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ALBANY OF TO-DAY.
LeViBW of-the Season's
LmproYefflBnts.-
HEALTHY BUSINESS SHOWING
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The Present City Compared with
. Albany in the Fifties.
THE ITVs liSiuniXt TRADE,
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.Sew Buildings Erected Daring the Tear
"Valuing Over 3150,000 WaeM; Ship
ments Statiaiice, i-to.
A review -of .the ros.'ress of Al
bany during the twelve nionchs
ending with the close of the year
1SS7 exhibits a more- rapid and" yet
more substantial growth in the
building and otlier improwments
than in any one year in thj history
of the city.
WHEAT' SHIP-MEXTS..
A short time "ago wlien Albany
was raising a bonus of $40 .00! to
insure the location of the Oregon
1'acidc railroad and machins shops
in this city, the feeling prevailed
in several neighlforing towns that
Albany was paying more than
would ever be received in the way
of benefits from this road, but to
those who are familiar with flu
increasing industries of this city
and the centering of business in
terests here, the investment is be
ginning to looked upon as a
good stroke ot enterprise.
r.i:?inc?s uver this road has beer,
greater durinir the past Year than
ihe pnblii- i:tner.-illv would
tmnk.
3Iessr- Moore, Fu'-gti-'on x Co., o:
haii Francisco, iiave Il-cii heavy
wheat buvers in this portion oi
the
't-.'.te for several montris past,
riicir :i-.tnr, J. Crosby, states tout
liis book show
season of ISSti-S'
that durin:
; tin
alono
this linn
has bought and shipped over this
route 2o.,OO0rons. of wheat. As a
direct .advantage oi the shorter
route to the seaboard, this wheat
was bought at an advance of about
rive cents per bushel, which on
that .amount of wheat is 40,00
into the pockets of the farmers of
tiiis portion of Oroiro:; which was
the amount subscribed for this
ioad and. lias bo -ii paid back in re
duced freight rates durin-.- the firs:
y.-ar on the business of one firm
alone.
It might not be uninteresting
here to refe to the early settle
ment of Aloatiy and to some oi
' her natural advantages which have
thron-lh successive .-.fages led to
her present promising situation.
A VAT OF ALRAXV'S HISTORY.
Forty-two years ago, or in 1845,
when the regions embraced in the
state of Oregon and the territory
of Washington were held by the
United States and Great Britain
jointly .""and all the whites then in
this vast exte'nt of country -aggregated
but a. few, hundred all of
whom were in little knots of set
tlements north of the present
northern boundary line of Linn
county the first location stake was
driven in the earth where now
stands Alb.t,nj-. Thenthe land
was overshadowed by tall hr"trees
and densely covered with under
growth. The locator was Ahner
Haekleman, who had come frciii
Iowa. He returned to bring out
his family, but died soon after
reaching home. The next year;
his son arrived and took possession '
of the claim that had been located
by his father.
Then (1S47) there were but two
claims located.the Haekleman claim
and an adjoining one held by H. 2n.
Smead, (which was also located by
Haekleman seuior, Mr. Smead
having employed him to hold it
until his son arrived.)
In the spring of 1S48 Walter and
Thomas Monteith, young Scotch
men of enterprise and some means,
arrived on the site of .Albany.
.The? purchased the Smead claim,
and, with a foresight that future
developments have vindicated, set
apart and surveyed as a town site
the sixty acres of their land lyin-z
next to the river. They gave the
town the name of Albany,. in re
membrance ot their former home
in the state of New York. In the
spring of 1849 they erected the
tirst house on the town-site, which
still stands on the corner of Second
and Washington street , and is
often pointed out as a relic of by
gone days. It has stood to. see a
city of several thousand inhabi
tants grow up around it ; and now
' with railroad and telegraphic com
munication withjsul the great cities
of the world, with" natural manu
facturing facilities unsurpassed,
nnd the tributary count rv onlv
beginning to be developed, who
can bonnd the possibilities pi the
In 1S30 an attempt was made to
change the name of the town to
Takenah , but was nnauy u uauumrcu .
AiKonv ontrd iidou a career of
LKlJ vw w
prosperity rein the erection o the
first hotreeaud it has . never - been
seriously interrupted. V : ;.
Even in the dull, depressing
days of 1880 and the few year?
next following, th"e 'city ' main
tained' a steady growth, and her.
citizens set -themselves about the
tusk of turning her natural advan-
",itc'-"K" UT'C, Piuuucuve v i
even jjieanvr a-ivauoemeni. mat
these;. efforts ' have borne fruit is
found in th fact that property
rvalues have doubled within the
past two A-ears. "vhile the' past
'.Vjtr's jTowth exhibits an output
lfpr public buildings and residences
of ovr f 1-51 0 ')0r These , can be
tabulated" as fotfdws-r """" " '
THH YEAR'S BUItDIXn.
