Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-06

1t invites you to an 1llim1ta0le
commerce beyond. Your agri-
culture, minerals, and your for
ests, your genial seasons and
the high quality of your citizen
ship attract hither the home
builder. The futnre has much
in store for you. Yonder is Ha-
waii, acquired for strategic. pur-
poses and demanded in the inter-
est of expanding commerce.
Laying in the waters of the Orient
are the Philippines, which fell to
us by the inexorable logic of an
humane and righteous war. The
Panama canal to the south, so
long demanded in the interest of
American commerce, of the COM
merce of the wor1d, isJnow an
assured reality, through the wis
dom of American diplomacy, the
firm and just~resolution OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and the pluck
and enterprise of American genius
land Americanalabor.
! At the north is Alaska, a terri
tory possessing vast present and
future possibilities, secured to US
by far-reaching craftsmanship,
and her integrity preserved by en-
lightened and courageous diplo-
macy.
| VAST TRADE TO BE GAINED.
We must have vlgilant care
for our increased interests in the
Orient. We must cultivate rela-
tions of amity with the millions
who dwell beyond the Pacific.
There lies a vast field of trade
which we have long desired to
possess, and which we have but
slowly and inadequately gained
Our foothold is steadily increas.
] ing, and if we are but true to oul
opportunities, it will be immeas
, urably enlarged to the advantage
' of the entire country. If W;
would have the trade Of the people!
: of the Far East, we must first have
f their confidence. Moreover, W.
+ must suit our commodities to the
needs of those with whom W.
+ would traffic; we must study theil
) tastes and adapted to the require
. ments or satisfy the desires Q
people in other countries.
The tragic events which ar
transpiring in the Orient ar
0 deeply deplored by every lover o
/ peace and humanity the worl,
i over. The mighty and blood,
: conflict had its inception in a de
b sire for commercial conquest. Th
) American people were not indif
e ferent to their own interests, ant
e early in the struggle made sur
4 of the preservation of their com
= merclal advantages in the yer,
o theater of war. Our trade in
e terests are to be pushed in tha
: far-off country, not by the instru
= ments OF battle, but through tn
r potent agencies of peace. We ar
n destined to play a more importar
part than heretofore in the com
/ merce in and beyond the Pacific
! We must not underrate the CON
r mercial opportunities which il
o. vite US to the Orient.
" You have accomplished muc
IS since the first permanent settl'
II ment appeared upon this Coas
N Within comparatively rece,
of years, prosperous cities aud vi
N lagos have been built, railway
j. have been constructed, industri'
a created, schools, colleges ar
\. churches founded, and ever,
b. where we observe the signs
O. thrift, progress and contentmen
ID There is no seer with vision
IN penetrating that he can for
is cast the future possibilities of th
r people in all OF the manifo
or avenues of human effort. WI
would attempt to mirror the d
ae velopments upon the weste,
of coast one hundred years henc
st Who would dare to prophesv Il
he transformation which will be w
ev messed by those who shall stal
nd here at the close of the prese
" half century? Yes, who will We
IS ture to foretell the measure
he your upbuilding in the quarter
o. a century beyond the prese
he hour?