g0 TIIE MOKXIXO OREOOXIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1911.
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LAKE HAS MILLIONS OF
ACRES OPEN TO ENTRY
Completion of Railroad Now Building Will Bring Hordes of Set
tlers to Oregon's Great "Bottled Empire."
Ltr.e com ty.
Location Kouth Central Ore
gon, on Cllff.Til boundrr.
Area .0.3 acres.
Imputation 4 COS.
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LAKF COL'NTT rontalns more than
5. 00. 000 rrr of diversified lands.
total area approximately aa
larse aa the combined states of Oon-aertl-ut.
Rhode Island and DUtn.
witn over 2.e.00 acres of Govern
ment land open to entry. It offera much
lo the homeseeker In the matter of
oil and climate that Is seldom found
In this day and as when the available
acres of tillable lands are brine taken
as fast as the land hungry people of
the less favored states In the East find
what wa have in the glorious freson
rcuntry. Lake County has often been
referred lo a.s the "Bottled . Kmplre."
and It Is. In fact, an empire, whose do
main Is capable of supporting at least
l.t0. people whTi now there are
but 4J. All that It needs la railroad
transportation and people to become
one of the leading agricultural sec
tions of the Pacific Coast.
Lake County has been "bottled" be
cause of the lack of railroad transpor
tation nearer than the Nevada. Cali
fornia (ifinn Railway which rurs
from Reno. v.. and which has been
constructed by slow staites to a polr.t
about 2 mile below lakevlew and
Just over the Oreicon-California line.
There are Indications that the Western
J'arltlc has control of the line, whim
means that It soon will be transformed
Into a. standard gauge road.
The county l.s now occupied by a
population composed largely of stock
men and their business associates who
realized that the county was the bet
ranee country In the West and who
availed themselves of the privilege to
use the millions f acres of free ranee
for their bands of sheep, cattle, horses
and other livestock. Theae men, with
out Irvine to do anything antagonistic
to the Incoming of settlers, have not
been ready to receive the visitor with
pen arms. Until recently not a sin
gle piece of advertising matter has
been sent out of the country and the
organization of the Lakevlew Hoard of
Tra.le was efT--tel wltMn the past
ear. At the l-ewls and Clark reposi
tion, held In Portland, and the Yukon
AUka reposition, held In Seattle,
there Is no mention of Lake County.
Wit bin the past two years a new force
has aradually drifted In and the resi
dents have come to realize that the
hand of Proa-re was upon them and
tht the day of the "Cattle Baron" and
the "riheen Kins:" la over In this sec
tion and that the onward march of the
homeseekrr. with his pioneering spirit
and capacity for work. Is to take hold
and bring to Its hlitneet development
the vast potentialities that have been
allowed to lie dormant so Ions:.
The land In the county Is divided Into
three-tenths timber. three-tenths agri
cultural. thre-troth grazing and one
tenth mountainous. Much that Is
classed by the Government aa grating
)tnd Is suitable for agriculture by "dry
farming" methods, while every acre
that Is called agricultural land Is suit
able for the growing of all the products
that are peculiar to the temperate
sons. The county Is divided Into a se
ries of valleys, with deep. rich, alluvial
Boll which la highly productive of veg
etable ard plant life.
The hills In parts of the county are
envered with aa excellent growth of
Western yellow pine that la classed aa
the best timber available In the state
tor lumber, aa the grades range very
Jiigh. Murli of this timber Is still In
the market In small parcels of from
le to : acres, though the greater
portion has been purchased by the
large timber concerns. It Is believed
that before Ion much of this timber
will be placed on the market and cut
in mills that will be erected within the
county, thus giving employment to a
real many mm. The Government haa
established the Fremont National Kor
et with over !.. acres of land,
which lies In U. KUmnih and
Crook Counties.
