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HEAT. AND THE OUTLOOK.
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Forest Grove, Or., Aug. 27, 1881.
Kelitor Willamette Fanner:
There is at present a great interest 91 alien
ed and'mUcn said in tlie papers and out of
them.'abqut tho results to follow tlie comple
tion of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the
O..R. & N. Co.'s loads and the branches and
feeders of the same, by the influx of popula
tion and the capital that will then find invest
ment in the lands and mines and timber and
other resources of this State and adjoining
Territories. This is all right to far as it goes,
But of what use is it to increase the facilities
for bringing the products of country to Port
land or Astoria under tho present aspects of
our market'
The United States and the Canadas, so far
as agricultural products are concerned, must
be sellers and not burets for generations, if
not for all time to come. And our buyers
must Iki found across the Atlantic and Pacific
ocears, with but very limited exceptions. So
far as wheat, pork, beef and dairy products
are involved, Europe must be the main mar
ket, and it is 150 days distant. Ami right
hero is imbeded tho great difficulty. Our
sv heat for the past year has lain along our
river and railroad storo houses, and a
drug at from 45 to 70 cents a bushel, while in
New York at tho same time it has lauded from
$1.20 to $1.30 a bushel.
What makes this wide difference? One sas,
"lack of tonnage on the Pacific Coast." This
is true only in part. Time and distance are
the factors upon which thin question rests.
New York is twelve to' fifteen days from
Liverpool, Portland 150 tlajs, and no increase
of tonnage, in American or foreign bottoms
would shorten this time a single day, Tho
remedy lies in a ship (.anal acioss that little
narrow Isthmus of Darien.
The making of such a canal, as compared
with its impoitauce, dwindles into utter in
significence. Its cost is estimated at from
one hundred million dollars to four bundled
millions of dollars, and w bat is that in these
days of bonanza kings and lailroad syndicates?
With an. isthmus ship canal, Portland or As
toria wheat could be landed in Liverpool in
about 35 days, and its higher grade of quality
would largely help make up the difleience in
the additional freight from the longer dis
tance. at present about tho only farm pro
duct that can be sent from Oregon is w heat.
But with a canal, beef, mutton, pork, poultry,
dairy products, fruit, lumber, fish, etc. And
a sale of these commodities are vital to the
development of any country that produces
them. Oregon and contiguous Territories will
make their development veiy slowly on the
single article of wheat, and that at the past
year's prices, which may occur mote frequent
ly in the future thau in the past.
Bring Knidand within thirty-five or forty
days of Portland and the value of every
acre of good wheat land is enhanced twenty
nve. or more, per cent, and every locomotive
and railroad car on the coast, wd every dol
lar of active, invested capital are enhanced a
proportional amount, and at the same time
it would be equivalent to increasing the ton
nage carrying to and from this coast four fohl.
Build railroads through every valley in Ore
gon and carry their wheat to Portlind gratis,
and the fanners cannot afford to raise it at
the prices that have ruled through the past
twelve mouths. Twice before within the
last ten years the accident of w ar and short
crop across tlie ocean have only averted the
same, if not low er prices. Is it safe for us to
depend upon the short crops in Europe or the
out break of war, the occurrence of famine,
or lull in the carrjing trade that will cause
ship to be idle, to enhance the price of wheat
to a bare living profit? This question has
long been knocking at the farmers' door. And
it comes with no leas force to every other line
of trade, for agriculture, must in the nature
of things be the leading business in these
parts, and whatever hinders or retards that
must be quickly felt by all other business.
Something must be done. A Panama ship
canal will never build itself. And about all
our government has thus far done is to talk
tl matter over and affirm the "Monroe doc
trine," simply for the reason that the neces
sities of the case seem never to have been un
derstood. Were this matter fully represent
ed' to Congress by Senators and ilepreaenU
the from Nevada, California, Oregon and
Washington and Idaho, Congress no doubt
w ould cheerfully aid in the nutter, for w hy
hould it not! What other work could o
largely benefit the nation? Even should tlie
aid git en, be a gift nght out. But there i
no necessity for this. Kvery dolUr giveu
could safely bo paid Lack and the nation
greatly benefitted in material strength and
foreign defense without one dollars cost in
the end. "But why not depend upon the
Lesieps Canal now building ' Because all
we heir from the enterprise is ijiscouragiug.
