THE WKT 6H0BE.
.4a We are loresis in m 7 uu
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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.