The Republican journal., 1898-07-28

were shown the electric plant which lights
all the rooms and the large steam engine
which heats the building. In the large
brick oven they bake 80 loaves of bread
every other day. The meat market look
ed the same as in any of our cities In
| the shoe shop were very small boys at
work. They make all Of their clothing,
shoes, caps, etc. They have lots of land
under cultivation. raise all of their fruit
vegetables, ETC., and on the whole it is
like a regular town. They We're making
some nice Sunday suits in the tailor's
shop which they intend to take to the
State Fair. The goods is pretty gray
color and of the finest material, made
very nicely and trimmed in large brass but
tons with the initials so. S. f. s.
The buttons cost SAT per gross. The boys
do all kinds of fancy work, etc. They
cam make things to sell, as the inmates
of many of our reform schools do, there
being only one hundred and fifteen boys
in attendance. Oregon has no reform
school for girls, but has appealed to the
Legislature for one. We could not visit
the hospital as there was a case of diph-
liberia. The two dormitories and the
barber shop were nice, and they seemed to
be busy everywhere.
After leaving the Reform School we
soon reached Salem, which is only five
miles distant. We passed near several
State institutions, which we saw from a
short distance, they being on a hill not far
from the institution | have tried to de-
scribe. The buildings looked nice. They
were the school for the blind and school
for the deaf mutes. The State pententary
and the State insane asylum are in the
city. On reaching Salem we went first to
the dock where there were several boats
at anchor, and the party with us who were
going to California secured their tickets.
We then went to the hotel, two blocks
from the dock, The Wilson.
After resting awhile we had tea and
then started to view the city. We went
first to the Court House, which is a very
large, neat building, tits painted white
and is in the centre of a block which is
surrounded by a pretty green lawn. We
next went to the State Capitol, which was
grand. 1t is built of a gray stone and the
steps leading to the main entrance on
either Side OF the building are marble.
There was defect in the electric lights
that evening and We saw only eight rooms.
We could look from the hail down into
rooms below OF up to the dome, but did
not 60 to tile dome, as it was late. | would
like to see this grand building by daylight,
when | can 70 to the dome on the eleva-
tor. We were shown into the blouse of
Senate" room, blouse of Representa-
tives," private secretary rooms, and a
number | have forgotten the names of.
They were beautiful Such elegant carpets
and furnishings, paper of the lovelest
kind, and such nice chairs. In The senate
and representative rooms were life size
paintings of all the ex- Governors of Ore
Lord. They were richly framed and be-
side each painting was life sketch.
Now we viii 60 to the 'private recep-
ton parlor," which | admired more than
any room l had seen. 1t was most beau
tifully furnished. Such elegant chairs.
paper, curtains, etc. The curtains We're
eighteen feet iii length. of lowered cream
silk with wide stripes Of pale blue satin.
| cannot describe its beauty and do it JUS
tice. | thought the Senate chamber grand,
as [ never had seen one before, and could
not comprehend its magnificence. al
though the Oregon State Capitol is ex-
celled in grandness by many others i'll
various States.
After leaving the State House we went
to the hotel and retired Saturday morn
ing we went to the dock where the
"Gypsy'' was anchored. There, with many
sad good byes to the dear ones who We're
to leave US, we hurliedly crossedthe gang
way and watched the boat as it Slowly
went around the bend in the river. The
Gypsy is only a small river boat the
water being too shallow in places in the
Willamette river between Portland and
Salem for the large ocean steamers.
The large steel bridges at Salem. and
also at Albany, are built very high from
the water for the boats to pass under
The bridge at Albany from the middle is
most makes one dizzy to look down at the
wafer f1owino so swiftly beneath