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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1911)
THE SUNDAY ORECOXIASV rbRTLASD.- APRIXi 16. 1911 y REAL TILLERS 00 BEST ON 10 ACRES Manager Chapman, of Promo tion Bureau, Refers to Willamette Valley. LARGE FARMS PASSING pair) In?, Ttiitrallnt;. Truck Cr drnln. Poo I try Cn'lurp and Mockffrtrelog 3lol Profitable Lines of AVork. rronablr tha mosl nrful tendency 1 agriculture In the Willamette Valley fvoay. believes Marnier Chapman of tha promotion commute of tha I'ortland Commercial Club, la tho breaking up of tha larica farm Into smaller irn. This rorana a denser population. Im Trnved social conditions sclrn tine car of the soil, mora pcxlucts and a tremendous- nam In wealth. Kronomle waste, ha believes. ha marked Willamette Valley tillage here tofore. Ilonrers naturally -urJ and beld laraa farms: thrjr wr moatlr grain ruwrra and some atlll stick to this crop almost exclusively. Hmln artcutturtts say that thin I wrong. A countrr such aa the Willamette Valley, with a favorable climate for a wl.le diversity of rropa and with a aoll the depth and strength of which la hardtv equalled anywhere, la Ot for better thing. The ..Id farming sys tern waa a cruel wast In that It ex hausted tha soil, and the return were far ahort of the possibilities. Vetern reiton I natural" tha place for th email farm. With the passing of the etur.lv ploneera and tha h'Kher valuation of farm land, tha thousand-acre holdings are being broken up Into-small tracta to the Im mense advantaae of the atate. The In terurban electric llnea have proved a big factor In thla traneefrmatln. Intrn-Ic MrtlimW Prevail. The natural Inquiry la being made by those not familiar with Willamette Valley soil aa to what can be done with a small acreage. Thla la the time of the passing of the "land-poor" farmer: extensive agriculture Is being sup planted by Intensive methods. The Oregon Agricultural College Is preach ing the economic Importance of the fart that the true measure of the farmer la not how much land he can till, but how well. The 10-acre unit la becoming popular. The man who farms this much land successfully must of necessity be a specialist. For some Industries. notably dairying and live stock, mora land Is desirable, but for fruits, truck gardening and other forms or Intensive agriculture. 1 acrea of Willamette Valley land will make a family a good living. The best answer to the natural ques tion oft the new-comer as to what can be done on a small acreage I to 4ell Mm what Is being done. Instances of actual crops and the prices received, coming under the notice of Manager Chapman of the Commercial Club, are given. They are Interesting and should prove of value to the new-comer C.reen food all the year round In Western- Oregon.- due to the mild cli mate, and higher prices for all dairy products than are received In the most celebrated districts of the Middle West, make tbla a profitable country for the dairy farmer. There Is a wide demand, not only In the Portland market, but throughout the state for the output of the dairy. Palrjnrrn Make Ills: rroflt. Following are some of the ordinary returns that dalrvmen are receiving: J. . Mlckle. Forest lirnvf. or., last year sold milk worth $li.0 a cow. reaming a total of IH' from his herd of nine ews- V. A. Itcnnett. a neigh bor or Mr. Mlckle. hit a fclgl-er aver age, selling nttlk worth llJi.JH a cow. realising lit: i from 13 cows. A con denser took Hie milk from these two herds, picking It up at the farmers dor. Cas. Hergeson. of Vernonla. Colum bia County, shows creamery stali-mrtits to the amount of itl.. as the year s work with si cows, or lJ.sl a cow. This l. In addition to m:k and butter used In Ms family, and was ilone with out any grain feed. Clover lay and all the green feed the cows Can use the year round prtnluced these results. Clarence S. Browne, of Aumavllle. Marlon County, sold last year cream mounting to tlsuI.J from li cowa. an average of fl.'4.1S per c-sV. U K. Warner, of YoncaHa. Iouelas County, sold cream amounting to IISI from each of hla U cows last year. Jolm Hughe, of Cffgon City. Clack amas County, laatjr.sr sold from nine cows t;i. worth of cream to a co operative creamery, the average price of butter fat being 3 3-1 cents a noun. I. In addition to this. Mr. Hughes old from his il-acre farm HH.ST worth of stock and hogs. He bouglit mill feed to the amount of Uii 2. leaving a net profit for the ) car's work of IIOJS.S. Chicken, eggs and other crops were marketed to about equal the living: ex 'penses of the family. William Palmer, of Marlon County. as two cows that netted ll' each every year, butter fat selling at an aver, age of 3J.c per pound. James Sykes. talent. Or., says his monthly receipt for butter fat between June and November, last year, from six i-uw. averaged I.l per cow. Charles tSrable. of Marlon County, re ceived !'