May, 1879
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THE WEST SHORE.
ORKOON 1 ITV.
PlotafMMtj I"' it-'I immediately below the
falls of ll Willamette, slid fourteen milx above
Cortland, U Oregon Ultjr, the at ol government
for I'Uikamaa loimly, tha oldoat town 111 Oregon,
ami for uutnhar of years Its capital It has now
a pulatlon "f about 1,,'iOfl; haa numerous
ihurchas, eocietlea anil aeyrral msuufarturiiig
Uliluhmriita, wliilat busmen I urtuila of all Hindi
arc wall represented
'Ilia lint nwa)iaM 1 1 vi r pu Mmliixl on tlio
IV ill, iimuI waa pllltlt-il line long before the lilt'
novnry of gold "' OtMfOffwUll tt wan mimril 7ki
deeon Smiiitor, and th. tint nuinlter waa lanued
on February ',, IM', A moat esrellsiit anil ably
ruhdui lad wi-ekly ii w injiwr4 7'Ar (hrtim Otif
prevent! il ir in ahuwing the falls. On the right
may he MM a distant riew of ttm locki, which
want constructed at mi expense of half a million of
ilollara, ami which allow the passage of steamboats
from the uper ti the lower river, anil rico vena.
On tho loft liank of the river, about 0110 mile dis
tant, ia aeon the auburban village of Canomah.
No. Illl view of Mm atroet, looking north. No.
; shows p hi of Main street and a steamhunt juit
deareuding through the locks on tho opiiosite bunk
of the river. No. I is a general view of tho north
ltd portion of Um town, whilat No. .'1 ihowa the
fast One Imperial Mill". They wero liuilt in I SOS,
gnntly enlarged in 1870, and hare aeren runs of
bura, with a rapaiily of from MO Ui 100 luirrida
per day. That the rapacity ia mud nearly to its
lull limit, may lie judged from the fuct that from
graving of which may bo seen in view 1, and
again in view 2, is a fine four-atory brick struc
ture, and ia the moat expensive building in Ore.
gon City. This establishment is a oredit not only
to Oregon City, hut is something the entire State
inny woll fool proud of. The company was organ
ized in lfiGA. Tho I'resident is Mr. Ilalpb Jacobs,
and his brother, Mr. I. Jacobs, is the Superintend
ent. The mills employ 1,10 hands, who receive
anuually about t7ri,(MM) for wagos, whilst about
JI.IO.OOO of the company's money finds its way an
no illy to the Oregon wool producers. With the
well known reputation for excellence of Oregon
wool in the markets of tho world, and the superior
facilities for manufacturing possessed by this com
pany, it is little wouder that they produce blanket!
ami flunnels which, for softness are unequiled'
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No 1 A in OREGON CI IV 1
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fafwjM.w, la putJul.nl h.ls (,, Kdasld.
lledeway
TV. trawlmi ami atiippinf la, iM.es an sxoel
sat Ik. O a 0 It It , which ...nh tn.,
I'. .itlaiol h a distaa. ul :M0 a,, Us. paasas through
war, whilst hMSa thro, to n. steamers ,. I,
Ike low at and uppar nm, totrek ham dally. Tka
W illasaatta 11 w lakaa a nl ejhsj to tort br,
furnishing alseus ealltailrd asl.l powaf, wbtrk.
lh.ltt.alh of Ik. Mat. tad luliudu, tl,.n of
oapstal. will see U ulitired, aad esshc Ian, a
laaanlerUnsuJ town, will, a ptspwUlkw, of at lee, t
1MM- Oar eagrevusg will give oar raauWra a
aarracl swam of UW (aararal appearance of the town
.No 1 i a use Hues Mm , lilt, touting south. I ha
the J;' I ol Augu.t. ih;h, ta the loth of April. UT1),
Ik mill, tarnad ot TO.OCll latrrala of "Ktra''
m. I whirl, (v.,00,, harrtd, war. ahipprd to
Liverpool. Knglaml, a her., in fact, the hulk of the
product,,,,,. o this aatabliahm, nt find a ready
aiark.t Tha Imparial brand haa a World-wide
leputaiioa. and tka quality never van,-., but is
alaay. kept up to its high standard of excellence
Th. hra.1 ajtller, Mr. A. Ooaaatk, ud foreman,
Mr A J Ap,roB, bav. hoU, rmp, J
1 iU ",,U ,u l yvra. The proprietor. Mr. IV W.
) Uafaaal.. u a pl,a,r of tka HUto, and cam. her.
in IN.;, his ofttea la in I'orUand, at No. 10 XorU,
Kroal alh.t. and a Islsnkniis enai,..i. ha.
land otl. atth tka milk
whilat their rlotha will outwear anything that hu
ever rome under our observation. Connected with
the null is a rlothing manufacturing department,
giving employment to a number of skillful ontters
and about M Uilors. The superior finish given to
clothing manufactured in this department la, on
examination, apparent even to the most care leas
observer, whilst u, price it is far below that of
eastern make. Katablishments of this kind kelp to
enrich our Slate, and it is (ratifying to know that
this clothing is fast gaining in favor wherever It
bas been introduced. The merchant in the North
went who does not have it for sale ia atmply behind
th. limes, whil.t the farmer or in 1 t. line whn niir-
UAhiu4 muui4Ktur abruiU, UcvrUioly