The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-11
SAYS
OREGON
is "IT"
Timber Man Talks Of WebfOOt
State
Predicts Big Increase In Pop
uIatiOn

by 1910 Oregon's population viii
closely approximate 1000, 600 of peo-
pie" said A. T. Kelliher, who has just
returned from six-months' visit in
Iowa, Minnesota and Maine. Il pre-
sumo many Of the old settlers of this
state will smile at this statement, but
| will put myself on record with that
prediction. If business conditions con
tinue as they have for the past two
years, and one has reasons to believe
that they will continue for years to
come, then my prediction Is reasonably
certain of fulhllment
"on my trip east from Minnesota,
stopped of in Michigan and Maine,
where formerly lived, and told some
of my acquaintances of the Opportuni-
ties to make money in Oregon. Eleven
packed up their goods and started for
the coast, and are now in this state
Notwithstanding my stay in those
places was less than three weeks. I'll
tell you that the states of Oregon,
Washington and California are the best
! three states of the Union for a rich or
a poor man today. We are on the right
side of the most favored nation of
the world, and with the many different
resources, that have hardly been ex-
amined, to say nothing of being ex-
hausted, with the increase in popula-
tion and the great amount of money
/ coming into the state, will in the near
future make II one of the richest
states in the Union. am always
pleased TO say something about Ore
: gon, for, without exception, II is the
greatest country on earth.
Eyes, there is a large immigration
of Eastern people to Oregon and the
coast The train on which returned
home left Minneapolis at 1915 O'Clock
Tuesday night, and could not accom-.
modate the passengers that had plan
3 ned to leave on that train The train
e was run as far as Montana In two sec
> tions, and then consolidated into one
( section of IA cars that required two
b aud sometimes three engines. Not q
d vacant seat could be found in the en-
= tire train. and, am informed, these
j. conditions are not unusual. so heavy
!. is the traffic. Many OF the tourists
I left the train at Spokane, others get
! ting OFF at Pasco for Eastern Oregon
points, while the remainder were dis
tributed to Tacoma, Seattle and Port
land. and intermediate points"
J. Mr.. Kellher is a timber dealer, bu
ha asages in the business of buying an,
ling of lands on an Independent ba
not being associated with any com
,EAphy or large banking firm. When h
es a piece OF timber land that h
Univ lshes, he makes the investment. ant
.,nde hen disposed TO sell the same he doe
prod Questioned concerning the valu
lstani Oregon timber, and the demand II
~ ofe East for such property, Mr., KellI
tav said:
po3"The price OF timber lands In Oregoi
oat,hall double within the next IS months
logra ere never was before in the East a
The Pat a demand for Western timbe
rof DDS as exists at the present time
vbnefe principal purchasers OF Orego
wberhber lands now are men who have
e great amount OF money on interest an
n seeking investment, and are satlshe
that they can realize a better rate ia
their money by investing in the tin
Der lands of this state Many of IN
is purchasers will proceed TO the deye
rs opment OF their properties within IN
next few years. Timber lands In IN
Re. East are valued 80 highly as TO be b.
yond the reach Of the under-inyesto
"a In fact, il Is the only property In IN
East that Is az a premium, strict
= speaking. There Is not a lumber var
m of any size between the Atlantic an
ar Pacific oceans but handles the Orego
81 product, from a bunch OF shingles
the largest spar that is used In u
IN construction OF the biggest ships on n
Atlantic coast. The demand for Or
TX gon timber Is increasing from week
week. and il will not be long befol
'iN three-fourths Of the timber used ca
OF the Rocky mountains will be o
'lN tained from the Pacific coast"
When asked from what source Il
's' principal amount Of capital for inyei
ment In Oregon timber lands by Eai
ie- ern People would come. Mr.. Kellih