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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1915)
HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Product ivc Rogue River Valley and Jackson County, Oregon (OonHnucJ from I'jue 2.) cation and surroundings, being west of tho Cascades, a low altitude, the Valley !'.a3 i1'0 Ea,np u,,Id cllmato found alone the Coast, from Puget Souud to Southern California, due to tho Influonco of the warm Japan ocean currents. Tho Whi ter months arc mild, with little snow, which usually melts rapidly. Tho 2S Inches of rain comes from October to April, with occasional showers during the Summer. There Is an avorago of 270 days of sun shlno and thcro Is always an evening breeze. The humidity Is very low. Tho hottest days In Summer the humidity Is between li nnd 20. Tho nights aro cool. Tho average minimum temperature dur ing the Wlntor Is Just below freezing or 31 degrees. Damaging winds are not experienced. Water Resources. Wilier available for Irrlcntlnn n.,,i power is one of Jackson County's valua ble resources. Hoguc Itlver and Its tribu taries tlrnln tYin nnflrn nMn n.i.i MH..i rllncf to thn Stnto Kntrlnnnr lino innnnn Ei linrnnnownr. Willi n 1itnl minimi ...... ..rr of 0.200,000 ncre-feot of water, bo Jack- son uoumy uns an auunciancc of water for j-uu iiuriiusua. mu large pianueu lrnga- , nun piujuvw Hiuriuii uru yei uncompleted. " II la nalltnnlKil Hint (ifinn noi.no nt in.i j v . ............... v. .Ml w V V ..... 1.C1 Ul lllllll r Is Irrlirnlod liv innnnn nf nlnrtrln mmn.. ring and alfalfa fields of 100 or more utira uiu ii i iKuiuu. juiu to 8 1 OI pumping tvnrfi"!. nrporiHtiir in tlm lift nml olin nr I plant. The cost to ralso one acro-foot riuw ii-ui uf i-ii'uincuy ih -.nv per year, Mind tho cost of the plant, $5 to $10 per Faciei Wjlfun Plltini llit'lmilii.i..t t; One of tho largo prospective uses for r--1....l.m ........... l .. .1...l. 1- m.. - ti'iuuu i iriinui la tut uiuuwic ruuus. I lie largest developed power plant Is lit Pros- lii'vi, yvhuio iuuu uurot'iiuwcr is Rencr ated. This Is capable of expcnslon to in fifth Dim lllltw1fwl nnrl wnnt...N..A Kami lle:i In tho Valloy cook with electric Sty, SO per cent of tho total county popu lation use electricity for lighting, as tho service is exiunut'ii into an rural aisiricis. Timber Ilesourcei. Two-tliltils of the acreage of Jackson aunty Is classified as timber land. 850.- 00 acrci Is privatoly owned, 427,000 :res in naturnl foiests. The estimate of erchantablo timber has n total of 23.- 900,000,000 feet and contains somo of he largest standing bodies of sugar pine bund In tho United States. Compnra- vely llttlo uso has been made of the tim er resources u to this tlmo, as only few small mills liavo operated. .Minerals. The in I n oral resources of Jackson Coun- arc first among all tho counties of the late, according to special Investigators tno Oregon Iluieau of Mines and Qcol- gy. Tho placer gold fields of Southern Ircgou hnvo yielded $150,000,000 since pclr discovery. . Large coal deposits aro now being thor uglily tested. Theso veins range from S 12 feet In thickness. ' Building stones offer an Inviting Hold the dovelopor, which Include granite, Imlstono and marblo from puro whlto to ack, with grain rlvnllng Vormont quar- es. rfhe great need toward tho dovolopment a road to tho coast, only 100 miles, here It could bo loaded upon transports tli wide market possibilities. (Special opportunities might ho summar- Bd and emphasized as: Lumber mills Id bos; factories, nlfalfa meal mills, ad- llonnl fruit and by-product plants, eamerles and beet sugar factories. Good ItoatR. Beptcuiber, 1913, Jackson County voted uu.uuu ror tuo construction or a mod- first-class, hard-surfaced highway i than CO miles In longth. through tho gun River Valloy. A unit of tho Pa- Illghway from British Columbia into xlco Jnckson County was tho first