East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-16

the DSNefopfncnt OF sixty Years.
and Description OF the Present
City.
Portland. Feb. l2.-''Here occident
and Orient each other greet, at
oceans brink. where sail and sail do
meet
business and sentiment are strang-
ers." somebody has said. Well, per
haps. but there is the Bulletin, the !
official organ OF that eminently bus /
mess institution. the Portland Cham |
Der of Commerce. actually dropping |
into poetry. OF course. il is only two /
lines. with a picture Of Portland's
skyscrapers and Mount Hood in the
background. sandwiched away among
a lot of Advertisements; but a distinct
acknowledgment Of the debt Of bus
mess to the muses.. nevertheless
The poetical effusion is followed by
a column and a half of descriptive
information about Portland for the
benefit Of the stranger within her
gates.
Portland is built on the Willamette
river at the head OF deep water nav
/ igation on that stream About a
dozen sea-going vessels are here at
present loading lumber and other pro-
ducts for various parts Of the world.
Both sides OF the river are lined
with wharves. warehouses, manufac-
turing plants with grimy smokestacks,
all the appurtenances which this city's
/ growing commerce has called into
being, somewhat marring for a short
distance the beauty OF the river,
which been an inspiration to Oregon
I literature. But on the other hand.
these warehouses. each with its white
winged messenger of commerce load
ing or unloading at its wharf. are so
many evidences Of the wealth and
commercial importance in the world
of this city and the country tributary
TO it.
First House in 1912.
The first house on the present sight
of the city of Portland was built in
1S42. and the city laid out in 1S45. II
seems a far cry from that solitary
log structure OF so years ago to the
city of today, stretching along both
sides of this stream and reaching out
into the country beyond, and in the
I light of past developments it does
not require very prophetic vision to
see another far cry TO the Portland Of
7 90 years hence.
I The New York World of recent
date. commenting on the uptown
march OF that city, says: From the
/ roof of a two million dollar hotel, ris-
I ing from a two million dollar site in
I Battery place. guests Of the early
future are to have the privilege,
while they dine. OF gazing across the
/ bay and down through the Narrows
AT the fairest water prospect round
about New York The new hotel viii
rise a long quarter Of mile from
where. opposite Bowling Green. the
serene knickerbockers of a day far
away sat in the garden OF Kreiger's
tavern and saw the sun sink behind
the trees"
1t may be some time in the future
before it will be found necessary to
build a two million dollar hotel on
I top of Portland Heights 10 gain
glimpse of Mt Hood over the inter-
yening skyscrapers. but the uptown
movement has begun. Here are
churches and theaters near neighbors
at 18th and 14th streets, and here Is
a lot 50x1O0 feet on 14th street, on
which brick business block is to be
.
This is only one of the many signs of
the uptown progress which is noted
Al the city hall. a splendid struc-
/ ture erected at a cost, including the
site. of y675. 900. is found the muse
um where the visitor can spend some
/ Of his spare time very profitably.
/ Here. too, is the home OF the Oregon
Historical society. in whose rooms a
collection of interesting relics and
curiosities are found, from which
much information Of the early history
Of the state and also its progress and
resource es. as one OF the important
] commemorative Of the nation, can be
Learned.
First Newspaper In 1880.
For instance, here. hanging on the
wall. is q framed copy Of the first
: newspaper published in the state-a
littls 4-psge. c-coIumn weekly. pub
lisbeS IN 1850. Looking through the
window, tie present home of the
same newspaper can be seen, towering
hish among Its business neighbors
showing clearly that In the march OF
progress the art of building a greai
newspaper has not Jagged by the
wayside.
A few years ago a ferry boat wal
found sufficient for the demands o
traffic between the two sides Of th'
river. The ferry Is still in operation
apparently doing a good business II
addition. there are now four bridge
across the stream, and still there 4
much complaint OF impeded traffic
While the west side Of the rive
has all the wholesale establishment