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

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1t really Is. 1t is so beautiful, 81
grand and so far above my idea
country. In writing my pen seems
to drag and my brain appears to be
too sluggish to carry thought and
translate 1t into suitable words.
believe that / have told you that
+ Salem Is the capital of Oregon. OF
course the school CHI dren know
that, but many live business men
have failed to realize Tie con
stitution, framed many years ago,
discriminates In its favor. inasmach
as 1t provides that all state buildings
shall be erected here. AZ a c,nse.
quence, all public buildings are here
and are built on the magnifiran;
scale peculiar to the Pacific c,iast,
without regard 10 money value.
Millions Of dollars, are already eX
| pended and tens of thousands are
added to the total each year. Be
sides this, they have huilt a wagon
bridge across the river here that cost
$4,000. 1t is magnificent struct-
ure, high enough above high water
that the largest steamers may pass
beneath. The county has expended
$40, 900 in u court house, and It is
paid for. The universities, colleges
schools, &c., are said to he the best
on the Pacific coast, and that is a
big saying, considering the fiue
schools located elsewhere on this
western slope, They have eleven
churches, of all denominations; the
largest Touring mill on the coast,
which puts out 100 barrels per day,
aud several smaller mills, which
would put eastern mills to shame,
are located here; also several can
neries, foundry, stove factory, oil
works, wOolen mills, box factory,
sash and door factory, and many
smaller factories which they do not
seem TO take into ace, unit.
There is but one railroad and the
river To furnish transportation.
You can look at Lincoln and see the
railroad rush which is sure to follow
here. The city Is laid out in an
elegant manner and on the most
generous scale, the blocks being
nearly 400 feet square ON lots go to
so feet wide. The streets are broad,
aud graded and graveled nicely,
while large, wide spreading maple
trees line them on either side, so
that no matter where you drive you
are passing along a fine, shady
avenue. The broad yards are
usually II He'd with choice fruit trees,
which at this season of the year are
heavily laden, aud underneath them
spreads the closely cropped blue
grass lawn. There are several parks
that are very pretty, and usually
have their full complement of
loungers and picnlcers.
One or two Of the country roads
are lined with great, wide-spreading
pear trees, groaning under their load
Of delicious fruit.
Our house Is out nearly two miles
from the center of town, aud as il Is
II very fair average | will describe
Il as well as can; then add to il
fields aud you may judge how an
average farm looks. IL is not the
best by any means, and yet IL is not
the poorest, for there are some hele
that even IA Nebraskan would refuse
To live in. The house Is small, has
eight rooms, n ball aud IA wood shed
joining the kitchin, like our home
had there, aud Of course IL has AN
old-ashioned fire place, The barn, /
which Is of commodious size, is
about three hundred feet frOm the
house, aud connected with IL Is a I
COW stable, hen house ani tool shed, I
with corals, &c. Midway between
the house and harn is the well, over
which wide tower has beea erect
ed and inelosed, containing two
stories, making good milk aud work
room with store room above upon
which is good sized tank aud an
iron Turbine wind null. The wind
blows gently yet sufficiently every
afternoon from the nor'west Ia turn
the mill lazily.
From the tank the water Is piped