The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-12-05
Oregon. the Land Of Promise

Noru oregon cOnlureu up Iar distant
country, to reach which hardships and
perls of the gravest nature must be
undergone. While California has been
doomed for years the State of Oregon
las not even had scant justice done
her. Think of big, beautiful country,
embracing more territory than the New
highland States combined, with New
York and New Jersey thrown in; a
and literally flowing with milk and
honey, where climate, scenery, soil and
water all combine to spell in big letters
the word Opportunity! | am not going
10 indulge in glittering generalities in
ths message, but to tell as briefly as
possible of the great opportunities
which await young men who desire to
t4ange from old environment to new.
THIS message is intended to reach more
particularly the wage Garner, and those
whose tastes are toward agricultural
pursuits. The east is overcrowded.
very manufacturing city and town in
a4d women who could turn to account
he great northwest the energies and
ents which now are almost useless.
First, as to methods of reaching Ore
.H1 after one has decided to break away
nm Old scenes and traditions. Every
ing and fall there are special rates
Il ,+,l IL
fare from Boston to Portland, Ore
. at those periods is placed at the
rate of $40 This rate of course
IS not include sleeper or meals.
uriSt sleeping berth will cost from
p. TO $40 extra. In the cars are all
I.lties for cooking light meals. and
re is 10 need Of purchasing any
ais in the dining car. | pom arrival
iTtland. or whichever point one is
Nd for there are representatives of
merclal bodies who meet all trains
asing colonists These agents are
,peculators. employment agents, or
ks. They are representatives of
rdble men who have no end i'll
other than to give advice as to
~ and means of reaching destina-
MS, etc In Portland the Portland
umercial club takes charge of this,
.u Il other cities the same ends are
iIued 10y other commercial bodies.
ne population of Portland, Oregon,
ore than 100000 Ninety five per
are native born Americans. In
-on, which covers "a, $50 square
IS, there are only about 600, 600
pie, Ninety per cent of these are
erlcan born.
he State of Connecticut has 4, S45
tre miles and has population of
r TO. What are the comparisons to
Drawn from these figures? Oregon
LAY offers opportunities to millions
" men. The man who goes to Oregon
low with determination to work
Ssh his hands or brains, will 90 to the
w-lt place. What are the possibilities
E oregon? Probably there is no State
H lie Union, with the possible excep-
al of Washington, which offers to
r' colonist the opportunities that
.sgon does. First, there is no over
Noduction along any line. People are
king to the State in excess of the
luluction of the State Since all
wealth comes from the soil, the man
..o would proftably employ himself
LIST direct his attention toward the
dueinq from the soil in one way or
aother, the riches which mother earth
hidden il her breast.
The soil of Oregon is rich soft, and
~ worked, and is capable of pro
ing immense crops The entire
lJe, but more especially the western
(, is adapted to diversified farming
great valleys are rich in soil and in
ate adapted to fruit growing The
annette valley leads in territory
is the beautiful garden spot of the
.sitic slope 1t produces to perfec-
all the farm and garden products
-3Wn to the temperate zone. Here
NV apples of fabulous size and flavor
4ars, cherries, grapes, Strawberries,
unes, plumS, peaches, raspberries,
ackberries, Loganberries and cur
E+uts, all large and luscious beyond any
ieam of the eastern grower The
hts of fruit growers in the Villa
lite Valley are enormous Straw
oe rrles easily net 5000 per acre, and
me growers produce still more. Ten
'Uousand pounds of small fruits to the
acre is the reward of the intelligent
lower in the Willamette Valley.
ling east from Portland, about so
es distant, lying like an immense
herald under the shadow of old Mt.
Hood, is the famous Hood River Val
.ry.
he apples and strawberries from
this locality are famous the world over.
-.ood River apples command almost
tabuous prices in London, Liverpool,
lHlnburg, Berlin, and in the far eastern
aarkets of the Orient. Already this
~ason Oregon apples are bringing 81
q s. per box zone buSheD in the east.
Fly reason of the high reputation en-