100 WEST SHORE. SALEM, WE CAPITAL OF OREO0S. Kalem hn J art been undergoing its nun! excitement in the farm of the Oregon state fair. Always a busy and bulling city, with many In lustries aid a large trade, it takes on aided life aid action daring the season when the people of the itate gather there to attend the great fair conducted under the aoapicea of the atate. The fair began on the fifteenth and cloeed on the twentieth, and waa in every respect the moot successful and beneficial that has been beld by the itate aMociation. The fair grounds lie jut outside the city, and are reached by a splendid road, by a line of horse j- 1 cars and by the Southern Pacific railroad. People attended from ' , every portion of Uie itate, and many strangers went to see the .. superb collection of Oregon products that were displayed in the large pavilion. The stock exhibit wai a magnificent one, and fully marks the great progress Oregon baa made in this important ' -branch of agriculture the past few yean. This wai also illustrated by the splendid collection of speed animals that contested for the liberal purses offered by the society. The atate fair, however, it but an incident coming but once a year, while the city of NaUm itself is a living and enduring reality, pulling with life the year round and nobly demonstrating its right to be the capital of the state. On the center pigea are given a number of views of state, county and city buildings, as well aa street scenes, while on the accompany ing pages are some of the In- . As v Im.Im.I In. ill.,. V tioni that are .miTi: 'rt f J- V" f " II . -.nil '.''llli' 'llll'. 15 ' '" - i .. - .. V --' , i .'' " "'. '7 ". 'V ' , ..-1 ).A , ;-' j.i .. ' i. . . . adding to materially to the prosperity of the city. They ihow the metro olitan character of the city and give an Idea of the prosperity and growth that must result from the possession of such institution!, Salem li not only an active business community, but a beautiful city. The visitor Is Impressed with it at the first glance. The large public build ings, the handsome residences and twau tllul lawns, the wide itreeta bordered with shade trees, the long rows of busi ness block! of brick and the factories that line the banks of the softly-flowing Willamette, all combine to make a pic ture of beauty and strength that apieali to one who baa an eye for the beautiful aa well aa a mind (or the material The fact that the rily ia In no way i'raniied for room renders It easier to make beau tiful homes. Hone can and motor linea bring fine resilience tracts in the suburbs Into close relation with the buiinesa w tiona, and this oporttmity to secure am ple grounds for a pleasant and beautiful home at moderate cost H being Im proved rapidly. All around the city neat and even elegant homes are being built, and they are a suggestion of growth and roier!ty highly gratifying to the ritlien and Impressive to the transient visitor. I.Ike new growth on a tree, they are Indi cations of vigor and vitality. Salem has made a remarkable growth the st few years. I'ntll recently it had been pushed slowly forward by the mere advantage of ita location and ita prestige aa the seal of itate government, but for IT: sl-::S Up II .fi1.:':: ; , h 00(1H BTATK 1HMHK SCHOOL SALEM IBOX WOBK8. several years past the active business men have made a systematic effort to promote its growth, with luch gratifying results that the ceniua just taken shows an excess of 10,000 people living within its limits, ThU has not been done by the usual booming methods, but by the establishment of industries and the development of its resources both within and without the limits of the city itself. There are now quite a number of important industries that employ a large number of men, some of which have been established as a result of the movement alluded to. Three large roller process flouring mills, a new and extensive woolen mill built within the past year, a large fruit and vegetable canning establishment, two fruit dry ers, iron works, two sash, door and blind factories, a factory for the manufacture of agricultural implements, two saw mills, electric light works, tile works and brick yards, a tannery, and a large number of shops and small industries of various kinds. The splendid water power secured by conducting the water of the North Santiam to the city through the channel of Mill creek, and the excellent factory sites available, render Salem a specially desirable location for manufacturing establishments, especially as it lies in the heart of the great valley of Oregon and has splendid shipping and receiving facilities by both rail and water. Splendid roads lead out into the surrounding coun try, so famous for its agricultural products and fruits, rendering a large area locally tributary to the city on both sides of the river. A substantial iron bridita spans the Willamette. The public building! in Salem are numerous and of a splendid character. The state capital is a large and imposing structure of iron, stone and brick, erected at a cost of half a million dollars. It is 75x275 feet in site, and lacks but the dome of being entirely completed. The state asylum for the insane is one of the best institutions of the kind in the country. The building has a frontage of 485 feet, with a wing at either end extending back 220 feet. About GOO patients are cared for. The advanced position Oregon has taken in the matter of scientific and humane treatment of its unfortunate insane speaks volumes for the character of its citizens. The state penitentiary it a large and substantial structure of brick, with a capacity to accommodate 400 prisoners. All its ap pointments are of the most improved in modern penal Kyttems. The prisoners are employed in making itoves and in vari ous other occupations. The state reform school is a new institution, the large structure for which, ihown in the accom Pnying engraving, is now in process of erection. It has long been needed, and will be another evidence of the advanced position taken by Oregon in the matter of proper treatment of Its unfortunates. A deaf mute school and school for the blind are also located there, both of them state institutions, and are doing good work in their special fields. The public buildings of the county wid city compare favorably with those erected by the state. The court house is a fine structure that cost $130,000, and rreeenti an imposing appearance. Four