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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1880)
'34 THE WEST SHORE. May, 1880 HBLE "VIEW." proportion of the trees nrc firs and CC ..i,s.. Liniiiin would remain un- , ., i, , ived for a icncration. 1 he crests abound in who animals, that are de structive to sheep and other farm stock. ( Ivor a large extent of the country it is ! .1.. ImnonlMa In ronslllll'l a WHITOH II... .... ..... ...... . It III 1 1 liil Ii . ' ..IS. ..". ..1 "I II. , . ..I.. .... W ill 1 1 City, K w-s-, 1 April 25, 1S.S0. f Editor Wjui Siiom 1 Willi -iis.ois and paste I noire you road. Annarentlv. Washington Terri past thrM months ha heen largely tolv Hrrt.rs greater advantages to circulated through "the patent!" of I settlers than the northern portions of l- 1 v.i .1 . Michigan. New York and Maine. Its .iii-.i.iiii'i..iiii-iiiiMiT. n - - 11 i 1 1 . ......... ...... 1 1 1 1 uaii' is imiucr, am no muie ww- In. ve In health. All the crops pro luced in the last-named localities bring The Immigrant Aid Society of Wash-Hunch more than in the former one I M.MIM IN AglllNUTON TKK RtTORY. ington Ten itorv, after the fashion of 01 g. i.iialions III otllcl mi lions of the conn 11 , has published a mii.iII woik on I lie dvantegee of the region that lies north of tin Inn- " here mils the ( Ircgon." It Ii full of information for Immigrants in tegaul lo the climate and '.oil, mineral) ricultunl, manufacturing, and com. im in, ii resources of that distent terri tory. It present all the good and ie of tin- had feature! of the region named foi the father f his country. It ihjOWl that it enjoyi a healthful and moderately wtrm Umate j that drouthi aie virtually unknownj that timber. ioal and Itone lot building puiposes 1'if plenty; that there are numerous 1. :nl, bay, mid rivcis, well slocked with excellent fn.li, that the white in- h. iliiUnU arc of nil excellent tlas,, and that land may lc procured. 011 very t .1' 1l-I II Ik. Now the arc advantage well woith) of consideration. Hut the dis advantage! of this region should be liken into account by peisons seeking n new home in the " luitioddcu west." The journey to Washington Tcnitmy lioin any of the old-settled States is long ami cwietisiye. Tbj mom ie inieil to lake a family there Would Ml) new laud suitable foi a (arm in idmoil any of the Western 01 Southern States. I ci..n. going t t.i, distant ton I'erritorv. u-lm ,... 1.1 ... regie) virtually exile themselves fiorn'its bttmaa If . 1. , ihnrolilfriendiandaiiociates. I nle'" " " ho,nc c:,n ,,c sccilr the) ate BMN fortunate than farmeis . 011 x" 0ilv terms as in the inferior usually air, thy will not It i(Cv t "Western or Southern States ?" A mmmi them. v... ttingtoa Terraon '""1U" Rch as may, if properly m is ye.y iiim.te .,.., an pj whm pfOYed, eual any'in New EnUnd n push. ,ls aie uoiniid . 1 .,,. p.,, , uglnu( .., nipt,,,,,. , wheat, wliut, ,U. M)U1H n,l"r importance when leadrng crap tor export, le eeiu i iQreej 0""ful ,al,le home is wanted. Yet Brileia by we of "The Horn." ,. , txpottte is not to great At the "I .is limit, 1 .s maiketed to San Prw . -cut time emigrant thro.Hi-tickets tko. but moat of It must be shipped to .... s , r, , .; '""tickets, S.,..hAm,,...l l.ina.., Upan. ti'MH 1 v ' 0rBWJ Itttia and peen are rtteSjd there, hm ' ' ' aUtm L"-s Reamers, fromthc the tettimoi.y of n..,-t nenoiia kn c,,v "' ''""ton t 1'ortlmd. .. 1,.. . ,..l,.l I' .1 . m rr . 1 ... I . .. ....(. ....... , 1. 1,1.. 1 ...... ... hae 110 nu.ttit .dm. ic charmi about most portions of the Pacific Slope 1 unsists of novelty. He fore Baitern farmen make up their minds to remove to the Puget Sound paradise, they would do well to con side, what they would lose by the operation. - Chicago Times, No douht the city editor of the Chicago Tim, s intended this article to discourage immigration to Oregon and Washington Territory, 1 have never su n the pamphlet issued hy the Immi grant Aid Society on the Resources of Washington Tenitoiy, and really am Ignorant of the advantages described therein, but it seems to me the above article will not detract much from the intended usefulness of their work. If the emigrant will have no more dlffl i ..hies to contend with than the Times enumerates, am inclined to think Washington Territory has VRNtlMMOLY WW DISADVAN TAliKS, and such as every man of common KflK w ill expect to meet in a new and heavily timbered country. tnMMy ..i ,i... : . . ... , . J I o jouii.ey 10 aslun Tlw nights in Waabiogtoo Territon m loo coM and the aii t.. wi II i.hcl with nioi.tuu , ...i,,,;, ..r " P"- pom, exupt in a ei few l-Kralities - Tmci ,clN ,hc truth in the re- Onl an cxixsrdingly .mall nion of 1 '",k lhii "the money reouirtd to tab. the Unit i eaiiable of U me i ultii at.s.1 a family tin MmeetaUtha land ,. Rirared with . auku. e-. . "v "IW lnml gigantic giuwtb of litubci. A laivclw i V ' "X a"' of lhe 1 - wuern Mates." t, t.UU mil... I... I J . . " " '.Olll 11,1 M o and children between' .,l ,,,'Cl o 111,- nJ ....... - ..... meive v years, arc assuming the family to be an extremely large one. Suppose it consists of thir teen persons, who commence the jour ney from Boston. Their fare would amount In the aggregate to $975. New land "suitable for a farm" car. be bought for that sum in almost any of the said Western States, but it is rather doubtful whether the same would be suitable for a home, or even for profitable ' cultivation. The home is w hat most people want. I am per- .. . t .L 1 sonalty acquainted wun many people in the Western States-who would think they had struck it rich if some one would give them $975 for their farms. Often improved land can be bought for less than it cost to break up the sod. As to the virtual "exile," what may we call any SETTLERS OF NEW LAND, if those in Washington Territory are such ? When a man requires a home and seeks to secure it, after obtaining one, he docs not, if he be a sensible person, expect to squander his hard earned money in visiting "old friends and associates." lie will find ample enjoyment in spending it to improve mil beautify his home. His family and new-made friends ought to supply the place of " old associates." The lat ter arc not always good for most men, my way, and in some cases, the sooner "old associates" are forgotten the bet ter. Then, what does it matter to the farmer how " remote " he lives "from any place where his products arc re puted for consumption," so long as ho is certain to gather yearly a reasonably )od crop and get for it a reasonably fair price ? The trouble cannot be gaeater in hauling it to the rivers for shipment, in Washington Territory, than in " the northern portions of Mich igan, New York and Maine." When the farmer pockets the money for his wneat he w ould be considered a queer fish, indeed, if he cared whether it is "sent to Great Britain by way of the 1 iorn or via the North Pole! There are many farmers in what are know n as the Western States and bet ter farmers cannot be found than the majority Of them arc who think it would be a blessed good thing to he able to "raise good fruit " for family even if it had no marUet vaIue "good fruit can be raised" in Wash-
