The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-04

il gton nave been growing faster than II
The state Of oregon; and there IL n,
myBlefy why
Oregon, by comparison. II old. Wash.
lnRton Is new. A great proportion ol
the population Of Oregon was born lr
Oregon. a small proportion % the pop
ulatiOn Of Washington vas born In
Washington.
What "a tho result Ot these simple
facts? The bulk Il Washlrgt0n's pop
uIaIon came recently from the Eas,
The bulk ~ Oragon's population came
here 90 carly simes. or was born here.
/ Coming recently from the Eaat the pop
ulai.Dn " Warrington has retained IN
touch wl.h the Eis. Every newcomer
into Washing )n lef, friends behind him.
So hp took ln. RS, TO him. who was an
2I3us fJr nl' welfare. 90 whom BE- wrp.e
J accounts ~ the country. 20 whom he
cent Washington aeHgpapeTs Pers0Ds
IS no came 90 Washington wrote back 70
iheir home paper" giving an account
~ the country always a glowing one.
| Th.y were anxious. Of course N Justly
,hemse,ves f9r their removal 10 the new
s.a.c Parents who had sent their sons
out ~ Washington were wer- glad 20
hear from them anI glad to ,5ll their
nelRhbors how fortunate the venture
had been. All this together male a
] force that beats all the !mmlgra.io ef-
fcr.s tha, can possibly be organized al
this end Of the line. Washington. there
fore. received and receives population.
But how was II and how Is Z; In ore
: gon? The old settlers hal been sep
arated 81 long from their Elsern
friends that they had been totally for
gotten. They hal ceased. long since, TO
write home" Years and years ago
the early settlers mad sent letters 70
their home paper" giving accounts Of
the country but long since they had
ceased 10 DO Il. Long ISOLATION had al
mos. completely Gu. oregon on from
!n;crcours. with the Eastern states.
when the new developments began.
Washington was comparatively new.
Two greaat railroads we're built into the
state. across the continent. and pro-
claimed the discovery Of a new country.
People began 10 rush in. They found
the country unoccupied they settled
down and wrote for their friends. People
came gu: with a rush-peOple who had
seen the resent development in Eastern
states. and who knew how 70 do things
They knew how TO take hold OF the new
resources. how 10 go into thte lumber
business 70 hunt for coal and 70 ap-
ply new methods OF agriculture. But the
grea; part OF the people OF Oregon, long
settled here. the methods Of these knew
methods were all unknown.
The people Of early oregon had come
ou; OF the ploneer conditions in the then
pioneer states OF the Mississippi Valley,
had been forgotten by their Old friends
there, forgotten even by their own rela-
dves. had not kept up with the new
development and indeed had no msans Of
doing so. On the other hand, in Wash
ington, new people had come ou; OF the
newer development of the Eastern states
in new and quick ;ouch with the people
from whence they came. Every new
conner into Washington was therefore
an active and enthusiastic immigran;
agent But in Oregon. where most OF
the desirable places for settlement hai
long been taken, there were no; so
many first-ra;te opportunities; the rail-
roads were less energetic than those of
washington-indeed could not be so en-
ergetic.
In the circumstances, the new popu-
lation could settle in Washington. hith-
er;o unoccupied, with more advantage;
and every one who settled there wrote
to his friends to come on, and wrote
~ the paper a. his old home a glowing
account OF the situation. Then after a
while, followed the marvellous tales OF
gold discovery IN Alaska and British
Northwes, Territory. This set an i'm
marse tiia OF movement through the
state " Washington ani ports Of Puget |
sound. since the shortest route Law that |
way. immigration and trade were
enormously developed through these |
movements. OF whose benefits the state |
OF Washington was so fortunately sit |
uated as to receive the largest share. |
These are the Facts that accoun. for the
more rapid resent growth Of the state
of Washington as compared with the |
state of Oregon.
The Oragonlan has though; proper 10 !
set forth these things with its Gus
tomary plainnass 1, is the misfortune
~ Oregon that Il has some stupid peo-
pie. who, without this plain presen;a-
ton. are unable 70 understand them.
Some even blame the Oregonian for
general condition, which, II course, It
has been unable ot change or control.
II has worked. however, at all times to
the utmos, Of lts power, and /, believes
that T. may withou, lmmoiasty say
that It's voice has ever been the main
factor as today 1t is the maia factor
IN keeping the name Of Oregon before
he world.
CALIFORNIA OARSMEN