J O J
Ht tl A Vi I vC 1 Mr BBIfei
TirknmT
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And then, this nation needs one of its own.
And now I have civen a hasty outline of this
matter, showing in part, and only in part, its
necessity and importance to agriculture.
Cannot you, Mr. Kditor, or some one else,
suggest the initiatory steps necessary to
move in the undertaking? W. L. Cuhtm.
GENERAL NOTES
Allnny Hcrild: Wheat is worth fcO cents
per bushel in this city.
Corvallis Gazette: Up to Monday morning
last, Jas. A. Ctutliorn had bought 5,000 bush
els of vv heat at 75 cents per bushel.
Last week Mr. lUvid Milholland sold fif
teen bundled bushels of his new 31'oji of w heat
for 75 cents per bushel.
W. A. Wells, of the mammoth warehouse,
last Fu'day, bought 5,000 bushels of wheat,
paying 75 cents per bushel therefor. This is
the firtft large purchase of the season at the
city.
The narrow gauge load has been built with
in about three miles of Judge Chenoweth's
farm in King's valley; this improvement will
no doubt aid ionideiably to the value and
convenience of his place.
State Journal: An immense fir sbi'hiug on
Mi. Howe's place near Crcsw ell, and extend
ing over 250 acres, w ill be burnt soon. It will
furnish light and smoke for the whole country.
While Richards Bros, were threshing on tho
farm of A. G. Itobtrts, in Polk county, flames
suddenly must out just back of the cylinder,
and in a Hash the whole thing burned to the
ground. The fire is supposed to have oiigina
ted by friction caused by the machinery.
Joe Watt, of Amity, Mill secuic about 0,
000 bushels of w heat from 200 acres of land.
Daton (W. T.) News: J. K. Edmiatou 4
Co. have 011 hand 01 dors for about 8,000 fruit
boxes for fruit men on Dry creek. Another
proof that money can be madejiy haing such
things done at Dayton.
Jacksonville Sentinel: J. B. Wrisley is
fixing up his evaporator, pieparatoiy to niak
intr sortdiuin. The season has been very fa
vorable to the growth of cane, and a good
yield of soighum is anticipated.
Grant Co. Nous: The cattlo plague is 1 ag
ing on the Malheur and in the llaniey coun
try. Only youug cattle die of it, and it is no
ticed, thit the mortality is gieatest among
sticking calves and such as are very fat. A
post mot torn examination of some that died of
the plague showed the lung-, to be apparently
rotten.
Baker County Revielle: As the season ad
vances, the number of immigrants passing
through om city increases. Last Friday eight
immigrant wagons passed through. They
were principally from Nebraska, and had been
three months on the road. The horses looked
well, considering the long distance they have
traveled. The immigrants were making for
Waitsburg, V. T and those, with whom we
conversed seemed to be quite intelligent and
well-to-do.
Baker County Kevielle: Last Monday Main
street was well filled at one time with immi
grant wagons, all bound for Kastern Washing
ton Territory. Some were from the Lone Star
State, some from Kansas, some from Missouri,
and some from Nebraska. Several of the
wagons were drawn by one yoke of oxen, and
they looked well and were in good spirits con
sidering the long road they had traveled over.
Many of the wagon boxes or beds were fixed
"Mormon fashion," as it used to be called.
That is, a strip of board about eight or ten
inches wide, projects over the wheels, thus
making more room for the family.
Harney Valley Correspondence Grant Co.
