Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11

NV. r. Farringten. general business
manager Of the Star-enlletiH, IN the
i fciloWino excerpts from his Informally
kept journal on mainland tour teIls
sonsethina Of the great Northwest and
the folks BE met en- route % the east
ern seabosrd.1
August II, 1915.
Skirting along tho Columbia river.
2:O5 p. m. 8 s. 81 .l. l
For the nth time have said to my.
self and fellow passengers. This is q
great country At every turn the Inn
lmensity OF the empire, Of each indiyid-
luaf empire, Is brought home to me.
and I cannot help saying something
about It There seems wealth of op.
portunity on every hand, and this is
not the first time have crossed the
continent, though II is the first time
have been In the great Northwest
We have just stopped at the town Of
Roosevelt II is hot In the carif Il
Is the same outside perhaps that's why
| ii Is Roosevelt.
We started out from Portland short
iIy before 10 this forenoon and for
three hours rode along the north
| Roosevelt Is quite town Of about
FRO buildings and the newest one looks
HIKE sch6olhouse1 shore 81 the Co
lunbia viewing Just as beautiful and
grand q country as one could ina zine:
FL think know Why so many Maine
and New England people stopped here
/ In their wanderings and said This Is
| the place. 1t has e9Aaf rirev hill
| and mountains. level plains, Or and
! pine trees. en- larger scale to be
SIRE, but ARRANGED In IN order t. 10
| the New EngIander think of home.
| And en- top Of this reminder Is the
| further pleasant reminder Of q bfacing
but not harsh climate
Land Of Opportunity.
One is bound to feel that this is q
Hand OF opportunity, He can see IL
from the train as far along the river
| 1 think the direction Is east--as The
Dalles. Then, from the train, at this
season, Il looks different A man on
the train tells me we. are going
through a great wheat country where
all the farmers ride In autos. and only
two OF 3 hundred are Eords But Il
does not show from the car. What
one sees along here Is q mighty river,
still mighty though We are trsvei.n4
steadily toward It's source.
While riding through this waste, Il
gives an opportunity to review the
many pleasant places we have passed.
ny father used to say that the Lord
sent us sickness from time to time so
that We could have q chance TO think
things over. Perhaps that's Why the
waste places are thrown n on the
map have Just shed my coat ana
vest and rolled up my sleeves. q
Palm Beach suit would be u order,
but imagine the weather VIII pc con- |
siderably cooler TINS evening.
was quite unprepared Tor tort,
land II Is hne city, but Il mao more
the appearance OF ranching or farm
Ing town than had anticipated Just
stopped at McCredie which SOUNDS
Scotch. Ny hrst impression OF Fort |
land was Of much smaller city tnan
had anticipated. !. seemed az home
immediately and had no trouole nha-
ing my way around. The people are
all right and the town lacks the well |
~ Scos.e $1,000 t,sSeeSAfeS
dressed women and men OF san
francisco. The city streets are moi /
AS clean as San Francesca, tnougn
morally ! understand i is miles aneaq /
Of the Paris Of the West
psome city.r q
In the afternoon we went to the top |
81 Council Crest and there took look |
over the city. There we learned that
II is no small city and has plenty Of /
residence area to supply the popula-
tim Of the business section of the
city.
Just passed A1derdale Alongside
the track is q field of alfalfa. across
which Is stretched series of sprink-
sers for irrigation. Quito an idea, i
not too expensive tn divert portion
or the great Columbia flowing males
tically along between dry, very dry
shores. they tell me there are srsa.
wheat ana iruit areas oaeh ot ing
bluns.
Furthermore, this Is the mlooie %
summer and has right 10 De dry.
i Tn get hack tn Portland. mao no