Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-02-14

TO a remafkaDle degree. lnese are
homely aud practical matters, but
of great moment when a trans-cOn-
tinential trip is considered. The
accommodations for second class travel
are nearly as good as for first-class
All the cars arc well heated and
kept clean.
The trains are 80 managed that,
besides the dining cars, and the en-
igrant cars where cook-stoves are
supplied, regular stops are made at
meal times where passengers can
ret hotel meals or lunches, or get
out and gtreteh their legs and "take
in the town" / feel that / am not
overstating the truth when | say
that all things considered the North
Pacific is the choice of lines to go
West on, by experienced travellers
who have tried other roads. /
talked with a good many and that
is the way they express themselves.
SOME COMPLAINT
was made that in my former letters
[ did not tell our readers of the
chances for business and location in
the West. I did not feel that
month was time enough to give an
opinion worth much to person
who would USE 1t as u basis Of action.
WHAT ARE CHANCES OUT WEST?
There are plenty of business open
ings and plenty Of work. Plenty of
booming cities and new towns
springing up. Ofcourse, wherever
there Is boom, living and all other
expenses are correspondingly high.
Still, there are many chances to
earn an honest dollar in an honest
way, and that Is the only dollar
worth earning. / consider Oregon
and Washington as much better for
IA poor man or farmer to settle liz
than Aither California or Montana.
There is q better chance to get
ahead in the world in the two states
named, yet they, too, have draw
backs. Persons interested and
wishing inflammation shnnld adj
dress Gen. Pass. Agt., or Land Com
missioner Of the Northern Pacific
Ry. Co., st. Paul, and they will re-
ceive mouths reading, valuable
maps and statistics. Or, what is
better, perhaps, subscribe for our
new paper, the JOURNAL, Salem,
Oregon, a reliable weekly paper,
81 90 year.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
are very strong In Portland and all
the Sound cities. At the former
city plumbers strike was on.
They got from 81 to $5 per day.
One employer had non-union man
and refused TO discharge him. All
the unions went out and all the
work in that line was at stand
when | was there In October, and
had been for nearly month. The
labor organizations are particularly
strong on account of the presence
Of the Chinese. AS to the latter
opiulous differ. From what little
| saw | am dead set against them.
l can tolerate them on the broad
grounds of humanity, but as "A civi-
l!zed Americana cannot see why
the country would not be better for
their absence. They adopt all of
our vices and propagate all of their
own. AS servants In Portland, they
hire out for the highest wages and
as soon Ms they get the least mastery
Of the situation, demand higher
wages in the most approved aud
peremptory manner. If refused or
discharged, John leaves a secret sign
on the promises which tells his
successor, II member of his caste,
Just what To demand. Other house.
keepers declare that John is perfect,
as "a servant, aud that he Is scrupu-
lously clean, so economical that he
saves his salary out of what other
help wastes, etc,
WOMEN WORKERS
are In great demand and get big
wages in all this great west, Begin
ring right at st, Paul we found an
unusual demand for good dressmak.
ers, and they command good round
numbers, in fact double pay. This
Is true In all departments aud more
than true as you near the Pacific
coast. Young women of strength and
integrity OF character, aud not easily
led astray by compliments, fattery,
vice or matrimonial delusions, have
certainty of good employment. In
the new roaring towns, society pre-
scnts It's rougher and more vicious
sides outward and there is much 20
Mar delicate scnsihilitivs, but women
OF some sense and salidity are as
safe on the Pacific cnast as any
where in the world. IL they have
good business qualifications aud a
vein of real independence there is
h. ~ N..Na