News: Mule raising is the most profitable
business in this season, but as it requires a
large capital to start with, there are but few
following it. P. Mahon is the only one that is
extensively engaged in the business at pres
ent, and his profits are so large that a number
of cattle men contemplate giving up cattle to
go to raising mules. Mahon has upwards of
200 mules ready for market that willbnng,
on an average, $150 a head.
Falls City: While out at Springwater last
veek, we were shown a field of blue oats and
took the pains to count the grains in a number
of heads, and should estimate the average
vieldataboxt 175 grains to the head, although
we counted up to as high as 1UU ana more in
dilferent heads ami the grains were well filled
and solid. The oecds (4 in number) were sent
to Mr. Hand Striclliu four years ago, and
now there aie prolific fields being harvested
all over that section.
Colfax Tribune. Harvesting has commenc
ed in earnest in Spokane county. The clatter
of the reaper and header, the heavy drone of
the separator and rattling of harvest wagons,
well ladtned, all go to tell of a nch harvest.
The npe, yellow wheat, the tall, waving oats
and vast fields of other grains let ouly the
bright mules of aatiafaction play on the fsecs
-",.
a-vtt r r i7i r XT 17TTTk 4 at cjmTnni-arTT7(r a i ooi
of our prosperous fauneis. While only reports
of famine and drouth come from many of our
sister States in the West, we have plenty and
to spare. The vast ininiigiatiou and demand
on the railroad furnish us with a ready mar
ket for our sm plus crop at fair prices; the
western part of our county is but thinly
settled as yet, but w hat few settlers hav e gone
in, taken up laud and engaged in farming are
more than satisfied they are highly pleased.
Their crops wiro mostly sowed later than
ours, but they promise a generous yield,
Ashlind Tidings: Wclhoru Bcesoit discov
eicd this week that some bacon which he was
udug was infested with minute, white, semi
transpaicnt bugs of a kind that ho had never
noticed in meat befoie. He brougnt some of
the bacon to town, and w ith other persons,
examined the little insects w it li a magnifying
glass, but could not find anybody who could
tell him tho name and character of tho insect.
Somo gentlemen said they had noticed the
same little vvhUe bugs on Won often, and
thought they did nut harm the meat.
Colfax Tiihunc: Ft 0111 all we are able to
leaui thegriain crop of all the country, noith
of Snake river, will be fully equal to that of
the Walla Walla couutiy. Last year the
wheat crop in some few localities about here
was injured by frost. In Walla Walla it was
killed by hot weathci. And heie are thu prin
cipal drawbacks to Eastern Washington, some
years' grain is injured by frosts anil sometimes
it is injured by hot weathci, but never to out
knowledge, has theie been a total wheat fail
nro in Eastern Washington. We aie not
awaie of any flout to do injury to grain almut
here, this year. All kinds of giains and grasses
are looking admii able, and promise enormous
yields if an excellent quality.
Correspondence of Albany Herald : A' w alk
around Lebanon would convince the most
scrupulous that a writer would require 4 vo
cabulary, like Webster's, to say all the good
things of it that it is entitled to and met its.
The long dormant cnerities are aroused this
Summer, and improvement progresses. The
carpenter's hammer is restless, and building
after building is being erected. An elevator,
or warehouse, is now being built with a capac
ity of 100,000 bushels, and w ill soon bo com
pleted. Over this thu farmers are jubilant,
by it the town is made prosperous, anil busi
ness nourishes. Another very considerable
acquisition to the burg is Messrs. Claughtou
and Conn's hotel. This neatly finished and
capacious building contains a nice office, large
dining room, kitchen1, a convenient sample
room, and seventeen dormitories.
Colfax Democrat: The question is often
asked by strangers in tins region whether or
not this country will produce fruit. Of the
small fruits there can be no doubt but that
every v ariety can be produced in'abundance,
unless it be blackberries, and these can be
successfully grown where irrigation is possi
ble. Strawberries can be grown as successfully
here as in Oregon, where the ruling price is
from three to five cents per pound in the
hcigjit of the season. Gooseberries product)
most extraordinarily, and the fruit is of excel
lent quality. Currants, raspberries and cher
ries aro a sure crop; plums seem to do well or
dinarily. Of course, in thi latitude we aro
liable to failure, as this jrar, when the late
severe frosts killed the apple blooms. It may
be positively stated that all small fruits do
well, and the apple, plum, etc., aie tolciahly
sure.
