TOE OREGON DAILY JO URN AL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER -17, 1903.
METROPOLIS OF
STATE OF OREGON
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.' The surroundings o Portland are.sur
" passingly beautiful. In mountains and
valleys, rivers and waterfalls, green
, fields,- flower and-perpetuaLJnow,. the
-other cities of the Northwest .may. Vie
with but none equals, her in immediate
- environment. Particularly picturesque
Is the magnificent view from the heights
of the citv, an tt is doubtful that there
-1s site in the entire Northwest -more
'favored by nature in -this regard than
the spot chosen for the Lewis and Clark
exposition of 1905.
Portland is a city of at least 123.000
population. These figures are given H
by the city directory census completed
during September last In 1902 the
5 number of inhabitants was approxlmate
' Iv 114.800. aftwJLOlabjuXJu000Jjna.
year. With this rata of Increase it is
, considered probable that by the early
' spring of 1904 the city will have a popu
lation of 125,000. making Portland- not
only the Metropolis of the state.of Ore
Kon, but the leading city of the Pacific
northwest This growth has been sure
ind substantial.. ' , , :
- Portland Is & modern city in every re
. spect. Be it known, to the people of the
effete East that there are jto Indians here
nearer than a long time away. Pioneer
" conditions passed away 'two decades ago.
-.1 Portland, to mention her improvements
, briefly, has streets paved with asphalt
- c nd -fonevTiS8wer vynxemr eiecirrc
: lights and electric streetcars, beautiful
t driveways and. -parks, a salubrious CII-
XI1B.I.Q sua. icv-uum niiLor tuv 79. avumu
' Trom Me. Hood from her own under
ground, water works system costing ap-
. proximately $5,000,000. Among her nat
ural attractions are boating, yachting
' and fishing, and -within a few hours'
1 . travel of the. city the plucky sportsman
can find almost any kind of game he
.may want to tackle from the native and
luscious grouse to elk, deer and as large
specimens ot bear as be may- want to
meet in the woods alone,
,i In amusements Portland ranks high.
t There are five theatres, placing through
the Beason not only stock companies, but
, the best plays and players on theA-tn
. lean stage. The largest and finest thea
. tre Is the Marquam Grand, and there are
. few more attractive playhouses than th
: Empire and the Baker, Cordray'e and the
' . Arcade, all of which; including the oth
ers, are financially . successful. The
., after-theatre crowds are one of the no
. tlceable features of Portland.
Moonight and sunlight shine on three
giant mountain peaks in plain sight of
Portland, Mt Hood, distinctively "Port
viand's mountain," is only 40 miles away,
i Mt. St Helens 68 miles, and Mt Rainier
: 110 miles distant. The peaks are from
11.000 to 14,600 feet high, are covered
, with snow the year round, and together
with- the' Cascade or Coast range f
mountains, of which -they" .re conspicu
ous sentinels, afford some of the grand
i t scepery on tha continent The Co
lumbia antT Willamette rivers contigu
ous to Portland are beautiful streams
find the scene of many excursions the
year round.' Though but a few feet
; above tha level of the sea Portland has
towering above her the massive moun
, . tains and eternal snows.
,t The etats of Oregon is unusually well
governed) That has been a character
istic feature Of her history rrom-pTOHeer
; days down- to the present time. It )s
, the pioneer state of the Pacific North
' west and possesses an unsurpassed natu
ral wealth in mineral, timber, agrlcul-
ture and horticulture : Tha constitution
made nearly half a century ago by the
pioneers still Obtains and is considered
: good. Democrats and Republicans have
ruled, alternately In the politics of the
state, the latter party having been more
often victorious in comparatively recent
years. The present governor Is a Dem
ocrat. . . . ;
The state officers are the same that
are ' provided for and elected in other
states, with the usual boards and com
missions of ctate Institutions. The last
named . are modern and up to data in
every respect '
2 The financial affair of the state are
in a highly satisfactory state. There
are not outstanding bonds, and there Is
sufficient money In the treasury to pay
all warra wtaJT he total valuation ot
taxable property is about $173,000,000,
as -compared with $17.000,000 a year
ago. It is understood, as usual, that
these figures do not reach real values.