. from the condenser In one year for Uie milk of nine cows. In Oc tober six cow averaged f 17.0S each. These records are not remarkable, but are typical of what Oregon dairy men are doing. The producer In this state receive an average of & cent a pound more for butter fat than the dairymen In the celebrated Klgln. III., district. With a much more favorable climate here and an abundance of green feed, there Is no reason why Oregon dairymen should not live In luxury. Truck gardening within reanh of the Portland markets offers big induce ment to the man with a small farm. Ulch. alluvial valley soil, much of It black beaver-dam. raises capital veg etables. The mild Winters make an ex tremely long growing season and the hardier vrgefcibles are frequently left In the field throughout the Winter, the gardener harvesting them as needed. The potato bug and other enemies of the Kastern farmer are unknown here. Some of the vegetable growers of the rtxte report the following return: S. K. McBee. of Springfield. Lane County, grew 0 ton of carrot to the acre and sold them for I7.S0 per ton. A. Hrlse. Salem, conduct a truck garden of 40 acre and his profit aver age US no per year. J. II. Starnea. of Marlon County, had SO acrea of Burbank potatoe last sea son which turned out :.S bushel to the acre. He considered that a light crop. Joseph Woodward. Salem, raised 1J0 parks. 10 pounds each, of onlona on two acre In ls. George A. Porrts. with a farm of rich bottom land near Springfield. I.ane County, grow splendid asparagus, averaging one and one-half Inche in diameter and many of the shoots are two Inches thick. He conduct a can nery In connection with hi IS-acra asparagus patch and this eason will turn' out to.noo cans bestdca large quan tities of the vegetable which are hipped green. No finer asparagu can be grown anywhere. Potatoes Grow Well. An East Portland man grow pota toes on the back end of a city lot. pro ducing an entire year- supply for his family on a patch about 40x10 fes-t. The potatoes from one single hill weighed nine pounds. A. K. Whtttaker. of Walton. Or har vested and sold ST1 pounds of onion from one-third acre beside about 300 pounds he kept for family use. making more than 000 pounds from the small patch. Mrs. W. T. Simmons report the pro ceeds from her farm of 4 acrea near Junction City, of which SS acre are devoted to garden truck. Her Income Is from $3in to Itooa per year. She haa an orchard and keeps cows, pigs and chicken. At the Ijine County fair last year 113 varieties of products were shown from thl one farm. A Washington County faam. almost within lght of Portland, last year produced . pounds of onions on each of five acres. They sold at -cents a pound, giving an Income of S009. Poultry Ital-lng Attractive. Poultry raising Is an attractive occu pation for the owner of small a-reage. A ready market for egss a"d poultry at Portland and the favorable climatic conditions throughout the state itnake this a desirable business to engge In. Probably no other outdoor vocation re quires urh small capital to start and returns such large profit for the amount Invested. The experiences of growers who have gone at the matter lr.te:ilgeniiy are en couraging to others who would engage In thia business. They have not been Invariably successful. It la true, but failures have be n the result of In experience or neglect, for the condi tion here are favorable. There Is money to be made In the poultry busi ness by any ope who cares to go at it systematically and use ordinary Indus try. holloaing are some of the things that have been accomplished by poul try raisers: J. ;. Jackson, of Junction City. I-ane County, sold between January 1. 1910. and January 1. 111. 