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indication Office: No. 5 Washington Street
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The following aro authorized to receipt foraubicrip
lions to tills p ipcr. fsrvtlure we lime no agents re
mittanccs MUST bo niwle. (expcNati palJ), to in by
Itcglbtcred Letter, or .Mom. Orders, or Kvprcas.
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inwn Lebanon .0 vv Sinli
Aurora (Ito Miller LcIsvllh-.CMcTliiunoiidt
l!rotntHIc. .W II Kirk Looking Glass. 51 Cochran
Buttcvllle..JohnllaUliill-r Lincoln I. Abrams
Ilutto Creek K Skervln McMlnnviilc.J Mcl'hlllips
Brookl W II HarrislMiCoy ..S Bobbins
Hcllevuo JitTDavIslMt Pleasant F8Thacr
Crawforilavlllo..ltcht Glass .Marl.. .It II Rutherford
Cottage Gr..J II fihorlrldgo Mohawk ,J H Churchill
Corvallls. Mejir Harris Monmouth W Waterhouse
lluliilraqr. . A Jttto .NoValnh 111. OWKatin burton
Damaacus K Forbo. Powell Valley TK Williams
Dayton. ,K I! IlaJawnylPilot liock .11 Ollllam
Drains ...Hon J O Dralril'cndlcton..Lot I.liermore
"alias J D Smith Perrydalo .J W MiOrow
Dufur ..-A .1 Dufur, Jr I'lutnantlllll.OVVIIaiidsaktr
Kola. ...Thomas I'earcc Riverside ,CFKiioIch
F.lkton .A II Haines Koachimr ,S K luiimonil
Kugeno. Hon J II McClung Sweet Homo .7. II Moss
Kllcnuburg Hon M Itilej Salem ,8 W Churili
Forest (Jrovo ...H iliigliu Stayton .A II (lanlner
Fox Valley.. .A I) Gardner Sublimity Jno Downing
Goshen . . ,J lliuidsaker,&elo . . J H Morris
Oaslon .. A O Uajinond Shcdd. W M Powers
Gorvaia . .MMitchi 11 Tangent John I.uiicr
(lolilrnJilo.il I' Savlor.il Co,
Harr bburir. .Hon II Kioltl
llalsey... Black, Pearl A Co!
Irving ....A (J Jennings
UHlcicntlen"a w I. Iloduln
Turner . I" S Mattuon
Wilbur ., Hon Tho hmltli
Willamette F ..! Wlklim
Welles.. ..A A Williamson
Weston , ..I, HWood
JackKOnvlllo . Max Mil llerj Waltvlmrv W.N Smith
vv n niuuri Walla Walla.
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dan, will lanvass Yamhill anil aojolnlng eounties In
the Intercut ol the Farmkr Ho is iluly ailthorlreil to
receive and receipt lor anlt riptlons. Mr J. W.
Range, nl Chociiey, W. T., is also our agent. Mr.
Alfred hlocuiii. at preacnt In Umatilla county, Is also
duly authorized aa our agent.
1,500 acre plowed for next fall's seeding.
Tho whole amount plowed belonging to the
members of the Association will reach several
thousand acres. We saw in several places,
where vhcat sown last fall looks remarkably
well. It is demonstrated that potatoes and
other vegetables will do well there, and wc
found experiments tried for the testing of al
falfa, clover and other grasses, and orchards
planted. It is thought that corn can be suc
cessfully cultivated. Ihe ndge of g' od fann
ing lauds is all claimed by the Association,
and beyond their lauds is Alkali Gulch, run-
nine from tho Columbia to John Day river. In
this direction tho land is often gravelly or
strongly tinctured with alkali, but mo saw
good farms in the near distance, and over in
tho Hock creek country, south of it, these ate
said to bo extensive sections yet unsettled and
unclaimed of excellent agricultural country.
To years ago this region was overstocked
with cattle, but all the herds seem to hae
been driven off and sold that survived the
winter of 1881, and to-day bunch grass is
luxuriant all around outsido of the fences of
the Association. Ihe settlers who shall settle
back of thero will find, interspersed with
good farming districts, extensive ranges that
cannot bo farmed successfully, and can, to
good advantage, combine farming and stock
raising. A great many sheep aro owned back
of there, towards Ilcppncr and the Bluo
Mountains. Farming will before long claim
all tho good agricultural land and turn it to
use, much to the 'disgust of tho average' stock
man, who naturally wishes to have the range
for his on use.
