The record-union., 1892-01-06
WEBFOO7 WAITS.
Twenty-Sx Days of Rain and No
Sunshine in a Month.
The Glorious Climate of Our Sister
State-Portland Growing and I'M
proving-New Eastern Colony.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN Old Father Time
has reaped in another year, and 1891 is
now sleeping in the grave of its prede-
cessors. Amid the booming of cannon,
the firing of guns and the small but no
less noisy firecracker, the new year was
ushered in. 1t lays before us an open
book, its leaves as yet unspotted and un-
solled. Day by day its pages will unfold
before US, and into them we will write
our record, of good or evil. In twelve
short months the present year will also
die, but what we have written upon its
pages will live forever. l can plainly
see inscribed upon the first few pages,
laid bare for our inspection, these
words: Good resolutions for the new
year." If they are all kept, in what a
terrestrial paradise we viii dwell!
Last night the Caledonian Club of our
city gave mask ball at the exposition,
in which some two hundred maskers par
ticipated. AS usual, there. were all sorts
OF costumes among them, and some strik-
lngly novel ones. To a spectator, gazing
on the moving throng, it seemed like an
animated rainbow. The characters were
all well sustained, and the club may feel
justly proud of its success.
The past month has beaten the record
for rain OF all previous years. Out OF the
thlrty-one days rain fell on twenty-six,
thus leaving five days for sunshine; But
old sop wouldn't accept the invitation,
and hasn't made his appearance for q
whole month. Important business on
the other side Of the globe is evidently
claiming all his attention:
The cornerstone for the new Chamber
OF Commerce will be laid to-day with APP
propriate services in honor Of the event
The Chamber OF Commerce has been or
gained since April Z, 1890, and is the
outgrowth of the old Board OF Trade. At
the exercises to-day the Mayor, City
Council and the First Regiment, 0. \.
e., will be present.
Since Portland has been a consolidated
city of over 100, 000inhabitants it has been
| found necessary to rename nearly all the
streets. Hence the oldest inhabtant is
IN quandary to know on what street he
lives. The altered streets are named
after some old pioneer, whose name be-
gins with the letter the street was orig
inally called. Some of the appellations
are anything but harmonious, and no
little dissatisfaction is felt and openly
expressed. However, the decree has
gone forth, and we must abide by the de-
ciSion of our worthy City Council.
y large Eastern colony is to settle in
Lane County some time in the near
1uUure. Several thousand acres have
already been purchased for them The
colony viii contain about 10000 persons.
| Their object is to find more congenial
cline than the East affords Their oc-
equations will be manufacturing and
| fruit raising. The agent has been all
over the Northwest, but Oregon won
his favor.
1t is usually considered a rare thing for
a Chinaman to beg, but there is a pro-
fessional mendicant of the heather per-
suasion doing our town. His m0dus
operandi is as follows: He accosts a gen
tleman and asks if his name is not Mr..
So-and-so. Upon being informed it is not.
the Chlnaman puts on a lugubrious face
and says he is very sorry. He also goes
on to say that he left his store in such
hurry that he forgot to take any money
with him, and asks for the loan of twenty
five cents, for which sum he has pressing
need. If the gentleman will give him his
name and address he Will send the money
the next day. 1t is almost unnecessary
to add that the money is never forthcom-
ing.
One day prominent citizen was walk
ing down the street, when he met one of
our leading contractors superintending
work on sewer. Upon being asked how
he was getting along with the work, the
| contractor answered as well as could be
| expected, considering the weather
| Usually he was accustomed to look down
! for success, but now he was obliged to
look up-as there was a power governing
| the elements on which, unfortunately. he
had no pull BEsELENA.
Portland, Or, January l, 1892.