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PORTLAND TRULY A
CITY OF CHURCHES
All Denominations An Well Rep
reseated and Work Together Aar
Kreaalvely for the Public Good.
By Rev. Clarence True Wilson.
VERY few cities. East or West, de
serve the appellation of "Tbe City
of Churches" more than Portland.
As a stranger drives through the city,
mong his first Impressions i how well
equipped it is with large, commodious,
convenient and desirable church build
ings, many of them of brick and stone,
such as the White Temple, First Presby
terian, the Trinity Episcopal and .he
Centenary Methodist Episcopal on the
Bast Side. All denominations are repre
sented here from the Catholics to the
Christian Scientists and many modern
cults which present themselves as sub
stitutes for sll the rest. Methodists are
decidedly the most numerous having more
tlian 20 important churches in the city
Onits. but the Baptists and Presbyterians
ire strong in their city organisations and
111 Catholics are well represented at
;he strategic points in this metropolis of
the pacific Northwest.
Among the characteristics that mark
the church life of the city must be men
tioned the unity of spirit, aim and co
operation in methods. A union preach
ers- meeting of all of the denominations
is held on the first Monday morning of
each month at the Y. M. C. A. hall and
such is the spirit of brotherly love and
hearty co-working that it is impossible
to tell "which is which."' And when a
I PORTLAND COVERS S8,-
13. ACRES.
I ' Portland has a total area of
28.136 acres within the boundary
J lines. This is divided into a land
I area of 26.742 acres, while the
area of water outside the harbor
lines In the Willamette is 1391
acres. There are 6920 acres on
the West Side and 19,822 acres on
the East Side. Prior to the muni
cipal election of June 4, 1906.
when several suburbs were admit
ted to the city, there were 6600
acres on the West Side and 17,236
acres on the East Side.
temperance campaign is to be waged, a
good government move inaugurated, or
union evangelistic gatherings, like the
Chapman .meetings two years ago, to be
held the evangelical churches of this city
work as harmoniously as If they were ail
In the same denomination.
Equally marked is the aggressiveness of
tne religious leaders In municipal affairs.
It Is significant that all the noted men
who have been In the pastorate In Port
land ill recent years have been noted
nulte as much for being strong men,
manly ctlsens, leaders In all good works
and especially in civic reforms as for
their pulpit ability and pastoral fidelity.
It Is-only necessary to name Dr. Hill,
Dr. Brougher. Dr. Short. Rabbi Wise and
Archbishop Alexander Christie to show
that the devoted ministers who have made
the greatest mark have also been the lead
ers In reform movements of our day. The
crusade against gambling, the removal
of undesirable resorts from the business
and residence sections of the city; the
enactment of -the best local option law in
' the United States: the suppression of
nickel-In- the-slot machines; find the clos
ing of saloons on Sunday as wi U as the
turning of the city and part of cue State
.Government over to reform candidates
by. defeating the dominant machines, are
ail indications of what the churches have
(lone in the influence of public sentiment
and In co-operatlns with the newspapers
In demanding a better state of things.
This shows that the prevailing charac
teristic of relglous life in Portland is
eminently practical, it Is not too ethereal
lor human nature's daily food; its head
may be In heaven but It's feet are solidly
planted on the earth; Its soul may soar
but its hands are busy with daily minis
tries. It maintains several elegant hos
pitals: It in building a home for the
Boys' and tJlrls' Aid Society; It maintains
a Babies' Home and an Orphan Asylum,
and a beautiful building is being erected
as a Florence Ciittenton Home for the
fallen: it has missions for sailors and
reading rooms and kindergartens in the
north end for the poor; it's sescue mis
sions dot the city wherever the need is
greatest; It visits the almshouses and
the county and dty prisons and with
religious comfort and entreaty seeks to
cheer the wayward into better hope end
faith.
There is a growing sentiment that in all
good works the ministers who come to
this city must lead or leave. This practi
cal Western world will not allow its re
ligious leaders to palm off platitudes
about spirituality as a substitute for the
Christ-like work which leaves a commu
nity better than they found it. It be
lieves that a religion that does not make
a man manly is not good for men: that
the reason the lion did not eat Daniel is
because he was all backbone; that a
Christian is a Chrlst-foiiower and that a
Christ-follower cannot be known by h.s
creed what he believes, by his testimony
what he professes, by his church how
he was baptized, or by what he Joined or
even by what he thinks he experiences.