While tho northern portion of Wasco coun
ty has much good land, it is also true that a
ureal part of this immense country, contain
ing 0,000,000 acres, is good arable land. Hon.
John Minto, who wintered in Southern Wasco
and has becomo familiar with alt its area,
promises us a series of communications that
shall describe the lands of different portions
of that county. Thcso our readeis may expect
IN
WHEAT FARMING. NEAR THE COLUMBIA,
NORTHERN WAStO COUNTY.
The person who travels up tho great Colum
bia, above The Dalles, looking at tho hills
that riBO on each shore, would naturally im
agine himself outsido of tho fertile, regions ami
far from agricultural prosperity, but tho fact
is, tho river has cut down through tho up
lands, cutting a gorgo that offers no indica
tions of fertility; but, as soon as you climb
that surrounding shoto you troad, very often,
rich and fcrtilo country that only needs tho
hand of tho cultivator to miko it productive
and prosperous. Hunch grass upland?, when
smooth and free from outcrop of rock or mix
turo of gravel, can bo certainly converted into
wheat fields. Wo noticed, tho other day,
when passing down from Celilo, ncioss on the,
Washington Bi'de, rising above a very forbid
ding shore, green wheat fields growing ou tho
upland; no doubt they aro only the beginning
of farming operations in that vicinity. Where
over there is soil east of the mountains, there
is capacity to prcduco crops. It is true that
in the near future.
SKETCHES FROM THE FUTURE.
ably support enterprises and industries that
could not have lived a few years ago, so we
invite all callings and professions to come and
labor among us.
While the Upper Country is most especially
the home for the poor man and "a good poor
man's country" as e have heard many assert
when lately tra cling through it, it is also es
pecially a region where men of moderate
means can build up their fortunes successful
ly. It is a pleasure and a wonder to travel
through that Upper Country, now in great
part lying in a state of Nature, with perhaps
a Cabin among tne hills here and there, with a
few acres of plowing ready for next fall's sow
ing, and realize what a few ears will bring to
it, when these new settlers lino made homes
and opened farms, and are turning millions of
bushels of golden wheat off the land where
the sod is not yet broken. What it will bo
come wo can easily realize, vien wo see what
tho past few years have done for the country
around Walla Walla. Beautiful homes will
be planted among gardens and orchard;, and
tho wilderness will bloom with progress. Of
late, the writer ot this has visited much of all
that wide Upper Country, and is over
whelmed with the thought of what tho future
has in store. The era nf production lias not
commenced, but soon the world will hear
from its harvests a golden report. The pres
ent population, commencing the world at the
beginning, will rapidly improve their circum
stances, as they reap wonderful harvests from
that prodigiously fertile soil. When w e were
latidy traveling in tho region west vl Cheney,
towards the bit; bend of the Columbia, a com
panion, who looked over a smiling laudscapo
that had i.o superior on Earth for its beauty,
where waving plains, covered with bending
glasses, spoko of great firlility, rose to a con
templation of what the futuie was to bestow.
Ho peopled the silent landscapo with homes,
plaited gardens and orchards, converted the
native pastures into fields of golden grain, and
built s.:hool houses here and thero as a token
of higher civilization. It was a beautiful pic
ture to draw in fancy, but it was not in the
least overwrought. The near future will re
alize all that imagination can suggest. It is
almost nay, quito sublime, to view this re-
Wo would continually ho!d up to the atten
tion of thoso persons in tho Kast, who wish to i deeming of tho wilderness this peopling of
locate in tho Northwest, that this region of- grasy plains with lifo and intellect; to recog-
frrs moro varied inducements to both capital , ulzo '" t'10 silent and resistless flow of popula-
and labor than any other. All tho undovtl- t'011 tllJ force that shall claim uudisciplined
oped resources that givo greatness to tho , Nature fur tho uso of humanity, and convert
greatest States of tho Union abound hero. Wo dormant agencies into bread and meat to feed
have iron and coal in immenso quantity, that r "ie peoples of oldest nations.
give New York, Pennsylvania and Oiiio their
peculiar advantage; wo have forests that
road, and tho country it traverses will, in
time, abundantly supply transportation for
one.