Columbia Chronicle; Tlie railroad has ren
dered possible, and the enterprise and energy
of Chas. P. Church, of Portland, inaugurated
a new era in the grain trade of the Walla
Walla valley. For years it bos been custom
ary for farmers to ship their wheat through
some local business house or consign it to some
Portland firm. The fanner paid the fi eight,
warehouse charges and a heavy commission,
and with what patience he could muster,
awaited the returns of his agent. Months
would elapse, during which time the price of
Mheat was alternately up and down, anil
when finally the returns did come, it was gen
erally found that their agent had sold for the
lowest price. Indeed the farmer was fortunate
if tho returns were not simply a bill of costs.
Now all this is changed He sells his grain
outnght and gets his money. 1 he bucr fur
nishes sacks, pavs freight, commission and
charges, and takes the risk. This is better
for the fanner as his tetunis are immediate,
and there is no inlawing mten-at to eat up any
possible profit.
Columbia Chronicle. J T Ogelen, last
week, returned from an extended trip to hpo
kaneand vVhitman couuties. He visited the
country lying 111 what is known as the big
bend of the Columbia, a tract variously esti
mated to be from 85 to 110 miles long and
from 15 to 30 miles wide, and which ho thinks
will prove to be the richest gram fields in the
Tt-rnto-)
Mr Umlen has, in the past few
mouths, crosteal the wheat belt of Columbia
aud Whitman counties by three different
rontesand thinks tho crops average bcttei
lie ond iWko River' tljaii on this side. Sever
al are seriously talking of going to the bier
bend country with a view of permanently lo
cating. If that section is ahead of this coun
try, w e don't blame them.
Eugene Guard: The hop crop 111 Lanu Co.
is said to be good, aud parties inisiue hops aie
limkini; ready for the harvest.
Wasco county contains 300 townships of
land, and each township 1ms 3(S sections, and
each section 040 acres, in all, S,2U4,40O. But
a small port of this largo acreage is owned.
Much of it in timo will bo valuable and tome
is w orthlcss.
Eugene Guaid: Wheat has commented
rolling 111 and warehousemen aio bestiring
themselves lively. Kiatz it Wasbbuuie, ot
thu Junction City flouring mills, aro kept
busy day and night, filling oiders and tending
to the wheat which is coming in at tho into of
a thousand bushels pel day.
l)atoii.(W. T.j News: The pi ice of wheat
has been ductuatiug the post few days be
tw eeu 52"ond 55 cents. We vv ei u infoi med on
Thursday, by an extensive buyer, that it
would hi ing 55 cents in lots of 5,000 bushels
01 mote, if a purchase could not be made
under that price.
Da ton (IV. T.) News- The wheat lmjein
of Dayton wcie on their metal on last .Satur
day. Any person having wheat tejsell was not
long without biddtrs. It was a race between
those puiehasiug to see) who could get aw ay
with the most grain. Tho maiket opened at
53 cents, but soon lan up to 55 cents, w hcie it
rem lined until late in thu day when it ad
vanced to 50 and 57 cents. Scvcial tliouson I
bushels wcro sold at theso figuies, but a great
many tai mers held for 00 cents. On Monday
morninsr tho price ad vi need to 58 cents, but
telegiams were soon received which caused it
to drop several cents.
Nez Peice News: Thu 0. It. A. X. Co. do
seive piuiso foi putting oil thieu boats ui
week to removu um products this eai. We
should like to sm Mr. Villaid coine up and
see fm himself uui magnificent piaines, so
that he could gam miiihi idea of the inbuilt
necessity there is fin the construction of a
railroad to this point. From convi 1 nation we
have hail with propcit holdcix hue, we be
lieve that flee light of uaj and, probably, de
pot grounds will bo granted to the company.
