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wheat growing for market is unprofitable. fio. in almo»t ail
cases, the dairy >» bi ng ad led and the monthly pay check .«
a convincing fact that the day of the exrjuuve wheat
grower baa parsed Conae.|umtly, farmer« are a.certaini'o
that large tracts of land, hnlfway cultivated, are unprofitable
and the «ubdi.kfing pro"*»« i* imT” (lately com msnr -»I
All that 1« rv<i’iirrd for the rapid devrloptnent of Eastern
Linn county, is convenient railway cornice tun with the ma-
kct. Thin deficiency will ta remove! with the completion uf
the railway project now in It« preliminary stage. Wh -n
completed, la i ta well up Thorns» and Crabtr<— creek». now
rated at $25 ard 130 per acre will double and thrible Rail
way* do li.lt fur other •••<1 oca and will do ao for u*. A
that 1» required i» for all uf our citiacns to el l the enteri r ««•
A few farmer* ami buaine»* men, utile*» they ar* rich, can
not bulk) a railroad; but a great many who are aiinoly good
liver* a* all of our farmer* are, can All will d< rive benefit
Therefore all should contribute to th»- enterprise, >u the
future outlook it prvmiamg All the peof le of Eastern l.i .n
county have to do, I* ta graap the opportunity al bird
"There i* a time in the affair* of men, if grr.»prd leal ■■
to fortune." d hat time i* now crvwdmrf upon uv Let .-
embrace it.
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OUTLOOK IS SJO
The writer has been a ref'dent r-f I Jon count v f r more
than forty year* ami. from present indication*, th«- progrvrs
in development in I.inn, during the nreaent year, pro-ni««-* t-
far surpass any one of thoa«« forty. This progress is no'
limíte«! to one Inca! tv' but everv portion of th«- county is
m-ivin,« G.rw-.i-«! at a rat«- i.’:n<«-' pl <-i:-.m«-« id
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pr-igres* eonflnml a’on«« to th<-ci,les and t«iwn*. The eountr«.
district* i-ast, west, north am! south are showing the spirit
of improvement hillw-rtu unknown. In th«- cities an«! town*
palacial residence* and bnck business blocks are report«-«’
under conlcmp'at on. In many canes, contract* have iwei
let. in the citi««» a 11 new resi.len--«-». n-w barn* ami mile* of
wire fencing will lie rhsrrcterist c uf every country heigh-
l>>-h>-l An I pu’Hi- i-n-ii. -m-.lt ar.- d-sti'i -ltn k«-ep
pace with private development. Paved atroet* and cement
walks for the cilio* ami improve I r.iads for the country.
Albany, our caiinti seat. exp«-cf* to make the moat »ub-
slantial procrea» th;» year of her h story. Th«- splcrdl«’
high school building will be finish«»! in time for th«- opening
of the s-hool negt fall. Th«- new armory, now city hall am'
new federal poatnrtlre build ng* will all probably he umle-
co-iatnietl««n be'orc the el -se of th«- year. Several new
business Mo-ks arc under contemplation ami the contract foi
a Hplcnd «I hotel budding n« sr the depot, has teen let. Nee
and auf-slantiid reskb-n-es ar«« either under construct on or
soon will be, in every part of town Street paving wiP
again lie a fealur«- during the summer. Albany is not hav
ing a bocim, but simnlv a s>.il«stnnli*l development, which th-
general growth ar.«t fluurishing condition of the country,
warra.ila.
Ixbanun, also, w mikin'» rap'd st ri.loi ii <l,/»l-»p n «it.
Probaldy th" liest sch-ad bu I Ung in th«a county i* now iin-ler
construction. The I milling la located on the okl academy
grounds, is of cement ami brick, w.ll have R» room* and ia of
handsome architect oral app-arance. The building will he
ready for ocCU|aney next fall. A new city hall and u suer
sire system will pr 4«ahly he unlertaken during the season
There i* also, cons derable talk of paving mam street*
through the b'isineis *<--(i,*n. Handsome residence arc
springing up like n ugic all over fhc town. lx«banon is al
ready the s- nii.l city of importance of the county and should
the present rapid gr.iwth cununue, will, sometime, rival
Albany in sise.
With the bul'ding of our railroad. Scio is lioun-l to take
her place in development with th«- other t iwns of the county.
