The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-03-17
FROM OREGON
EUGENE, o., March l, 1892.

Editor ADVANCE:
The first white birth it Is said oc-
Cured il 1874.
l frequently meet Minnesota peo
pie here both on the farm aud in the
shop, aud in my travels last fall, l
met u farmer by- the natne Of Getcl.pll,
who claims to b. the first white chill,
born in the city Of Minneapolis Mimi.
Numerous families continue to
come here from the prairie states,
mostly from Nebraska. and 4 good
many Vt them without means and
their lot 8 anything but All enviatl.
one. Somehow story gets east thai
there is plenty Of work to he had here
at good wages when it is exactly the
reverse and many who come have SER
io"s tunes getting along. There is
much less money in circulation than
in the eastern and middle states. aid
there are already ten men to every job
OF work to be had, and people who DE-
pend on daily labor make 4 great mis-.
take In coming here.
Thorough working farmers with
capital are the kind Of people here aud
such will do we'll, every other kind OF
business il overdone.
Prices Ut grain rule higher at pres
ent than In the prairie states, wheat
IL selling here ut IS to 80 cents busl,tl,
oats. 40 and on the rise, hay ten to
twelve dollars ton, while dry. goods
and groceries are about the same "a in
WOrthington, fruit Of course being
excepted
The winters here are far less dis
agreeable than represented. and much
more healthy; grippe got it's work IL,
during the winter, but was of mild-r
type, and much less fatal than in thu
more eastern States. Business is
usually dull here during the winter
months and very little money changes
hands, but with spring and summer
life and activity returns ard continues
until the winter rains begin, the plea.
SAINT side Of the country is far in excess
OF its dark side, besides, the latter is
transparent the bright beirg discerni-
BILE = little ways off; but the croaker
croaks because it is his nat ure to do so.
and no amount of the brightness of
life will change his somber-hued
characteristic.
Railroad building will be active in
this part Of the State. again this year
a line from Portland to Salt Lake
City being In course Of construction
and already finished to the little town
OF Springfield, three miles above here
on the Willamette river, . place, by the
Way. that il said to have u great future
TOR /" addition tn its having lately
6e'o" chosen for agroxt railroad center
1t has water power that rivals that
OF NJ minneapolis. h. road, it is affirmed,
will b. continued without fail until it
's finished. giving this part Of the
coast more direct outlet to tho east
thing greatly needed.
Gold mining IN the foothills near
mountains has bpen carried on for
sometime with success, but nothing
phenomenal in that line has. yet &C.
CURED, but 10 y matter Of course 10 ex-
pected. tho discovery of y silver mine
near here is whispered about among .
few, and doubted by many who leave
it to time time to reveal the truth.
Coal has bren discovered in payiug
quantities but not being necessary for
fuel. capital cannot be interested in it,
large vein # very fine slate WAS dis
covered last summer over In Grant
county and some fine specimens were
on exhibition here, in fact, % ono
man remarked to the writer, ''you can
f1nd everything in Oregon. aud the
Oregon department Of the museum in
the State university, located 10 this