Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-17
nEArTrrs OF oREeoN.
Dr. Diyen Tells Of the Climate and
Other Natural Advantages.


space in the JOURNAL to-day, as a
substitute for the shortness Of tele-
graph reading matter:
SALEH, Or, Dec. 1s.--After two
or three months OF silence I would
say that I have spent a long, pleas
ant summer IN Oregon. Our weather
now resembles hate October OF early
November weather with you, with
these exceptions: that we have more
rain here and we have no sudden
changes Of temperature. But II Is
great mistake to suppose that II
rains continually here during the
Winter. Foriy-eight hours is the
longest / have seen II rain steadily.
Tie gr.ater part Of the rain falls
during the night, and ~ quietly
chat we are not conscious Of II un-
less we are out or hear it dripping
or something. This is a remark
able feature Of the rains here. No
wind usually accompanies them.
Oreyonians ("web feet enjoy the
rain. They sny they feel their best
then, and it X surprising how soon
we tender-feet get used to IL and
take little or no arcJgn, Of it. Ere
quently the cloud. break away aud
the bright, warm sunshine brings a
Hood Of light and cheer, telling us
that summer is not too far away 80
play "peep." SO far Ne have had
no cold weIther. a few hard frosts,
little ice in the pulilHs Of water
i'm the road is the most. No snow,
no wind. Farmers are still sowing
wheat, painting fruit trees, etc. II
must be nice to fam when almost
the enti % year ~ av Il bic for out,
door labor. am beginning to uii-
derstand how Oregon farmers can
afford to take day or a week now
and then, aud when th y do WORK
they don't have to rip and tear TO
do whole y.ar's work in six
months.
The city of S ,'em Is sharing in the
general prosperity Of Oregon. ] will
on Y men on few Of the improve
ments that have been made during
the summer: Some large brick
b ocks for business rooms bave been
built. The present street car line
has several times doubled its length.
An cctric street car line is being
cOnstrurte I. a fine woOlen factory
has been built and is almost ready
for work. A good many beautiful
residences and many neat cottages
have been built Additions have
been plated aud are being sold
north, east aud south. \ new town
is started on the west side of the
river. A steam moter line Is sur
yeycd aud no doubt will bc built To
Silvcrton. fourteen miles northeast,
aud now the watch word IL ~ rail-
rUdd from Salem 10 the sea" Sd-
lem needs direct seaport cOnnec-
ton aud will have 1t before long.
In view of all this il Is unnecessary
to mention the steady advances In
real estate values. Withal, Salem
cannot be called an enterprising
town, but what she lacks in "snap,"
she makcs up In certain advantages
that immigrants are sure to seq, and
IA Western city she has far
more than her share of solid com
fort. Being the State capital and
also n county seat, gives her quite a
bit ofdignity. Her educational ad
vantagcs are exceptionally good.
She IL called the city OF churches,
and socially her standing Is fair, OF
course Satan's leading interests are
represented here, but they nre ueith-
er 30 popular nor prominent as in
many other places. Just now Salem
represents ac.ty OF pleasant homes,
willis business enough and progress
enough To keep away ennui, md
there ARE many encouraging indica-
tions that within the coming year
she will get IA "move on.n
But why try 10 describe Oregon?
No wonder 100000 people have
found homes here during the pres
ent year win IL be wonder II
twice that number come next year:
OF course, everybody that comes
IL not satisfied Now aud then some
fellow gets horribly homesick and
desperately dempraliled, and leaves
la disgust, making room for some
other fellow that can "Cltch on ."
4 Remarkable Monument.
One of the most remarkable mon
uments Ia America Is ia san Luis
Ohispo county, southern California,
\ great rock rises I5l feet above the