Fair play., 1888-06-02
Onr Oregon Letter.

Our Oregon Letter.
Especial correspondence of the fAiH iLAf'J
I'uErLANp. OKEGoH, MAY l.. laSS.
NV residence ni Il few months III
Portland has hrcu one ut constant "r-
ii.h, and ~urrri-e. COMING, ;'' 'id
from the ri."r- of midwln'cr mt" the
balmy AR of spring. almost AT h'hh"'
~. i, we're wa, 80 t"rcibiy reminded
of the contrast between the farifir
,u,.t the entire REGION from the h"'AN
u,,,,utaju, to the Atlantic, that l am
NOT likely ever 20 forget 1t. For week..
>.u months, rcvrlcd in delightful
-nrinu weather, aud with the telegraph
dali, iuiurmin. me ~ c"id WAVES an"
ilizzard>. of snow and ice, IN my Tor
,ncr home. watched the opening 81
bud AMI flower. SAW The i'"'i trees
hurs, into ,h.ir bloom "t white ana
rrd. and heard the cheerful voices "i
c,rl, summer biri- ~ they hoppe"
from branch to branch of the pro
iu-jou of shade trees which line ihr
sheets of this beautiful ciiy. AirchdI
f;hc second week in Mn) >piing i
na,t and summer is upon IL. lti'
lil,cs have long since Disappeared, and
,hc beautiful -uowhal wh">c masses
of white have Appealed I" my eve Tor
admiration from hundreds OF weil-k'ri
lawns. have given WAY I" roses. An"
III, IA ro.c.. The wards of the rrh an"
r.,r alike are a mass oi bl""m rarna
,lon, >e'l.w. pink, cardinal, flesh, sat
from and ali thc ylnri"u- hucSa>-'iineh
,,y that queen of flowers. greet M"
Il, every turn. The love ct h"wrrs.
y,dcnrcd 10y their profuS'"n and the
attention gwen them, speaks "i gu!
lure and refinement, and III my most
,.lra-am, intcrcour-: with the rr"p''
of Portland have found iH"in all It'ai
their hrau,iiu! wards had led N" I"
believe. | assure YOU il was Il novel
cxpcrcnc, for me to see lawn mowers
in ,c,ivc opcration in March. anh
to behold the Por,ianacr III A'rI'
nightly handle his Garden h"~" with
all the care and apparent cmj"'m.,ni
the resident of Chica@" or Cincinnati
would display III June or July. lhl>
matter of lawn i the F"r,landcr>
pride and one of the chief %l"rIc> "i
| hi. most delightful climate. Ih"
.iuht of Green mias> j. not absent from
The eve from one year end I" another
save, perhaps, during Il few days IN
January or February, when the
rrnund is covered bv Il light tall of
snow. |, i oniv u few weeks in thc
entire wear that tie services OF the
lawn mower are not required to keep
m trim the constantly CROWN" grass.
This perennial Green >ward. with al
most constantly blooruin" flowers,
uticrs an opportunity for beautiful
lawns and pleasure grounds. "i which
the people of Oregon, metropolis
have not been slow TO avail them
>,vc>.
In the matter of shade trees, fhf
streets and the grounds fprivate resi-
dcnce, appeal strongly I" every ea>trti
,u,u hr Lc a rr>idcii: of the Mississippi
valley. the Middle states. or OF tat
|, New England, In California he sees
the ubiquitous eucalyptus aud other
less familiar to his eve. less hcauliin
i'm form and color itan those OF nf'
native forests. filling him with a scn-,
of loneliness but in Oregon. AMI e>
p.cially il, the unhrag"ou> streets o
Portland he i greeted br the in!niiaI
to,iorr Of his rltiihond. by The grace
tuI elm. the lcaiy maple. the sweet
scented locust. and The g'-icnins
poplar. have been particularly i'm
pressed with The multitude OF irui
trees crow ing in the yards surround
iur the residences. Cherry trees q
, enormous >iZC and wIlc->prriiins
: branches now appeal most strongly t.
, the eve. as,,hcir burden i already dis
pla, iug the rich ,iut> Of the ripcnin.
fiuit. Pears. apples. peaches and plum
, hang from the hougi> of thousands /"
, tree, in an abundance that promises
crop of unusual ma guiludc even III tai
land 81 prolific in natures bouniicS.
A. said al first, spring has "'ve'
, Wa, to >uIniner. after holding II, Owl
for nearly three months. Think OF il
! YOU w ho. like my self, have been accu-
toned to but from two t0 three week
! Of genuine -pring weather; think of
iv,.nt. season cA. ndln- over :. 2er:",
'uf three months. i season ai bad AZ
blossom. of leatiug trees aud blossom
IN. fruit. oi wild flowers and cltltira'
I'd bloom. OF clean. dry streets AN
good roads. OF >tnnv. cheerful dHi
ard cool retire. iUg nights. vj'h III