mty In tho stato to Improve this unit tne Highway a leader In tho agitation Good roads In Oregon. Wo liavo 17 !es of tho Highway completed and 13 les over tho Slskljou Mountains graded l 111 bo hard-surfaced early this Sum- Vor tlio Tourist. Jackson County offers many varieties mineral springs, mountain streams unrivaled fishing, wildernesses with r, bear nnd cougar, historic Table k, Mill Creole Falls and Crntor Lake. of tho bcoiiIc wonders of tho world, i Med lord tho gateway, and just across lino In Josouhlno County aro the tble Caves, promising when fully cx cd, to equal tho caves of Kentucky. poguo Ulver offors royal sport in fly ng ror Bteeihead (rainbow) trout, suing from 3 to 10 pounds. Mcdford. jedford, with an estimated population 1.000. Is located irf tho center of tho ley and tho most Important financial, ry uuu snipping point, ana Is now a flag city. No city tho size of Med- uus a greater length of first-class xireets, naving a total of 22 milos, alles of sowers. 28 miles nf wnter . 23 miles of cement walks, and a -.. iiaviiy water Hvsrom. rostinir Pianos of Highest Quality Vlotilil on like o ko ( (lie I'niinnin Uxiiiinlllun In Man I'rnn rlwrii nl our ruirimrf v nrr offorlnc frrp rln In ronnrrllon nllh our 'T.00 1'inno Club." I.rt riplnln lioir rnnjr 71111 rnn k. ('all, Mrllr or phone tudu. II U to your Intrreat. ' "A poor piano can never be a good bargain, but a good piano may be a bad bargain. ' There are two essential factors in the purchase of n piano QUAL Hi AND I'KICK. WE CAHItY THE LINE OF HIGHEST QUALITY. Pianos that havo proven their worth by 50 to 92 years of satisfactory service. Our line is headed by tho world-renowned Chickcring, tho piano that is oldest in years and highest in honors. How are you going to judgo tho qunllty of n piano? To be able to judge a piano from a mechnnicnl ns well as an artistic standpoint requires years of study and experience. You must know iUs construction from the raw material to the finished product. WE HAVE MADE IT OU BUSINESS TO KNOW. How to judge a piano, and wo select pimos that represent tho very best values nt their respective prices the world nffords.' We will gladly give you the benefit of ojr knowledge, at any time. Our policy is low prices; our practice economy in every department of our busi ness. When you consider that tho "Eilers Music Houses" are the leading piano con cems in nil tho prominent cities on tho Pacific Const, you get an idea of' the magni tude of our business nnd judge yourself of our standing nnd ability to buy ut the greatest factory discounts. HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED OUK ".-.OO PIANO CLUH7" "These arc the times for you to purchase to the great est advantage" and this is really one money-saving op portunity that you cannot afford to overlook. Wo arc not going to be satisfied until every musiclcss home in Portlnnd nnd vicinity has read of our great "500 Piano Club" nnd considered It carefully. Have you read tho com parison of prices nnd noted tho liberal discounts this "500 Piano Club" gives you? You should investigate this really ono money-saving opportunity, if you feel that you would like a piano in your home. You simply nssociato yourself with 499 others nnd secure n piano on a wholesale buying basis. Iluylng and selling, as wo do, in largo quantities, on our llttlo-piofit-per-plano basis, we have always made the lowest possible retail prices. By taking ndvantago of tlio "500 Piano Club" you secure n saving that you cannot possibly obtain otherwiso in buying n new piano. Write us today and lot us outllno to you the fairest, best safest and most economical piano proposition over made. Convenient terms can bo arranged. Eilers IluilditiR HUOADWAY AT ALDER PORTLAND, OREGON $275,000. The city Is Biippllcd with gas, electricity and power, and linn Boveral four-story offlco buildings, a public park, a $20,000 library, n $140,000 hospital, a $75,000 nntatorlum, several fine hotels one flvo-story, erected at a cost of $125,000 four banks, n $50,000 opera house, tho key stntlon of the United States WcatluT Ilurcau, splendid stores, n Federal building now being orectcd at a cost of $110,000, flvo largo schools, an academy, 11 churches, 20 lodges, a Col lego Woman's Club, n Unlvcislty Club representing 43 colleges, n Golf and Coun try Club with 100 acres of ground, an netlvo Woman's Civic Improvement Club nnd Commercial Club. Two modory dally newspapers and nn electric streetcar sys tem. A Land of IMeiiiy. If one wcro over Justified In lnudlug tho possibilities of any land, ho Is cer tainly Justified In giving this bcautful Valloy and Its throbbing wide-awake heart, tho progressive city of Modfoid, a full measure of praise. The object of this articlo Is to tell tho people from out side, that they may know and enjoy, If thov will, this garden spot of tho West. Thoso who llvo there know of no other placo so attractive none with such pos sibilities: Tho writer has endeavored rather to underestimate than to exaggor. ate. knowing that so much can bo said In favor of this favored Valley, that oven tho plain, unvarnished truth would seem to some os the limit of exaggeration. Wool Clip in Wnshinston in First-Class Condition TUB wool clip In Washington this yoar Is romlng from tho sheep In first class condition. Tho growers In most cases aro selling early and shearing Is anywhero from 15 to 30 days ahead of time. Coarso wools scorn to be selling vory freely at what Is considered tho nmr kot price. Tho Hlbhard-Stowart Company, of Se attle. Wash., purchased the Coffin clip of wool at North Yakima and their vari ous camps on a basis of 22 cants to 23 cents per pound, according to tho clean ness. This clip consisted of about 250. 000 pounds of wool. Tho same firm also bought tho Satus Stock Company's wool, at Toppenlsu. Tho good coarso wools from eastern points havo been mostly cleaned up, but Mr. Hlbbard. of tho above mentioned firm, today stated that they were ncttvo In purchasing Pugct Sound valloy wool and also any good, clean clips of wool from coarso wool sheep. As to tho value of wool In tho near future, It will bo entirely determined as to whether tho war In Europe will bo pro longed or not. But tho advlco from peo niS who know Is to tho effect that It Is bettor to shear early and sell early this year. Refused to Leave. Lawyer You say you told the servant to get out of tho houBO tho nilnuto you found it was on fire, and she refused to go? Mrs. Burns Yes, she said she must have a month's notice before she'd leavo. 1 1 :. ''i-lli : . ' ' The Stay Round Silo If you have made the mistake of buying a Silo that is not keeping itself straight, we will put on our appliances and then guarantee it to stay straight five years. If you have not bought a silo, don't make the above mistake, as remedies are always expensive. Get tho A. O. C. bulletin that tells you how to take care of the silo and see how much trouble it is, and then buy the Oregon Stay Round Silo, and save your self all this trouble. Ask for catalogue of thcsilo, and also of the Climax Ensilage Cutter, the lightest-running cutter made,and the Raw-leigh-Schrycr Gas Engine. Oregon Silo Co. 208 Northwest Illdg., Portland, Or. When you sec an engine balanced like this you will sec ono that will give the greatest service with the least wear. This is a pho tograph of a Rawlcigh Schryer Gas Engine run ning at its regular speed for 48 hours without even shaking these barrels. Oregon Silo Co. 208 Northwest Uldg. Portland, Or. TT If there is any particular commodity in which you are J interested, and you do not find it advertised in these Jl columns, let us help you. Write advertising manager, Oregon-Washington-Idaho Farmer, Oregonian Building, Port land, Or. "'"l;ria9?IU;MME) n LSM1! mm i u ma UUH3 '!! HWfeflgaMHM1MMa