Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-26
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HAPPY
OREGON
California Building Cities in
the Deserts
Salem Held Back by Lack Of
Applying Progressive
Methods

Southern California. accompanied hy
Mrs. Hofer and little daughter, re.
turned to salem on the Saturday after
noon train and like an good oregoni.
ans. is more than glad 60 be back, ON
the same train was Mrs. W. l.. Dins.
moor and daughter, Helen, now Of Long
Beach. who will make prolonged
visit in Portland, Salem and other
points before returning 20 their new
home at the popular California beach
town. Mr Dlnsmoor will be remcm.
bered ne an older brother Of our popu.
lar young merchant. d. A. Dinsmoor
and is at present engaged In a very
Thriving real estate business az Long
Beach. Mrs. Dinsmoor IL sister Of
/ DR. Carlton Smith, Of this city, and
has many relatives In this part Of
Oregon.
The Journal man says q was truly
refreshing 90 wake up in the bright
oregon sunshine Saturday, a. they
have had almost continuous rains in
California since they left here. OF
course, the abundant downpours make
the Califoruians all glad. as {, has been
; years since they have bad sufficient
rains FOR general crops Mr.. Hofsr re
turned by the Moiavc desert and San
Joaquin valley, stopping a day a. Pres.
no. lie saysi
"Thc country down there has made
great strides In almost every direction
az compared with Oregon. and an 10
the world that has done Il is The eli.
mate and advertising. fof they have
nowhere near tho natural resources ~
our state Towns have sprung up there
as In a day aud while there is no srs
eial boom on, things arc being pushed
IN widcawake. rational manner
While California has a climate that
moro readily appeals 10 the people
from the colder regions, they also have
much greater natural obstacles 20 over.
come. Perhaps II Il tho overcoming of
these that makes things move. for i
believe somewhere the Great Book
tells about the wonderful things that
are Ia store Tor 'him that oycreometh.
Many a handsome city 10 built there
In very few years where previously
there was nothing but sand, rocks and
sage brush. Half the energy and "a.
pensc would accomplish as much 10
Oregon.
"But as it has taken California a
long time 90 wake up 90 Oregon IN
tuTn will DO things Los Angeles is
about such a city as Portland. aud has
about as many millionaiFss, but the
latter has produced them in her own
midst, while those in the City ~ the
Angels have had 10 be imported That's
the simple difference -oue produces
while the other imports wealth. hut
the wealth of the south is very active
aud rapidly doubling up Portland Is
getting into motion too, and 30 Is "a.
lem' In fact the people down there are
beginning 20 hear of ii and are prick.
ing up their ears 20 hear the rumbling
when old oEegon wakes up.
" Modern transportation facilities
are undoubtedly the great business sol,
vent that SCI men aud communities on
hFe, and the building Of branches by
the southern Pacific aud other Harri.
man lines, as well as the traction roads
such as are building between salem
and Portland and the timber road from
Dallas mark new era in the progress
of our state
'SoutheFn Oregon has made eonsid.
cradle progress the past i've years. as
has also the Willamette valley. but il is
the opinion Of all close Observers that
unless there should be a complete fail.
ure OF crops the next decade will out.
strip all Of the past In the Rogue
river valley the fruit business has
grown, but the towns there have not
gained in proportion. The mountain
towns nave outstfipped them, as for
instance Glendale is to have two uew
saw mills this season and possibly .
three. The Southern Paeihe is erecting
an immense oil tank there and pro
poses to put in a small round house
and machine shops as soon as the work
can be done.
"The blight Whish oFegon's 5 timber
interests have received has prevented
a vast development OF our richest 70
soures-tAe one which is capable of
oringing into our state the greatest
wealth and distributing Il anong an |
classes, but as this political blot Is
passing away these arteries OF produe.
uon viii again tAFOb with new life
hlood and make our vast mountains