Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1889, Page 13

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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY_WJANUARY 13, 1880=-SIXTEEN PA( 108, —THE NEW EMPIRE!— OREGON! WASHINGTON! IDAHO! In its Climate, its Rich Agricultural Land,the Abundance, Certainty and Quality of Hs Crops,Brain,Brass,Fruit and Vegetables, ts Mineral Wealth, Its Timber Supply, and: Its Other Natural Resources of all kinds. As a Place in which to Live with Comfori and Pleasure, and as afield in which to make money by labor and industry or through profitable investment, the best as it is, at the present time the least PORTLAND The Metropolis of the New Empire, Portland is the great center of trade and manu- factu re for all that vast section of country which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana,Northern California,British Columbia, Alaska. It is the greatest railroad center west of the Rocky Mountains, notexcepting San Fran- cisco. Itis the center of the most complete sys- tem of water transportation on the Pacific coast, and the only system of such transportation sufficientin extent to be worthy of the name. THEGROWTH OFPORTLAND In 1880, Portland had a population of January 1st, 1888, it had a population of. .. January 1st, 18809, it had a population of st of January, 1890, it will have a population of up- wards of 70,000 90,000 known and understood portion of the United States. The Climate. Is one of cool summers and warm winters, and of freedom' from blizzards, cyclones and severe storms of all descrip- tions. Itismnota climate of perpetual summer, but the win- ter is rarely colder than that of an ovdinary spring in the Northern States east of the Rocky Mountains, and out door work is carried on the year through, with but very little in- terruption. In Point of Health, there is no Quarter in the United States which Equals This. There is no sudden or extreme changes of temperature, THE COMMANDING lFoséii nofPortland Is shown by the fact that it is the point of meeting and competi- tion of three great transcontinental lines: The Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads. Allof which run through trains to Portland over separate lines; owned or operratcd by them, and which terminatas here, and Poriand is their actual w rn ternunus, and though Portland is not the nominal terminus of the Northern Pacific, all trains of this road to and from the east, whether by the way of the Cas= cade Branch on the main line run direct and without break to and from Portland as the ter- minal point of their arrival and departure. PORTLAND'S Thfl Gmwm m P m‘”fl”fl,s Tl‘flflflgand the climate is all that is consistent with the highest Has been more phenominal than the growth § : : S in population and the increase for tl%e yeal.'éproductlon of the soil and the most robust development of in general trade and the output of the manu-§ faoturing establishments-has been so great as | to be unprecedented in the history of the city. The increase in the Wholesale and Jobbing trade alone, for the year 1 was upwards of .....$15,000,000 The increase for the year 1 Jin the output of man- ufactured products, was upwards of 10,000,000 The increase for the year 1888 in these two branches alone, was more than the entire trade of all kinds, and the entire output of manufac- turing products of any other city or town in the NEW EMPIRE. The increase in Portland’s trade for the last two years,has been at a rate in excess of twenty five per cent per annum, and the present indications are that it will be nearly if not yuite fifty percent for the year 1889. To the Manufacturer, Merchant, Capital- ist, Investor, Portland offers advantages unequalled by any other growing western city. TO THE MANUFACTURER-—It offers the advan- tage of being the great center of collection and distribution of =the Pacific Northwest, and of having transpottation facilities connecting it with all parts of the country westof the Rocky Mountains, which are uncqualled in their completeness and ex tent, by no other city west of the Rocky Mountains, notex- cepting San Francisco. With a present great and con- stantly increasing demand for factories of all kinds, the manu facturing establishments of Portland, notwithstanding the great increase in theiv cuput for the year 1888, were unable to meet the full demand, TO THE MERCHANT—It offers the advantage of be- Ing the well established trade center of a vast, rich and rapidly developing section of country with an established trade, which is increasing year by year in proportion to the development of that country, with a presentand constantly growing demand for new houses of all kinds, TO THE CAPITALIST AND INVESTOR— 1t offers the advantage of a field where business failures are almost and bank filures are entirely unknown; where real estate values are helow actual values, and are rapidly advancing, not from the effect of any foreing, but under a rapid, steady and healthy growth of the city; and where ther a constant and constantly increasing demand for businessjbuildings, and dwellings yielding an income on the investment far above ruling rates of interest. Though the rate of building last season was great, there are no empty houses in Portand. The proof of these advantages is to be found in the city itself, Though the youngest of the trade centers of the United States, it is the richest city in the United States, in proportion to pop- ulation, and all its wealth has been accumulated here through the great advantages that the city