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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1885)
THE WEST SHORE. Tacoma, W. T. September, 1883. Portland, Or. VOL, XI. ESTABLISHED 1878. Til 10 WEST 8IIOKK. no. . A llluMtrnted Journal of (Hiural Information, aVtutot (0 Ih4 aVwIopmrlif I'liblUhMl Nliuullanaou.ljr rrom Taooma, W. T and Portland, Or, Hiiliwrilliiii prim, K annum ) u hiiikIo ipii ". ,T. . .77. ....... ."!.!..".".,"!" 51 HiilMriiiHiHi oan ha forwanM li rwutonal i.l'l.r or pnat'ai 'aminrat unr rink. - - amw w.ii rawiT, auiMuri )I1UUB at aiMITV IHm, L.. HAMUKU 1'ubliHln.r, PORTLAND, 122 front 8t. 908-810 Paolflo At., TAOOMA TAHLK Of CONTKSTX. I'hrnnolimr of Kranta JWt Wrk on an Kmiiljr Htumauli " , Kdilnrial " (tiitarnnKinl Land OI.iummxI (If Ili.lt.ua Huiljlinjc. and Hm.iil.nmw (llluitralni, XM aiid'li)! Juan llallailin A Hlurr Inim Lift..... Montana'; Nov Uovrro.ir (lllu.t ratal, itU) !,..,'.!" Ni'hanf thi. NiirtliwnH Old and Nw Jniian, Nu. I '.. , Ilnwn Hlala l)nlmllr (lllnitratnl. !M " I'ort Townwml lmpr.iri.mi.iiU (illualntl.il, J7H) HntMritirity uf NortliwMlirn Kaima, !!' V.,,w 5.'"' OialWhiijr (UlilKlraml, I7ll TliaNmrTiia IliHIta (Illll.tr.lni. ).;.,... " To thi. Hnmmil at Miinnl lUinu-r ,, . , , Victoria Tlwatra and Nw Oriard lliilal (llliulratml, Hit).,., .. aim .. !!: .. KM ... rj .. VI .. .. Till .. ft .. The Wkht Siioue ha Uo largo and profusely illus tratod editions in preparation, which will I hi issued in iluo season. Ono (tho first) treat of tho Canadian Pacific Railway and tlm oountrv through which it onuses. The other is devoted to the city of Portland, and will bo most cluborato and complete. Those editions are being prepared at great expoiiHO, and thousands of extra copies will be circulated throughout the Uuited States, Caniula and Europe. Until recently it wan impossible for Portland lumlier to find a market east of the Cascades, much to the hard ship of our sawmill men and of purchasers of liimln'r in that region. It seemed absurd that Michigan luinhor should be shipod to Houthorn Idaho when this great timl)or country waa within audi catty reach, yet the freight tariff cloned that market to our manufacturer. Recently the mill men, after much lulxir, convinced tho U. II & N. and connecting oompauie that mutual interest required the owning of this field to Portland, and Hocured a re. duction of about two-third on the old prohibitory rate. Orders began at once to pour iu from point km far et aa Butte, and our mills are eierimicing a gratifying revival of business. Volume IL of the California portion of IJancroft's serins of Pacific Coast histories has been received. Mr. Bancroft's great historical undertaking, which at first seemed almoat impossible of accomplishment, lias now so far progressed as to rendnr its completion certain. Kaeh volume as it has boen issued from the press has added to the historian's reputation. That these volumes will for ever remain standard authority on the subjects of which they treat, and that the author will occupy a first rank among the historical writers of the world, cannot Is doubted. Tho production of auoh an elaborate serifs is a rare example of what great literary ability can aeoom. plish when seconded in its efforts by ample means. The work should lie in every library of the United States. Tiik seventh annual exhibition of the Portland Me uhanica' Fair will begin October 8 and oontinuo to the 21th. Strenuous efforts are being made to surpass iu exhibits and general and special features the display of any previous year. This fair deserves the supNirt of our pitixoiis, who should make every effort to render it attractive and instructive. It is one of the means by which our struggling industries are encouraged through the interest excited ill their hclmlf among the thousands who attend the exhibition. Manufacturers throughout the State and the Northwest generally will find it to their interest to make a display of their wares and methisk This fair attracts thousand from surrounding towns and cities, leside being thronged with our own people, and this year tho nttendanco promises to Imj very large, not withstanding tho dullness of trade. Tiik "missionary car" has started out iimui its fall campaign for the conversion of unWIicvcrs in the pre. eminence of Oregon as a field for immigration. The car is filled with jtscinien of our product of every kind, and under tho management of Mr. li W. Allen will visit various jxiints in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and iieighlxiring Stntw. Tho car will finally reach New Orleans, where lU contents, together with other articles, will Ixi put on exhibition in the Oregon Department of the North, Con. tral and South American Knmition, which opens No. vemlxrl and close April 1. Management of this ear could not lie placed in better hands, nor could Oregon find a more valuable representative at New Orleans than Mr. Allen, lly his energy and shrewdness he gained more favorable notice from visitors and the press for the Oregon exhibit last winter than any other State received and this, too, in spite of the fact that our display waa at first conspicuously small and ridiculously insufficient, and of the further fact that for long time he was mi sapplied with suitable printed matter except the copies of Tiik Wkst Smoiir donated by the publisher-and un upNrtcd by a State appropriation, which latter, when it was finally made, was gobbled up by ornamental "coin missi oners. The ability of Mr. Allen wa so fully recog. nimsl by the managers and associate commissioner from other Stab that ujsiii reorganization ho was chosen StMNiud Vice-President, lneinlnT of the Itoanlof Manage, nient and Coiiimisioiier from Oregon. In hi hand were placed f2,(MMI, the Minoutit aporopriated for each State, and even if he receive no other financial aid he will see that Oregon Is worthily repnwetitetL TrirHR I lunch complaint voiced by the pre of