There are a number of the Urge
valleys, diverse In their opportunities
nd which meet the needs of a varied
class of people. Christmas Lake Val
Jey, In the northern part of the conn
tr. Is the largest tillable area, with
bout !:l.o acres of fertile land. It
Is on the proposed line of the ifrfon
Eastern Railroad, from Vale to Cres
cent, and may be on the line of the
oreton Trunk which la building
toward the county from the north. Its
oil and climate are especially adapted
to the growing of grain, while It also
opens large possibilities for the grow
ing of sugar beets, vegetables, fruit,
etc. There are very few of these
produrts grown now. because the land
Is needed for grasses to feed livestock
both during the Summer and Winter.
The settlers of the valley and about
100 homesteads have been filed upon
this Mt year devote their time to
raising stock, whim solves
Its own
traJlSDortAtlon problem.
The settlers
In the valley have nearly all come dur
ing the past two years. The roads are
all laid out on the section lines be
cause of the level character of the
country: fences are built of wire on
each side of the regulation roadway.
nd cabins or more pretentious homes
t-.ave been erected aa well as other
farm buildings. Wells have been dug.
aad a fine supply of pure water Is to
t-e had at depths that range from It to
li ft The native sage brush baa
either been cut down or burned and In
Its place Is the native bunch graxs or
rye. or the land has been plowed and
seeded to rratn or alfalfa, fume of t!ie
rye. on eahihlt in lakevlew. which vn
grown on this land, is over seven feet
In height. There are six potloitlfra two
churches. l or even schools and half
a dozen stores In the valley.
Silver Lake Is another valley In North
ern Lake County, though It Is really
a pert of the Christmas Lake coun
try, being separated by a low
ridge. The town of Sliver lake and
the ailjolnlng portion of the valley are
settled by residents who have owned
their lands for a number of years. The
greater number of these people are en
gicrd In the stork buslnee. and their
aieep and rattle roam the hills, bringing
wealth and prosperity to them. The town
Is a trading point for a large territory.
Summer Lake Valley, lying to the south
- eat of Stiver 1-ake. Is destined to
e tie most famous fruiter-owing section
of this part of Hregon. Very little care
Ins ever been exercised by the residents
o' this valley to grow fruit, yet they
rase the finest varieties from the na
tive wild plum, that cover many acres,
to the finest quality of peaches, apples'
and pcare.
t loose Lake Valley la the largest set-t-ement
at prenent and Its area extends
from : mllea north of the Oregon line
Into California, and It also takes in
eome of the finest fruitgrowing country
In the state. The apples, plums, cherries,
apricots and peachee from lfttvta Creek:
tne arr1 peaches, pears and cherries
from New line Creek, and other
flares In the valley are of high standard.
A large Irrigation project
Is under ron-
.rM-tion in this valley.
and several
.i!.e nlnts are being Installed or
MiDlete.L The water
will be turned on
from the larger project early this year.
It Is expected that the Government
eventually will drain the 139.WO acres of
Coon Lake, which are covered with only
a few feet of water In the drlet por
tion of the year. It Is estlmsted that
a total of at least 1MX acres of this
like can be drained at a cost not to ex
ceed 25 cen:.in acre or a total of only
COO for a body of land that Is worth
many times that amount.
Lying east of Ooose Lake Valley and
separated from It by a spur of the
Warner Range of mountains. Is the
famous Warner Valley, which Is about
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71 miles long and from three to ten
miles la width. It Is really a con
tinuation of Surprise Valley, on the
California side of the line. This valley
has been used as a great cattle and
sheep pusture for many years, and
three large cattle companlea have cut
and stacked large quantltlea of the na
tive hay or alfalfa for their stock In
Winter. The mildness of the climate
makes this an Ideal place to feed in
the open, especially as the Infrequent
snow lasts no longer than a day at a
time. The water supply Is excellent,
when stored for Irrigation. Last year
the Warner Valley Irrigation Company
was formed to Irrigate a large portion
of the valley, and It has been able to
secure the withdrawal of nearly 100.000
acres, aa well as water-rights to sev
eral of the streams that flow Into the
chain of lakes. Their project contem
plates buttling large storage works to
hold the waters of these streams, and
also to generate power to pump water
by electricity to the lands a few feet
above the lakes. When the 'work Is
completed the company will have one
of the most modern Irrigation projects
In America for Its size. Fruit of fine
quality la produced there, somewhat
earlier than In other valleys of the
state.