It is impossible at this time to show all the
routes that railroads must eventually traverse,
but through this wild region tho steel rails
must bo laid over many a routo not yet in
sight, and will develop regions that arc not
now talked of as homes for agriculture. The
march of improvement will go on for all timp,
but the pros cution of enterprises in the near
future will givo employment to thousands,
and ensure good wages to all able bodied men
who wish to tarn them. It is fortunate for
this great region that men wlw contiol unlim
ited capital have identified themselves with
its destiny. It is in mauy respects tha most
attractive and inviting portion of the national
domain. The natural wealth and undeveloped
resources that exist here, in the shape of
forests, mines, coal, irou and precious metals,
give opportunity for building up prosperous
States. Climate and soil are unrivaled, and
tho men who spend these millions and tens of
millions here will reap a great return, while
they enhance our prosperity.
Besides the enterprises under control of the
Villard combination, we hear of other railroad
schemes. One recently brooched in Eastern
Washington contemplates the building of
seventy-five miles of track to develop tho
lumber tra'lo of the Ceeur d'Alene Mountains,
and transport wheat from tho eastern borders
of the Palouso country. We hear of work
prosecuted on the Oregon Pacific between
Yaquina Bay and this valley, to give it
another outlet to tho ocean. No doubt other
enterprises will come to lifo as timo passes,
and do their part to develop tho country we
live in. Thero is no part of the world that is
the sceno of more active progress, and none
that will better appreciate and reward the
outlay.
YAQUINA HEARD FROM.
GOOD FARMING FAYS.
ENTERPRISES OF THE PRESENT 'AND THE
FUTURE.
It is difficult to comprehend, at a glance,
dwarf tho lumber interests of either tho
Southern. Northeastern or Nnrtlni nim
States; we have gold and silver waiting devel-1 t,l great ,work tlmt corporations aro doing in
opment, that will somo timo place us along-1 eunsirucuiig ranroaus in uregon ami Wash
sido of California in respect to precious ores; I '"Bton anJ tno immense amount of money
tho Northwestern com fiolds wo cannot rival, I that tI,ev nro expending in such construction,
but our wheat fields stand comparison, :, witliaI1 "'0 men they can procure, and with
yield and quality of grain, with tho best culti-1 PracticaI,y unlimited means at command,
vatod fiolds of England. Tho axcrago yield of i tlu,y finJ " ""Possible to put through work as
the virgin prairies and rolling hills of all Kast-1 fa,t as tley desiro- Much of the work now to
cm Washington and Oregon will overtop the bo douo " very hcavy aDd expensive. The
best English average. The w ater powers of 'f1' of comPleting construction between this
New England have their equals in tho abund-1 oi.ty anJ tlle Casta(1es is one of more than or-
aut powers along the streams of Western Oro- j ll,nary uilliculty, but tho work is pushed with
gon and Washington, anil even tho fisherii... I aU risible energy. Another difficult and I
tho spring and summer climate is dry, but it "Down Kast" havo their parallel iu the off-1 exPenMve work is the construction of tu
is truo of tho sod of thoso upUnds that it rt- shoro fisheries of the North Pacific ocean, I reBoa and California Railroad south of
tains moisture, and produces graiu crops to whilo tho shad of Eastern waters are of less I 080,'llrf?- That also is pushed with all pos-
commcrcial valuo than tho salmon of these 81 le oxue'll,1ou. "ut cannot be. completed
Western rivers. Wo surpass, in many local-1 Defro two yea from the coming autumn,
ities, tho best hop yards ot tho East; our fruit I Tlie" tl,e cll'ef work of ' that must u0 Put
it superior to that of almost every sectiou and I t,irouBn w'tn tno 'east possible delay, so :s to
promises to be an important item of produc-1 fiivo us conncct"n with the Eist at the carli
tion in the near futuie. Take tho 1'jcifio i est ro,siuI " "leit. is to build the Northern
Northwest iu all its length and breadth, and l aK"10 roai1 tllrougl Moutann. That work
it holds up in comparison with anv ami nil I 80e3 ou steadily and surely, and will bo coin-
other couutrics, simply because it has a good P''C1' to a P0'nt beyond Missoula the present
climate, a range of reliable products, great 8oaeo". Tho Northern Pacifio Company is also
natural advantages and undeveloped icsourets. I cl03,l,g tuogap between 1'ortlauil and Kalama,
advantage under conditions that would insure
failure in Won tern Oregon. It is also truo that
wheuever cultivation commences in earnest in
any part of that Eastern country, tho soasous
change and rains becomo moro seasonable.
