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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1887)
,8 TUE WEST SHORE. .omrt of schools, churches, and things band on it; in case of urgent need The . of that nature; mentally alert to the object this man had m view, when he Ut for his community in asocial sense; pulled up stakes in Michigan, he baa at giring time and money and presence to tained. What he has thus accomplished, obligations as a citizen, he is a valuable others have, and can accomplish in this acewwion to the population. His class state. will, ere long, become the mainstay of All along the foothills of the Cascade this state. There was nothing excep- and Coast ranges, where the future graz tionally good in the conditions of this ing ground for Oregon's cattle is to be, man'a location, or which may not be du- are immense quantities of these cheap plicate! a thousand times in all portions lands, which, if properly taken bold of of the sUte. by small farmers, and cropped appropri- Another and a different case may be ately, will be as desirable as any in the of interest here. A gentleman owning country. The assured immediate exten oighty acres in Michigan, grew tired of sion of railroads will bring these lands that climate, and, as well, desired to into ready connection with good mar widen oat his land holdings for the ben- kets. People who know Oregon thor e fit of his family. He sold his farm for oughly can see that .these statements are t)0 an acre, f 1,800.00; and his stock and true, and that the assertion to the con personal property sold for $800 more, trary, by men who view land only to be A (to paying hia debts and fare to this worth consideration where large lots lie city, he had f 1,300. After searching a together, or value it according to the wwk, under the auspices of the state ease with which it can be cultivated, is Uwrd, he bought an improved farm out grossly incorrect Once under cultiva in the valley, containing one hundred tion there are no better lands in the aad sixty acres, together with houshold state. It may be said here that fifty f uniture, a team of horses, one colt, three acres of land are sufficient for wise and cow, two calves, a small lot of hogs, a profitable working by the small farmer, fcw .beep, some poultry, a fair supply All that we see of unsettled habits, com- m -l-uus ior me sum of fortless living and careless tilling of so mllTr,, mi9withiQfive many of our Sreat 8in farmers, are mile of the railway, in a imn.1 iwn- iAM . . ... 1 i i i , ... : b vnucuwo in mver oi me smau tract, u UirbooO, dose to school and rhn1, U.uii..ii.n , . . 2,.. n,l i. , .... . ,, . ' Ui ooiu me man ana state, jui- m he aays ely well situated in ty acres will comfortably support a far- "n a" 6TinMiCh- mer'8fam and at.thenX twoor- J w hM year8 him a 7 handsome KlTS W of immigrants Bothering food for stocLinr? mth enoh mean8 to much mow productive Z'tU , r6m de8Cribed They "A llmm E1T laDd 0n U they are con- - wiU purely adjoining land "'iZ 1 f0Un.datin D "rt-wiU half of tut .nT.ni ?lay 11 deeP' carefully mapped lh Wane where it will be nit P Wrked Plans il 11 &m lit to ita,lf, and wher he a Uy hi! uT09