The beautiful Chewaucan Valley, ly.
Ing In a basin between Abert and Sum
mer Iakrs. la also forging to the front.
It has a mild Winter climate and the
soil baa the same characteristics aa
that In the other valleys. The one
drawback that prevents It from reach
ing Its fullest development la the large
holdings of the '".. X." Cattle Com
pany, which acquired about 30.000
acres. The Chewaucan River, the larg-
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SETTLERS ARE NEEDED;
RICH REWARDS CERTAIN
Curry County Has Timber Resources, Minerals, Fish and Un
surpassed Agricultural Possibilities.
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Location Southwestern Ore
gun, on Pacific Ocean and Cali
fornia boundary.
Area 1.007. 0 acres.
Population :0t I.
FAR down In the southwestern cor
ner of Orrgon la located Curry
County, less advanced than almost
any other part of the state, and yet
promising rich return to those who
will pioneer and develop the great nat
ural resources. Unknown by the out
side world. Isolated from the rest of
civilization and populated by but a few
people, this coast county offers many
attractions for the Investment of capl-"
tal and as a place of residence for
settlers.
Curry County has gold and other
minerals, seaports, vast limber re-'
sources and fisheries, and Is a dairy,
agriculture, fruit, cattle and sheep
country. While for years this county
has moved but slowly, during the last
z months the natural advantages have
drawn the attention of the outside
world and the hand of progress has
already started to lay hold of the
promising territory. There has been an
awakening to the wealth of nature and
It Is certain that with railroad trans
portation the growth of Curry Coqnty
will be vapid.
The only regular mall and passenger
service that Curry County has had with
the rest of the slate la by a atage line
from Ilandon. In Coos County. Bandon.
situated at the mouth of the Coqullle
River. Is the seaport outlet for Curry
County, and It Is necessary to freight
by wagon to that city for shipment
of all products excepting those that are
carried by email boats from the Curry
County ports.
A progressive step in the way of
transportation, made the last year, was
the Inauguration of a line of autos
running from Bandon Into Curry Coun
ty. Although the machines were oper
ated with difficulty through the sandy
roads, they made the trip, and the
promoters had the honor of being the
first onea to penetrate this forgotten
country with an automobile for the
benefit of the traveling public.
To go clear down through the county
It Is necessary to travel by atage or
private conveyance. This coast road la
an attractive one In Summer, and a
est stream In the county, comes down
from the hills above Paisley and
spreads over a marsh. This low land
Is devoted exclusively to the (rowing
of hay for the cattle owned by the
company. A few years tro the Port
land Irrigation Company secured the
right to segregate a large tract lying
between pa'sley and Summer Lake and
If It fulfills tho terms of its agreement
with the slate one of the finest bodies
of land In the county will come under
Irrigation.
Many other valleys In the county,
which are now devoted to the grazing
of livestock or the growing; . of hay
and grain, are susceptible to develop
ment. These Include Edith. Horse
Mountain. Rye Grass. Bunch Grass.
North Alkali. Camns Prnlrle and Drews.
There are openings for dairymen, as
the county dos not produce more than
half enough butter and milk to supply
the local market. Last Wlpter there
wrre few eggs n the market and many
of these were Imported from Nebraska
at high prices for freight: Poultry rinds
a ready market. A steam laundry Is
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greatly needed In Lakevlew, as there
Is none within 110 miles. The openings
for the smnll merchant and artisan are
abundant In the new towns that are
springing up. Fruit-growing can be
started now and by the time that the
railroad Is completed trees that are
now set out will be almost bearing and
ready to pay n income as soon as the
product Is on the market.
The Summer tourist will find Lake
County a veritable paradise in many
respects, as It comlses excellent camp
ing places, with gonft fishing and hunt
ing. All the lakes of the county offer
much to .the devotee of the shotgun,
and the bags of ducks, geese, swan
and other wild fowl make the sports
man happy.
