PO R T O R FO R D NEW S
Natural
Water Harbor
THE KEY
To The Full Development Of The
MID - PACIFIC COAST EMPIRE
Fact No. 17.— N A TU R A L W EALTH
Depth o f W ater from 30 to 42 Feet.
N o Dredging
N o Sunken Rocks
N o Pilot Service
Protected on W est, Northweut, E ast and
Southeast from Storm s o f Summer.
Requires Limited Protection from South
and Southw est Storm s o f W inter
T he n a tu ra l w ealth o f th e M id-Pacific C o ast E m
p ire in O regon, a region em b racin g a p p ro x im a te ly th e
so u th h a lf o f the s ta te , is enorm ous, and will fu rn ish
p e rp e tu a l to n n ag e to th e fo rtu n a te ra il line th a t opens
th e reg io n up to n earb y tid e w a te r. Such a line will
red u ce th e e x istin g haul to tid e w a te r fro m a m a jo rity
o f th e p o in ts w ith in th e reg io n 50 p e r cen t o r m ore,
and will receive o rig in a tin g to n n a g e fro m p ractically
ev ery mile o f ra ils c o n stru cte d . The d iv e rsity o f th is
to n n a g e is such as to p ro d u ce p ro fita b le f r e ig h t re v
enue, and includes tim b er, and tim b e r pro d u cts, m in
e rals, a g ric u ltu ra l and h o rtic u ltu ra l p ro d u cts, and
m a n u fa c tu re d products. T he q u a n tity will la st fo r
g e n e ra tio n s and w ith a p ro p e r sy stem o f re fo re s ta
tion c a rrie d on th e to n n a g e fro m th e fo re sts should
become n e a r p erp etu al.
The g re a t need fo r th e com m ercial developm ent
of th is region is a n earb y tid e w a te r o u tle t to provide
fo r cheap w a te r tra n s p o rta tio n . The P o rt O rfo rd h a r
bor ad m irab ly m eets th e re q u ire m e n ts to serv e th is
g re a t em pire, and th e P o rt O rfo rd C h am b er o f Com
m erce is now en g ag ed in p re p a rin g its case fo r th e im
provem ent o f th e h a rb o r fo r p re se n ta tio n to the
H oard o f E n g in eers, W ash in g to n , th is fall.
Practically Free from the Prevailing Fogs
of the Pacific Coast.
Vessels May Enter or Leave Under Any
W eather Condition.
Repeatedly Selected by Board of Army En
gineers as Harbor of R efuge for Pa
cific Coast.
All Year Round Harbor for Deep Sea Fish
ST R A( Í E TIC A LL Y LOCA TE D
IM PROVEM ENT AS A
HARBOR OF R EFU G E
9300-Ton Vessel Loading in Port Orford Harbor
Orford Chamber of Commerce
PORT ORFORO. OREGON