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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1876)
TIIE WEST SHORE. October. 32 A SiMcea Page Monthly Illustrated Paper, published at PoaTLAND, OnacoK, by L. SAMUEL, s Waahinguo-el. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION, (Including Pottage 10 : ay part of the United Suteid One copy, one year, - . . - . . i jo Single Number, -. no ccnu. Postage It) foreign countries, 25 CIS. additional strHutMorlpllon munt be paid In advance, and all papers will poaitlvely be atopped at the end of the tlmo they are paid lor. llemlttanoei can be made by registered letter, postofltoo money order, or by ordor on any of the Portland business houaoa The address of Dr. Adams has taken up so much space that our floral article is un avoidably crowded out. In our next we shall devote a full page to describing and illustrating Hyacinths, Crown Imperials, Snowdrops, Narcissus, and other spring flowering bulbs. OUR IMMIGRATION INTEREST. The State Board of Immigration have seen fit to resign, as the legislature made no appropriation to pay running expenses. Much as we regret this, it is still a source of consolation for the people of the Pacific Northwest to know that Tits West Siioke is fully alive to the wants ol this section of the Union, and will in future, as it has in the past, attend to showing up our vast resources, and furnish such Jimmrisltd information as immigrants may require. Any one in the East who really wants to learn anything about this country, can afford to pay 50 cents for three months, or ft 50 for a years' West Shokr, which con tains more fresh and reliable information than all the pamphlets ever sent out, and those who cannot afford to pay the small sums mentioned above, it is as well that they ate anywhere else as in this country. During the past year, besides the articles on our resources that have appeared in the West Shoke, its publisher has answered nearly 1,000 letters of inquiry, sent over 300 samples of wheat, flax, hops and wool, to different parts of the United States, Ger many and England, distributed about 35, 000 copies of The West Shore, and made an exhibit of our products at the San Fran cisco Mechanic's Fair, at a largo outlay from his own funds. Have our Hoard of Immigration done more? LOOK UPON THIS PICTURE AND THEN UPON THAT. Phoviiiehoe, Rhode Island, Oct. 15. Snow fell here to the depth of two inches last night. WASiitstiTON, District of Columbia, Oct. 1 5. Snow It'll here early this morning. Postom, Massachusetts, Oct. 15. Snow fell here and various parts of New Eneland north and cast of here last night to the depth of three inchcg or more. New Yoke, Oct. 15. Weather cold and stormy. At this hour, 4 a. snovr is fall ing fast, the first of the season, but it melts u fast as it falls. Okfuoh, Oct. 15. Weather pleasant, theimomctcr 65 degrees at mid day, 55 degrees mornings and evenings. No frost yet for this season, a plentiful harvest just gathered, fruit trees in full bearing, and Heliotropes (the tenderest of flowers) in full bloom, in the open air. PoMt.ANn, Oregon, Oct. 30. Our rainy season has set in; no frost yet. We gathered a beautiful bouquet in our yard to-day, composed of Roses, Heliotrope, Sweet Peas, Fuchsia, Geranium, Mignon ette, Violets, Tuberoses, Dahlias, Thlox, Verbenas, Ac. Who wouldn't live in Oregon i The Salt lkc Tribune, an anti Mormon newspaper, is well worth reading by any one who likes to keep posted on the doings of ',riK" and the other Saints. For a paper published In the trnKhoM of Mormonisin, it goes after llriKham and the other Mountain Meadow llutchen in a style that is truly refreshing. For a sample copy, address "Tribune," Salt Lake City, Utah. TIIE " PULL-BACK" ANCIENT STYLE. OUR WOOL AND FLAX. The San Francisco Journal oj Commtrct, in speaking of the samples of wool and flax sent by the publisher of The Wesi Shoke to the San Francisco Mechanic's Fair Exhibition, says: There were also some very fine samples of wool from Oregon. The same State lias sent in a very fine specimen of flax, showing that it is especially adapted to its production. This flax finds its way to our city, whence it is shipped to Ireland, and is worked up into linen cloth and sent back to us with the privilege of paying duty on our own productions. Our citizens can readily per ceive how much wiser it would be to have it manufactured on our own coast. Oiieuon Sweet Potatoes. Farm ers and others who have been under the impression that Sweet Potatoes could not he successfully raised in Ore gon will be agreeably surprised to hear that recent experiments made in Linn county demonstrated the fact that, Or egon can produce n Sweet Potato which, if not superior, is fully equal to the California growth. Those raised in Oregon are of a creamy color instead of yellow. Wc hope farmers in othe parts of the State will give the Sweet