With the < xtending of the line to the limlier twits up Ttioma»
ami Crabtree creeks, an id««»l kn-ation for a big sawmil*
would )>e at Scio. And »uch favorable kication will not ta
king neghs-ted. (Xir condena« d milk factory is. also, d -stin-
cd to grow into n large concern; as soon as the means uf
obtaining a sufficient milk supply ia furnished and the pro
posed railway lines into the Jordan and l.acomb countries,
will furnish the mean* of transportation fur the largt- sec-
lions of ideal «lairy country up taith creeks. Also the rich
sandy bottom lands of Loth sections will ta- taxed in the
production of food product* for the consumption of the
|M-ople less fortunately aituatc«l, as never before.
What is true of Albany, l.el snon ami Scio, is true «if all
other portion* of the county, or of all othrr portion* of the
state, for that matter. Oregon i* taking on the greatest
period of development, of her-history. Th«- transitron of a
mere wheat growl ig valley and state I» rapidly under way.
The people have found that Oregon soil is capable of pro
ducing numerous crop* other than grain and which are fa»
more profitable. The other stat«-» f^vc heard of our *plen-
did climate and the womierful productivrne*» of our »oil.
They have heard of the astonishing returns of the orchards
of H« m «I River ami Southern Oregon. They are, also, ascer
taining that the thou»amia of acres of the western Cascade
slerw-s and the entire Coast range of mountains, are just as
productive anti d«-»irabl<- fruit la«»«)» a* Hi-<»l or Rng.a- rivers.
The fabulous prices at which lamb are value«l in those »ec
tion* are responsible. In a great measure, for orchanlial*
tnrn’ng their attmti >n to other portion* of Western Oregon
Millar-I 0. Ixinfl.ile i* one of these ami hr has demonstrate*!
that either the cast or west hill slopes of the Willamette
valley are just a» valuable apple lands as are the hill lamia
of H««l river.
So the outlook for «levrlopment in Western Oregon wa»
never better than to-day and in no part of the valley is there
a better nor more varie<| section than Eastern Linn county.
With thr bevt bcxli * of timtar awaiting the lumberman, the
thousand* of acres of ideal apple land* awaiting the orchard-
i»t. the rich valley* and hill land for the dairyman, truck
gardem-r and am ill fruiterer, why should we not he' optimis
tic in our expectation*? The tremí is to »ubdivkle the large
pioneer farms Into small tracts amt aa rapidly as thia is being
done, is the pr.si j-'tiv-new* increased. Even a* low a* our
valley lands now are, our farmer* are ascertaining that
When Ex>Prv«ident R<>Mrvelt,retur.is to In* native 1*1 |C,
there will probably be something of a political er mnioli'«r.
•that may be denominated the Roo»"»*lt republican«, are
gong t » greet hi« arrival in New York with a« much diap'ay
aa { mmwi LI o -something akin to the return of a conquering
h«n>. 1 hl» wi.l be dime for a two fold purpose.
Ilwy wuh
to «how that Mr Roo-evelt’» influence h** not waned ia th
least. and that the only salvation of tiw Republican parly 1«
h" nomination uf th« ir idol to *ucered President Taft. I', V
e hen he return*. Mr. Roosevelt ran restore harmony sn-.un
Largest Stock outside of Portland
teimblican leader* and conviura them that h.s no rinstion
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done w II prevent defeat in 1912. a quiet *ubrrrs>ion to th«- I
mitsLIe m*y lie brought about
But to restore harmony
im-ii.g the Isadcr* of his party, is something that cannot I
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Expert Truss fitting Camera supplies, etc.
mental am) the imurgent* are just a* determined to I rm.
about a change and, if it can be done in no other way. will
vlipn thru-el«« « with the Democrat* to do ao. Then for.-, I
Albany. Ore.
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will probably fail.
When Mr. R««.*evelt retired fr >m the presidency, only th«
nrarnehs of it* c)o*e prevented an open rupture betweei
ic and th" moneyed interests, which had practical control of
t'ie government through «-ongrsss. He had bec«»me too much
i.f a i« - pl« ■ in .:i t«i suit th- interests.
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ing that Mr. Taft w«iukl «arry on th* so-called Rr»>*cvclt
policies of government. The interests di<) not mu--h hk«-
Mr. Taft. Had a I) •morra’, wh«i would have been • ¡L-
servent to their wishes. Iweu hi* opponent, Mr. Taft would
hive been defeated. But the interest knew that Mr Bryan
was a jieople « man from start to hnish and that they com«!
nope for no favor* from him. So they gave their influence
and support to Mr. Taft and they now know no mistake,
from their viewpoint, was made.
But will not, ha* not Mr. R-«o<«evclt concluded ere th»
that ho wa* mirtaken in his estimate of hia war «ccrctary?