11H dozen egg from 0 Leghorn hen, receiving 1315.02. He ate and used for hatching 10S dozen exgs and sold young chickens to the value of tlS. also used 75 chickens on his own table. He raised the feed on his 23-arre fjrm. on which ho also keep a herd of dairy cowa K. M. Curt!, of I'matllla County, ha been In the poultry business for nearly Ave years, keeping an average of 500 laying hens. They have paid more than fl a year nrt for each hen and all the feed haa been bought. In order to make greater profits Mr. Curtis Is growing part of hla feedl He find the demand Is always ahead of the supply with prices ranging from 10 to 50 cents a dozen. He estimate the cost of pro duction at 10 rents when the feed I bo-igt. Benjamin H Keeny. of Twine County, keeps about two doxen breeding hens, selling from them ll.'O to 1300 worth of fowls and eggs, selling cockerels for breeder and show bird at from $5 to tlO each, pullet from fl to $5 each and eggs at 12.50 a setting of 15. Of course in selling fancy poultry some years of breeding and exhibition are necosary to establish a reputation for stock and eggs. A. S. Hart, of Albany, got 34J egga from 15 hens last February. E. N. Keeney. of Smlthrteld. Polk County, started with 100 Buff Leghorn and at the end of the year he had 130 chlrken and ;73 60 to show for hi work. This year he expects to do much better and hopes to raise between 1500 and 100 young chicken. He haa a standing offer for TOO pullets at $1 each, September delivery. Ueorge Hall, of Oakland. Pouglas County, started last Spring with 30 turkey hens and two gobblers, the ap proximate value being ISO. From thl flock he raised and sold for the holi day trade US birds for which he re ceived !03.;. and still haa a breed ing flock left of 55 blrda worth IK4.S0. The average cost of growing and feed ing each bird was 50 rents. KYuit lo-t Popular Crop. Fruit la probably more attractive to the average buyer o small acreage than any other crop. Throughout Western Oregon the small ranch Is be ing brought Into first-class orchard property and all klnda of frulta known to the temperate one are being devel oped, and aome almost Incredible rec ords are made for single treea and small tracta. Oregon fruit. when brought to perfection by Intelligent care and parked attractively. Is a source of big profit. I. A. White, of Salem, sold 00 pounds of cherries, at 6c a pound, from one tree. A. Vercler. Salem, cleared 1700 from two acres of cherrle. Kov. F. N. Oeorge. of Salem. old cherries amounting to 40 an acre. Oeorge Ft. Shephard. of Zona, haa a Governor Wood cherry tree that haa yielded an average of 600 pounds a year for ro years. i. I. Ferguson. Salem, sold 14 tons of Koyal Anne cherrle at 1100 a ton. from 113 trees. Clinton J. Kurt, of Salem, realized over 1000 In one year from 30 acrea of prunes. Apole orchards are veritable cold mines, returning a high as 11000 an acre during favorable seasons. The Willamette Valley yield Is below thla figure, cn an average, however, but big profits are secured by growera. SMALL TRACTS OFFERED Property Near Vancouver Divided by Portland Firm. To meet the demand for small acre age tracts close to Portland and Van couver. Thompson 4 Swan, realty oper ators, of this city, have purchased 21 acres Just east of Vancouver, near the new electric line and adjoining a new townsite. The firm has divided the tract Into five and ten-acre tracts. We have made a careful study of the real estate situation of Portland and vlclntty. said Mr. Thompson, "and we have found that there la a strong demand for acreage tracts. One man. recently front the Kast. said: "I have a little money to Invest In a home, but I want a little place that I can come back to when my working day are over a place where I can raise a few of the necessities of life and conse quently cut down the high cost of liv ing.' "That Is a sample of how people are feeling. We ore glad to note the dis position of the people In wanting to gt a small tract of land close to the city. It will help to make a bigger and better Portland, and that ts what we are all striving for. What we want Is people who will cultivate the out lying districts. Thl will have a ten dncv to not only make Portland larger In area, but will also increase the city population solidly and In a marked degree." This firm believes that the building up of the country around Vancouver ar.d In Clark County will not only be of great profit to the people there but also to this city. OREGON GOAL FOR SMALL FARMERS Competence Can Be Obtained Off Ten Acres, Says Booster Booklet. CONDITIONS ARE DESCRIBED Commrrt-ial Club Paiiijhlct Gives Situation In Different Parts of Oregon Xccceearjr to Bring About Sucrcss. How a man can make a living upon ten acres In Oregon Is told In a small pamphlet Issued by the Portland Cham ber of Commorce recently. A "living" as defined by the m-rlter meana provision for sll the needs of tb family