Potato 11 trial, should they prove 11 suc cess here, it will keep many a dollar in the State which is now sent to Cal ifornia. PRODUCTS FROM COLLINS' RANCH. Collins' ranch is located 1 3 miles below Hood river, on the Washington Territory side. From the samples of fruits and cereals sent to us, we should judge the land about there must be very productive. Egg plums averaging 7$ by 9 inches, lour of them weighing 1 lb and J oz. Of apples, we had 3 varieties "Surprise," weighing 18 ounces, "Blue Pearmain, 17 ounces, and one unnamed variety, weighing 24 ounces each. We also had some very fine potatoes, raised on land that was never cul tivated before. One of the potatoes weighed 26 ounces, and the yield was 484 bushels to the acre. The above were not picked samples, but are said to be of the average size OUR STATE FAIR. With the full rep rts of the Fair pub. lished by our dailies and some of the inte. rior weeklies, it would be superfluous for us to give a lengthy skecth of it. No other state in the Union could make as fine, display of fruits and cereals as was to be seen in the Pavilion, and the beautiful sr. ray of home manufactured articles would certainly compare favorably in quality j( not in quantity with any part of the world. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the President, Mr. W, P. Watson, and some other officers of the State Agricultu ral Society for the able and very efficient management of the entire affair. We pub lish in this issue the address delivered on the grounds by Dr. W. L. Adams, of this city; and as no other paper has furnished their readers with this very able effort, it will undoubtedly be read with interest and filed awav for future reference. T. C. Trullinger, Esq.. one of our Astoria friends, paid us a neat compli ment recently by naming his extensive mills after our publication. Thev are now known as "The West Shore Mills." May they be run successfully by their present proprietor for years to come without ever being compelled to shut down even one day. Eldridge Morse, editor and proprie tor of the Northern Star, printed at Snohomish City, V. T., paid our State a visit and took in the State Fair at the same time. Mr. Morse publishes an excellent paper, and we are glad to sec that he is receiving liberal patronage even over here in Oregon. We know of no other paper published in Wash ington Territory that has so large a subscription list in Oregon as the North ern Star, This is owing to the fact that the Liberals all over Oregon have taken a particular liking tor Mr, Morse's papc, and contribute freely and liberally to its support. Thos, B. Merrv. whose excellent ar ticles have appeared in the West Shore and extensively copied from it into other journals, has bought the Pti. gct Sound Dispatch, and we shall be- lore long expect to see the Dispatch the leader of the Pacific Northwest Newspapers. Here is our J" Mr. Merry. Sabbath School Superintendents will find it to their advantage to address the Pacific Christian Advocate, Portland, Oregon, who are now ready to receive orders for new and most beautiful Sabbath School Ser vices, suitable for concerts or holiday oc casions; also for chromos. suitable for drifts to Sabbath School classes. 9 9 & dt II r"ilH H;?aQ2o$ogv TUB JIOXEY-BEF. ILLUSTRATED. 14 The Wheelar ft Wilson Machine his taken the first premiums at all Fairs where it has been on exhibition during 1876. Kead their advertisement in this issue. The Oregon City Entcrtrise has en tered upon its eleventh volume, and we are really glad to say that it improves with age. It is a thorough " home paper," and the appreciation of the people of Clacka mas county is shown by the liberal patron age extended to it. With F. S. Dement as publisher it could not be otherwise than a success. Wc have received the Snn Frnnrisf-r, Post, a handsome 8-page, 64 column newspaper, filled with later news than any of our other exchanges; it also contains most interesting reading mat ter of a general character, and is nub- lished weekly, at $1 00 per annum. oenil tor a sample copy to the Post Publishing Co., San Francisco. To Imitate Ground Cuss A reader way of imitating ground glass is by dissolv ing r.psom salts in ale (don t use this as a beverage) and apnlvintf with a brush: as it dries it crystalizcs. The delicacv ot ordinary irienditriin is such that it cannot endure a naked or ragged associate. The ever nomilar Horn Sewino- Ma chine still holds its own. notwithstanding competiiton. Mr. Traver, the Manufactu rer g Agent for Oregon, and Washington Territory, receives larce invoice hv everv steamer of these favoritemachines. Take a too at them comer Third and Morrison Sts. Mr. Traver it alcn ao-Ant far ik Hall Treadle, which can be applied to any ma- uune. Ako,ror the celebrated "English Leather Madufacturing Sewing Machines" ...n uiiort, boot and shoe and harness makers will do well to examine.