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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1889)
THE WKT 6H0BE. .4a We are loresis in m 7 uu . u.if d unit. while op- wtoiuU-Jt- liii tn!, (or rte applet ia .of t' frail I lnt ia tbe mi U.i ::.v.;t t J t rtnit to iti foil capacity t. it r , H I -1 ri'Viw er.tVBf.!at the erec- I, 1 4 ti ww; t rca ia crjtcion with it II. r; tS W!.ty a iVTosgll? alive to tbe fcJuiUf ll fr.;t K;r Uis for e rtftHiati Iudf-ul-jst tacit be rapid. Tlctt.'tt W ji'f al ilippicg facili-l-n aU KtJ'ta a f ! Ifilioa (or flricg milli, ii,JU r.;;'r 4 lt trtihe! ia the tributary i xi'jj n tivV Ufp' tUa tl facility (or maaa U'Ur.t; A Yut q;ttt,t, of ilut are marketed t j I j lt fcrifi, ol lie river o7on 1 cheap u4 fUK i Lfati'ftat;riQ (or the grain m,'i ia tiU The Southern Tacific uli ; tu 1 r;:t;:j lirtch the city asl alocg U i it, i liu l.'iii,'rrri:j (rrijht to or (roa the u. -1 ; i:m;:,i Tlr riilny CMrrtriri cora J"' ' li Lit i.?titi a tuitrw-the Southern Ivvtf, 0? iv-. U th. Ore joa Railway 4 Ni tv. cj-itif, ti luvr two mtnicg boat J.j a lit VCiiu b ci turf tith thrir roadi at A:U:, is,! The Ktt market ..nntarinc purposes, and in the immediate vi. ciuity of the city there is a good deal of hard wood, tub as oak, maple, ash, eta, along the river and creek bottoms and thronghout the adjacent country. Fur citare and farm implements could be manufactured to advantage at Salem, and the local market would consume all that could be produced. For all these industries the supply of raw materials is easily ob tained, the power for operating plenty and cheap, and the market unfailing. Numerous other manufactur ing enterprises could be established that would add an impetus to the development of the country and prove profitable to their proprietors. Wagon and c&rriflge factories, creameries and cheese factories, pottery, brick, tile and cement works, and stove foun dries are some of these, and the degree of success with which they would meet would only be limited by the manner in which the business was conducted. The condition of the municipality of Salem is such as to make it a promising business place, as well as a desirable home. The city is not burdened with any oppressive debt, and the taxation is very low. On a taxable valuation of 81,013,000.00 for 1888, the com bined assessment for school, city, county and state purposes was only three per cent. This would be a very respectable rate if the taxable valuation were the full value of the property. But all who are acquaint ed with Oregon assessments know that the assessed valuation of property averages less than forty per cent of the actual value. This would be equivalent to a rate of one and two-fifths per cent, on the actual value of taxable property in Salem. With even this low tax municipal improvements are kept up and an enterprising policy pursued by the city government ill .! I . I I. .1 . I a . is.. . 1.. 1 ! Tbe Clty h&8 nearly twelve miles of anAtA streets V 1 iV.i n i,"rli c. iTj t . 8ixteen mile8 of gd sidewalks. It has ' ,' t.N..!i it,laJ toat one and one-fourth miles of vitrified terra cotta j jewr, and the streets of the town are lighted by the incaDdes- supply for river a short two entirely pumpme plants. a6 b 8team-80 tht in case of any misfortune fcon tb other will be available for service. Each JJt U, apable of PumPing tw0 milli0D trd4i,y'which is twice as much as is ltere&re thirty-six street hvdrantsand r fire protection. ThA win works wn nine and ten miles of mains, and they 4 n't.,,., u fcuis ru V. irT. 9' electric lights, besides -5u-"-rcriwt : ! ZJ The water v. k!u. v tU5 x - y Booiainea from the Willamette ?M';lVV f ' b til, ILZ I M city, and there are f Win tv i I' . x 1 1 ,",- a--, . -i . "aaare i f . i Jtf ... ... .;r;J; , tre , tcvuoo. xne water Wi J u wiJIuj. 'cook nd ladder comoanv. and the cor- poratioa 0r. uer Pyt ana we cw- - - wn engine houses.