Lew iston is tho ktytotheFar Intel lor, and
the company that comes hcie fust will com
mand an empire in aie-a and resouiccs.
Dayton (W. T.) Chronicle: Coming down
the street a few dajs ago, we wcie astonished
to see Chicago sugar cured hair s temptily dis
played in front of the grocery store of Karrick
&. Garrett. Aud we were further astouished
to learn that not ouly hams and bacon but
lard shipped all thu way from Chicago was re
tailing in Da ton at the same lates as the
homo product. We could scarcely credit this
tab incut, but could not doubt the ev idcuccs
of our senses. What is thu cause of this state
ofaffaiis? Cannot our fanners make good,
marketable bacon ami lard, or is it too much
trouble ? Hard times and Chicago bacon ! Is
there not something singular in this matter,
something that needs 1 x plana t ion ! Will nut
some of the readers of the Chronicle give
this subject a little attention and us the ben
efit of their researches? With our almost
boundless tields of wheat and corn land, to lw
iliippng bacon and lard from beyond the
Rockies or any while else, pa ing freight ou
our w heat and flour dow 11 and leturu freight
011 the imports, deuotus a want of economy
that in perfectly incomprehensible.
The Narrow Oauxe Railroad
hute Journal
'1 he narrow gauge is now giadui all the
wa through to Coburg. Both Muddy bridges
are framed, as is also the Calipooia, and piles
are driven on each side of it up to the cieek,
Mr. Humsey is now engaged in locating the
stations. The naiuo of Coburu has been
changed to Valid mi. Stations have been lo
cated at ralelinau h, Horace Unc , n. I.
Iroimpiger's, Amos Dunham's and Vaudyiie,
'Die right of way and couvevanciu:.', with one
or two exceptions, have been secured. It is
expected the road will bo earrjing wheat b
Hie in 01 uewjoer, u waienouscs win ij
built this season, but temporary sheds will bo
enctcd by the farmers, from which the grain
Will bu slllpMsl.
Norm Powder
Ililtr Count) Ktfitllij
Mr Foster has recently finished urving
and Uiug oir a town in township su oouth,
ramie 30 east, sections twenty-two and twen-
t -three. It is owned by James clch, pro
prietor of the North Powder mills, and the
town plat embracei nearly two hundred acres.
Already suveral houses have been constructed,
A laree amount of cround is reserved for the
railroad deot. Thu new town is bounded on
tlm
juiii lv isortli rowiler i.iver, a clear,
purl! ,,i mean) from tho mountains It is
Isbout tweut miles dutaiit from Baker C'lt
, PACIFIC MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company
OF CALIFORNIA.
3& '3B5Z3C3Xr3Xr3:3E! 9
MANAGER FOR
State of Oregon and Idaho and Washington Territories.
108 First Street, ' Portfand.Orogon,
To Our Policy Holders and the General Public of Oregon
and "Washington Territory:
Tlie tint coiiMderatlou u Itti applicants for Life. Immrunio Is, or at lust HhouM be, SA1 KTY W ill the inone
paid out for tlie polic be pruilentU limNlcd Are tho aftalrsof tho Company homstly anil efficiently ailminb
tcredt VM1111 tho iwllc become a claim, u HI It bo promptly p lit), anil thus tho object which induced the pay
ment of thepicmlum bofull) attained these aro quirrics natuiall; Ufn?estiU and tho character of the ans
wer determine the court.e of tho ipiiHtloutr 1111 1 the t clei tlon of bis companv.
