The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-10

As Linn county people are anxious 10
know what the Iowa editors said OF Ore
gon and particularly this part Of tho Stale
we shall give as fast as received the most
important comments, whistler favorable
or unfavorabIe. The following is from the
Evening Gazette at Cedar Rapids:
At Albany they were warmly welcomed
au5 escorted through the city by two brass
bands, and to q boat on tho Willamette
river that transferred them ten miles up
the river aud acIozn It To another line OF
railroad which entered Portland on tho
other side OF the mountains (othsr side Is
good). Aftsr one continued ovation. Pert
land was reached in shs afternoon OF sAlur.
day aud that evening grand banquet Was
rendered Lo the visitors by ths BOARD of
tr tde and citizens of Portland aud con
tinued until about one o'clock Sunday
morning.
The following IL from the Iowa Estate
Register" tho leading paper of tho State :
| Returning from the Sound tho next trip
was the Willamette Valley, a region
''abouDJiDg In fsttiie land-, beautiful
Sc.rerv and pretty girls" This Was found
1 to be tho most productive region visited
! a. 4 proved most attractive 10 the agricul-
iurai members of the party. In this val
ley were found the thriving little cities OF
! salem, Albany, Eugene CITY, Ashland,
/ Corvallis aud others, each of whom added
greatly 10 both the pleasure acd profit oi
the trip. Returning again 10 Portland, a
most enjoyable trip was made down the
river TO Astoria, after Which the home.
ward road was taken.
Muscstine ''Daily Journal :" On the
morning OF the 18Th. the party took break.
fast AT Albany. Here two brass bands
escorted them to tbs Willamette river,
WHARF a steamer, the Salem took them ten
miles up the river 10 Corvallis. Al this
place splendid dinner had been prepar-
od by the three ladies'temperance societies
of the town the w g 7 T., the Young
Ladies'W T u, and the Coffee League.
The following from the same papeI
shows how they got matters mixed:
Il should be notsd here that Just befor.
reaching Salem, the train stopped for q
few minutes at Forest Grove whore /,
located mixed ILdlan school. The
scholars were drawn up In line 10 greet u.
and brass band, composed Of civilized
Indian youth gave US an unique serenade
The What Cheer Patriot We reach AL
bany in the night, take breakfast there June
10Th, and are conveyed by her citizens in a
boat up the Willamette TO Corvallis wher'
the Temperance Club has sct table for us
, loaded with the best the country produces
We are right royalty entertained and pas
on up the west side of the valley to Port
= land, whose citizens now take u hand Mt en-
tertaining US.
Muscatlne Daily Journal. Well, what o
! the country AZ whole Candidly, IN man,
things il vastly surpasses Iowa. For whea
raising. portions of Oregon are not to be OK
celled by any other part of the world. Il
fruits, they also excel Iowa. The climate. too
. it must be- admitted ,is more desirable, thoue
in portions Of Oregon frequent rains and ex
cessive moisture ia the air have caused it {
be called 1.-THE land of the web-footed." i
fact, the moisture is little too much, as W
should judge from the frequent moss-covere
: roofs. Cold and severe heat, however, ar
{ unknown. But what are the drawbacks
4 The chief of these is remoteness from th
principal marts of the world. However grea
the productions of the soil, the surplus, afte
home wants are supplied, cannot be dispose
OF to advantage. 1t is estimated that at tn
/ lowest possible rates at which railways "a
carry freights, it will cost SIS to bring th
y average steer from Oregon TO a competin
point with the Iowa steer. The same cost al
tends transporting grain.
Ii the water route is resorted to, it is b
way of Cape Horn, making distance of 10
600 miles and a voyage OF eight to te
% months. This one drawback. therefore,
!. quite serious If none other can be uaned, an
L we must confess it is the only great one "
could discern. On the whole, the Paci6
e coast is grand country, where people ca
10 live comfortably and pleasantly on the fine
IT products of any soil. But we Iowans cann
forget our own native or adopted land.