L. Fiiiii. Hriir'K i.lock
S K. V "t! ica T.f.v
Orer-'Oi) Paciflc roiunl house
A H and W. C. T. v. . lull
K. S. Srr than, two business bousts..
Fi-iiit tannery . .
O. P. ilei'Ot ami wirtlioure
i'rea Mueller, turu siiiii.iuii;
l!.-s. !,. A McColm. !!. I i very stable.. '
S E. Yr uns resilience
'V. K. Tu: r-!i's resi.'.ei.ce
fr'tet' MiicVcr's resilience
W SI. Mcliheisnv, t'nrcc resiliences..
W L .les'cr's ..-i.'c -o
Pn.f. W H. Lee's residence
Mrs. E. S.T.i.mirviiie's residence
X. A. i; liaeH'j w 'c :
d. V. 'ou:ii:'s resilience
t W. i :ir.e. s r.!i.,,c!i.c
Win. nnstcn's risiileuce
Henry C ork's res: leiiee
r. v, i'rtziv resii'.f.ic-;
I. A. Me errin's ri'snlei'i e
J vs. M . llariie's residenee
S. Shutip. tMo residences
O. Custi-rs residence.'
,1. A. tiross, fa-j residence?
It. II. R:l .e. lev's rcsidcu.e
Mrs liloutit s resideiK e
i'. E Kro i n il's r s'.ile.'ii-e '
C. II. Ste':irt. reci-iistructin
.!. L Cowan, reconstiuctin
M. N". K ci 's marbin worKs
:r. t. W. M.istcn's o;!ice
lanios Hail s reiile--e
R. K. VutiU's residence
Cherry U irkes,a Uiition to iouruiry
Minor business houses
O. K. & Mirirf
Kcrty-tliree miall residences.. . .'
1,10)
i.t'iin
1.00 i
J,5'i
i,;uni
1,100
b(H)
3,i:0
li.'Oii.
1,5a
ft . Sl.U.i:.'..-
This amount expended in build
ings during the past year present
a showing indicative of a healthy
growth. The city, has had no
spasmodic advancement no
""boom," and it needs only a con
tinuance of its present steady
growth, the prospect for which i
most eneotirugin x. Hans 'have
been prepared for even a larger
amount of Uuildimduring the year
1SSS. hie hbiniir several fine brick.
Coupled with, this gencrai sbiiit
of improvemeiif is exhibited a
mark.'ii activity 'i real estate. Mild
a steadily growiny tendency on the
part of business i::e-:i to r-.uc'n ,o;.l
alter a v. hole-sale and joohii;- i i.ue
and to embark in business on a
broader and more metrot.pKtar.
scale. The city is being pro v.:
with a system of electric liJ
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which will be in operation early in
rile vear, a more detailed n:--n'io!!
wiiicii :s made etsewr.ere m "iws
issue. The new yt'ar is op.-nin-."
with more confidence in hu-inos
enterprises than has been exiiib
Ite ! in the -city idr many y;-as,
and before the year is ended.
i:nrietus to business and. new l.r.ild
iiis which are already being
liLtniied. will be good evidence
that tik' citizens of Albany were
not mistaken wl-.eti tl;ey diiv-ctci
their efforts toward making this a
bushes city by encouraging rail
roads and inviting trade.
ALBANY S
WATER J'OV."E2
Foremost anion
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factors
s prop-
Which promote. " Alb:
IV
ertv is her water p
wer. ihe
canal tans the Santiam
k'rom twelve
to thirteen miles sou
! least from
Albany, and the topogr
riphy of the
country was so iavor;
construction that ther
ble tor its
e are iew
a diversion
detours from the point o
to its terminus. Near Albany it is
divided into two branches one
emptying into the Calapooia, and
the other into the Willamette; and
on the former there is a fall of
thirty-two feet, and on the latter a
fall of thirty-six feet. The main
canal is twenty feet, wide on the
bottom, with a fall of four feet to
the mile, and the water is three
feet deep; butat'some points the
water is contracted to twelve feet
wide, and the grade increased to
ten feet a mile. To those having
practical or theoretical knowledge
ot hydraulics it is unnecessary to
say "that Albany has water power
facilities to become a manufactur
ing center.
Bcmoval. N
Messrs. Deyoe & Robson have
removed their hardware store and
agricultural depot into their new
building just . completed. They
have elegant quarters, and have a
large stock of shelf hardware . and
agricu-tural and farinin- i-ople-.aents
for the coming years trade.
