Let 'er buck, a story of the passing of the old West . ancing democ-racy. It is the geographic position from which we obtain ourmoral, religious, and psychological viewpoint of Asia. Hawaiiis the key to the Pacific; the Philippine group is the doorway toAsia; China, India, Japan and their Islands of the sea haveturned their faces usward, and have set their feet on our have already entered the gates of the Oldest World—theOrient; our destiny is Pacificward. The Northwest is still a giant in its needs, but also in its pos-sibilities. Puget Sound is two steamer days nearer China thanSan
Let 'er buck, a story of the passing of the old West . ancing democ-racy. It is the geographic position from which we obtain ourmoral, religious, and psychological viewpoint of Asia. Hawaiiis the key to the Pacific; the Philippine group is the doorway toAsia; China, India, Japan and their Islands of the sea haveturned their faces usward, and have set their feet on our have already entered the gates of the Oldest World—theOrient; our destiny is Pacificward. The Northwest is still a giant in its needs, but also in its pos-sibilities. Puget Sound is two steamer days nearer China thanSan Francisco because of the curvature of the earth and five hun-dred miles nearer Chicago by rail. Puget Sound is destined tobe the Great American Gateway to the Far East, for trade likewater takes the channel of least resistance. Portland by canalconnection and harbor developments should form an integralpart of this great outlet of the resources of the Northwest andbeyond. Providence has placed the Northwest geographically inthe Zone of World By Charles Wellington Furlong A Pioneer of the Old West
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