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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1880)
326 THE WEST SHORE. December, 1880. WHAT WK NKKI). The Pacific Northwest nerds tin in flux of industrious hcimc.hiiilili.r. and ; tcrminiition small farmer who think that raising i f,,l,mli,,ion ,0 W chickens, selling eggs and milking good e butter in not beneath their calling. For the present we have enough wheat- raiscrs, we wmit live men to get 50 ween the Pacific Northwest and the he in 111"' tl)i" is " M wnt'rc iUiy voca" The treat trouble with our friends cents dozen for eggs and .! rent m " ,:i,sl thi,t ,lu"' st't'm ,0 ,m:'S" pound for table butter, those ore I market price now (Dec. 15) . paid in Portland. We need intelligent men with small capital to raise potatoes, hay, neut stock, hogs, and sheep. Raise fruit and dry it any of these, or better still, all of them. Every pound of but ter, every dozen eggs, ev ery good cow, every yoke of good oxen, every fat calf, hcep or hog, every good horse, evciy fleece of wool, every ound of dried fruit, every product of the farm finds now and will doubtless always find a ready market t remunerative prices. The special advantages which this country offers are a mild climate, plenty of moisture, plenty wood for fuel, fences nd lumber, proximity to the sea, the Ih-1 natural grass lund in America, a toil and climate cculiarly suited to growth of roots, fruit, grasses and grains. We want these lads known wherever there are good families seeking homes. We have an abundance of excel lent land for the putxtses above named, w hich can be had for the taking, by homc". stead or pre-emption. We want Mipubilion, but we want that which is good, that w hich will (ill our laud with homes. True, those who arc imbued with a do Atlantic Coast States the matter of labor to succeed can lay tnc . hat will ultimately I There is one inducement this coun- nd in a competency for fl life time; try otters to the poor man, and that is but it takes perseverance and earnest in the manner ot tilling her soil that is til , now idle. It wants brave and earnest men, who are not afraid to tickle her bosom with a hoe in the manner that will induce her to yield more rich and abundant harvests; but they will understand that it is necessary for them to brine a sufficient amount of money to enable them to live until they can get some return for their labors. Oregon and Washington are destined to be great States; their future is bright now, and growing brighter day by day. Here is room enough yet for thousands of souls, and then we will not be crowded; but in coming they must bear in mind that all is not smooth sailing, and must nerve themselves to not only labor early and late, but to practice th eecon omy that will be rigid jin every sense of the word. v. V a--cJv - " - : fi. " VKAR TIIK HI H K ll()lM:-t ()UMlllA Kivkk. OUR ADVANTACiKS. The Pacific Northwest has advan tages that but few sections of the Union can loast of; but she also has her dis advantages, and if people immigrating here from the Eastern Slates will pause and take this into consideration, we opme there will be lest growling after 'supply; u if ,he lkaW haiut at-atA.I it- Hon can lc plied successfully, it mat ters not whether (he toiler bean ccono r a spendthrift. This i, n ,is. lake, a. the careless man is willing to trM.fy; forhe has learned it by expert ence. There is a limit here to laW, too, REMEMBER THIS.. Never sit down and brood over trouble of any kind. It is a poor way of getting out of the difficulty. If you are embarrassed for money, stir about until you have secured the means; if you have done your neighbor an injury, and your conscience smites you, go to him, confess, and ask his forgiveness; if you have been slandered, live in such a manner afterward as shall prove your uprightness of character. Never borrow trouble for the sake of brood ing over it. The man or woman who keeps their thoughts and hands usefully employed, seldom are troub led about llnvtllin.r nf ,.l,l .... r 1 heir pathway in life may be clouded at times, but their sunny nature soon dispels them. A live man with a limited capital the same as there is i other I, - ' , " P"ying . . "aw 01 city ot fort ar sunn v If 1 ' they have arrived Like all other countries the best field , 1 ui me tast mit'mlri li- ,..:n i , , n "v 'earn to his heart t content that the difference be- and free from mud in the winter and dust in the summer. The citizens, if canvassed, would agree to pay liberally towards it