food, supplies, clothing, school supplies for the children. Incidentals, etc. Can 10 acres In Oregon produce a liv ing? That Is a question which haa been asked by many throughout the country and In Oregon the answer Is that It can easily, but with Industry. Primarily the success of any venture depends upon tho man. He is the person to bring out tho results desired and If he Is at fault then the prediction goes for naught. No man can expect success without labor and In telligent lubor at that. So In Oregon there la no "easy money"' principle in volved. There Is this to be said that nature in Oregon has given mn splen did tools to work with, its climate la Ideal. Its soil Is rich and the opportunity awulta anyone who will apply himself. Land Must lie Good. "The qeslred result cannot be achieved on any ten acres, of course." ays the author of the piimphlet. "The land must he the best deep. 4Vrtlle nd durable. Climatic condltloos','must be favorable, with plenty of moisture, a long growing season and freedom from dangerous frosts, floods and storms. Moreover, nearness to a center of population largo enuugh to Insure a deendable market la essential: and transportation facilities for reaching that market quickly and cheaply, equally so. Again, even with all of these conditions satisfied, not all methods of agriculture produce the nec esssry Income. Wheat will not do It. even with 50 bushel to the acre and wheat at SI. Clover and timothy will not do It, even with three or four tons to the acre and hay at Sl'O a ton. Cattle or Hheep or hogs or even milch cows will not do It, without a largo expenditure for extra feed. For these products, larger areas of cheaper land are neces sary. "For suitable lands in Western Ore gon there is a wide variety of prices. Kxcellent land on transportation lines within ten miles of the City of Port land can be bought for 1200 and $400 an acre. The price decreases with distance and it Is perfectly possible to find suitable land for- $75 or even $50 an acre. In any event, the ten acrea should be on a good road leading to a good market. Rural mall delivery and telephone service are almost essential and are generally found throughout the more settled actions. In an Irrigated district electricity Is commonly availa ble. Problem Sometime Simple. "If the ten acres lie in one of the great fruit sections and Is a bearing orchard, the problem of a living from ten acrea la no problem at all. There are ten-acre apple orchards in Hood Kiver that pay a profit of $5000 a year. There are ten-acre pear orchards In the itogue Klver Valley that pay even bet ter than that. There are ten-acre prune orchards In the I'm pn.ua and Willam ette valley that yield a net revenue of $1200 a year. There are ten-acre cherry orchards In tho Willamette Val ley an the I'pper Columbia River basin that produce $2000 a year. And there are ten-acre orchards of peaches and plums and apricots in many sections that yield incomes of $1000 and $2000 and $3000 a year. "In any event, fruit will form the basis tor the oevjlopmer.t of most ten acre tracts. But it takea a number of years to bring an orchard to bearing seven or eight years for apples and pears, nve or six for prunes and cher rtea. three or four for peaches and apri cots. If the ten-acre man cannot af ford to buy a mature orchard ami must depend for hi living upon the the land from the beginning, he must adopt other methods. "In many districts it is possible to set hla entire tract to trees the first year and still make a living from the ground between the trees. Alfalfa Is Planted. "Between the rows of trees alfalfa Is planted. This Is more especially practicable In Irrigated sections be cause alfalfa requires a great deal of moisture, and If there Is a shortage the trees suffer. It Is supposed, however, that the water supply Is ample. In which event the lnter-crop will not Injure the tree, but will actually prove of benefit. The active tendency of al falfa to store up nitrogen ! well known, and this element, in which arid land is deficient, will be of great value to tha orchard. "Thus grown, it will yield a small crop the first year, a good crop the second, a full crop the third year. Al falfa will bear five to six tons to the acre. It 1 cut three or four times a year, and is worth from $10 to $15 in the stack. Cost of production is put at $2.50 a ton. A profit of $40 an acre will be taken from the ground from alfalfa, sold as hay. A larger revenue Is possible If the alfalfa is baled and held for Winter