The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1890-12-15
Its Prospects for a Large
Manufacturing City.
LOTS BEING TAKEN VERY FAST
FOR'BUILDlNG AND BUSINESS
PURPOSES.

1t would be difficult to find a better
illustration OF the courage-determinatiO
business foresight and rapidity of execu-
ton so characteristic of the people of
this great northwest, than is found in the
life and progress at North Dalles. The
entire work is only in it's infancy, hardly
commenced, short as the time is, how
ever, enough has been done or put under
way to convince the most skeptical that
the founders of this enterprise are in
earnest and will establish here this COM
ing year prosperous city. 1t is only in
the days of modern enterprises when
men can be found who are prompt in
the execution OF large undertakings that
towns and cities are built up, and people
awake to the idea that capital has stepped
in and carried out that which nature in
tended SO many of these towns to be,
large commercial shipping and manu-
featuring points.
Geographically situated North Dalles
has perhaps no superior on the Colum bia
river or in the northwest as a shipping
point.
There is tributary to it not less than
5000 square miles of valuable farming
land which will not remain longer with
out railway connections. And while it
may be admitted that the water WAYS do
not do away with the necessity for rail-
roads to the full and complete develop
ment of this country, yet the increase in
the volume of business done on these
rivers fully proves that neither does the
building OF railroads do away with the
use of water ways nor render them a less
mighty factor in its general growth and
prosperity. But the two go hand in
hand providing means by which the
traffic of these inland empires may be
cheaply handled.
Nature has done her work to perfec-
ton, nothing is needed to fill out the
picture, but the skill and thrift of an
industrious and intelligent community to
make this portion of our state an assured
success. The fact that the U. S. govern
ment is awake to the Importance of
opening up the Columbia river for navi
CATION by large appropriations, would
seem to indicate the fact that they expect
these thousands of acres of uncultivated
lands which line the banks of the Column
bia river for hundreds of miles to become
settled by thrifty farmers.
If you will study the work laid out
! by the government you will soon be con-
vinced that North Dalles will secure all
distance of 12o miles and taking in some
of the finest agricultural land in that
state.
Over seven million pounds of wool are
shipped from The Dalles yearly. There
can be no legitimate reason advanced
why woolen mills would not be an
assured success. Next then to the Boot
d Shoe factory, soon to be opened, our
people must not be surprised if this new
industry is not added to the one at
North Dalles and put on solid financial
| foundation Immediately.
1t is now an assured fact that one of
the largest tanneries west of the Miss
issippi river will be put up by eastern
capital, this enterprise alone would en-
ploy large force of men. The next
| thirty days will make business very
lively at North Dalles. During the last
week something like 1l0 lots were sold or
engaged, many of them for business and
building purposes and those by men who
have keen eye to the immediate pros
poets for advancement. The fact that
trade was consumated last week across
the river for over SOS, 900 adds one more
link in its future.
When we say that North Dalles will be
busy center of trade and that it will
continue to grow rapidly, we feel conf
dent that we are not overstepping the
bounds of probable reason. Towns are
built up nowadays as if by magic, and
we hardly know where the capital came
from, sufficient that it is always ready
when opportunities exist. Talking
| lately at Spokane Falls with gentleman
who lived some miles north OF the city
and who had not visited the Falls for the
last three years, he said to me, 81 can
not understand this city. / see before
me blocks presenting a solid front seven
stories high. l cannot see who is to
occupy them, where the business is to
come from, surely capital must be wild.
These lots that are now worth $50,000
could have had my choice of at $500 only
four years ago. / said to my friend,
why did you not buy? Did you not
know that the water power of Spokane
Falls would build up a city? Did you
not know that there was millions of
acres of land tributary to it? Could you
not take the map OF this country and
trace out canyons and passes which
would compel railroads to center there?
''No,' he said 81 was not believer in
! the future OF this country / lacked
confidence. / was what's now called Il
''mOssback," the worst enemy this
country now has, but if I ever have
another opportunity l certainly viii i'm
prove it.
/ said to him, your opportunities have
gone so far as Spokane is concerned, you
must look for new towns where the samg
conditions exist.
Some of the largest cities in this
country are great inland empires ans
that one, if not two, will be establishc
on the Columbia river is now an absOlr
certainty. Then if You would secur
home in this new FL Dorado, onS ~
which you viii be glad to spend fa
/ future years, see to it, that befori. a:s