The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-10
HAPPY oREeeNlANs.
A Prosperous Year for Favmers ON the
Pacific Coast.

gtts Racthc Coast.
Happy Oregonians. Why happy? Be
cause they have good reason to be happy
in contemplation of the fact that the
fates have been kind to them this year
A recent trip to the metropolis of the
Empire State of the Northwest, during.
which visit was made with the state
editorial ASSOCIATION in annual conyen-
ton at the city of Astoria, enabled me
to meet with gentlemen from all parts
of the state. Inquiry as to the business
prospects of the state was unnecessary.
The spirit of good cheer which the edi-
tors wore upon their smiling faces indi-
Gated that the boys were happy. Edi-
tors cannot be happy unless business
with them is good. And business with
the country editor cannot be, good ex-
cept their producing constituency are
prospering. How closely allied are the
interests of newspaper publishers and
farmers. That is why publishers de-
vote so much space and effort to supply
acceptable reading matter for their far
mer readers. When crops are a failure
farmers cannot pay subscriptions nor
buy goods. When they cannot buy
goods merchants do not advertise in the
papers. The publisher who cannot col
lect subscriptions nor fill his spare col
unns with live advertisements. cannot
come to the annual reunions of his craft.
looking happy.
Oregon's wheat crop is one of the larg-
est and best ever harvested Wheat is
wheat this year and hence the great
plains east of the mountains will WELD
up golden eagles for their golden grain.
The Willamette valley and the great
fruit and produce section between Ash
land and the Columbia are harvesting
an abundant yield and at good, stiff
prices. The canning interests of the
Columbia have not suffered materially.
Ii an apparent shortage of salmon were
not reported prices might not be so easily
maintained. 1 was informed at Astoria
that the salmon pack was but little if
any short of the normal.
Dairying, which by the way is a rap
idly growing industry in Oregon, was
never more active and as the advanced
methods are coming into vogue in this
branch of farming life it is not probable
that the Prairie states will be called
upon much longer to supply butter and
cheese to the Oregonians as they have
done largely in the past
Notwithstanding the hop louse has
made inroads in the industry this season,
was informed that the crop would be
a profitable one. Taken all in all the
year 1891 will mark an era of almost
universal prosperity in Oregon
met journalist from Spokane.
Wash, and learned that the new state
was equally as fortunate in her farming
this year as is Oregon and Cali
fornia. While many of the boom towns
have suffered the inevitable reaction
from abnormal growth, the solid basis
OF all-permanent prosperity, the agricul-
tural development has kept on at arapid
pace. and millions of bushels of wheat
have been harvested and all other lines
of agriculture have likewise prospered
After hurried glance over the Coast
from San Diego to British Columbia, it
is safe to say to our brethren east of the
: Great Divide" that any ything they may
need in the line of orchard, farm or herd,
call ON the Pacific Coast for it and we
will supply them with the best the earth
can produce. w. G. B.