Tha average state tax. levy is 5.04 1-S
mills. ; , '
.The populatien in Oregon In 1850 was
13.294; in 1903 it was approximately
620,600, and growing hot only rapidly
but steadily."' " i
The Indian tribe on tha. Ave- remain
ing reservations Jn the state are rap
idly passing away to the happy hunting
grounds, . The reservations in Eastern
Oregon are the Umatilla,' near Pendle
ton, the largest and richest; the Klam
ath reservation and thc-Warni Springs
reservation. . In Western "Oregon there
are two, "t neTJramt Ronde reservation,
situated 'near the .Coast,, arjd the.Slletz.
At Chemawa, near Salem. Is a large In
dian training school. The' total Indian
population In the state Is about 3,500.-
COTTKTT OP TEE CAPITAL.
Btarlon, On of the Oldest of the State,
Very Prosperous.
Salem, Dec' 17. Marlon county, one
of the oldest settled counties In .the
state, is today probably one of the most
prosperous In Oregon. Its valuable
farmfa& lands lie in the most beautiful
and fertile portion of the Tar-famed Wil
lamette valley and the products of these
farms have mnde many of their owners
rich men in the past few years, and es
pecially has the last year been' a most
prosperous one.
The best single crop is probably that
gathered from the hop yards of the
county, and dealers in this important
product assert that fully 30 per cent' of
the output of' Oregon' comes from the
hop-T-yarda of this county, and asthr
crop of 1903 was a most profitable one,
it can be seen that a large amount of
wealth came to the county from this
source alone. . This crop : is -a valuable
one not only to . the grower, who this
year reaped an abundant harvest and
sold his product at a big price, but to
the laborers, including women and chil
dren,, who make good wages during the
picking season, thus earning money for
necessaries and luxuries for the winter,
The hop crop distributes more money
among that Class of people having
nothing invested in agriculture, than
any other product of the land, and all
of the money "paid for hops comes from
outside the state, thus being a plear
profit to the county and state.
Next In Importance is the -fruit crop,
and the strawberry garden Is only ex
celled as a wealth-producer by the prune
orchard, and both of these are to be
found in great abundance In Marlon
county. The orchardists and fruit
growers of Marion county are Jubilant
this year over the rich harvest which
has well rewarded their efforts during
the past year' and' paid better dividends
on the Investment than would a block
of preferred stock in tho steel trust.
As a producer of grain, Marlon
county, has broken all records. Durigg
the year Just closed the yield of the
wheat and oat fields having been far in
excess of anything ever experienced.
Livestock of all kinds has also brought
good prices and the farmers a re. In con
sequence all happy and prosperous. '
This prosperity among the- people of
the county-4n general Is reflected in the
cities. Business house !, of all kinds
are reporting better trade than In years,
and the stocks" of goods carried In the
towns and citlea ot . the county will
compare favorably with those of larger
cities In other .sections of thecountry,
and the Increase in the stocks has been
found to be justifiable in view of the
greater demands. ,
Many new business blocks, substantial
as in the larger 'cities, have been erected
In the several' towns and more are in
contemplation, and tha present era of
prosperity, unequaled in th past, seems
to be but the beginning of better things
to come In the near future. ' And what
is said of tha cities holds good In the
rural districts. New houses, substan
tial and beautiful, are going up every
where In tha country, farmers putting
up buildings to replace the old, while
many of the new -arrivals from the
East, who have in. recent times lo
cated here, are erecting nice, homes' and
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$8.00 JACKETS FOR ONLY
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.And the merry selling stilLcontinues n Suits and Over
coats. Here's the whole story in a few words. '
Real $18 to $25 Values
SUITS
Your Choice
$14.75
OVERCOATS
Your Choice
$12.45
YOUTH'S SUITS
Values to 512.50
Your Choice $9.75
. y. , Nothing to equal these values in the city today. .
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iThe son, daughter or husband can make the nicest kind of a Xmas
Present We will deliver the Range at any time it is desired, and
we absolutely know that for a fuel-saver, or baker, the ECLIPSE
RANGE is better than any other on the market today. This
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GUARANTEE BOND;
CAUTION-Do Mot Lot Thla Bond .
TAs Is to Certify, That the ECLIPSE STOVE COMPANY
fully warrant and guarantee the Stove or Range covered by this certifi
cate, not to crack by fire for fifteen years, and to be a perfect baker. ,
Provided, The chimney is not defective, and that ordinary care
and attention are given. "
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HOME FURNISHERS
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$i.oo Per Week Buys Your Wife
An Eclipse Range
For a Xmas Present.