Jllalock is a station on tho Oregon side of
the Columbia, 130 miles above Portland, and
47 abovo Tho Dalles. It was not a point un
til tha luiliuad was built, and now it will bu
tho Jomtion of shops at tho end of n divisior.
Hut tho pi. co is noticeable, because it is tho
central point for an association that intends tti
grow wheat. This is tho ltlaloek Whe.it
Growing Association, of which l.r. ltlaloek, of
Walla Wall i, is a loading spirit, so that thu
town and thu association aro named after him.
Wo stopped over thoio a day or so, some
weeks ago, .mil rudo uer a pait of tho lands
of the association, and .no tempted to dcsiuho
them, bic.uuo they indie ito what may bo
found along tho river in otlur localities. Wu
aro of tho opinion that Noithern Wasco and
tho wostirii portion of Umatilla counties eon.
tain gieat induct meiits for sittleinciit. Tho
lauds ait- not us well watend as tho legions
wo havo been describing of late, east of Walla
Walla, and through the Palouso and Spokan
countries, and timber is not theie, but the
nearness to market makes it an available rn
gion, and back towards thu Blue Mountains
timber can bo had in groat abundance, l.um.
lwr mid timber cm bo purchased at reason
able pticis along tho river,
A road leads up fmm BlaloeU by easy
giadoi, mid teaches thu top of thu hill in
three nii'n, Then wo found Mrs, Courtney's
place, who cauies on oiiietliin,; of a dairy,
and has a market j?ii den. No living water
was on tho sui face, but they havu dug down
only few feet, and havo led out a sticim of
water that runs all tho year. This is a new
place, uud, of course, has nut reieived such
uultlvatimi as will show all its capacity, but
to far as wo could olueivo egd.iUis who
growing will, Alfalfa had U-vu sotui n year
o . thu was aliu uud ionic of it remarkably
vigorous.
'I ho Jllalock Association h.u 10,000 acres of
land eiicliucd by afeueothat extends frmn the
;luiiilfo hut, following section lines, to the
oltn Ihy liver. I'liu laud inclosed cousi.tsuf
n txulliiit u'dgo of farming laud, for the
nl bn.d is universally on thu ridge?. It is
ivbablj tuio that out 'JO.IHH) acre of the
and enelo.id is the lust quality of buuili
ATs laud, and it well adapted to wheat cul
ture. Mr. W, J, Mariner, who is aupcriii.
tendent or manager of tho compauy'a atlaira,
kindly conducted us over tho land. Ou one
beautiful ridge, that lie for along distance as
level as any prairie, with rich dark soil, over
000 en arc already plowed up of land held
by Mr, Mariner liiuuclf.
It was understood that Dr. ltlaloek had
and offers mole leliablo lowards for labor and
enterprise than can be found elsewhere. Na
ture has done much for us in giving us immu
nity from the extremes and shaip vicissitudes
that olllict humanity so often elsewhere. Wu
know littlo ot tempest, pestilence or famine.
Tho seasons know lesscluugo, tho ciops know
moie certainty, and health is better assuied
hero than in uuny other paita of tho Union:
and thu peoplu w ho come here from all parts
of the world, us well as from all States of the
Union, bring reliable character and moro gen
uine ei terpriso than can bo often found iu
new countries. Wo hae reason to bo proud
of thu character tho poplo uf Oregon and
Washington deservedly bear.
T hero is a steady stream of immigration
pouring hither that continually nfreshes us
w ith the life and best ancrgy of other Stater.
Tho immigmnt wonders to iiud that ho is al
ways aiming men of character and iuttlli
gence, who aiu over icody to help buili
school houses and do their pait to build up the
community. Tho sluggard stays at home, but
the man who deliberately reads of this region
studies its advantages of climate, soil and pro.
ilucts ami extent of resources, and concludes
to come here, and does coma here, as a rule.
posiesses inoio thin averagj intelligence and
enti'ipiisv, and is cvrtiin to do all in his pon
er to push tho w orld befi re him. Wo w elcomo
such men, and they Intel those who ueio in
ttihauce of them le.uly and willieg fo iioall
that they can to aid their beginning life with
huh surroundings.