The question is, does he go about doing
good? An ounce of goodness Is worth a
ton of grace. To make the world better
Is better than to feel tetter.
CLIMATE CITY'S
GREATEST ASSET
TC !. Thompson Reviews Ad
vantage of Portland mm Place
f Resldenre,
Br E. I.. Thompson.
IF I were asked to give one all-sufficient
reason why Portland is the
best place to lire, and to express It
in one word, I would say climate."'
Oregonians are not great boasters.
They have not. like their neighbors in
Southern California. . subsidized the
Eastern magazines, by the expenditure
of thousands of dollars in their adver
tising pages, to sing" the praises of
their climnte In season and out of sea
son: but we know and the records of
L'nele Sam's weather bureau are al
ways accessible to prove it to all
"doubting Thomases" that the climate
of Portland, taken as a whole from
January to December, is unsurpassed
by any city, "bar none."
Not long ago an Eastern weekly
printed in extract from a letter written
by a young man residing here, who
commented upon the announcement
that Edison was preparing plans for a
model house witli heating apparatus
and Ice plant so contrived that they
wouid produce an even temperature in
side the houe, Winter and Summer.
The Portland letter writer aald: "In
short, Mr. Kdison Is striving to pro
duce, by artificial "means, what we in
Portland enjoy, year after year, front
liaturs! causes." 1
The editor, commenting on this, com-'
mended the writer for "his enthusiasm
nd loyalty." The truth of this, how
ever, is gradually gaining credence
THE
juited States National Bamfc
PORTLAND, OREGON
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
r
Capital,
$500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits, $400,000.00
OFFICERS
ner
J. G. Ainsworth,
President ' R. W. Schmeer, Cashi
R, Lea Barnes, Vice President; A. M. Wright, Assistant Cashier
W.A.Holt . Assistant Cashie
ner
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I. W. Hellman
President Wells Fargo Nevada
National Bank, S. F. ; Union Tvust
Co., S. F.. and Farmers & Mer
chants National Bank, Los Angeles.
Percy T. Morgan
President of the California Wine
Association, S. F.
Rufus Mallory
of. the law firm of Dolph, Mal
lory, Simon ec Gearin.
George E. Chamberlain
Governor of Oregon.
R. L. Macleay
President of the Macleay Estate
Co.
R. Lea Barnes
Vice-President.
J. C. Ainsworth
President, also president of the
Fidelity Trust Co. Bank of Ta
coma. Wash.
D. W. Wakefield
of the real estate firm of Wake
field, Fries & Co.
throughout the Incredulous East. With
in the past ten years the population
of Portland has doubted and the 100.
000 newcomers are writing to their
friends to come, too. They tel". them
that roses are in bloom in December;
that the grass is green not only at
Christmas, but the year around, and
that blankets are not Infrequently
necessary to the comfort of a sleeper,
on a July night.
Time was when the visitor . com
plained of our rainfall, but it is pretty
widely understood now that the rains
purify the air and prevent diseaso.
The Oregon farmer counts the rain
among his assets. And, as the rain
comes usually when It is most needed,
he is justified in looking upon it as
adding so many Z0 gold pieces to his
annual profits.
No other city in all the land is so
healthful as Portland. Pure air. pure J
water and pure food combine to pro
mole health and longevity. Our death
rate, as shown by the carefully com- I
piled vital statistics, tells the tale
only nine deaths to every thousand in
habitants and this, too, in spite of the
fact that thousands of the newcomers,
on their arrival, have deeply-implanted
in their systems the seeds of dis
ease. I have personal knowledge of one
family which came here two years ago
trom an Eastern city. In which family
sickness was the rule rather than the
exception, over $200 a year having been
paid out for doctor's bills. Since they
came to Portland no member of the
family has been ill.
But climate is not all that Portland
possesses to make it the most desir
able city in which to live. Its inhab
itants are industrious, educated, culti
vated, refined, prosperous and happy.
A highrschool education is at the free
command of every parent for his chil
dren, if he desires it, and the oppor
tunity for employment in every field
of labor and business is so great that
this city may. with perfect truth, boast
that it has no poor, as the word "poor"
Is understood In the Eastern cities.
