St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-06-19
GREATER PORTLAND
ny d. N. ByERLEE.

Portland has been aptly called the new
York OF the Pacific Situated just far
enough from the ocean to have a fresh
water harbor, yet near enough to secure all
the benefits derived from salt water port
With deep water, landlooked from the ocean
storms. where a tow-string will be suffi-
cient to hold a vessel at anchor. and where
the ocean vessels can come up to her docks
without resorting to the dredge to deepen
the channel. make IL the most desirable port
on the Pacific. and sea-faring men are de-
lighted when they are bound for her docks.
Portland has also been rightly called the
"City Beautiful" Nowhere in the nation
can be found another city with more beat
tiful homes, or where the people take
greater pride In their environments than in
Portland. Every home. from the modest
cottage OF the laborer 10 the palatial resi-
denee Of the millionaire. is surrounded with
beautiful flowers, clinging vines, we'll
trimmed lawns, carefully trained shrubbery
everything TO delight the eye and rest the
mind. and in this semi-tropical climate all
vegetation reaches the highest degree OF
perfection. IL is not surprising. then. that
visitors arc captivatcd with the beauty and
lovelincss Of Portland. Added 10 this arti-
fetal adornment which man is placing about
his home here. Mother Nature has dealt
with a lavish hand in ornamentinR the en-
vironmcnts Of Portland. Surrounded by the
most beautiful evergreen hills, which arc
Watcrcu ny tiCknng DroOks anu spWkHnH
springs. with the placid waters OF the beau.
lifu Willamette flowing like the River OF
Life through the midst OF IL, the grandest
OF snowy mountain tops ever in view from
all parts Of the city. the blue hills OF the
distance stretching away TO the snowy lin.
its. all combine 10 make one of the most
fascinating pictures, one OF the loveliest
scenes ever spread upon the canvas OF
Mother Earth.
What Portland is in her physical, natural
surroundings she is also in the commercial
aud financial world-the Queen OF the
Pacific. There is not another city in the
entire country so iavorably situated. or
that is progressing and prospecting to such
a high degree. The vessels Of all nations
tie up at her door. Their eargoes bring OF
the riches OF every nation on the earth and
pour them into her lap. The arteries OF
commerce, the great trunk.lines, extend
ing from the far Atlantic, deposit their
great gatherings OF export into her docks
and make this the greatest export station
on the Pacific. During the past year Port
lands wheat export exceeds that OF all
other Pacific ports combined. and Is second
only to the port OF New York as an export
station As she is in commerce and finance
so is she IN literature, the fine arts, religion.
fraternity. education. There is no city in
the East that surpasses Portland's eduea-
tional facilities, except perhaps, Cam
ized by the world. Here, too, are located
houses OF worship for every people on the
earth from the little hut OF some obscure
sect to the richest cathedral OF the Catholics
or synagogue OF the Jew.
Not like her namesake. the New York
OF the Atlantic, is Portland; for there are
no limits to her expansion in any direction.
Portland sits among her evergreen hills
The first and greatest growth OF the old
city will be down the Peninsula. a great
plateau between the beautiful Willamette
on the one side and the majestic Columbia
on the other, On this vast stretch of coun-
try smooth as a garden, gently sloping
from the center toward the two rivers. thus
giving perfect surface drainage, is room for
4 million homes; while all around the entire
rim OF the Peninsula are most desirable
sites for countless mills factories, ware
houses and docks. This is the first point
n Portland touched by the great trunk
ines. IL is here that in time will be depos-
ted the wealth OF export from the great
Inland Empire Already has a great de-
selopment been started in this territory.
ST. Johns. on the end OF the Peninsula. from
little hamlet of 200 or 900 souls. after a
quarter of a century. with but one little mill.
ias grown in the last three years to a city
u 5,oo0 with mills and factories OF all
iinds too numerous to mention in this brief
more factories. mills. merchandising houses
md thousands Of beautiful homes.
East OF St. Johns proper is East ST. Johns
nd Maegly Junction, where the North Bank
Dad crosses the o. X. & N. "Belt Line"
hat follows the water front around the
nd OF the Peninsula, At this junction ], j.
Hill and his company have been making
most expensive improvements, which can
'nly be realized by personal visit. no de-
eription would be comprehensive. Still
asst and on the bank of the Columbia. the
;wift Packing Company is erecting their
3. .00o. 900 plant. one building of which Is
o be seven stories high and each floor to
over four acres of surface. making 2s acres
4 floor space for this one structure.
South of the packing plant will be built
he packing town of Kenton. to house the
PENINSULA are suburban villas of Ports
Mouth. University Park. where is located
he Columbia University; Peninsula Saw
ill. with its 500 employees; McKenna juno
ion, laid out for large city; North Albina.
nth its big shops; Piedmont. Walnut Park,
Voodawn, Peninsular Station. with their
eautiful homes, lovely streets and drives,
olid city for the entire distance. Skirting
he entire Peninsula is a broad boulevard
DO feet wide, making beautiful course for
he motor car or the high-bred trotter.
eadng from Portland proper out to this
elightful home section are three great ave-
ues-Union. Williams and Mississippi ave-
ues-over which is given the citizens the
est car service of any city in the West
rom all these centers of population to the
cart of the old city there Is ordinarily
)-minute service. and on special occa-
ons, there Is 10-minute service. with the
est Of equipment and most genial and gen.
emanly employees; in fact this section has