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ALBANYCOLLEGE.
The History and 'Present Con
- " dition of the Sehool.
hj: it was obmmzed.
g0I!e Observations Concerning
s Courses
of StJid
, Faculty and Steadily
Widening Influeace
This institution was locate! in
Albany in lSfiO'. and received its.
charter from ;th. i&2isiatnre ; of the
i ' iVr ,.-..i .iWA .KsinJ tl . r -
of ine last school year .he comple- !
1 .1'.'--.. iHi.t..(.at-y'v
tion ot the
existence.
twentu't h vear
Rev. Wm.' M.-
H ,ts
S. E. YOl NO'S KESIDKXCE.
and Kev. K. K. Geary, I. I.; were
instniiiienial in securing for it the
-'lmtiiv of the coiimuinit"-.
i'i,m'..K "Moioeirii and !iis wife
donated four blocks of land lying j
r.,,r.-.Ti,,.- in tlit' southern Part of ;
the chy.
the lar-j.
dollars t
inyr suii
Tli ritv.i-ns colitri'.iute- !
art of eLdit t'c.ousand '
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ne erection oi a riuii-i-
for conductiiiLC a
SCllOOl.
This Vinilding is a r,vo-
storv frcme huu.e. its ground
floor is fifty by seventy feet, and is
divided into four school i rooms.
The upper floor has a chapel ami
rooms for literary societies. Dur
ing the years of its organization it
has had the following presidents:
1867-S-Rev. Win. Monteith.
188-fi9 Kev. Henrv Bushnell.
1869- 71 Rev. E. R."(;eary.
1871-7(5 lV.f. R. K. Warren.
187C-7.8 Prof. L. J. Poivell.
1878-70 D. P.. Rice, M. D.
1870- 85 Rev. E. N'. Condit.
1SS5-SH Rev. J C. WvckotT.
18S(i-S7 Rev. E. J. Thompson.
1887 Rev. E. N. Condit.
Like all institutions of its kind,
l-iiV-. I ill
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ORFGCN PACIFIC BRItGE AND UBD CROWN
it has suffered many changes in
its administration, and lacked
means to support it as its friends
desired. - Yet hi the midst of
many disadvantages it has done
valuable work. A large number
oi young men. and voting women
nave here received a thorough ed
ucation. It has prepared students
I to ' enter
higher
institutions ot
learniniz and now has three repre
sentatives at .Princeton. College, X.
j.,; viz.": V.Jame4 . J. Charlton,
Stephen 0. Jfhnn and Frank W.
I'ropst. ' -"
ilany of the "tno?t successful
teachers now employed . in the
public schools of this county re
-.reived t.ieir education here.
The present of Ikers of instruc
tion are-:'
Kev. Elbert N. Condit, A.M.,
presidenri
Walla- ' H. Lee. A. M.
Kev. J.- ?.. tnk,.. M.
Ivtrs- O. '. Ol'i'ooic.
h; was graduated
tViict iOii cG I "-j in" New Jersey
in li. -ar. i ar
l'nnccioii
in 1S77.
tlieoloj;
He has
u;l
se.Mi.n irv
nad eleven years oi experience as
an instructor. I
Prof. W. tv Lev is a
sr-aduitte ,of Williams col
leg,. - (
- 1'rof. Bra u n is a grad
u it" of Baden ami (iencva.
Mrs. O.S.rollock was for
niiiiiy years tlit; very suc-ce-s!ui
principal ot Mont
gomery : institution . at
Christ la'-h'-xTf Va.
The school is now doing
excellent-work and is well
sustained. - The following
prominent citizens of Al
au.' a -.; in th i board ol t i t-t.;v-s
an 1 iiinoiig its ssuppor
ters Kev. .S.G. Irvine. 1 D.,
pastor o the UnitedPiesb -;erni!i
ciiurch, Kev. K. k.
indu'ru, iastcr oi tne
l'resbyteriaii church, J. h
Cmvan, of Linn County bank and
mayor oi t: e city, Judge L. Fliun.
president ot r:m National liank,
J. I'- Gaibraitii.. clerk
ot lam;
county, Geo. E. ChaniOerlain,
ea.-hier of First National bank.
Minile!
Young, J. C. Powell,
F. i. Ke.iiiei.l, A. Wheeler, L. K.
Dlain; i. V. ihiMjis.
From -the io!'.-vvine outline of
lie co-.i
oi study, one can get a
the range of work the
: fair idea uf
VIEW OF FIRST STREET PHOTO BY CRAWFORD.
institution is doing:
I. SCIESTIFIC COURSE.
English Rhetoric, Composition.