prices. Four hundred dollars a year will go a long way to ward keeping a family, especially with the larger Income from the trees ahead of them. But better than that can be done from 10 acres, "between the trees." Ten cows can be fed the year around from the alfalfa produced on this land. They will require bran, shorts or some grain ration during the months of the Winter. "Dr. Wlthycombe. of the Oregon Agrcultural College, a specialist in ani mal Industry, says that a ton of al falfa fed to a good milch cow will re turn a revenue of $20. An Income of $H0 to $100 a month should be pro Tided from the herd. Alfalfa ts the Ideal row feed. It stimulates milk production, and the favorable climate does the rest. If milch cows are used. It Is necessary of course, that the 10 acre farmer be on the collecting route of a creamery or condensery. or near enough to a community so that he can market hi milk to advantage. Cream ery product Invariably bring high prices In Oregon. As a matter of fact, the state falls to produce Its own butter and Is largely dependent for a consider able portion of the year upon ship ments from the East. This is due en tirely to the fact that Oregon's popu lation Is Increasing more rapidly than the supply of dairy products. "Oregon ts not supplying her own market with grapes, and top prices are received. Puget Sound and British FREE EXCURSIONSATURDAY, APRIL 22 TO Uniihaven TV the largest commercial apple orchard in Oregon, comprising 2500 acres, located seventy miles south of Portland in the famous Santiam Fruit District. Red Soil, Correct Elevation, Perfect Drainage, No Irri gation. Linnhaven Orchard Tracts were put on the market in St. Paul last October, and up to the present time there has been 500 acres sold to Eastern people. These lands sold are now being planted. The company plants and cultivates the trees for five years, turning over at the end of that time a full-bearing orchard that will make you independent for life. The cultivation and care of Linnhaven Orchards is under the supervision of the best horticulturist in Oregon, guaranteeing an orchard cultivated and cared for under tha best scientific methods. 1 i We Want You to See Linnhaven Orchards We want you to know what we are doing in the development of the bipgest orchard tract in all Oregon. So we have arranged for an excursion from Portland, and will take a party of representative men and women to the orchards on SATURDAY, APRIL 22, leav ing the Union DejHit, Portland, at 8:30 in the morning, spending the day at the orchards, and returning to the city at 10 in the evening. This will give ample time for inspection, for studying drainage, altitude -and general location. It will give time to note the condition of trees now being planted and of the ideal condition in which the land is placed before the trees are set. We are not swapping pocket-knives. We are offering shrewd business men and women an investment of merit, and we want them to see just what they are buying. live years is a long time for a contract to continue, and we cannot afford to have dissatisfied buyers. We want to show exactly what we are doing, and from . conditions now prevailing we expect the reasonable man to judge of the future, of the time when we shall turn over to him a bearing orchard produced with the best scientific knowledge of horticulture that we can obtain. That is why we have arranged for the excur-" sion, and that is at least one good reason why you should arrange to make the trip. We want a large party we want everybody who is interested in apple culture to go we want you In see what is being done near Albany to make Greater Oregon still greater. Linnhaven is not an experiment. The wotk. of planting and cul tivating the trees is in charge of Professor tV. K. Newell, perhaps the best-known horticulturist in Oregon. That fact alone "is suffi cient guarantee that the work is being and will be done right. Linnhaven must be a good investment. Two large excursions of business men from St. Paul and Minneapolis have come to Oregon, irone over the tract, spent davs inspecting every detail of manage ment and tree culture, and EVERY MAN BOUGHT LAND. If that is not a good record, one cannot be found in Oregon. Another excursion is coming in June, largely through the good advertising that has been done by the men who are already interested in tracts in Linnhaven. , ' . , , ,, , The soil is idealfor the production of choice, red apples, the cli mate is the most salubrious in the Northwest, the markets offered are the best, the terms of sale are reasonable. And the orchards are within four hours of Portland! Call at our offices and go over maps and plats of the lands and ask all the questions you can. Give your name as one of those who are interested in apple-growing and have a seat in the big excursion reserved for you. And do it now ! , .FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS REGARDING EXCURSION CALL AT OUR OFFICES Lira'nhavem 'Orchard Co. CO. LAURITZEN, Sales Manager, 306 SPALDING BUILDING, PORTLAND, OREGON ;V- ' " 611 Pioneer Presa Building-, St. Paul, Minn. Main 1590. 