Rising to Dominance

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Dr. J. Russell Smith of Columbia University,
 distinguished commercial geographer
and economist. recently said:

“In the Northwest I expect American
civilization to reach its maximum! Yes, I
expect it to outstrip New York, overcoming
the advantage which the metropolis has—an
early start. . . .

“Numerous reasons apart from the climate
 lead one to predict an unrivaled future
for this part of the country . .. It is accessible
 to trade! The Panama Canal offers fine
transportation facilities! And mechanical
energy! The Cascades and the Coast Range,
along with the Rockies, give the cities access
to millions of horsepower of electrical energy.
Nowhere in Europe or the Eastern United
States is there any location for waterpower
resources to rival it!’