The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-28

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yet attain. You only know that an ex-
perience of six or seven years has been
productive of the best results The re-
suits achieved by some of the fruit rais-
ers of this section are an illustration of
what well directed energy viii accom-
plish when put to the test. The coun-
ties of Genesee and Niagara, in western
New York, are widely known as the
great fruit producing section of that
state, but in their palmiest days they
could not produce fruit to compare with
that OF your own orchards and vine
yards. few days ago when i'll conyer-
sation with my friend DIR. Nandenbergh,
OF Buffalo, who is at present spending a
few days here, he said that when he first
saw the pamphlet of the ColuInbia river
fruit company, he thought it must be a
wonderful country that would produce
such fruit as it described, but from
what he had seen since his arrival here
he thought the illustrations; and deserip-
tons of the fruit company's circular
were tame in comparison to the actual
facts.
1t has been source OF great satisfac-
ton to me to notice the interest which
eastern people are taking in this country,
Il few of whom have been coming and
going for the past month, and on leaving
have all expressed themselves as we'll
pleased with what they have seem
can most heartily endorse the letters of
DR.. Cornell,and Mr.. Clark c. Foster of
Saginaw, Michigan, which appeared in
THE CH8oNICLE of June 18th. / have
aso noticed with considerable pleasure
that Eastean capitalists are taking an
active interest in Grand Dalles, and
when they come here to examine and in
vest as they have been doing from time
to time, would like to see the citizens
vie with each other in an effort to con-
yey Il good impression, because in so
doing they would not only be promoting
their own interests but doing something
to advance the welfare of Eastern Ore
gon and Washington. Such course
would be commendable, to say the least
AS many are doubtless aware of my in
terest in the Interstate improvement
company, and in the Columbia river
fruit company also, and thus having
large financial interests on both sides of
the river, It may be well to say that !
decided to invest in these enter prises
because of my great faith in your coun-
try and in the townsite of Grand Dalles
across the river. But apart from my in
terest in these two companies, / have
of l.,Al
river As a further reason Tor my hay
ing done this, I may say that l believe
the prosperity which has come to Spo-
kane, Tacoma and Seattle will be re-
peated here, but on a much larger scale.
as the things which have made these
cities great are also present to make
great your own city and Grand Dalles,
while with the advantages that are sure
to come from fruit, grain, wool etc., say
ing nothing about the recent mineral
discoveries, you may feel that you have
been more abundantly blessed
In noting the rapid strides made bv
the cities to which 1 have just referred,
one great factor in their advancement
has been the advantages arising from
competition in the carrying trade, but
1 with the early completion of the cascade
locks and increased railway facilities,
this section of the country, instead OF
being at the mercy OF a heartless corpor-
alton, will be in position to demand a
sweeping reduction from the exorbitant
rates which it IS now obliged to pay
As to the man at the head of the enter
prises have referred to, it affords me
great pleasure 20 note the prosperity