A nun can hcio select from a wider range of
occupations than ho cm in any Western State,
lie can adopt farming or stock raising, and
can choose climate, soil and locality, and grow
products to suit his inclination or Ida health.
Conditions havo changed, to as to otl'ci a
wider lango of occupations, Kuruiiuj; is wid
ening i ut into a profession, instead of beiug a
eoutractcxl cilliu. Wo ho room for doircf,
a call for stock breeders, demand for fruiU
aud vegetables to supply a fastidious market,
and while heietofoie the farmer had a i mall
markit to tatisfy, ho uow has tho world for
his customer.
Tho time has fully come, also, when the
mcciiauio aits ami the uiauulacturiusT cuter
nocded to mako through connection with
Pugot Sound. This consists of bridging tho
Columbia near Kalania nud building fifty
miles of road down tho Columbia river on the
south side. That will bo a sreat work to ac
complish. Tho construction of tho bridges
across the Columbia at Kalama, tho Wil
lamette at Portland, and Suako river ot Ains
worth, will require millions ot outlay, and
employ tho ablest engineering tho world can
nllonl. 'I ho O. K. N. Co., besides tho
heay work between Portland and Cascade,
aro building tho road to Peiidloton, in Uma
tilla county, and tho contract is lot for grad
ing 120 milfs, fiom Twinn Wells on tho
Northern Pacific, to Moscow, iu Idaho, which
work was already comnieucod whon we passed
ilowu from Uioucy three weeks ago.
Tho combined enterprises alluded to must
all eady employ ten thousand men. Besidos
tho wluto men and Chiueso already employed,
it was asserted that tho companies had made
contracts for tho shipment of 0,000 or 10,000
moro Chinese, that aro ah eady arriving by
steamers and sailing ossels and being seut
ou to the front. With thcso additional tones
at work the tut il number of men cmplojed in
railroad woik iu this State. Montana and
Washington Territ-ry must reach 15,000 per
sons, for all wluto men that oiler and are
able bodied, find woik lit good wages. When
wo look at tho work to be done.it is apparent
that all this forco will be kept at work for
years to come. The Northern Pacific will re
quire all next season to complete its through
eoniitction, aud when tho main routo is com
plete there will ba briiu-hes ot equal length
to construct. Hailroada will bo constructed
through this part of the United State for the
next two year, requiring all the forco that
can offer. Krom Tacoma the Northern Pacific
will go down to Seattle, or beyoud. The
biauch system will iuclude roads south from
the Columbia in Wasco ana Grant counties.
The Blue Mountains will be crossed to Baker
City. The Cascade branch of tho Northern
Pacific must go across to tho Soumt. Yakima
and Klickitat couuties will havo'to bo des el
oped. Three brauches aro projected into the
I'aloiue country. The natural ridg extend
tug trout Farmiugton, northwesterly, for one
We have repeatedly written from this text,
and continually find frerii material to use iu
indicting new editorials. We lately heard
this topic discussed by a well-known farmer,
who asserted that the difference in cultivation
made some farmers successful, and caused
others to fail. They put their plows down
four or five inches, year after year, and reap
harvests that are indifferent. We know a
gentleman who routs land to three different
tenants, and he says while two of them farm
well and get twenty-five bushels to the acre,
tho third, on adjoining land, with exactly the
same conditions, will not get over fifteen to
eighteen bushels. This makes all the differ.
ence in the world about profits, and the
reason is simply because one man cultivates
well and tho other does not. This country is
full of farmers who are too wise to subscribe
for a farming, newspaper, who never have
moro than half the crops their neighbors do,
aud whose wisdom is simply ignorance and
conceit. The ignorance and stupidity of people
who plow and reap poor crops off of good land
is the strangest thing in life, but there are
thousands who do it. Plow deep and pulverize
well, and do all this in proper season, and
there will be remunerative crops as a natural
result, always supposing that land is kept
reasonably free from weeds. The whole
Eastern country is opening up to farming
operations, and so far weeds havo not made
trouble for farmers, but we noticed about
Walla Walla that wild oats were obtaining a
toot hold, and before long they will monopo
lize the soil if left opportunity to increase.
