Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-15

more hydrants about the premises
There are two large silver poplal
trees between the house and well,
between which the drive extends
The front yard is lined on eithei
side with an ivy hedge cropped
square. The yard itself is full Of
flower beds in circles, triangles and
all other shapes, while roses and
other shrubs. Of many varieties line
the eDtangled walks. At the left Of
the house is an orchard with apple,
ounce, pear, plum, prune, peach
and cherry trees Of many varieties,
the trees full and the heavy fruit
pulling the limbs down till they
resemble weeping willow. Then
there is "A grape arbor hanging full of
grapes, a halfdozen strawberry
patches, gooseberries, currants, red
and black raspberries, blackberries,
asparagus bed, and q thousand and
one things that go to make up an
ideal home, besides garden Gas is a
garden" Now that is our new
home; how do you like it? Would
you give up your friends and homes
for it? Now, in your minds eye,
think Of forty or eighty acre field
of extra heavy, rich, golden wheat
adjoining this, on one side a corn
field-fair sort of corn-and then a
field Of big oats, and you have an
Oregon home-no, not quite; add a
grove Of old-fashioned oak trees, or
of fir, (you would say 6vergreen) and
you have it,
1t rains nicely here up TO about
this time Of year, and irrigation is
not thought of. The dust gets
pretty deep, but it is heavy soil and
and the wind is not heavy enough
to stir it up. 1t lays so still that the
bottom rails of old worm fences
built ten to twenty years ago still
lay on top of the ground. From my
window / can see the glistening
surface Of the Willamette river,
over whose waters a vessel is steam
ing into the landing, and on the
other side Of the river, stretching
across the c"untry, from field to
Held Of golden grain. ur grove to
grow Of forest trees and orchards, or
ir'n i'll. top to bill top, as you
please, J can see farm after farm
such as ! describe, saving, perhaps,
the profuseness of the fruits and
more expensive yard Improvements.
! have been invited to ride over
to one of the highset rolls, said 10 be
one of the most productive farms IN
The county, and from its top view
the surrounding country, threaded
In several places by winding streams,
and to look down upon eleven thriv-
ing cities, and count twenty-four
postotfices. Salem has water power
to run three times as many
mills and factories as she now has,
and she already has several hundred
thousand dollars invested ia them.
Have you ever seen such advan-
tages go on forever unappreciated?
l never have. AS yet sh Is in her
Infancy. Sne now has but ten thou
sand inhabitants. Just see her posi-
bilities! | have been accounted
with having pretty fair judgment,
and whether l have or not remains
to be seen so far as this is concerned,
but | have some nerve aud every
dollar | have will sooner or later be
invested here.
And now ! want to give you a
word of caution. This does not ap-
pear to me to be an El Dorado for
people who must depend upon their
daily labor to secure a living. l
have known labor to be more plenti-
ful East and wages TO be higher. 1t
Is not an expensive country to live
In; -four is $l.lO for the best, and
other things in proportion, but with
fruit, potatoes and vegetables grow
ing profusely and good market it
Is not hard to get the necessary
money to buy groceries. The man
who comes here should have some
not less than $500 If he has
4 family to support. After you
once get settled and have a home
paid for there Is no finer country on
earth to live in-but how much
hose two words paid for" some
lines mean! yet they do not pay
mortgages here. l have among the
poor some of my dearest friends,
'ome who were friends when l |
needed them most, and il would |
yrleve me greatly To have such COM
lletely hankrupted through any |
words of mine
The climate is very soft. Your
hands feel soft as they do when you
wash with soap In soft water. 1t Is a
of atmosphere that kisses your
heeks so gently that you scarcely
ealize its touch. No blow, no blus-