Outlines of History, Geography
(Ancient), English and American
Literature, Select Speaking and
Debate. ;
Latin Latin Grammar (includ
ing Prosody), pivsar (five books of
the commentaries), Sallust, (Cata
line or Jngurtha), Virgil (six books
of the .Eneid), Cieero's Select
Orations (eight), Horace (selec
tions), Latin-Prose Composition.
Mathematics Algebra, Geome
try, Mensuration, Trigonometry,
Surveying and Navigation.
S;I'.LS.
Science Astronomy, Geology,
rhvics. Chemistry, Anatomy and
PhVsiologv, Zoology, Botany,
Logic, Mental and Moral Philoso
phy,. Political Economy, Civil
Government, : and Evidences of
Natural and Revealed Religion.
II. CLASSICAL COURSE.
English Rhetoric, Composition.
Outlines of History, Geography
and
Debate.
Latin Latin Grammar (includ
ing Prosody), Ciesar (tive books of
the commentaries). Salihst (Cata
line or Jugftrtha), Virgil (six books
of the .Kneid), Cicero's Select
Orations height), Latin-Prose Com
position. y
Greek Greek (ffammar (includ
ing Prosody), Xenophon (three
books of the Anabasis), Homer
(first two books of the Iliad, except J
the catalogue ot the ships), G,-eeK.
Composition f thirty exercises of
Arnold, with reference to writing
with the accent).
, Mat hemat ics Algebra, Geome
try, and Mensuration.
Science Anatomv and Physi-
FKOMAX'S
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ology, and Physics.
HI. EMil.ISII COt HSE.
English Orthography. Jleading, ':
Wriiiu-.', Grammar, (Teograoliy,
yio-lei-p, History. Constitution of j
ihe United Mates. Engli.-h and
American Litenfture, Theory and ;
Practice of Teaching, Composition j
it
and Book-keeping. j
Mathematics Arithc-metic (writ- j
ten and mental), Algebra, and
Geometry (Brooks').
Science Anatomy and Physiol- j
ogy, and. Physics. ' i
Two literary societies the r.ro- ;
delphian (for ladies), and the A.
C. L. S. (for .gentlemen), offer ad
vantages to students, in the drill
of select speaking, essay writing,
debate, criticism, extempore speak
ing, and the forms of parliamen
tary usage.
The formative state of educa
tional work in Oregon renders it
necessary mat primary aim uuei-
IllKUiai't; OC nunc: 111 unni. I
tion with all schools of the class to j
which this belongs. Parents de
siring special care for their chil
dren, in the formation oi right
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Juioits oi stii'iv ano in prompt au
vancement by the best practical j
methods of instruction will-do well j
to patronize this school.
While the institution is under
the care of the Presbyterian
church, it is not sectarian. Daily
religious instruction is imparted.
Through the Board of Aid for
Colleges and Academies the Pres
byterian church in the United
States yearly contributes several
hundreds of dollars toward the
support of this school. It is praise :
enough for us to give, when we say -J
that our heartiest endorsement is s
accorded to this institution. We
believe it is destined to dispense
an ever widening influence. It
will yet be th" recipient, of large
endowments and continue to be a
formative factor in tne cultivation
of our people.
TB1K UiA .;... .......-),
A View ot these Well Known Flour
lug Hills
Situated on the Willamette river
above the. Oregon. Pacific draw-
(Anient), Select Sjieaking,
l-fev '"" - "- :-,,"-i r.:--' '
bridge as shown in the accompany
ing illustration, is the justly celebrated-
Red Crowrr Mills. The
enterprising proprietors, Messrs.
Isom it Launimr, are doing a stead
ily increasing business. During
the vear-they have made one or
more shipments of hour direct
across the Pacific, and supply a
wide trade throughout the North
west. Mr. Lanning, the rustling
business man of the Ih'tn, is.one of I
l M , ..Itlvaim ,rKn Jsr 1
.-vioajiv eiieii'etit tui.cn.i ..nu
always among the foremost in pro
moting measures for the advance
ment of the c.itv's interests.
The first public: school in Alhariy j
! was taught by Dr. P. C. Hill in :
1S51.
BLOCK, LOOKINXi EAST.
A iOOI STKKET VIEW.
some of Ihe
llstllCSS Moil
in the
the BIocli shoivii.
The first building in the very
good street view given on tins jage
is occupied by F. M. French, the
well known jeweler, who makes it
a point to keep a stock large
enough to suit the entire public.