In this connection, tlie ninnaxenof the l'Al'll C MUll'M, I.UK INSUltANCr. COMPANY respectfully beg
leave to submit tho follow Inj: fai ts and statiunnts lounrnlnir their Companv
1st- Slnie ittt organization, A 11. ISG3, It haspald .IM death losses, on )H))iiiiR nnicuntlnK In the aggregate
to t30:.7."i
'id It hasp ltd to ihiIU) holders foi mutu il endowment, dividends and BUrrilnlcrfil v alius in round num
bers, xl,0uo,ooo
SrU Ithas ripeitetll bun cvamincd h sworn expires, and most thorough and starching liivostlfriitlons
made of its condition ami busliHss, and in evcri i-ifc Its solvtmi and trustuortnlnen8 have been demonatrated.
4th Its Moikhotutrs and I'lruturs arc. wiucil Known as among tlie moit eapatilo Dullness men ajiu ablest
Itiiamlirs of the Mntc ut CulifurnU, ulul the IntcurltJ of
6th 1 no laws 01 me Miuo, iniiumnir ine uonsiiiuiionai nroviMons airocunjr eoni
Hull) character, such as to m ike the Con p.uij uno of tho safcht institutions of its kind
Station 3 of Artlile ll of the New Constitution of
Sn-rios a Kaili htiHkholder of a loiporatlon or Joint htock anoiMtlon bhall be individually and (icnioiially
liable for such proportion ot all Its debts ami llabllitlts contraitcd or luiurred during the time be was a
itiukholdcr, as the amount of stoik or shares ow ncd bj hint ta-ars to the whole of tho lubxirlbed capital
stock or shares ot tlie lorporutlonor a-ima litlon. 'Ihu Directors or Irnstces of corporations ami joint stock
jsHociatlous shall be jointly and Hiverullv liubio to the creditors aud stoikbtiUlcrs for all muniys embezzled
or misappropriated by the'ottieers of suili lorporntlon or Joint stoik asotlutlon, during the term of oftlie of
suih llirntor or 'liuntiic
I lie I' MIHC Hill 41. Is Hie only l.lle Insurant!' (oiuimiii Loiililnu Money upou Ural
Kslnlron lite rurlllr tonsl.
It has loiiuidiiitao than f.tHNi.ooi) upon approietl Ileal I-state to titlzens of this toast, thus uiaterlallv aid
ing in tlie development of tin n ttural icsouriss ot the eouutij, and affording iwlpahluand indisputable evidence
of its llu inital 4trt iigtli consMirahlj )ki tlou of tho sum rut ulloutd lias bit n loaned in Oregon and VV ashing.
ton Tuirltorv, and still further sums are hi Ing loaned thtre.
flic following is a list of lit ath lo-stJi paid In tlrigou and Washington finllon logtllit r with amount of
pleuituuis Mid In eath case .
N'umu and Hesldi nis .
JaiuisN. Auinii l man, .lutk-oillilbi. Ortgwu,. .
Andrew-J Oiorheik, " "
Asher K. Wall, ' "
liobeit liionn, .UIiIjimI, Or
I.. II Halliard, llupj, T
I VV. Moore, ' ...
1 Itsmset, Albtiiv, Or
.N. II l. oil, liallis, Or .
S statkhouse, Hulls i, Or . ..
C S Miariiu, 1'orthiiid, Or
U Hardin, White l.lnr, VV I
Colli Jdorilioust, flallis, Or
V. Caiuthirs, Alb ini, Or
I llilccr, Jatksouillii, Hi
Win 'siuitli. Cau.on I itv, Or,
Win If Vlmimitii MiMiiiiuta,
V W Malson, Seiltlt, VV I
V VV lo-ltr, Oljiopm, W I
I J, Misils, Jiik-ouiiUe, Or
llooirt sumiiit i s, t uulllu l o , or
rim Compute has melith bti n i luiuhud b) thu
Ulmsl his favorable lis,rt, us tvldiiiitd hi the lollowhnf
c'aiiioumv it iivm'l.iii riiiMi:.vr.
CERTIFICATE OF
Ciplti!, l-t tin! I lahilltiis ol atonipoiv of this htate.
ol'I'K'l.ol 1M IIAVI. COVIMnsioM.il,
M HtlMlsto, Marh'28, I8S1.