Lake Is one of the few counties that
are absolutely out of debt. The county
has recently built a courthouse at a
cost of about J30.000. Jhe tax rate Is
the lowest of any county on the Pacific
Coast, beln... but 7.9 mills, and the as
sessed valuation Is a little over $S,
000.000. Th6 per capita wealth of the
county Is over $2000 for every man,
woman and child.
The county has about $30,000 that
will be devoted to the building and lm-1
provement of roads. The county also
appropriates more money proportion
ately toward the support of schools
than any other county In Oregon.
I-akevlew la now building a high school
at a rost of $40,000. and there were
but three dissenting votes when the
project was placed before the people
at a special election. The new school
will be one of the few In the West
that will teach a complete course of
agriculture as a part of the regular
course.
trip over It reveals much of the beau
ties and resources of the county.
Curry County has Its little cities,
which, ot course, are the chief seats
of population. About 11 miles below
Bandon is Langlote, which la also
known as Iulryvllle, and which Is
famed for the annual dairy ball given
at that place. It Is the stopping place
for the stages and those who travel
that way. A few months ago the en
tire business district of Langlols was
destroyed by fire, but the citizens at
once began rebuilding.
Farther down to the Sixes River
country, and below It Port Orford, a
town from which was derived the name
of the famous Port Orford cedar. Port
Orford was In the early 'SOs an Army
poat and as a settlement Is older than
Coos Bay. There la a possibility of
making an excellent protected seaport
at this point.
Farther aouth Is the Rogue River
country. At the mouth ot the river on
the aouth ele Is Gold Beach, the county
seat, and on the north aide of the
river Is Wedderbnrn, the town founded
by the late It. . Hume, who was
known as the "King of Rogue River."
Surrounding Itoguo River are the enor
mous holdings of the Hume estate, one
ot the most, valuable and largest prop
erties In Oregon. Below Rogue River is
the Pistol River country and several
small settlements. Including Harbor and
Chetco.
During his lifetime. Mr. Hume oper
ated extensive salmon fisheries on the
Rogue River. He controlled the river,
had his own fish hatchery, cannery and
cohl storage plant, besides being an
extensive rattle and sheep owner. The
fisheries made up the main industry
of the county from the standpoint of
the employment of labor. Since Mr.
Hume's death his nephews have leased
the fishing rights from the estate and
employed many men In the business,
but at the recent state election the
voters passed a law which prohibits
the taking of fish from the river ei
repting by honk and line. This law
will of course end the salmon industry
In Curry Ccunty.
The timber resources of Curry Coun
ty are vast and will mean great devel
opment, as much of the timber Is owned
by large companies, which will operate
and saw lumber when better transpor
tation facilities are offered. C. A.
Smith, owner of the enormous aawmill
on Coos Bay. has large holdings In
Curry County, and the Brookings Lum
ber Company, of California, owns about
IS.000 acres of timber In Curry County.
During the laet J ear representatives of
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that company have been lnvestlffatlns;
the possible sites for a sawmiiu.
new Burnitt mill and sash and door
factory was built In 1910.
While the mining business In the
timber belt is now limited, a
amount of match wood Is prepared
every year, hauled to Bandon and
shipped from that point to San Fran
cisco. Also quite a business has been
established In making piling and tele
graph poles of cedar. Besides the Doug
las fir found throughout the coast
country. Curry County has some fine
tracts of white, or Port Oxford, cedar,
which Is limited and Is peculiar to
Southern Oregon.
During 1910 a new town was estab
lished In Curry County. It 1 known
as Lakeport and is located on Flores
Lake, between Port Orford and the
north line of the county. Here has been
built a sawmill, a $10,000 hotel, stores
and residences. A newspaper lias been
started and other improvements made.
The mineral prospects and gold min
ing have for many years attracted pros
pectors to Curry County, but recently
there has been more Investigation along
that line than ever before. One miner
has installed n $30,000 plant for the
purpose of handling the gold-bearing
bl.tck sands, and a number of others
have made research and experiments
for the extraction of the gold. There
are many beds of black siind In the
countv. and these. It is believed, will
some day make rich return If suitable
nmchlnery can be applied.
