The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-10

The DEMocRAr receives letters from the
east BY nea-ly every mall asking about Al
bany Here Is condensed article on the
subject, written especially for eastern read
ers. It Is true, and not exaggerated, and
home leaders are at liberty to skiplti
Albany Is the county seat OF Linn, a
county containing a7oo square miles, twice
the size OF Rhode Island three.fonrths OF
which has been taken up, the remaining
fourth being In the Cascade mountains.
II has a population OF about $500, Though
more Is generally claimed for Il.
II Ii located on the Willamette river
nayigabe most OF the season of The year
five or ak river steamers doing business
continually at It's wharfs, at the junction Of
the Southern Pacific Il RS main line and
branch line TO Lebanon and the William
ette Valley Il Coast railroad, and few
miles from the Oregonian railroad, which
will probably be extented TO the city with.
IN year or two. Hence Its transportation
facilities are not equalled IN the valley.
II Is ~ i.io milcs from Portland, 81
miles from Ysquina bay, about GOO from
San Franclsco, and will be about three
hundred miles nearer Chicago on The COM
pleiIon Of the Oregon Pacific, than Port
land by the Northern Pacific.
i 1t Is the center of magnificent wheat
aud fruit belt.
Its people are enterprising, but not Wild
They have just raised $asooo bonus for
a woolen mill, which will be built this
summer; $4,000 for a street car line, worN
on which Is being begun; $toooe for ics
works, already begun, organized loaf
and building association with capita
! stock OF $soo,ooo; mining association
with capital stock OF $7oo,ooo
land company w'tE a capital stool
of $4,000 and divers other Institutions tba
: indicate activity,
} II has water power and water works o
4 great value.
In the manufacturing line II has twt
merchant Touring mills running, and on
:, inactive, a large Iron works employing III
teen TO twenty men, a wire works with
. large output. three furniture factories an,
c chair factory, a fruit eannery, Il Aod
= works, two cigar factories and others OF leA
4 importance.
!. In tho mercantile line five general mer
chandlse stores, enc exclusive clothin
store, two or three hardware stores, n boo
and shoe store, three stove and iinwar
,s stores, three drug stores, five or ak agrI
cultural implement houses, eight or te
= grocery stores. four butch cr shops, Vafiet
q stores, cigar stores, etc. There are thre
banks in the city, five OF six real estate o
= fees, and reasonable number OF lawyer
q doctors and dentists. There are two new
Il papers In the city, each daily and week.
,e and hl-weekiy religious journal. FoI
y. good hotels supply the demand of the ira,
&c cling public.
y. The city has Congregational. Presb,
hyterian, United Presbyterian, Methods
Southern Methodist, Baptist, christIa
Evangelical and Catholic churches, wlt
ID the puipi,s we'll supplied.
~ Il has large central school with sevS
teachers, college and Sisicre' school, .
ably conducted.
Commercially. socially and otherwi
!" Albany has the requisite advantages (,
n making large and prosperous city.
lie Already quite a Wholesale buNlness
done. through there arc ~ vet no exelusi'
Wholesale houses here.
n' its average yearly climate IA unsurpass
~ anywhere IN the world the severe. biusts
as ing weather Of the east bcing unknown
he Albany, duriag the past winter the tel
he perature at no time reaching a. low A.
H. degrees above zero.
.e. The city has done very little TO adv,
let tlSe its grand resources: but Il doing som
ies thing in the line At present Ita locatie
'ps railroad advantages. etc, arc big adv'
Ie, tisement ofthemselres.