1, J. C, ta)Uld, hsietn cellllj that I am tile liisurituti ComiiiiHKinni-i ol thu htaUl of Oilliornia and havs
suitorvlsioil ctlustintiite business in the State, and as suill ('o'nudssioutr further certify that the I'mllle Mutual
J.tfe Insurance ComiHiri) of California Is a luiporatiou orpin rl) organlrid uudir the taws of this Mate, and noi
sesseil of a )iald up capital of One Hundred Thousand Hollos, espial to gold toln of the United HCatm, U author
Izcel to do business In the State, Vml 1 furthir eel til that, eiani an examination of the books ami paper of
the said company, at the cloi.e nf tliuyear elu-litttil hundred ami Ught), it was shown to tie isstsissetl of good
valid asstts, amounting to thu mill of 'Onu Million One Hiiiiilrid ami Hevinty nine Thousand, Two llunelreel aud
Klgbt) Utetsl lot) dollar. (sl.lTD.lsSlK ) and bad outstanding llehllltlm as ill Until by the lawsof the Ktate,
amounting to hlght Hundred ami 'lhlit liubt Thousand 'two Hundred and Thirt) stvtu Hollers, (tsjcll'2 If.oO)
extliiblle of capital stis k
A wltu"s ui) band ami eillltis) seal thuds and vial fiist alioei written
s,Kl, J C VIW.NVUH, lusillanii Ciiuiiulssiontr
II) VI M KiioitHi, Deputy,
.Sot lniluding is, M,J ill ..it tUscl s uiuduiitlesl
OH II Mil ISSl IIAM'r. COVIVIIKKIOSKH,
Hit. UfcO A MOOHK, M I ham istei, Mnrthl'H, HW
1'risldint 1'stlllc Mutual I If lusuranitt Cuinstui, Saerauunto, del
Dkak His ou will plritne find euelosed hclewltb tlie eertltltate it nf) Ing, through a h rse.ua! i lamination,
thu uirruitness ot yoiu Annual hluteineut for thu year ending lleaciulHr Jl, lns.il, on lite In this uttne.
It Is due to this home cntiipitul, am! to Its able and Jildii ious liiaua,eiiii nt, that I shnulit esprtas my gratifi
cation at the litalim esiniunon ll Is in, assuiiug it, louniiiuiie otiit le, aiiro-iarous, seaniei iniiire.
try resactfull), itc ,
We reseectfull submit that the slattmtnts of thu olllurs of Hit i-ompali), and tliottrtllliate of a loiujutent
swoill cither of the Mate, are bettir nldelue of Its toudltlon and trustwortbimss thin are tho lualiiiou state
uicnts of Irresponsible and shallow luted agents or other iouiianiis, who have su little tpirttlitloii of the lltntsi
of thiugsallvt are sodLstltuteof ordluar) biuiness sagaiit) astolHUcli that tin) utu aeleanit their own and
their co upjiili' bushiest h uue ailed for and lualiiiou altai ks u,u thtir compi tltors The public will tlo will
to avoid an agtnt, or a company, that posits j little mellt as to lee estliija lied til subsist usu the deiutrit ot
oilier
llillivlugouistlvis entitled to tlie t null It ute and bu-iliiss of suih as proiost I fitting thi iiisnraiiiu llKn
human life, we solu.it thtir isttlouagt, and pltslge ours, lie. to llsthari,e to the hist of our ability, the impor
Uul and sacrtd trusts diveloKii Uou us
HOIIKKl Hill KH OOI),
J II CAIIIIOI.I.,
IHU CAHVVAI.AHI.lt,
H IIIIV IK,
SVVI I, I.WhSMIS,
I: C CI.VIIK,
I. 1 AIM Ms,
II W I'
Board Mectlnu;:
l,rjevzii That the l'an.lt. Mutual I He lusuraiite Companv of ttllf.iriua has Ism rompl and Just iu all
lis dialings with this board, and Willi Ihu imllldual luciiiliers there,!