Placer mining has been carried on at
different times with various' degrees of
success, and a few months ago a rich
strike of gold was made in the south
ern part of the county and many min
ing claims were staked out."
For the dairyman Curry County is
an Ideal locality. The only reason this
industry lias not hcen more extensively
developed Is that the ranchers had to
make their own butter and ship It out.
there being no convenient creamery at
which to market their milk.
The rich grazing lands and mild cli
mate offer many attractions to the
dairymen. The Star ranch, of over
1000 acres, has been purchased by a
practical dairyman, who has divided It
into smaller farms for convenience of
management and will milk 300 cows
and manufacture cheese at his own
plant. A creamery has also been built
WALLOWA ASKS FARMERS
COTIMUU
Insures a permanent range, and cat
tie and sheep 'will never cease to be
an Important resource, while the ever
green meadows Insure never-failing
crops of hay and a continued produc
tion of hogs. The green meadows, suc
culent grasses and equitable climate
make the dairy Industry a great pos
sibility for the future. A few farmers
have taken up dairying as a'side issue
nd found It profitable in the extreme.
Cheap feed, correct climate, and ready
market are available, all that Is lack
ing Is the practical man to put them
to profitable use. Farmers have al
ready proven that dairying Is profit
able by net profits of $6 to $S a cow a
month. Three creamerios, with a com
bined capacity of KOOO to 10.000 pounds
of butter a day, are In operation. Dairy
ing will soon be reckoned one of the
chief aasets of this county.
Market gardening Is coming into its
own In Wallowa County. The many
mills and logging camps have furnished
a big demand for garden product?, and
even the Imported hothouse products
command a ready sale at exhorbltant
prices. Beans, cabbage, cauliflower,
lettuce, turnips, radishes, peas In fact
all the hardier vegetables produce pro
lific yields. The short growing season
reduces the coat of cultivation and Ir
rigation, and produces a much more
palatable product than can be grown
with a longer growing season.
Berry culture holds the record for
profitable crops and largest returns. In
the season of 1909 G. A. Miller, of Wal
lowa, averaged at the rate of $5000
an acre gross without assistance. His
average yield an acre for the past sev
eral seasons has been $3000. This is on
small fields only, but growers assert
- that the same result can be accom
plished with larger fields. There is
ready sale for strawberries at 50 cents
a gallon. Raspberries are also profit
able and huckleberries are a native
product.
Fruit culture has received small at
tention as yet, but those who had the
temerity to plant orchards 10 or more
years ago. when the settlers told them
that apples, pears and kindred fruits
would never ripen here, have been re
warded by sure crops of the finest qual
ity. The scientific orchardist has yet
to invade Wallowa County. Orchards
used aa hay meadows and hog pastures
are producing big yields evei y year.
Two yean ago the Oregon Railroad
A Navigation Company built Into Wal
lowa Valley from Elgin, a distance of
nearly o miles, with great misgivings
as to whether the roail would pay op
erating expenses. The first year's
freight and passenger traffic greatly
exceeded the most sanguine expecta
tions. The second year almost trebled
the first and the real production has
not yet begun. The road paid dlvl
denda from the first. Exports from
tho county grew by leaps and bounds,
doubling in three years. Two years
ago the hay crop was confined to what
could be fed within the county: today
half the crop is shipped to outside mar
kets. Last year the virgin forests
were practically untouched, yet the
present season's cut was over 2o.000.000
feet and will reach half as much more
by next season.
Mining In Wallowa County Is con
fined to a,few prospects which give
excellent assays and show large body
of ore. No development has as yet
been done. Tet Wallowa County Is
the one point In tho great ore aone of
the Northwest, that has good prospects,
excellent transportation and ample
power, where aucressful mining has not
become an actual fact. Prospectors
who have followed the ore sone from
the Rocky Mountains, through all Its
erratic wanderings, past the Seven
Devils and the Coeur d'Alene districts
and Into Wallowa County are all agreed
that Wallowa County la rich In mineral
and that the next few years will see
a number of active mining camps es
tablished. The schools of Wallowa County are
reckoned nmiong the best In the state.
