The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-28

population is going 10 grow even fas
ter than the dairy business? This IL
true with regar to the production
of poultry. Then there are opportu'
mites in the raising of horses, in the
cattle and sheep business, in many
departments of mercantile trade, while
the industrial field is SO rich in it,
possibilities that to recount even 8
portion of them would keep me here
talking to you all night.
We feel that our fruits, and espe-
cially our apples, prunes and straw
berries, have a worldwide reputation,
but we are just beginning this branch
of industry and 80 times the resent
production would find ready sale al
good prices. Particularly is this true
OF apples, ghich command an immense
foreign markets in addition to those
sold in the United States.
Irrigation is not speculation any
longer, and there are many sections
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
where plenty of water and good pro
ductiye lands are adjacent, and there.
fore available. Even with no greater
population than we have at present,
the livestock interests would make
the production of alfalfa upon q mil
lion acres profitable.
| have not touched upon mining,
although it is by no means one OF he
small interests of the Pacific Moth
west, and while there Is considerable
risk in mining, as there must be in
all branches of industry that occa-
sionally pay enormous returns, placer
mining, an important industry
throughout many sections, gives re-
turns which can be depended upon
with almost the certainty of payroll.
Now want to say 10 you gentle
men present, those of you who have
an interest in the Young Men g Chris
tian association have an interest in
the upbuiIding of Portland and the
growth of this portion of the United
States, and you don't wtnt to induce
young men TO come here who are fail
nres elsewhere. No process has ever
been discovered yet that will make
the careless, improvident boy or man
suc"ess in any country or In any
climate, though 1t seems necessary
that we should have certain percen-
tage of that character of people in all
communities. The dreamer who seems
to think that money grows on trees in
some foreign land is not wanted here.
The character of individual to whom
distance lends enchantment to the
view would walk by river full of sal
mon or over land vered by great
forests of fir and pine, over soil as
rich as that of our best orchards, and
wonder how In the world be could
make a living. To this kind of men
there are no opportunities | the Pa
citlc Northwest, and to those of you
present who en- ourage such people to
come here would say that you not
only do them an injustice, but you
are treating Portland, Oregon and the
Northwest unfairly.
Not long since | was present at
dinner given in honor OF William b.
Curtis, the famous correspondent,
and at that board we're the actual
newspaper men of Portland,
the men who build the newspapers.
Mr.. Curtis opened his remarks by
saying that the day of the tramp re-
porter az we'll as the tramp printer
was a thing OF the past; that the news
paper writer of today was not only
we'll dressed and an educated gentle
man, but he respected himself and
had the confidence of the community.
He told us numerous experiences,
and gave us word of advice to his
brother workers. "Be fcooped 40
times rather than break faith once. "
And that Is just as applicable to the
men OF any other avocation.
My ayocatlon In life has given me
the opportunity of becoming intimate
ly acquainted with the prominent bus-
mess men Of many communities, and
| am pleased to say that these success
full men, with very few exceptions,
find their greatest pleasure in being
OF assistance to worthy young men.
After you gain the confidence of men
who have made big mark, who have
earned their spurs in finance, com
merce or the professions, they enjoy
above everything else telling you that
they picked certain young men as
winners and have had as much pleas
ure in the success Of their proteges as
they derive personally from being
winners in the battle of life. Port
land is especially blessed in this re.
gard, for most of our big men not
only accept but invite the confidence
of young men. Go ovel In your mind
to whom | refer--l will mention no
names.
This is not addressed TO the sensi-
tive plant, which withers at the slight
est blow--it Is not directed to the
young man who anticipates In advance
having his feelings hurt, and when
he tries to see the busy professional
or business man feels an affront be-
cause the man can't see him that
special hour, for the young man with
mettle In him will go again. He
must, however, have something to
ask for, and get TO the meat of the
eocoanut at once.
Portland is full of institutions paid
for by her citizens. You can get
money here 70" any good cause just
as readily as in any city In the United
States, and ii Is community com
posed of men who do ttose things
which is always ready to extend to
the right kind of young nan help
ing hand.
The Northwest has not as much po,
etry and sentiment as the South, it
probably lacks the reserve of the East,
but good character counts for as much
here as IL does anywhere on earth,
and If a newcomer expects to bark
upon his prestige gained from his
family tree, he Is counting without
his host remember upon one &C
casion In Denver, young mGn
whose father was distinguished ma
tional character was looking for a
position and called up Mr.. Day id
Mollltt, the leading financier of tie
Colorado metropolis. His introduc-
tion to Mr.. Mottitt was a story about
his father, about his social and fam
lily connections. When he was about
half through, Mr.. Motiitt stopped
him aud said; "Say, young man, is
the old man outsider Ii he is, please
have him come in and make his own
application IN busy. "
The United States goes ahead as
whole with about an equal ratio of
progress, eXcent that there are nj