Brookings-Harbor pilot., April 18, 1957, Image 8

B ro o k in g s -H a rb o r
L E T T E R TO
T H E E D IT O R
Ye E d:
I b e l i e v e th e e f f o r t s
of o u r e n t i r e c o m m u n ­
i t y s h o u ld t a k e g r e a t e r
a d v a n t a g e of o u r n a t -
c o n d itio n s no t d u p lic a ­
te d e l s e w h e r e - - o u r
u n iq u e c l i m a t e . We a r e
in a m a n n e r of s p e a k ­
in g , c lo s in g o u r e y e s
t o th e t r e e s w e c a n n o t
s e e b e c a u s e th e f o r ­
e s t g e t s in th e w a y !
We r e a d , y e a r i n a n d
y e a r o u t , of w e a t h e r
c o n d itio n s e ls e w h e r e
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n o t c o n d u c iv e t o h u ­
m an c o m fo rt or s a fe ty ,
l e t a lo n e b e in g e c o n ­
o m ic a lly u n a ttr a c tiv e ,
in a l m o s t e v e r y o t h e r
p o r t i o n of t h e c o u n t r y ,
c i r c u m s t a n c e s w h ic h
e v e n m a n y of u s c a n n o t
c o m p r e h e n d , w h ile we
in t h i s f a v o r e d s p o t ,
s it s m u g ly by an d do
n o th in g t o s p r e a d th e
w o r d a s t o w h a t we
have h e re .
It w o u ld be a w a s t e
of t i m e a n d e n e r g y t o
w r ite m u c h a b o u t o u r
d is a d v a n ta g e s .
We
a l l know t h e m : b a s i c -
a lly - -d is ta n c e fro m
m a r k e t . O n ly b e c a u s e
of o u r c l i m a t e c a n we
r a i s e flo w e r c r o p s an d
d i s p o s e of t h e m , p lu s
th e f a c t t h a t t h e y a r e
n o t h i g h - r a t e b u lk
s h i p m e n t s lik e w h e a t
an d w ool an d lu m b e r
p ro d u c ts .
We n e e d g o n o f u r t h e r
t h a n o u r ow n i m m e d ­
i a t e n e ig h b o r h o o d to
r e a liz e th a t w e, h e re
in B r o o k i n g s a n d H a r ­
b o r , a r e b l e s s e d w ith
s o m e th in g no one e ls e
h a s . T o t h o s e of u s
w h o v e n t u r e to
our
c lo s e s t c o m m u n itie s ,
e i t h e r t o th e n o r t h o r
s o u th , we f re q u e n tly
e x p e rie n c e c lim a tic
c o n d itio n s th a t m ak e
u s g la d t o g e t b a r k
h o m e - - p r i m a r i l y w in d
W ith o b e s a n c e s to
th e f o lk s in th e tw o
h a n d i e s t c o u n ty s e a t s ,
y o u ’ ll h a v e t o a d m i t th e
tr u th th a t t h e r e ’ s m o re
p r o te c tio n f ro m c h ill
b l a s t s a t th e C h e t c o ’ s
m o u th t h a n t h e r e is
e i t h e r a t th e R o g u e ’ s
o r b a c k of C a p e S t.
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p i l e s up on O r e g o n
M o u n ta in , a n n u a l flow
e r s d e v e lo p in to p e r -
e n n ie ls h e r e .
W ith
b liz z a rd s and to r n ­
a d o e s, e a rth q u a k e s ,
d ro u th s an d f l o o d s
p e s te rin g , a t tim e s ,
a l l t h e r e s t o f th e
U n ite d S t a t e s , a l l we
have to c o m p la in ab o u t
i s , p e r h a p s a fe w
i n c h e s of r a i n d u m p e d
on u s b e tw e e n s u n r i s e
a n d s u n r i s e , a l l of
w h ic h r u n s o ff h a r m ­
l e s s l y , a n d s o o n w e ’ ll
be b a c k o u t in th e g a r ­
d e n , h i t t i n g f o r th e
h ills ,
w h ip p in g
th e
s tr e a m s or tro llin g th e
r iv e r s .
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in q u ire s a s to fin a n c e s
it s h o u ld b e b o r n i n
m in d t h a t t h e r e a r e
m any, m any co m m u n ­
i t i e s in t h i s la n d l e s s
fa v o re d c lim a tic a lly
th a n w e, w ho do v e ry
w e ll w ith o u t a n y m a n r
u f a c t u r i n g o r w ith a
v e r y s m a l l a m o u n t of
i t . E c o n o m i c a l l y , th e y
a r e so und and have
e v e r y p r o s p e c t of r e ­
m a in in g so .
M o s t of t h e m , in a l l
p r o b a b ility , got th a t
w a y b y c a p i t a l i z i n g on
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g r e a t m a n y p e o p le w h o y o u w ill c o m e up w ith
a p o t e n t a n s w e r w h ic h
n e ith e r to il n o r s p in .
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a p p e a r t o be a n i n e x -
n i c e p e o p le to k n o w .
h a u s ta b le r e s o u r c e .
M a n y of t h e m h a v e
It r e q u i r e s n o m o r e
b r o u g h t t o u s c o n s t r u c ­ r o a d s t o g a in a c c e s s
t iv e e x p e r i e n c e s t h e y
t o w h a t c o u ld be th e
g a in e d e l s e w h e r e a n d
e x h a u s t i o n of s o m e of
g iv e t h e m t o t h e c o ­
our n a tu ra l r e s o u r c e s
m m u n i ty a s a w h o l e .
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r o a d s a r e a p o s itiv e
re c re a tio n a l a ttr a c t­
io n t o t h e c o m m u n i t y .
T i m e w a s n o t s o lo n g
a g o , w h e n B r u c e H o le ,
V u lc a n P e a k , B e a r
C re e k ,
w e r e o n ly
k n o w n by th e h a i r y
p r os p e c to r .
F ro m p e rso n a l e x ­
p e r i e n c e in c o n t a c t ­
in g t h e t r a v e l l i n g p u b ­
lic I know th e y a r e
fa r m o re in te re s te d
in o u r l iv i n g c o n d i ­
tio n s th a n th e y a r e
in h ow w e m a i n t a i n
o u rs e lv e s .
T h e r e a r e m a n y of
W hy so many Oregonians
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t h e m , of c o u r s e , w ho
a r e im b u e d w ith th e
s e e m in g n e c e s s ity
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a lo n g w ith t h e m a r e ,
h e re and th e r e , a
b r o a d p a y s t r e a k of
p e o p le w h o w o u ld be
n e i g h b o r s of
o u rs,
w ith a l i t t l e u r g i n g .
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