The Eclipse Range
tor $1.00 a Week
An Elegant Xmas Present I
adding to the prospeHty of this sec
tion. -.. ,
Large farms are being cut up Into
smaller tracts, and -where . formerly a
tract of land supported but fcne family,
rrom tnree to a half dozen are now earn
ing a good livelihood, and doing It with
more comfort than our Eastern visitors
can Imagine.,
Debts Being Wiped Oat
- Debts, so often a burden on many com
munities, are being wiped out at a rate
that Is. phenomenal and this sure stgn
of prosperltyjts best shown in the rec
ord , department of the county where
mortgages are dally cancelled, while
foreclosure sales are so rare that It
might be said they are unknown. One
of the best evidences of the progress of
this county in recent times can be
found In the Investments made by local
people in bonds of cities and school dis
tricts, which formerly 'were held by
Eastern investors. These are now be
ing refunded, and have been tor several
years, at home, and where. other com
munities pay and 7 per cent interest
local bonds are readily sold to small
Investors at home at 4 per cent, and
Whenever an issue of this Kind is
thrown on the market here, It Is always
subscribed for readily In four or five
times the amount called for, end all this
not by what would be called the money
lending class, but by the common people,
showing that all classes are well pro
vided with funds.
A case of genuine want la unknown In
Marion county. There are poor people
here, of course, they can be found
everywhere, bnt there Is absolutely no
want, and when a big mercantile house
In Salem, during Thanksgiving week,
piled 60 sacks' of flour In a window and
offered it free to, people In want, none
could be found 'who 'actually needed
charity of this kind, a great contrast to
former years when many families had
to accept help. . -. . .
Marlon county is Indeed prosperous,
and the outlook for the immediate fu
ture is bright, while the undeveloped re
Sources of the county, extensive as they
are, await only the coming of more
brawn, muscle and capital to develop
them. .
SALTATIOIT ABBEY BAJTTA CXAT8XS.
In San Francisco the Salvation Army
men who watch the papier mache
turkeys on the street corners for con
tributions for" a Christmas dinner for
the poor dressed up as Santa. Clauses.
Walter Holman of Portland, who la
visiting there, has written hie father,
Edward Holman, that the Santa Clauses
are much bothered ,by small children
soliciting .Christmas gifts and are
rather ' encouraged In so doing by the
older people just for the fun of It
CHJtlSTUAS TXXrS GAXiOBB.
' (Joarntl Spcll Service.)
New Torlc'-Dec, 17. According to es
timates given by a number of leading
dealers 60.600 Christmas trees' will be
used In New York this season. The
prioes range from 75 cents to $26.
Nearly all of the trees come from the
Maine forests. ; There Is a good .demand
also for evergreen rope and mistletoe
and holly, which IS being sent to the
metropolis In large quantities from
points as far distant as Tennessee.
SAMFXdiS Or COAST TXXBSm.
(Journal Spclil Berrlce.) '
Taeoma. Dec 17. The eight huge
timbers to be used In the construction
of the Washington state building at the
St. Louis Louisiana- Purchase exposition
next year are already cut and will be
shipped soon. These timbers are 100
feet long and 24x24 feet in else. They
are said to be the largest pieces ever
used in the construction of a building.
preferred Stock Canned Ooods..
Allan & Lewis' Best Brand.
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When you buy Jewelry of Diamonds from me.
You'll like what you get for your money when you
buy here and will have a living satisfaction in the
purchase, since it will prove a lasting value.
I have many novelties in JEWELRY, CLOCKS,
OPERA GLASSES, CUT GLASS, ETC. Come
In and see the Whole stock you'll see something
you want for Christmas.
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Everybody Will Have Turkey, Tor
Christmas.' '
Butter 5c Lower ?
. BUTTER 40c and 45c
Best creamery . . . .66c and 60c
Kta, selected, dosen ............. .800
Heat sugar-cured ham ......,,..,.150
Picnle and Cottage hams ......... . .10o
b pounds pure lartl , , s . . . . .Br.n
10 pounds pure lard .... .,..... .$1.10
Best 60c tea ............ .SOo
chickens, 16c; geese, 14c, forSaturday,
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