School teachers In this county received
the highest average wages of any ru
ral community in the state. Every
child In the county has school advan
tages within reach and every family
within the county Is able to give Its
children the advantages of a high
school, training. Wallowa County
maintains a high school at Enterprise,
the county seat, and the towns of Jo
seph and Wallowa maintain schools
that are accredited at leading univer
sities and colleges of the Northwest.
Lostlne maintains a good high school.
Joseph school district has built a $35.
000 high school building during the
past year, and Wallowa school district
has expended $25,000 for a similar pur
pose. Enterprise and Lostlne each
possess commodious stone structures
for school purposes.
Wallowa was the first frontier county
to vote dry and has remained in the
prohibition column ever since, despite
tho fact that each succeeding election
brought' the matter before the voters
for reconsideration. The moral tone
of this county Is far In advance ot the
average frontier county.
Four towns are situated In the main
valley of the Wallowa and several
smaller villages are located at differ
ent parts of the valley. Enterprise,
the county seat. Joseph, the terminus of
at Lakeport and will make a market
for the ranchers of the surrounding
country.
General agriculture Is also successful
in Currv County, but. as with dairying,
the only obstacle is the matter of
reaching a market. The cattle and sheep
business of the county is extensive ana
thousands of cattle and sheep are
grazed on the hills and mountains, ana
are driven out to market.
As a hunting ground no better place
can be found in the United States than
in Curry County. Deer and all kinds ot
game abound in the mountains and fish
in the streams, and many sportsmen
and campers make annual trips to the
wilds of Curry County every Summer.
One of the finest hunting preserves in
the country, that of Edmund Croft, of
Tacoma. Is located in Curry County.
The boat transportation to Curry
County- has been greatly improved dur
ing the past year. Boat service was
heretofore irregular, but now two new
boats have been put into service on the
run from Coos County ports to Curry
County. .
One point in Curry County, known all
over the country and to almost every
school child. Is Cape Blanco, which has
the distinction of being the most west
erly point In the United States. Here is
located a Government lighthouse and
this lleht is picked up by all of the
coastwise steamers. At the same place
is located a naval wireless station,
which is one of the most Isolated and
lonesome naval posts in the world.
The Curry County coast liaB been the
scene of many shipwrecks. The only
life-saving crew is that located at Ban
don. which la expected to take care of
all of the Curry County coast line down
to the California boundary, a task
which Is almost Impossible. It has been
decided to establish at either Port Or
ford or Rogue River a new 1'fe-savlng
station.. The Inspector of the Light
house Service has also recommended to
the Government that a lightship be sta
tioned off the Curry County coast.
Some railroad surveys were made
from Grants Pass into Curry County
during the year, but the purpose was
not definitely known. The Southern Pa
cific some years ago surveyed from
north to south through the entire coun
ty and it Is believed that when Coos
County gets a railway it will extend
on down the coast through Curry Coun
ty to connect with jureaa.
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the railroad, are situated on beautiful
Wallowa Lake, and Wallowa, the gate
city of the valley and the heart of the
lumbering industry of the cbunty. En
terprise and Lostlne. each situated in
the heart of a rich farming district, are
destined always to be live, prosperous
towns. JoBeph has an additional asset
in Its superb scenery and each year
an added number of tourists visit this
beautiful lake and make side trips into
the mountains. Wallowa, situated at
the opening of the valley, has back of
It an Immense body of timber and is
destined to become a great lumbering
t6wn. Besides this, a large area of
agricultural land Is tributary and the
lands now timbered are of excellent
agricultural and horticultural quality.
Wallowa County is the meeting place
of the frontier and the settled com
munity. Its cities enjoy all the con
veniences of the city and all the op
portunities of the frontier. Each of
the principal towns has electric lights,
pure mountain water under pressure,
cement sidewalks, daily mail, telephone,
telegraph, free delivery of merchandise,
theater, church, high school, graded
school, fraternal societies and all other
conveniences to be found in towns of
equal sise anywhere. Yet within easy
driving distance of these towns are
cheap lands that are productive, virgin
timber untouched by the logger's ax,
matchless hunting and fishingr. superb
scenery and unlimited water power.
