Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02

wssteyD community. Situated i'm n
msi6 climate. in the heart of a great
and sbll undevclopcd agricultural re.
giop, on the main line Of one Of The
greatest railroad systems in the world,
and On n river that is nayigable tho
year around, this city has all that ma.
Cura on environment can do for any
cOanunity. As farther attractions,
Ghers is the beautiful scenery to the
east md west, afforded by the coast I
and Cascade range Of mountains, the
rolling hills Of the widening valley, at
gbis point fully go miles between
monntain ranges, all this affords al
magnificent surrounding for the mag
nihceDt city that will some day stand
on Che ground where Salem now
0tands, with an estimated population
Of twelvo TO fifteen thousand. La
Tho population Of Salem will com.
pare favorably with any city of its E
size in the world-with the best of
American cities, and that is saying .
She best class Of people in the world.
There is a growing element Of German
population, proven by the fact that
German is the one modern language
chat as studied in the schools and col. r.
~Beges-ncarly a hundred children in
b public schools voluntarily taking =
German during the past year, when it
was first introduced. There are the %
usual orthodox church organizations,
Including Catholic, Unitarian and
Christian Science churches. There are ~
colleges, and a full twelvc-ycar pub. 80
Ac school course, with "a high school. a,
There ara business colleges and nor.
mai schools, academies, gymnasiums. =,
lmCdarh colleges and law schools. ..
SaIem As an educational enter Of no "
pnean aspirations, II is the center
"f professional practice, such as law "
sH0d medicine, theology and surgery,
and has u very large proportion Of ,
professional and educated citizenship.
The ideas of government maintained
by the city Of Salem are in many re -
spccts very unique. A struggle has
heen carried on successfully for the
past six years to place and keen the r,
community ON a cash basis. This has
NOT been confined to the city govern.
nent, hut has been applied with con. ,"'
siderable success to the school district
and the county government as we'll.
Az "a result the city, school district ~,
and county have not created any new
doating or bonded indebtedness. Citv WV
fo,,s, Lo,rinr n.a.,. '',"H ','''' '' J" gisr
"a ! per cent popular loan, all being
subscribed for several times over at
par by the residents Of Salem. the !
bonds being issued To the smaller spb. den
scribers first, few, il any, being issued cen.
IN sums Of over $500. This plan shows fin,
chat the people of Salem have conf ,ll,
dencr IN thcir community and i'm it4 :. ~
government, being willing to carry the hc.t
local debit at 70 low rate of interest NAL
As "a result the community has lived b,.
within ITS means, and has lowered ,h,
taxes in some departments, while rev dist
ennca have increased SO that improve .,,,
inents can hr undertaken from the or ,,ti
revenues. A new high school Sian,
cutting "'' n' erected this year. Nog
TIN Capital city is not only fully lcr ,
npto date In matter, like finance. toth,
'hurrhos and schools, but hu, taken ON lI,s,
metropolitan airs I'm the establishment luo
=, ,'"'' '"" T. NJ, T.. \, rooms and gin,
libraries There is the Uihcc club J,,t
oil a. ~