Port Orford news., September 01, 1931, Page 4, Image 4

Port Orford, Oregon. Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Natural
PORT ORFORD NEWS
W ater Harbor
THE KEY
T o T h e F u ll D e v e l o p m e n t O f T h e
MID - PACIFIC COAST EMPIRE
Fact No. 16.—PORT OF PORT ORFORD
Depth of Water from 30 to 42 Feet.
No Dredging
No Sunken Rocks
No Pilot Service
Protected on West, Northwest, East and
Southeast from Storms of Summer.
Requires Limited Protection troni South
and Southwest Storms of Winter.
The Port of Port Orford was organized in 1919
under the laws of Oregon for the purpose of provid­
ing docks, wharves and other harbor facilities on the
natural deep water harbor at Port Orford. The area
of district embraces approximately 143 square miles,
and the indebtedness of the district, represented by
a bond issue of $56,500.00, is a direct lien on the lands
therein, and taxes are levied and collected to meet any
deficit in operating expense and for the purpose of
paying bond interest and principal.
These landowners have done the pioneer work
for the development of the Port Orford harbor to the
extent of their ability. Owing to the fact that the Sis­
kiyou National Forest Reserve embraces much of the
region contiguous to the Port District it is impossible
to extend the boundaries of the District to secure ad­
ditional lands as a basis of financing further harbor
improvement, as the National Forest Reserve lands
are not subject to taxation; therefore, it is but fair
and equable that the Federal Government nyw step
in and carry forward the further improvement of the
harbor.
Harbor improvements are properly the function
o f the General Government, and the Port Orford
Chamber of Commerce is now preparing its case for
the further improvement of the Port Orford harbor
for presentation to the Board of Engineers, War De­
partment, Washington, when the hearing on the mat­
ter is resumed this fall.
Practically Free from the Prevailing Fogs
of the Pacific Coast.
Vessels May Enter or Leave Under Any
Weather Condition.
Repeatedly Selected by Board of Army En
gineers as Harbor of Refuge for Pa
cific Coast.
All Year Round Harbor for Deep Sea Fish
STRAGETICALLY’ LOCATED
IMPROVEMENT AS A
HARBOR OF REFUGE
9300-Ton Vessel Loading in Port Orford Harbor
Orford Chamber of Commerce
PORT ORFORD. OREGON