ItrjMjLVKU, That the nieuibirs ot tbl lasird itganl tbu statement as to tlie solvencv of salel CsuupJliy, and
the Integrlt) of IU orllier reientl) lirnilaud In tbl it iiununit) b) agents of rival ioni.mil.s ultirly false
and lualiiiou
llZMjLVeo, Tliat we retsjuuuifid the i'atille Mutual to I he peeiple ot Die I'aelllc Coast a the last touiiany to
ItKattcVKO, Tliat we recognlzeln Mr A. Mihlnnle, the manager of said touiparlv forOreesm ami tlielerrl
torle of VV asblligton aud Idaho, an abli, euergltlc, luurtisjas, and thoruiurhl) reliable oltlee-r, undir whoso
inaiiageueeut the buslnesaof tbeefimptu) In tins ilertirtmcnt cannot fall to proH.r
Itraocvsu, That tbif board will heartily m ojarate III tliu work cf Increasing tin business of said iomsiuy
and maintaining its pristlge lu VVasblugtou Ti rrliory
(HO li IHU., I'nsih-iit Keattle Hoard
JI.SMK W (ilJHHli;, Vlte I'rtsl.le-lit,
t, II IIAMOIIH, .-.srelary
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Tin: Portland liimnl is 4'o.iihmmI of Ihu lullooiiiK mllkiitmn
Jlt'ii, wIh n'pn'M'iit VtIO,000 curli :
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NO. 29.
tluir munaKinient is unquestioned
I is unqucMlonitl.
.fleeting corjairation, nrc of the most
s of Its kind
the Mato of California, in as follows :
ruin
..... M .. .
. . . . .
. . .,
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,
.
sild hi liiYtirul Ain't 1'ollc.
lul li'i Sl.UJO
s . 7U ID 1,000
HI HO 1,000
, . 10S ,V) 2,000
... IS 40 1,01X1
, -IUII 00 3,000
ins. in 1,000
.12 41 1,000
112 fSI i,(HH)
sin to 8,000
.UI ID I.UK)
111 (HI 1,000
111' .'ft 2.WIJ
1,1'M 72 3 (SSI
aj oh 1,(100
. 277 ( l.oiiii
Jill SO f,(SMl
127 SO 1,000
. .11.1 t! l,O0u
,1,1112 m a, wo
Citlltoiiiii ii h imiii, and ob-
InHiiliiii.u (ViuliiUsiiniM
n ililloileand li ttir.
ORGANIZATION.
J (' VIVS
tin.,
Insurance (Vaniiilsslouer
(IIUIII.sN H, J I' IIOIIOIITON,
lllllll ItT II UIII.TO.N, IIIO A UOOItK,
HI Oil VI l.tllL'K, VV. K. CI.U.NhM,
VIII., K K AI.SIP,
lllrts tors I'at fit Vlutual I lie Insiirante Coiiisiny,
Illllll'IOItl
h I' tMHtrUh,
01 O W. WAIIH,
W A JtSMMIS
M HI NnMOIII.,
JAMI-Shll I I K.Cashicr Hrst.Nallonal Hank
CIIAIll IJ IIOIMIr. Ileaui, ItavUeVlu.
J A HritOVVIIIlllail., Wholesale laatbtralid llullnirs
tTI, A IKII I'll, Altoruiyat lata
t J llhMUCIIsjiV.N, Hi nrkliea.il AteieenUrg.
J JKCItAhrN, Wholesale Healil
(I b MMTtlll l'hyltUli
J h Oll.l 'sUtiotier . . , ,.
li ! MMihlth, l.eneral Itikuaud Irtl.bl A.ifil Ont'i (WHortiU 11 y
W H hl'M I.HIMI, VVboUsal.lluUbtr
JOsH'll III KhllsltD
ltt.Nh.VSOMlll
I II WIIIKIUi
AMlltbW Ittllll lilts
JOHN HAN