offers for ‘the making of money in all branches of business and in all lines of investment The present opportunities are greater than those of the past,and they are increasing from day to day in exact proportion to the country at large, THE NEW EMPIRE, of which Portland is the well established metropolis, and manufacturing trade and transportation center; is richer in diversified natural resources, capable of a higher and more profitable development, and of sustaining a denser population and is greater in extentthan the country tributary Lo any other of the trade centers of the United States, save only the great cities of Chicago and New York, and it is now developing more rapidly than any other portion of the United States, man and beast. [T IS THE PARADISE OF FARMERS By which itis not meant to say that the farmer may live here without work,but in no sec- tion of the United States arc the conditiens so favorable to the farmer as they are in the AGRICULTURAL SECTIONS f he NEW ENIPIRE The mild winters enable the farmer to carry on his farm work almost without interruption throughout the entire year. Nor is he obliged to consume the profits of one half the year to winter his stock through the other half. The soil is rich, enduring and casily worked, the yield of grain, grasses, vegetables and fruits, not tropical, is more abundant and the quality is better, and in no part of the United States will an equal amount of labor with the same investment of capital, produce equally profitable returns. There are no pests of any kind to destroy the crops while growing. No storms during the harvest season to destroy the crops when grown or in the gathering. NO FAILURE OF CROPS HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN And in no other scctions of the world does the farmer with such certainty reap and enjoy at the close of his season’s labor, the fruits of that labor. HERE ARE HOMES! For 6,000,000 People. Without dense settlement or overcrowding, and opportunities to make fortunes, bounded only by the industry and enterprise of'the new comer. But this section of country is of vast extent, embraces more than 250,000 square miles of territory, and is varied in character, The rich agricultural landsare not to be found n the lumber districts, nor among the mountains laden with their mineral wealth, and vice versa. To travel over this vast section of country to examine it in detail, takes much time and involves a considerable expenditure of money. and it is not practicable that each new-comer should do so; and yet, if the farmer goes only to the lumber district or mining region, or the lumberman or miner goes only to the agri- cultural section, they will respectively be'disappointed in their search, 2 And that each newcomer may ascertain quickly and accurately whether or not he can find here what he wants, and may not be disappointed in his search, by reason of not searching in the right place. It is necessary that each newcomer inform himself as to the general character of the country. and the general character and location of its different classes of lands and natural resources, before he commences his search. Natural Strengthof Position Itis the only seaport in the Pacific Northwest admitting deep sea vessels of all classes, which may be reached from any of the produce ing sections withouterossing one or more mountain ranges at heavy grade, while all portions of the producing sections may reach Port- land at water level grades It is from 381 to 145 miles sections than any other classes, with down grade grades to the other ports, nearer by rail to all parts of the producing aport admitting deep sea vessels, of all to Portland, as againstjheavy mauntain It is 97 miles necarer the sea, and from 128 to 242 miles wnd than by any other port. admitting deep sea vessels of all classes. A It is the centerof a system of river transportation reaching every division of the producing scctions, and which has a pres- s than that of the railroads, rearer to the sca by way of Port ent carrying capacity but little 1 TheLUMBERMAN Will find here in the timbered sections, timber of a quality unsurpassed anywhere, and of a size and growth per acre, that is unequalled in any other part of the United States. The fa- cilities for manufacture are amnvle to make production of lumber cheap enough to bear transportation tothe eastern ‘market, trans- portation tacilities are amnle, and the market is limited only by the extent of the treeless : regions east ot the Rocky Mountains. Timber lands are now chean but the market 1s widen~ ing rapidly, the manufacture is steadily in-- creasing, and they are rapidly advancing in price. The Merchant, Manufacturer, Mechanic, Capitalist, Investor, Will find here all those opportunities for the employment of skill and capital, which are offered only by a country rich inevery natural resource, and which is filling up so rapidly with an industrious, active and enterprising people. That its development and advancement is at such a rate that it is impossible to give any statistics that are reliable for longer than the day on which they are published. THE OREGON IMMIGRATION BOARD will furnish free of charge, to all who are seeking homes or investments in “The New Empire,” " Oregon, Washington, Idaho, or its metropolis, the City of Portland, reliable information as to both country and city,on application to it in per- son or by mail. Call or address, THE OREGON IMMIGRATION BOARD, No. 10 Ash Street, Portland, Oregon I o e o +

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