Gristmills, creameries, planing-mllls,
stone quarries, sawmills, and numerous
other activities provide ready employ
ment for those who would work and
ready market for those who would
produce. The growth of these towns
has been rapid in the extreme. Twenty
years ago there was scarce a vestige
of civilisation where now the towns of
Enterprise and Wallowa stand. Los
tine and Joseph are older, but previous
to the coming of the railroad two years
ago their growth was slow. The pop
ulation has kept pace with the In
crease of production and exports. The
home market has Increased. Stores have
multiplied li. number and in volume
of business. Merchants have added to
their stocks. Freight into the county
has Increased almost as fast as that
shipped out. Building operations have
gone on rapidly, jet there Is not a va
cant house In any of the towns and'
families are living in tents waiting for
houses to be completed. The building
operations for the three principal towns
has been approximately $200,000 each
for the past season. Street improve
ments, water main extensions, and
additional wiring and Improvements by
public service corporations are not in
cluded In this" estimate.
Land adjoining the towns has chang
ed hands constantly, many large farms
have been divided, land values have In
creased greatly in a year, yet the prices
are low. Good farm land close in can
he had for $100 to $150 an acre. Good
fruit land within 20 miles of the rail
road can be had for $j to $10 an acre.
Grain lands within five miles of town
can be secured for from $8 to $15 an
NORTH
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BROWNSVILLE, OREGON
LINN COUNTY
GARDEN SPOT OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY
OREGON is the land of opportunity, and the best
part of it lies tributary to BROWNSVILLE.
BROWNSVILLE is a city of. rigor, enterprise and
progress, surrounded by fertile valleys and foothills,
humbling with industrial life, supplying the markets
with the choicest products of earth.
BEST LAND in the world for orchards, dairying,
farming, gardening, stock raising.
WE WANT more people, more farms, more farmers,
more orchards, more dairymen, more stock-raisers,
more mills, more factories, more business enterprises
WE WANT YOU!
REFERENCES: COME AND INVESTIGATE
For further information concerning Brownsville and
country tributary, and for illustrated booklet, ad
dress ' - "
SECRETARY BROWNSVILLE COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Brownsville, Oregon.
FARMERS'
Good Farming Land $40
to $60 per Acre, Near
Brownsville Large List
R. W. TRIPP, BROWNSVILLE, OR.
acre. These lands are producing divi
dends for their owners of from 10 to
20 per cent, besides the Increase in
value. W. A. Williams, of Forest
Grove, purchased 700 acres of hill land
In this county two years ago and has
since made a dividend of 15 per cent
per annum on the investment at $10
an acre the first crop netting 20 per
cent on the Investment and the second
crop 10 per cent. Dozens of other in
stances like thlB can be quoted.
Large Yield of Corn Reported.
I. A. Merriman is oqe of the many
farmers of Rogue River Valley who are
taking up corn breeding, and the favor
able results In this line are apparent
In the large yields he Is securing, even
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this season, one of the dryest ever
known in Southern Oregon. His yield
would do credit to any of the great
corn-growing states, for it is much
above the average for the United
States. From 15 acres of corn Mr. Mer
riman obtained an average of 41 bush
els per acre, with the best acre making
a yield of 47 M bushels. As the aver
age vield in the United States for the
past 10 years is but 25.8 bushels per
acre it will be seen that Mr. Merrlman's
crop was a very creditable one. Mr.
Merrlman's farm is one mile southeast
of Central Point and 'the land on which
lie grew the corn Is a second bottom
of only average fertility. No irrigation
nor fertilizers were used. In favorable
climatic seasons Mr. Merriman has hail
average yields of over 60 bushels to the
acre. Rogue River Fruit Grower.
THE VALLEY
A5TD JOHSSOJf, POHTLAXD, OR.
MAIX 2381.