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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1889)
J si THE WEHT HHORE. UtU rolurne f product To IqidIxt yards are rnaifcUindd in the nl;, and two or thru ship yards. On I'U'juitDiklt harUir, nlxiut three ruih-1 from Victo ria, there ii one of t!,c Ur'i t iitw mill on the inland. Two or thrre other milli f large mwii.g rupiicity are jfojfytvl, one of which will le erected immediately. The tifnUr It lhe nulla ii obtained near tho shore to the welt, and fclao to (he (jortll, and il rafted and tow! ly lug Uta to tlic mill. The principal varie if Ohhtfvl ti the fir, though roniidcrable quantities of ct lkt and h-rnl ck are u 1, knd nmc oak, mnplo and white pine. There ii a good field fr the opera tion of pulp and kHr mill, woolen milli mid flour ing nulla. Nothing i more i'jrut to any one who taken jini to nlaeni the (viiidition of ItuniijOHs nfTnira in Irtiiri, than the fact that manual preparations aro l-eitig made to inrrraae thn city', interests iu nil di rertmiit One of the moat prominent euterprisci dow on foot ii an electric itreet mil)', thn rate jtfiycra having a few weeki ago decided to guarantee tho pny tneiit .f fito jK-r c-tL intor-it on l ndi to l mm ly the tiN-t railway company in sufficient amount to put the rl in deration. The work of eomtruction will ! Ujjun at onoo, and a considerable, jmrtion of the line ii nT-tr! to U in running order this season, the Mai length JltrerUl U-iuj- aU.ut fifteen mile, on the tnun thoroughfares baling to j,ointj f jnter. Ml in the submit cf the nly. A ahort railway to ox trrMlr,ofihwkrdu.lheKMmuhinmUil)un(i(,r arrU. t.i..iderti..n, with yum 0f toon U-inK consummate Large smelting works for the redue ton of iron nd r,.n.r ore, kre alio in contempt, lion l7 capitalist hating kt. htere.t in the develop, ttetl of the mine, of tU j,wJ Ml ,,rovinm M urh ImUIuHom m ikw rmlli, .h knd do ,r fvUie, Klkw fkrt.,,1, tvUw, ti, Wlw Wkre drain t,, w,k.. rto , rtc, kre in ,WHli f .trudi. .r m (v.trnpUt!,,,, ,y m..a ()f a Up fkr.ht.o- Y,oWu ka. for olUnuui , ,,r(NucU mwkcUrj: mknufkrturl ff.aa , M iUrawit, forUndhr.u U dtr.hub ih,m, mmU ty an iaUbl toanufaftariru wutvr. The mntt rr'C,f, M"r" t-n i. in he l.ne ,4 tnanufarlun. and , i. in n fi W tlofiU.ThUBIIy;Mh, ,ilf m cjatMt., D ncry hand .how It. a.LIlH U, tin aduuv, ,.lfh tu , f .uchM.uMU,Uac1,y(,fU,(. , 1 SSr.Twtr: uro not entirely Engliflh, nor are they American. To Rn EDgliHhmfin it seems jaite like an American city, find to hu American quite British. It has the ap pearance of a proBperouB and progressive eastern city in many rcHpects. It has all the conveniences, such a newspapers, hanking, telegraph and telephone fa cilities, churches, schools, fraternal and benevolent organ! 'itions of all kinds, libraries, theaters, clubs and innumerable other things that make life pleasant HM 4 . il ll II ! J il ; ino town is more man uuuany wen auppiiea wltn newspapers, there being three daily journals, each having a weekly edition, and a monthly periodical de voted to tho mines and ranges. These are all credit able to the community in which they are published. Tho society of tho city reminds one of that of many eaxtern towns in its freedom from crude and unpleasant features. The fact that it is becoming a favorite res idence placo is abundantly shown by the great num ber of palatial dwellings lining the eligible streets, and tho activity manifested in constructing new ones. The climate, too, is an important consideration in this connection. It is always delightfully mild there, no snow to speak of falling in the winter time and the summers being free from drouths and hot periods. The proximity of the ocean and the large arm that separates tho island from the main land, together with tho prevailing winds, insures an equable temper ature; and tho moiaturo is not excessive a fact won thy of consideration. The municipal alTiirs of Victoria are in a healthy condition. Tho annual income is about $170,000.00, which is sullicient for all current expenditures of the citygovernmunt Tho various departments are efli cieutly and economically managed, and a liberal pol- v i'u..uru wan regard to all enterprises that con tribute to tho welfare of the town. The city water works sy.tem furnishes water for publio and privato uei and gas and electric companies supply power d illumination. The water supply i. obtained from Ukmi, the hills some distance from the city, and 1 . uM from the elevation of the reser u 1"u,ll1ci";t ry the water to all but the '"'J'1"' U" ch steam pressure is applied Motion . the tune. The present system cost about ,h ! ftDDURl rccoiPU e nearly HV the , ! ' , , UUm m D0 being made to improve I'Un tocmndwiththe rapid growth of the 1, " r y U 1)l,rRDt8 ,op fire protection and ur Z Vr ,0dre? for the same "1 ti.i. tly-fir kUi Mrant. will be n T flr dMtment fa. of viluo "f 111 1 'Qu'nn8 firpi the estimated total aM1 belonging to tho department