The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-06-28
a rRArEKsAL COOP BYE.
Kind Words From the Rev. G. r. Burn
side on Leaving The Dalies.

n m" " orus from the Rev. g, r. HI n
side on Leaving The Daiies.
Special to THE CHRONICLE
The DALLEs, June 27.-Nearly two
years ago it was my privilege to. visit
The Dalles and other cities OF Oregon
and Washington. 1t is now more than
two months since 1 left my home in
Buffalo, n. Y, for second visit, having
spent nearly all of that time in and
about Eastern Oregon and Washington.
The pleasure of my first visit was some
what marred by sickness, but the kind
ness OF physicians and friends more than
compensated me for all my suffering.
My second visit is made delightful in
finding the most of the acquaintances of
that time still living, and apparently
prosperous and happy. My health now,
afQ glad to say, is such that my friends
seem to have forgotten all about tile
struggle 1 had for life two years ago.
No many could ask for a. more cordial
greeting than the people of The Dalles
have given me-. They have invited me
to participate in their home comforts.
while MY brethren in the ministry have
been more than generous. The board of
directors OF Wasco Academy honored me
inltheir invitation to preach the baccal-
4aureate sermon on commencement day,
and / wish to thank the committee on
Fourth of July celebration for their kind
invitation to deliver the oration. but as
leave for home today, it will be impos-
sible for me TO comply with their re-
quest. For some unaccountable reason,
have had homelike feeling while
among the people of this city which is
not usually experienced when in a
strange place.
l sympathise with those who lost so
heavily in the great calamity which Wis
tied your city last year, but notwitI-
standing the destruction of fire and flame,
it is my firm belief that the day will
come when the superiority and vastness
of some ofthe varied opportunities which
here abound viii be examplitied, and
The Dalles and Grand Dalles will flourish
as the cities of Spokane, Seattle, and
Tacoma are hourishing. have great
faith in Grand Dalles on the opposite
side OF the Columbia, and / hope Your
kind people Will pardon me when saw
that wish ! could inspire them with
ike faith in the future OF this country.
One of the most important factors in the
developeInent and building up OF any
place is faith In its ultimate success. and
a pardonable pride in the advantages to
which it may lay claim as being superior
to those of other places. The country
surrounding The Dalles, and Grand
Dalles on the Washington side of the
river, has many advantage -alyan-
tages hard to equal, and seldom, il ever.
excelled. more particularly refer to
such industries as Embarrassing, wool
growing, fisheries, stock-raising and ag-
riculture as few of disadvantages with
which this fair land is blessed, and will
say, for these, that do not believe there
is another section of our country where
nature has been so prodigal with her
fostering influences. The greater en-
ergv and encouragement devoted TO these
mean more money for the producer.
more money for the mechanic. more
money for the merchant, the advertising
and building up of your town, besides
the influx Of general thrift and sprosper-
ity which would surely follow. There
aIe great many other things which |
regard as advantages peculiar to this
section.
Referring to the fruit industry here,
which is growing rapidly from year to
year, as more capital and enterprise are
engaged therein. you have no adequate