Will h«- not. judging from his past history, he apt to do so n>
insurging himself ami bi come sligt.e<l with the i.isurgt-nt
wing of hi* party? Even in the last year uf hl* i residency ,
he began t.> Sec that th«- Republican party must divorce itself
frtun the domination of the moneyed interests, if it maintain
'd supremacy in th«- politic* of the country, arid he is too
g«s>I a politician and ia too sagaciuus not to see that, during
hi* year of absence, this condition has become intensified and
that the eaam, lx tween the interests as rejiresc- tc-i by
Canno i ard Akfrich, has brccmc tm dirp and t<o wide to
b- bridged over. An«) too, he cannot help but sec that
i'resident Taft has become allied with the Cannon-Aldrich
crowd ami that the great mass of hia party i* against it.
It ia nonsen*«« to suppose that Mr. Ruoaevelt will not soon
become active in |sditie* again Silence an ) nonparticipation
is for« ign t > his nature, lie likes to talk and use I iji |ien
too weil to I «ecu me a mere private citiaen. An«l he is too
pstriutie to tail see that th«« people needs ju«t »u«h influential
champion* as he for their interests and too wise not to see
that hia uarty, t«i be aa«e«l from «mmplete disruption, must
tie saved from the rock* and shoals, into which th.« men who
have ha«l charg«« uf its d«-»times during hi* «bgoncr. h*\«-
pilot«»l it.
So the people, th* rank and flic of the Republican party
am) the insurgent congressmen will greet Mr. Roosevelt
with the warmest possible f««elirig of friendship ami h >peful-
nee*. The protect«--) interrats ami the congressmen who
have am) are serving th«'m *o well, would be perfectly con
tent if he ha-l declibvl to »|n«nd the r* st of his day* hi the
African jungl-««; for there he was harmle»» to their ii ten- ts
an) efforts am) here he will be a source of great danger to
them.
Ilia return will, also, place I’residerit Taft in somewhat of
a predicament. Mr. Taft was el««cted to carry out Roo«e-
vdt'a policim. He acknowledge«! that such was ths case, in
a late publi- speech. But his acta, as president, in several
particular*, are not in harmony with what Mr. Rms« velt
would have done, had he h»en In Mr. Tafts place. It i* saf<-
to say that President Taft w«xild not have done some of th-
things which he has. had Mr. Roosevelt Iwen in his home
land. lie will alm«i*t have to a|>ologiie to hi* preifeeesiior
for several of his acts.
If Mr. Roosevelt will accept, there is no doubt but what
he will be nominated to be Mr. I aft-* successor. The magni
ficent reception which is being prejmred for him. is intemied
to be the owning gun of the campaign. The Nswa Iwliovc*
that he is the only Kepubii an which can lie elected and
even HR. may fall; because of the jieoplc being so bw'ly
buncoed in the revision of the tariff. But should he rstwike
congress for fading to live up to th«- promise* mad«- by hts
(-arty in thr last campaign, in spirit aa well a* in letter, he
will have a |»opulanty among the j>eopl<- unbounlxl.
Mr. Roosevelt'* I .Ze history would lead one to think that
when he fully umleratanda the cause* which lead to in
•urgency flrat ami the curtailment of Speaker Cannon's
power later on. that he will align himaelf with the insurgent«.
If ao, with hia large influence and hia known qualities aa a
fighter. there ta aenoua trouble ahead for the Cannon Akinch
crowd. Ina trail of being a pacificator, he la liable to add
fu«l to the fire.
Oregon
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GREAT NORTHWEST
I’ll«' nianngeinent of the Southern
r.u ilif <'<>,, (I,iiies ¡n Oregon) laki'H
great ph-nsur«* io announcing that
th«! low rate» from the the Eastern
citiew, which have done so much in
past seasons to stimulate travel to
and si-t t li'inent hi Oregon, it ill pro-
\ i i again this spring l>All,Y from
.Man It I to April ]5, inclusive
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OREGON
I lie railroad« have done their part;
now its np to yoil.
(’oloiiiat ratea
is the gri'a.«-st of all home*huilderH
I bi all y«»u can tn lit EaMerii people
Knott about it, ami encourage them
to come here, where land is cheap
bom. building easy and attractive.
Fares Can be Prepaid nt home if di-nir-
ed. Any agent of the road named
is autlioriged to receive tho required
I'epo-it ¡md telegraph ticket to any
point in the East.
Remember the Rates— Emm Chicago.
at. Louts g.'!2; Omaha and
Kansas < ity g2.». ’|'hi* reduction is
proportionate from all other cities.
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