Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-10

that they may move to a country OF
better climate and surroundings.
That many people have their
minds made up to come to the coast
but have not decided where to To-
cate is shown by the letters. One
wrote that he had anticipated COM
ing for a long time, but could not
determine where he would CO.. He
preferred California, his wife Ore
gon. He will be sent a lot of Ore
gon literature that Is pretty certain
to change his notions about this
state. In the letter answering his
inquiries he was congratulated on
having a sensible Wife AS a mat
ter of fact, many inquiries come from
California.
Men interested in some way In the
lumber bnslness, realizing the ex-
haustion of the timber supply in the
east and south, write for informa.
ton along this line Here Is where
Oregon makes a strong showing, and
her timber resources are proving
very attractive to eastern people.
Here is a typical letter from Tex
as, the name being omitted: will
you please send me what authentic
information you have at hand rela-
tive to conditions and opportunities
In Oregon. l don't want hot al.
about this or that proposition. / de-
sire reliable Information of the gen.
eral conditions in your state as they
are at present regarding health and
the chances one might have to sue
coed, provided he came equipped
with $1,000 or $4,000 and a fair de-
gree Of health.
do you grow any of the tame
grasses and is farming fairly renal
nerative? DO you have excessive
rainfall?
"I shall make a visit there some
time this fall and IL find conditions
as fairly represented l shall locate
somewhere In the northwest"
Heree is part of another from Neb-
raska:
What can a man do with from
$4,000 to $4,000 in buying land
and In farming? l was out there
four years ago and am sorry did
not stop longer. As IL was / was
somewhat stuck on Portland.
hould have invested az that time.
have never been satisfied since
came back 20 Nebraska to live. /
can make a good living here, but the
climate and long winters and cy-
clones and Lightning / do not like.
believe, while / could not do any
better financially probably, that 4
could enjoy life better and do as
we'll Please send me some of your
booklets"
A man writes from New York City
saying he has some very profitable
inve tments In the northwest now
and would like 20 take on more OF
the same.
Manufacturers Looking This Way.
An iron manufacturer writes from
Pennsylvania asking the omtlook for
such an indu try here. other manu-
facturers Of various kinds show
their interest by similar questions.
A man living In Toronto. Canada,
gives his personal qualifications and
re ources and asks what his chances
for uccess here are. He has money,
too.
Two brothers want TO engage In
the telephone business here, prefer
ring a mall city where they can
buy and operate an exchange.
Another man from the south
wants to go into coal mining or oil
development In this state, asklng
about chances for profitable invest
ments In these lines.
So numerous are the inquiries
that II Is impossible 70 give any idea
OF the range they cover and the ques-
tions they ask. Fortunately. before
the advertisement appeared. the var
ious commercial organizations thru
out the state, 98 in number. making
up the oregon Development League,
were advised of the forthcoming ex-
ploitation stunt and urged TO get
booklets ready so as 10 take adyan-
tage OF the inquiries. They did so
and the names OF all inquirers are
sent out TO the allied bodies so that
literature from all parts OF the state
is sent to the various addresses In
addition TO a personal letter from
Manager Richardson's ONCE OF the. /
Portland Comerclal Clhb.
The campaign for settlers Is get
ting results and II will have a pow
erful effect In adding to the popula-
tion of the state during the coming
year