The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-04-26
in UNION THERE is STRENGTH
Let All Pull Together, and the Future
is Ours.


is Ours.
We publish Ia full the letter Of Hon.
G. B. Montague in response to the
Oregonian's Invitation to give his
views on the future prosperity Of the
state. The letter has been widely
read and univerially complimented.
LEBANON, Or, April III Editor
Oregonian. lin reply to your letter Of
9th ult.. asking for an expression as
10 The most effective means Of promot-
ing industry throughout the state, !
wnuld say:
First Encourage home manufact-
ures. Let each and every Oregonianl
give the preference to the home manu-
iactured article fist, last and all the
time. We have the raw materia! In
great abundance; magnificent forests,
iron, coal. wood, wonl. plentiful water
power; cheap lands, lalnr at nloder-
ute east; the fiuest farming lands IN
the world capanie q supp'vihg aouh-
dant tMd far . nest ~ empl"yes- why
shon'd not Oregon ne the greatest
manufac'nr'hg center IN me uhiteu
riaiesg we sh"uld We iarge 'na''u-
factiiers ana exporters o nearly
everything that goes y MAKE up ti'e
nee ss''fsts oi ii'e; Lei me iacl ~
heralued !" the w"rid that ofeEonlaiis
arr Intensely iosai 10 ofeeon anu :"
oregon pr"duris, ana capi'a' WIN s'S'''
Ut iess ttniid amiut niakihe invest
memts; manufacturing industries will
lie inanguruted, the laboring classes
viii find steady aud profitable em
rloyueut, aud the farnler, instead Of
seeking market at LiverlH'ol, sixteen
thousand miles away, will sell his
surplus products at his own door at
remunerative prices.
Second-What is the gratest draw
bsck Of the stale? And how can Il be
overcome? The tinlidity Of capital,
caused primarily by the demnnetiza-
tipn Of silver and the utter demoraliza-
tim ofall values, more especially Of
the products If the farm IN conse-
qneltce thcresf. There can be no re-
sioration If confidence untiIthe ques-
ton issettled. Itis, 4 think, conceded
by all that restored confidence must
precede prosperous condition Of our
people.
uow shuu'u aef'cu'su1e y -
Neisii'sa y ''ape ilioIe pfohsaniss As
'ne s''w''s " w''eat ilis pseoine un-
pIol'a"'e' ihe ~ 'iiefs q tiils sec'lon
"a oisRo'' are very gfavssy eousihelihg
l''ls gutS''n''' a'iu We nope y VIII oe
iu's apu lh'si''sehtly al'sWeftu oy
s''iie u Ihe suesss'll FARMERS "n"
nase .rieu ez pffinieiltsi CULTIVATION III
tnal uilecsioh- neFsza'1slIe Wneat was
tne priheipai cefeai sIo@h' fsvery
.nlfu yfaf she lsiiu Was summer iai-
i'"su' 'hus ne nE ohe-inlfn oi HE
s'i''e luie' luas uiss iIaa OF cuitisaiioh
was tnihk, cufHeiileu oy tne pro-
iessh VI agriculture " the United
o'a'''s * pefihieiit ssAtioh at 1ofvAiiis,
WIZ 'i"ius ilia' fotatioh Oh crops ih'ei-
sensls l'ah'eu WIZ never ihlpovefish
tne so'i' nus WIZ ACT rainier az ieftii'-
@e's' gnu 'nal ~ assleulIuFai iaha
uu p'oluce su'iie hi'su ~ c's'p eV''-
'i,'uuus'y ifom year 70 year, as say,
~'s4'' po'a'oes, c'ovfr, oa's, FOOL
ss"hs' s'e'' y f''al'oh. Ihe professor
'ihia.ssiy ~ " anVa'''aee q teen-
.ns ea'iis shffp anu swine On the
nrh'' a''u ~ 'he iaft Ihat' with m
P'se' ''fee'is y s''ek, FARMERS could
sssh WY n iht present low prices oI
'ee'' au''Mi anu pofk' MAKE good
a'i'es ~ lheif investments. ny own
npfess'on y that ms IDEAS were
wor1hy ol iair trial. Our farms III
h'''n eoui'y are 100 large inr That
caie.u' eni''vaii"l Wiilen u 'he rule ~
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