It is distressing to see poor farming and re-
cocnizo that its results must bo poverty to the
poor farmer .poor in more senses than one.
When you see clean fields and ripening grain
it is actually a pleasure.
Through Oregon one can see a great waste
of orchards; the old ones are neglected and
dying out, or very much need caro and prim
ing. But it is distressing to seo some young
orchards eithei grown up in meadow or sown
to grain. Such is tho case in seveicl places
out of Portland towards Tavlor's Ferrv.
ioung orchards aro thus choked and actu
ally tortured, heu tho owner has everything
to gain by cultivating the trees properly. All
that ground will grow potatoes well, and yet
tho young orchards some quite exteusivo
aro choked with timothy. This is starvation
for the man who wauts fruit as well as the
trees.
Tako tho wholo country through, and poor
farming is evident in all directions, and the
effect is to keep tho country poor and impov
erished. Tho ordinary farmer cannot afford
to gu in debt for luxuries, but ho can afford to
borrow money to cuable him to cultivate his
land properly. That is a necessity. Very
many aro struggling against fate, and spend
ing their lives in hard work to mako a beyin.
nmg, and stmt themselves in tho wrong way.
They must do thorough w ork on the farm
and, if necessary, can afford to incur debt for
that, when they caunot afford to owe for any
thiug else. The man who has good land and
ineam to farm it well and neglects to do so,
w ill throw away his opportunity if he fails to
do such work as will insure good return.
Wo met, Monday, with Hon. B. F. Shaw
and Capt. Foster, both of Vancouver, who had
been over to Yaquina Bay, if we understood
rightly, hoping to buy cattle there; at any
rate, they were disinterested visitors, and
formed honest opinions. They were much
disappointed in the bay itself, which they say
is a small surfaco of water, mostly mud flats
when the tide is out. They report several
mihs of easy grading done along the river and
a pirty of Chinese at work on a fill, and when
that is completed the general understanding
is that they will bo discharged. They met n
party of white laborers going out who had
been discharged. Work seems discontinued
eenerally, except on tno tunnels, and they
heard that contractors for this work had
things in such shape that they could not be
required to discontinue. They saw a good
wharf at Oneatta, and a locomotive and somo
iron rails had been unloaded. People on the
bay had the blues; they asked everybody who
came thero what the nows was about railroad
woik, and rumors current there were not fa
yor.ble to early construction. It was said that
tho comyany was waiting now for tho passage
of the appropriation for Yaquina harbor im
provement, because it would be no use to
build the road unless the entrance to the har
bor should be improved to admit loaded ves
sels. , We had hoped that the promises made
for the early construction of this road to Ya
quiua Bay would be kepf, and that the road
would be in operation in time to movo the
coming crop, but indications don't seem favor
able. An appropriation of $G0,000 seems to
bo under way, and that should be considered
enough inducement for I uilding the road, for
with the road built through, Congress could
be confidently appealed to for further aid.
These gentlemen report a reef of rocks across
the entrance, barting the way, as well as
sands both outside and inside the bar that
people over there claim will be washed away
when the rocky barrier is removed. They re
port almost no country on the road over or
along tho bay tbat can bo utilized for farming
purposes, and say they were greatly disap
pointed in the appearance of the country.
From what wo can learn it is-not possible
that this road can be put in operation this
year, and its futuie seems very uncertain, a
fact that will , very much disappoint many
producers of the valley counties who build
many hopes on the expectation of a cheaner
outlet via Ynquina.
NEW THIS WEEK.
Stock Breeders' Directory.
tlsem1unne.t.l,1'?,d,'0 I"1 nubllh small adv. r-
JOHN M1NTO,
BREEDER OP MEU1NO SHEEP,
Silem, Marlon Coui.ty, Oregon.
JAMES WITHYCOMBE,
BREEDER, OF AMERICAN MERINO AND COTS
wold Sheep, Portland, Orojon.
DAVID GUTHEIE,
BREEDER OF LOXCMVOOL and SPANISH ME
rlno Sheep. Dallas, Polk County, Oregon.
A DAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
FARMERS'
AND
MECHANICS' STORE
ONE PKICE TO ALL.
ONE PEICE TO ALL.
