Author: Chapman Publishing Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 932

ISBN-13: 9780282937379

Excerpt from Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon: Containing Original Sketches of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present Few. Indeed. Are those unfamiliar with the thrilling experiences of Meriwether Lewis and Clark, who at the instigation of President Jefferson set out on their perilous northwest expedition just a century ago. The succeeding pathfinders and pioneers have been no less ardent in their hopes and ambitions, and as a result of their untiring efforts and untold hardships we to-dav find Oregon taking high rank in the galaxy of our western states. When we study the progress Oregon has made in the last century we are led to the conclusion that the present gratifying condition is due to the enterprise of public spirited citizens. They have not only de veloped commercial possibilities and agricultural resources, but they have also maintained a commendable interest in public affairs. And have given to their commonwealth some of its ablest statesmen. The prosperity of the past has been gratifying and with the increasing of railroad facili ties and with the further development of resources. There is every reason to believe that the twentieth centurv will witness a most marvelous growth in this part of our countrv. In no other locality of the state perhaps have the results ofa centurv of civilization been more noticeable than in the city of Portland and the surrounding countrv. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.