Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-10
INQUIRE
ABOUT
OREGON
thousands of Letters Received
Every Day by Oregon
p Boards of Trade.

the past year or two is nof bearing
fruit Every commercial body in
the state is being flooded with in
uuiries from the middle west, the
south, and indeed from far away
New England, concerning Oregon.
These inquiries are not confined to
any class or business, but the whole
country seems to have awakened 20
the grand opportunities oregon Of
fers along all lines, From every
town and city in the state big
enough to support board Of trade
comes the same statement-"Hund-
reds of letters received inquiring
about sur section," and this is phe-
nomenally the case in Salem.
In speaking Of this condition a
Portland paper says:
Oregon is in line for getting its
Share of this population drift. Peo-
pie who are sceking new locations,
where there are greater opportuni-
ties, are reading and asking about
Oregon and many are coming this
way. The flood Of inquiries received
at the Commercial Club shows that
the publicity work so far done has
been valuable for II has created a
favorable impre sion of this state
in the minds Of the people of the
east. They know that oregon Is a
rich agricultural state with a mild
climate. The letters being received
nov ask specific questions about de-
tails.
The wealth Of inquiry teens with
interest in oregon farm lands The
letters indicate primarily an interest
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and show that the country, not the
citle Is tho proposed point Of at
tack.
Many want fruit lands, some cat
tie ranches, others want to engage
In dalrying or poultry raising ana
still others are professional men who
believe they can find better OPEN
ing here than in the older ca Z.
Some want to know II they can find
writes every little while and wants
10 secure n homestead near the Port
land city limits where he can grow
poultry or vegetables for the city
market.
There Is wealth of human in
wives out here, but the bane OF the
than one-fourth OF the inquiries
lcould be answered by anything less
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than a personal letter.
publicity department Is he who
Those who think seriously enough
tere in the mass OF inquiries. The
whole course OF a life may be
changed by the answer TO each let
ter. In this regard the club feels a
great responsibility and the most
careful individual attention Is given
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I ed do the writer's seem to be In Ore
I gon and so definite are their pur-
poses that II Is impossible TO follow
/ set forms In answering the queries.
| The letters are individual and show
of coming TO oregon TO answer the
recent advertisement are counted
upon as prospective citizens OF this
state, provided they can find what
they want. Pains are taken 10 fam
iliarize homeseel1ers thoroughly with
the conditions In all sections OF the
state % they may make a choice OF
the district best suited 10 their
wants.
Climate is an important element
In reaching a decision 10 make
change in residence This fact ap-
pears in mot OF the letters 10 es-
cape from the extremes that affiiet
residents of the east seems one OF
the chief incentives TO make a
change.
City People Also Coming.
vast number of city dwellers,
profe sional and business men, not
farmers at all. are interested In the
oregon fruit lands These people
write asking If they have atreason-
able chance OF success in fruit cul-
ture. They are an7wered that some
OF the most notable successes in this
line here have been made by pro-
fes ional men who have brought
their brains with them in UNDER
taking their new work and whose
business sense seems to aid them in
getting the best results.
Women, apparently making their
own way In the world, write for data
on fruit and poultry ranches that
they themselves can manage. No
foolish Inquiries have so far been re- I!
ceived. All show intelligence and (
earnstness. Information about this /
favored Pacific coast country is what |
they are asking.
People who write are by no means |
down and out" loking for some |
new place to start life over. after /
making a failure of II, for probably /
the majority Of the inquiries tell OF |
capital at hand in stated amounts |
and ask how II can best be utilized. /
One writes asking what returns /
money gets out here. saying he T. 4
realizing from 2 TO 5 per cent at 4
present, and asks II he can do bet I
ter on the Pacific coast Substan-
tial Portland improvements have
made city bonds a good security,
judging by some OF the letters that
show a desire to invest In them One
man writes from Chicago that he Is
In a position to place $1,0O0,000
here in inve 'tments and seeks to get
In touch with local finaneiers.
Every state is we'll represented IN