184 Hri Mi-rel, bet. Yamhill nnd Taylor.
A Remarkable Business.
XT IS GENERALTA CONCEEDED THAT THE
true foundation of a successful business firm is
he study of tho Interests of their cuato.rtcrs as W1 a!
their o n. For a proper appreciation of tho customers
Interest insures sucrens for tho .n.i.. -m. "
markat,le success of the . ' re-
Farmer' & Mechanics'Store
..lfepa.StlB?,.e?rf ''avIM ""' '"disputable illua--?
Si at f !."ct aJheranco to these principles h ill
accomplish. We occupy tho
Three Story Brick Building
Nt 184 Firat street, bptupm vn,,.l1nin.iT'i ..i..T.
pooplo at all hours of tho dav are passing In and out
aecino; tilings common and uncommon, and liianr
.ii,i T. "V""' ln wf nttIo parcels, tho Rooda
Ratercl tojrcthcr hero under ono roof from every Vwlnt
of the old and new world. """
Order and Quiet Prevail:
Kn-qn&It
It is sjatcm that mado our business irro but Is Itonf
rather because tho cooda are a littl? better and price,
loner than other n..nn!'? P...-. .1.. . .P.1?0?'
a verdict. ' ' -.-.. .n n
Another Fact.
We y elcome strangers, and aro always glad to show
what we have to thoao who come to see us, aa well aa
tho-e who come to purchase. We employ a staff of
salesmen who cater dllllgently and attcntlvHy to the
requirements of our customers thcreforo InJurlnx a
fulfillment of the cardinal principles nhlch govern our
Arm. No misrepresentation of goods. Small proflts'
One Price To All.
With thk hath of 'this issue Ouiteau, tho
assassin, will undoubtedly t xpiato his crime
on tlio gallows, lie may have been in somo
degree insane, because it may bo possible that
an ill-ualar-eed wind, given over to evil and
grown c-vllous by its surrender of all moral
purpose, should become vitiated and capable
of auy crimo, but such insanity commands no
need of human sympathy, and such a life is
forfeit to the law. We have had enough of his
blasphemous egotism. The story of his life,
tlictted at the trial, has disgusted the moral
sense of the world. To call him iusane will
encourage crime, and to hold him responsible
to law will produce a wholesome ellect on
such criminals everywhere, and will certainly
rid the world of a monster. It w ill be a relief
to know that we have heard the last of him
and his vile sainga.
prises of the great a oild should claim j lace hundred and fifty miles, iuto the Big Beud of
1'err, We can now iuvite, and promise to , ue Columbia, U the natural route for a rail.
Jcst ow Frank Abel! it takin? soma .rf tl.
most charming and lovely promenade and
panel photographs we ever taw. Call at his
studio on first street, Portland, and see them.
Strangers always made w elcome.
Last week, on invitation of Mr. J. B
Knapp to join him in a ride, we visited Butte
Grange, whose hall is built on the Taylor's
Feiry road, ten mile3 from Portland, in Wash
ington county. That section of country is
generally heavily timbered, with some open
ings, and the farmers havo improved the rich
soil where they have cleared, or where the
land was open, to plant gardens aud orchard
and make meadows. They have small dairies,
raise chickens and eggj, grow their own feed
and bread, and do not have room to be exten
sive wheat farmers. All through the open
ings and along the road white clover stands as
thick as it can grow. That is the case in
many parts of the Willamette Valley, as far
south as Marion county at least, an j probably
everywhere el?e. This cleared land grows
c!over and timothy often four tons of hay to
the acre. So these farmers in the heavy fir
timber have their own especial means of sup
port, and aro fortunate in having Portland
near by for their market. That they .ive and
thrive is ev.'dent from their cheerful homes
aud surroundings.
Butte Csrange owns a neat and commodious
hall building, with a pleasant and well ap
pointed interview. Much of the day was de
voted to initiations and conferring degrees,
for the grange is reviving in popularity and
numbers in Washington county. This especial
grange has many valuable members. Mr.
iucliardson is .Master: Coolev. Overseer-
Tyson, Secretary; and the sisters who filled
their offices discharged their duties admirably,
showing culture as well aa experience in
grange duties. Tho members generally are
alive to social benefits. Next Sabbath they
are to meet and have a pleasant day's visit
with Brother Paulsen, who is ex-Master and a
prominent member. This grange has, once a
month, on the Sabbath, a pleasant reunion,
and certainly it is a very delightful social
arrangement.
