Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-27

peer. Canneries, dryhouses and
jelly factories, are already one inn
portant industry in this valley, and
at no distant day the farms will be
cut up into 10 to 40 acre truit gar
dens, aud land that can now be
bought at from $40 to $50 an acre,
will advance in ten years to five
times is present value. That is the
calm judgment of we'll posted men
who have not n cent of interest in
making such statements.
NUMBERING
May be said to be one Of the un-
limited resources of Oregon. Saw
mills are needed everywhere, aud
common lumber now is sold to the
farmer at from IS to $l2 per thou
sand. The light rainfall that took
place all over the United States last
year has left remarkable demand
for all kinds of lumber
Stock, horse and sheep ranching Is
carried on with great profit on ac-
count of the mild climate. Only
light shelter is needed aud ali the
year round grazing. will be certain
10 make this a profitable business.
Dairying IL at present very profitable.
The demand for butter and eggs Is
unlimited. A farmer can with 10
cows and 100 chickens make as
much money on 40 acres as one can
on the half section farms of Mime
sofa, work less, take greater comfort
and have more of the pleasures of
life OH the Pacific coast than any
where else.
THE OCEAN SHIPPING
IL Of vast importance to Northwest
ern Oregon and is bonanza to the
whole Willamette valley. Every
ship that comes into the great rivers
and harbors OF this coast leaves
money, distributes its capital and
takes out thousands of dollars worth
of products of the soil. So impor-
tant is this that all freights are actu-
ally lower here than in any similar
ly situated country in the Union.
The ocean shipping is growing in
importance every year and is a re-
source OF employment and profit
that cannot be taken away.
MINING, ETC.
One of the great, important and
undeveloped additional resources of
Oregon Is mining, The announc-
ment of the great Dry Gulch Min
ing Co, which has its offices in
this city, will convince anyone that
Oregon has great things to offer to
the capitalists of the world. The de,
mands of mining and numbering |
upon the agricultural interests are
great, and causes the price OF hay |
and feed to be kept pretty high at
times, as well as affects the price OF
provisions. In fact at no time of
the year that the farmer has any
thing to sell, but he can get good
prices, except perhaps for fruit
When the market is glGtted.
The capacity of this valley for
producing the finest fruits in the
world, including pears aud peaches,
MI the varieties OF French, German
md italian pruneS, is practically
IN United. WnIis 8 great deal ol
money is made at the business,
rom slOo to SS0O per acre Resulting
rom many orchards, fruil is "a great ,
tAple article Of food for rich ANA /
'oor, and no healthier peop'e are on ,
op Of the ground as result. Plenty Z
I fruit all the year around IN GER /
ain To add ten years of good health {
the ordinary persons life (
No CITN IN THE UNIoN 4
'ncSents NOR natural attractions AS =
place OF res dcn,e that salem. In \
seion thar has remIined sHogless n
nd stornlyss Ia this winter Of snow y
ornls an lcs b t1A,rls, S.ilem has c
eog aph.cal advanta =, : worthy OF a