Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR 1896.


What is the outlook for 1896? In
falem we have some hopes of new
manufactures. The wooden mills will
pc rebuilt on larger scale. At least
one other manufacturing concern will
be started with private capital. There
will be considerable in the way Of
public Improvements by the county,
CITY and state.
The county should not further neg
lect its court house property. There
Us great need Of a new jail. The old
jail Is unfit for occupancy from a
sanitary standpoint. 1t is not severed
orventilated or lighted as jail should
be in a Christian community. II Is
hlthy and hardly fit TO put an animal
IN over night, to say nothing of being
Insecure. 1t would not be safe TO put
aprisoner in whose life depended on
his getting out. A common pick purse
car break out in two hours. A mob
could break in and take any mans
lie. 1t Is not creditable to the second
county in the state.
The court house itself is in need of
paint and repairs throughout. The
surfacing of the walls is falling Off.
l'he wooden goddess is travesty on
architecture and should be taken
down. The court house square is an
unhealthy depression in the center OF
the city, and should be filled up. The
sidewalks around the court house be-
ipng TO JaytOwn, not to the capital city
of Oregon. 1t is a wise economy to
tnke good care Of public property. It
ends stability and dignity to gov
ffnment that penuriousness can never
Mpplant in the admiration, esteem
md respect of the people. The first
county improvement should be the
nlllng up of the court house grounds
and proper care Of that property.
The state should also take better
care OF its property, and the streets
Which 1t uses TO reach the public in
stitutions. These streets now resem-
~ W" AdhNos hCJ
piked and drained, trees set ont on
each side with view to beauty in the
fnture. Besides ordering convicts to
make million brick, not step has
been taken toward building a sewer
adequate to carry Off the drainage
from two great institutions. Some
of the finest residences in the city are
now flooded with water from the
state sewer up to the first floors.
Families have had to vacate and left
fhe city. But the sewer has not even
been surveyed. 1t seems nothing can
Pc done for the city in this respect be-
PAUSE the tax must yet be levied. But
he survey could at least be made, and
the work plated, so that the city
might know where it would be located.
The outlook for the city from the
standpoint of the city itself, is not
pnfavorable. The city government
now within its means, except that
city hall is built but not paid for.
The city should at once provide means
70 pay for it. A sinking fund of
two mills of the ten mills of the city
YAK levy should be set aside
70 pay for it. The city hall
aebt should not be made larger
pnless means are provided to pay the
debt. The city does not need within
10000 of its income for 1895. BY
eloser economy Mayor Catch thinks
that surplus can be increased. 1t is
probable that by further economy
eplendid sinking fund could be created
for the city hall
THE JOURNAL believes in taking
cheerful view of things. We have
entered upon a presidential election
year, usually hard year to do busi-
hess. But we believe it will be
better year than 1895. 1t cannot be
worse. THE JOURNAL believes in
protecting Salem business interests.
lt believes in business men standing
by each other and extending a help
ing hand to each other 1t believes
in the business men of Salem giving
all the assistance in their power TO
legitimate industries and enterprises
that are practical and that can be
made to appear practicable from a
business standpoint. 1t was really
not hard to get $4,000 stock taken in
the new wOolen mills when it could
be shown that it was practicable and
would pay as an investment.
But THE JOURNAL believes no sup
port OF encouragement should be eX-