Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-18
Thr Pntnre Of Oregon.

The Beaver state" 10 IN its In
facy I'm the matter OF population and
Industrial development First set
tied more than GO years ago, Il il
far behind many states more recently
admitted 20 the union. whilo II IL as
far ahead Of them IN resources that
viii make for II great and prosper
Gus commonwealth.
n ~ sometimes profitable as n
means of better understanding the
dlfhculliog under which some oom-
mnnitles are compelled 10 struggle,
20 delvo Into the musiy pages of his
tory and see what obstacles hove
been overcome In the march OF pro-
greaa and development.
For Instance. In 1894, when Prcsi-
dent Monroe recommended 10 con-
gress the est 'bllshmont OF a military
post at the mouth OF The Columbia as
the result OF hls promulgatlon of the
Monroe doctrine" and a. q means
OF holding Russia IN check, N ncccs-
AIRY. n senator from New Jersey de-
clared ia debate that n was The Wild
cHt sort OF speculation 60 suppose
that Oregon should ever become q
state. tie contonded that the Union
was too large already. An that re-
gion beyond the Rocky mountains
was vast wilderness. a dreary and
worthless waste that was not worth.
all told, the paper required upon
which 20 write out title 10 a.
llo ngurcd out that n Oregon
should ever BE- admitted as a state.
even granting the possibility OF the
81
clnatlon IA The lapse Of centuries TO
como, a senator from that region
would require, az the customary rate
% travel. 20 miles a day, iG5 days
10 como 10 Washington and return
home almost year aud a. half
He asserted that II ne should even
tufFl up anh make 30 miles a DAY
a wopld require $50 days out the
year 20 make We round trip leaving
scarcely two weeks for leFislation'
Tho Ounuiff uas described aa only
~ for lndhHs and wolves and only
fntn WITH wheels IN their heads q.
thppfh ai thal time ne idea was not
eonehfd iu thn exrf aasiye form
wouln scrlona'f entertain tho propo-
thtioa 90 unegl tkinF 9 either devel-
op of defend NJ
Even nAnlfl Webster look this
view of the great Woat. and hut for
she forcslahi OFF Thomas N. nentOn
at that time together With few
other long , AIDED statesmen. Il IN
poaaihle that the settlement of the
Pacific coast would have been rotard.
Cd perhaps generation
AT this nov appears like the most
exaggerated Action To-day an ewes
IN the United States are turned 10.
ward the Pacific coat az the future
empire OF the Union. aud the pnasl-
billty for Industrial development AMI.
accomplishment here Tar surnass
those which a century ago we're
found ~ the older sections on the
Atlantic
There % not state Ia the vest today
that stands for a prospect Of such
rapid acquisition of population az
does ofcson lts resources are be.
cominE better known itu doightmi
climate more generally understood.
the opportunities Tor profitable ln.
NeHment more widely advertised
and its immediate future 81 gnlns tn
see a ffeaief transformation than
has been The experience az ans other
etaie Nithin the same longth of time
There a. not county Ina Oregon.
laFEe A. 10 the area of the state bar
has re mountains range somewhere
ffom Nhose sides rushea perpetual
AtreAma of water. furnishing to the
fhteetnfa az ihe future endless on
pofsuniilra for the generatlon 90 elec.
tfle power ihc moving force that
4 dfsiinet fo ifansfoFm che tnaus.
tlial world Niih a sreaiar ranidity
than vaf ever before been known
--kNchanrr