Zenas Ferry Moody

thumb|Zenas Ferry (Z. F.) Moody in 1903 Zenas Ferry (Z. F.) Moody (May 27, 1832 – March 14, 1917) was the Republican governor of Oregon from 1882 to 1887. Sourced Never before in the history of our State have Oregonians had so much to be congratulated upon. No State in the Union is receiving more attention. Her agricultural products, her mild climate,her great natural resources, invite the immigrant, the capitalist and the pleasure seeker, while the sound basis upon which rest her finances, and the fact that within two years her taxable property has increased more than ten millions of dollars, clearly indicate that the State, in the face of a general business depression throughout the land, is in no danger of deterioration of decay. Zenas Ferry Moody (1885). Governor Zenas F. Moody - Biennial Message, 1885. Oregon State Archives, Oregon Secretary of State. Source: Public Documents, Biennial Message of Gov. Z.F. Moody to the Legislative Assembly, 1885, Salem, Oregon, W.H. Byars, State Printer, 1885. External links Category:1832 births Category:1917 deaths Category:Politicians from Massachusetts Category:Governors of Oregon Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians