Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-05-21

noble one. In Portland / met many
Wisconsin people, including son OF
Rev. Xnudson, who shaved me today,
and Henry Leuder, who works for a
telephone company and gets 50 25 per
day After | have been here time, l
will write to you of Portland; the
country / see and the Wansau people
meet
The people who expect to pick up
timber claims better stay home, unless
they know just where to go. There are
claims, but they must be located. Ore
gon has 81 ,000, 900 acres of land.
Yours sincerely,
l.. X. WRIGHT.
PORTLAND. ORE, May IL.
FRIEND GENE:
lpronlised to give you my impressions
of Portland, and while have not been
here long enough to get any statistics
fixed in my mind, will do what ! can
to give you ideas of interest
The population of Portland by the
census Of 1900 was SO,R6' They now
claim population of about double
this and it looks as though they had it.
Part OF this is from suburbs annexed.
Portland is on the Willamette river,
about IL miles above, where this river
joins the Columbia and about 100 miles
from Astoria, the mouth of the Colum-
bia. The largest ocean steamers can
run inta the city.
The city is well built, with many fine
business blocks and very few old
roGkeries. The residence portions are
also well built and there is a large
proportion of handsome homes and
lack of novels. l never saw place
where there was so much building go
ing on. The city is built on rolling
ground and the side hills are not steep
as rule, except a ridge which runs
around the south and east side of the
town.
The most attractive features to me are
the fine trees and beautiful shrubbery
hOuhN oNCA VII ~ 10 CSttICQ CibJ
of roses and roses are in bud in nearly
every yard. The people seem to take
pride in keeping their yards trim. In
many places, ivies and Towering vines
run clear to the roofs.
| have been through City park which
lies on the sides and base of the ridge !
spoke of as running in the southeast
part of the city. The walk from the
entrance runs up a gully between the
hills and over this are rustic bridges
built on giant frs which have fallen
across the gu.ch. The trees and shrub
berry are the same | have spoken of.
There is fine zoo with all the western
members of the deer, cat and dog
tribes, also all kinds of birds and a
wonderful bear pit for the children.
There are several fine pieces of stat
uary and fountains, donated by public
spirited citizens. The view of the town
and river from the crest of the hill in
the park is very fine. have not seen
Mt. Hood, as lit has been haZy ever
since we came.
/ have been through the saw mill of
The Peninsular Lumber Co. at St.
Johns. This is down the river just out
side Portland and is owned, principally,
by Barker a. Stewart. They have a
site on the river. They do not have
much yard room and ship most of their
lumber as fast as sawed. The mill has
band saw with two resaws and lath
mill.
The day we were there they were
saving mostly timbers 24x24 and over
40 feet long. The logs are brought to
the mill in RATS, towed by steamers
and they have plenty of storage room
for logs in secure bay of the river
The street cars here do great bust
ness. A curious thing is to see the
Southern Pacific passenger trains which
run through the center of one of the
main down town streets.
This street is paved with treated fir
blocks from curb to curb. | am told
the blocks have been down seven years.
1t is smooth and noiseless and looks
like an ideal pavement.
like the men have met very much.
Many of them are cruisers and timber
dealers. There is great rush for tim
ber and every man with claim and
any get up about him, is trying to sell
timber but most of these propositions
are not in shape to sell and buyer
would have TO pay several commissions.
There are lots of Wisconsin men
here. | went through the Washington
creamery yesterday. They make 2,400
lbs. of butter day, besides'a great deal
of ice cream, and they also sell cream.
They buy their product cheaper than
in Wisconsin and sell at higher prices.
Butter fat is 2lt cents for sour cream.
/ cent below the wholesale butter mark
ct and the shipper pays the freight
Sweet cream fat is worth 80 cents
Cream is sent in not later than every
other day and comes in good condition.
They retail all their make at 80 cts. per
10. so they have the over run and 74cts.