H. F. Merrill, general banker and
broker, who for eight years was
cashier of the First National hank.
and who a year ago began ousmess
of his own, and has a growing busi
ness as is shown by the fact that
he has added a new 6'"00 pound
safe to. his business. The upper
story is occupied by Dr. J. L. Hill
in front, and a hall also above is
used by different societies.
JULIUS GRADWOIIL.
The next two-storv building is
occupie(i by the enterprising hard-
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RESIDENCES OF J. H. BURKIIART, GEO.
ware, crockery and glassware
merchant, Julius vGradwohl. Of
las busmess nothing need be said,
as he has been in business in Al
bany nearly thirty years. He is a
member the. city council from
the middle ward, and his portrait
appears in the group of the city
f At hers.
ALBAM'S IXSIKAMK
CflJIl'AM'.
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A .Vow Enterprise Which is Invest
5ns US "Koiu-y in Alhiiuy.
The Farmers' and Merchants'
Insurance Companyof Albany is
an enterprise recently organized by
some of our live business men at a
time very opportune in the history
ot 41biiiiv. An era ot nrosneritv
irave promise some months ago to
i health -r growth of the citv. Cen
tralizatioh of business interests is
in the direct line of her upbuiiiL
ing, and this organization wiil con
tribute as much to that end as anv
enterprise now on foe
borders.... The policy
foot within her
of the com- i -
pany is to carry smal: lines of in-'.
surance and distribute'
well its risks, making
it-.' thoroughly safe and
conservative. The suc
cess of such an enterprise
depends mainlvupop the
native push and energy
ot its officers and manag
ers. Thesethe company
has been fortunate ill
securing, and the prbs-
pects of its obtaining a
large share of business is
very Haltering. Among
its stock holders are the
most wealthy andinfiu
entuil citizens of the
valky.an l its friends are
alreadr numeious which
aloiie is a guarantee to
its success. Already the
Fiirnierf 'and Merchants
has been doing active
business ; its showing is '
quae, e;liul to anv
other company of this
state. Henceforth it siil have a
corps of agents in the field solicit
ing the patronage of the pnblii:,
and will deal at all times upon
strictly business principles. It
.vill endeavor also to deal with
such liberality and generosity as
to attract general favor, and hopes
by these methods to obtain aliber
d" sh-ire of the fire underwriting
of this state and. Washington ter
ritory. An elegant office for the
use of the company is being fitted .
up in Froman's block, an exceHei t
view of which we present our
readers herewith.'. This company
will add more to the material ad
vancement and teilfare of the city
and surrounding country than
would lie supposed! -shy many.'' It y
n.-is l.-sued its iio'.ii policy and lias
already invested in Albany un ,
amount oi its paid up capital ex
reeding $;0,i;G0. Its capital stoclT"
is JoOOjUOO. .";) wiili its constant
y in--reasi'!g weabh :,d energ-r-K:
managers it cannot but prove' an v
fm poi tan t factor in'the- progress of
Albany. . y
tO EI AY .V JUSIfV
t hese J'oiytl.n- ti-ii-iss llalulain a
t iiriviii: 1 'rsslc
This firm forms onevof the lead
ing firms in their line in the Wil
lamette valley, and do both a, -wholesale
ami retail business.
Then stock of drugs, paints, glass,
etc., is fresh and .first-class, in all
lespects. They also carry-, a full
line of books imd stationery. They
probably have the largest stock in
thi-ir line of any house in the state
outside of Portland, and do & con
siderable wholesale trade in sup
plying the smaller towns in this
section.
THE ALICA.VY AUW I-AtlOKV,
The liirrensins BusJneis of Hoffman
& ITelfie r !m1h WurkK.
Else .vhere in these c iliimns will be
noticed the advertisement of Messrs
Hoffman & Pfeiffer, tlie well known
proprietors of the: Albauy Soda and
Candy Works. They have been con
stantly adding to their business, ana
have eracted an addition to their
store, a commodious building for
their factory nd a large ice house.
They have increased their facili- .
ties b( that they are now enabled to
furnish choice fresh candies to the '
wholesale" trade. Their business in
this direction is constantly growing,
and country dealers, as well as local
merchants, find it profitable to pat
ronize home ".literprise by purchasing
their candies of this enterprising
house.
E.
CHAMBERLAIN AND N. II. ALLEN.
THE LINN COUNTY BANK-.
The next building, as the letter
ing on the fiont indicates, is the
Linn County bank. Its proprie
tors, Messrs. Cowan & Cusic-k, are
among the city's most enterprising
businessmen. The bank was or
ganized on Sept. 1, 1885, and is
now doing a thriving business.
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