A noteworthy fact among the residents
of Portland Is the tendency to home life,
and the disposition among all classes to
occupy their own homes. There is little
of the so-called Bohemian life among us
and the all night restaurant or cafe has
ever had a struggle for existence here.
Apartment houses In Portland are prob
ably fewer in number than in any other
city of Its size a significant fact"' when
considered in connection with our cos
mopolitan population and it must be In
a measure due to the splendid character
and attractiveness of the city's early
homes, as well as to the opportunity af
forded for residence life at a cost not
greater, than In the "janitor's, fiat" else
where. The idea of home adornment is a part
of Portland home life, and velvet lawns,
with their borders of .roses, extend from
Sellwood to St. Johns and from Monta
villa to Council Crest. Civic pride as
expressed in the "home beautiful" idea
extends from the King's Heights and
Nob Hill district to the humblest cot
tage In our most remote suburbs. Its
common form of expression is through
the well-kept lawn and the exuberance
of the rose. So we have roses, roses and
roses in such profusion as can be seen
nowiiere else. All of which bespeak ths
tender sentiment that makes life In Port
land worth while.
During the year 1907 more than 2000 new
residences were erected, adding more
than 7.000,00O to the sum total invested
In Portland homes. The type and char
acter of these newest dwellings are un
surpassed. From the Colonial styles of
architecture to the got hie and Old Eng
lish, every modern, quaint and artistic
design has been worked out In harmony
with its neighbor and its setting.
Civic Improvement Associations for the
advancement of the "home beautiful"
idea are active in all parts of the city,
and as the fame of Portland spreads and
her population increases all that can be
said of art, beauty and wealth as ap
plied to homes will find full expression
here.
Secorlty Savings amid
Trost .:Compaoy.;:--
'Si ifelf
- m V-ilm? I
DIRECTORS
L. A. Lewis Jos. Simon
Jas. F. Failing E. A. Wyld
a A. Dolph ' A. L. Mills
J. N. Teal C. F. Adams
OFFICERS
C. F.Adams E. A. Wyld
Preildcnt. . Vice-President.
R. G. Jubitz
Secretary.
L. A. Lewis
Vice-President.
A. L. Mills
Vice-President.
G. F. Russell ,
' AM't secretary. ,
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY BUSINESS
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND TIME CERTIFICATES
The Canadian
Bank of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO, CANADA
Branches throughout Canada, also
In . London (Eng.). New York,
San Francisco, Seattle and Portland.
s.
Sterling Exchange Bought and Sold
Drafts, Commercial and Travelers'
Letters of , Credit Issued
Available in All Parts of the World.
Interest paid on money deposited in
THE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
at current rates; also on
DEPOSIT RECEIPTS
for fixed periods
Portland Branch: F. G MALPAS Z
Cor. Second and Stark Sts. Manager Z
V .
The Bank of j
California
Founded 1864
Head Office:
San Francisco, California
Branches:
Portland, Oregon Tacoma and Seattle, Wash.
Virginia City, Nevada
Capital Paid in Gold Coin - - $ 4,000,000 00
Surplus and Undivided Profits - 10,472,584 93
A GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Geo. W. Bates & Co.
BANKERS
161 Russell Street and 253 Williams Avenue
, Capital . . . $50,000
Surplus . . , $25,000
General Banking Business
Interest Allowed on Time and Savings Deppsits
CHAS. B. LADD, President. F. .McKERCHER, Secretary,
THEO. B. WILCOX, Vice-President.
Equitable Savings and Loan
Association
240 and 242 STARK STREET
Reserve Fund, guaranteeing against loss $ 100,000
Loans at this date 2,261,000
Secured by homes worth over - - 5,000,000
As nearly absolute safety to investors as is possible to attain.
Investors' Certificates merely define their individual interest
in the total loans.
A unique, plain monthly payment loan, interest charge
. reduced by each payment.
Lester Herrick & Herrick
Certified'
Public Accountants
Office
Wells Farsj. Buildiag.
Other OHIeea
San Francisco Merchants Exchange
Seattle.. Alaska Building
Los Angeles Union Trust Building
New York ....SO Broad Street
Chicago Hi La Salle Street
Hydraulic Rams
For Country Homes,
Farm Houses, Sfock
Yards and Irrigation
Mado In sizes from 1 inch up.
Write for Bulletin R-J and R-3
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PORTLAND, OREGON