by eastern oapi-
talists, and they are found on the Pa
olGc slope in search of this supply.
There is no other field except that
north Of Mendocino on the Pacific
ocean. Oregon, with her vast forests
of timber will open the market for the
world. Her timber is superior to that
further north and of greater variety.
Her white cedar and myrtle, found no
where else in the world, have no COM
petitors in woods for excellence of tex
ture and quality. Her fir, spruce,
hemlock, maple, ash, alder. and many
other varieties are abundant and await
ing a market. Open the Nicarauga
or the Panama canal and at once our
timber lands come into market, and
Oregon would become one of the largest
exporters of lumber that our nation has
ever had There is a secret seal upon
the action of the last Senate in regard
to the Nicarauga canal that we hope to
see removed. That it is in the inter-
est of commerce We declare for both
Senators Sherman and Dolph speak in
high praise of the canal as helper to
our commerce on the Pacific coast In
less than three years nearly all timber
lands here will change hands, There
is no better investment for eastern cap
ital than to make Oregon q great ex-
porter of lumber as well as wheat and
fish Our future is still glorious.
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