Present at this meeting vvero some visiting
ineuiDers iroin otlier granges in Washinctou
county, and there seemed to be perfect liar
mony aud union in all their plans. The inten
tion is to soon organize a Business Council,
composed of five delegates from each grange,
who shall meet and arrango to establish a co
operative business agency to attend to pur
chasing machinery and supplies and sale i f all
products. Tho succeas of the Busiuess Coun
tit of tho Linn countv granges stimulates
other counties to do likewise. No doubt a
considerable sum can be saved by similar goal
manaecment.
Though the grange is not nearly as numer
ous in Washington county as it should be, it
numbers many influential farmers in its ranks
w ho appreciate what the Onler can do to ele.
ate tho social standard, and give information
on farming matters by exchange of idea..
They alio understand that to make the Order
popular aud acceptable it must accomplish
results and yield pecuniar- advantages, so
they propose to seo what union and co-opera-tion
can effect iu the way of business. The
grange in Oregon has learned not to attempt
too much, as that has already proved disas
trous, but with experience for a guide, there
is no reason why the Order should not in
crease and become a decided means of good.
It is not necessary to say that the ladies of
the grange made abandaut provision for re
freshments, and that we all had a beautifnl .
dinner, to which we sat down in due form and
did amp e justice. We venture to sv that
ine memoert ol thi, grange are much happier
for their connection with it .,,. .k.r1i.'
community they live in is better for il.
And courteous treatment of nurtvifrnna tl, ...tn.i..t.
which has carried with a'most ono bound, the TiTr.
merit nml Mr rhanlr' Slore to the highest Din.
nicie oi succeas. Vt e therefore, with tho greatest feel
Ing of conHdence, call your attention to our extensive
and latest
Summer Line of Dress Goods.
P',,.1,10 veT'atcft shades and fabric. We carry a
full line of Domestics, Canton, Seaside Suitlnnln
great v ariety. Silks, Satins, and a full line of Trimmings
Our Clothing Department.
In the above lino we carry the largest stock In the cltv
comprising evert thtntr fnr irnn'a Vnl.tl.. n 1JI
and Children's We carry full lines of furnishing
goods. Boots and Shoes, for Men and Dnya. Also an
cxtnsiv stock of Ladles", Misses' and Children's Shoes
Hats and CaBs, and a full line of Millinery Oooda.
Our Grocery Department
tuejecomi noor comprises all the Staple Lines and
lan Francssco prices.
ONE PRICE TO ALL.
FARMERS'
....AND....
MECHANICS' STORE.
184 First St , bet. Yamhill and Taylor.
Portland, - . Oregon.
Julylm u
THE OREGON CITY
PUMP WORKS
HAVE REMOVED TO
East Portland, Oregon,
A ND ARE NOW BEADY TO 8UTPLY THE TUB
lie with their famous WOOD PUMPS
S. O. WOOD, Proprietor.
Jun30tf
Golden
Rule Hotel.
Foot of L. Street,
East Portland, - - Oregon.
Boaril! M Per Week, with Lodglns, tS.
Illlildimr entirely npa- ..... a i
and all modern conveMences. ' "F S '"""'
Table supplied with all delicacies of the season.
A. P. & C. E. BEEBB.
Proprietors.
jun30t:
S. O. WOOD,
Engineer and Architect,
151 First Street: Portland, Oregon.
PLANS ASD SPECIFICATIONS MADE FOR ALL
kinds of construction. Iusv.f
juiiSOef
BEOiaituD tuacu JJ. um. "
USE IT II
Orefroa's Favorite
STANDARD REMEDY.
H PEK BTTlE- BsnTLES FOK M.
Every Druggist and Store keeper aell It. JoniStI
The Bishop Scott
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
a ujuuing and Day School for Beys
MKK, WILL BKJW ITS FlrTH
,4 ND YOUNO
Jtft,)tl,Lundor '! P"n management, fctnubr
iWiii.,1 T.T . " ,uc "i7cr oasuseas. tm
2m IS.' pfiiai nd Uxroub. and dlatiplln strict.
jMlUJ.W..lVM.DM;.n
exit Knee. -