The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-05-08
ABOUT OUR STATE.
immigration Board Prepares
a Valuable Pamphlet.
ONLY REAL FACTS USED.
Every Locality is Creditably
Represented in it.

| Secretary Masten has received
the advance sheets of the new
pamphlet which the Northwest
immigration board has had in pre-
paration advertising the Pacific
! Northwest. The pamphlet will be
the most attractive and complete
ever issued, and will contain a vast
amount of valuable material de-
scriptive Of the resources Of this
section Of the country and the in
ducements which il offers to the
investor and immigrant. Careful
attention has been given to accur-
acy, and, while the articles are
written in bright and interesting
manner, and are calculated to call
attention to the advantages which
are offered to settlers by the North
west, there is a careful avoidance
of high-colored description and
glowing promises Of immediate
wealth. 1t says:
"There is no claim made that
the Pacific Northwest is. a paradise.
Here, as elsewhere, success follows
intelligent effort; here, as elsewhere,
nothing but failure awaits the in
dolent, shiftless and improvident.
In the past no little harm has been
done by injudicious advertising.
Cities, towns and sections, not con
tent with claiming the advantages
which each in fact possesses, have
claimed all those possessed by the
country as a whole. AS result,
many have come to a section which
was entirely unsuited to the occu-
patton in which it was their inten-
tion to engage, and not finding
within. reasonable distance their
objective point, have returned to
their former homes in the full be-
lief that what they sought was not
to be found in the Pacific North.
west" A description ofthe country
as whole is given in the intro
duction, and the Northwest is dis
cussed in detail as to soil, climate
and productions in the body Of the
pamphlet.
In the chapter on agriculture,
the different sections ofthe country
are taken up one at a time, and
each is given its distinctive advan-
tages Of soil and climate and of
accessibility by railroads or rivers.
The subject Of horticulture. is
taken up scientifically. Each fruit
that can be successfully raised is
given a full discussion. Statistics
Of past outputs and net profit are
given, and the whole subject is
treated thoroughly and clearly, so
that a person can fully and accur-
ately inform himself upon it with
out leaving his Eastern home.
A chapter is devoted to Aaxrais-
ing, and many authorities are
quoted showing that Oregon's
adaptibilIty to the culture Of that
staple is unsurpassed.
On the subject Of grazing lands
the Northwest is taken up by states
and each is described geographical
ly, showing the districts best adapt.
ed for grazing and the different
varieties Of grass to be found in
the different localities.
The chapter on timber lands is
the most complete in the book.
All the different trees valuable rs
timber are fully discussed, the dis
tricts where they are to be found
are given and the purposes for
which each variety is adapted are
stated. In concluding the chapter
on timber lands, the lumber mar.
kets are located and the districts
most available for logging are
given, with general description Of
the advantages offered to the
settler and the cities nearest the
great timber belt.
Minerals and mines are accorded
much space, and the different min
eral producers are separately
handled. The Eastern investor
can see at a glance just what adj
vantages are offered for his money
and in what localities mines can be
worked with the greatest economy
and profit. The minerals, treated
separately and fully, are iron, coal,