800 Plymouth Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Columbia markets will readily absorb large shipments of sjrapes and there Is no apparent reason why Oregon-grown (rrapes cannot be shipped to the East, where their hlgrh coloring, fine appear ance, flavor and superior keeping qualities will recommend them to buy era The vnes bear a partial crop the third year and a full crop the fourth year. The cost of Installing- the orch ard is $50 an acre. Mature vines bear from 50 to 7a pounds each, and the (rrapes sell for about 5 cents per pound. Vlneyardtstar In the Krape districts of Oregon count on an average of 200 an acre net returns from their vineyard. Here. then. Is another opening for the JO-acre man. With a part, or all. of his little farm In grapes, he Is assured of a dependable Income from that source. "The resources of the 10-acre farm would be Incomplete without bees, for Oregon Is well suited to the operations of the honey-gatherers. Onions Are raj-lnjt. Onions produce enormously on land of the type mentioned. It Is. a staple crop, for which good prices always prevail. The yield will run from 350 bushels to the acre, as an average, up to 800 bushels as a maximum crop. "Cabbages and cauliflower are equal ly profitable. In some districts cab bages are left In the ground until the following Spring and then marketed at premium prices. From 12 to 20 tons of cabbage to the acre are produced. Cauliflower returna from $360 to $400 an acre, gross. "Asparagus is another vegetable grown to great advantage. In irri gated districts there are . asparagus beds that yield from $500 to $1000 gross per annum. "Perhaps the easiest and surest way of making a living from a small piece of ground In Oregon is to raise poul try. Whether as an adjunct or a busi ness, tttp profits from poultry In Ore gon are large and reliable. This Is due both to the favorablenoss of conditions and to the high prices for poultry products. Trices for eggs range from 25 cents to B6 cents per dozen. And this In spite of the fact that In this state eggs can be produced at a food cost as low as. if not lower than, anywhere In the United States. The genial, equa ble climate is greatly to the advan tage of the birds. At no time Is It necessary to pen them in a coop for protection against severe cold and Summer conditions prevail a large part of the year." a r VIEWLAND IS OPENED UP Boulevard Will Help Burllngame on West Side. Camps were established In Burlin game Addition and grading operations started last week on Terwilllger Boule vard. This Is designed to bo Portland's show drive, and will extend along the hills south of the city for a distance of a mile and a half. Eventually it will be 200 feet In width, but the first operation contemplates a width of only 4.1 feet, which will Include a roadway 23 feet wide, a parking strip and a sec tion for pedestrians. It Is expected that the surface will be macadamised as soon as the grading Is completed, so that the drive will be available for use without delay. As soon as the roadway has settled and It Is thought advisable to do so the road will be hard surfaced.. The terminus of the boulevard as now laid out is in the Burlingame property, whence It follows a gulch by an easy grade down to the Macadam road. Owners of homes at Rivera. Riv erdale and Riverside are planning to have the boulevard extended to that district, and are ready to pay the cost. The owners of Burlingame have been approached on the subject of granting a right of way, but the matter has not been determined. This boulevard la calculated to en hance the value of all property which It serves either directly or indirectly. Burlingame, because of its proximity to the city and its great extent, will reap the greatest benefit, and the boulevard runs directly through the addition. West Portland Park lies to the west of all the newer additions, and is reached by the Oregon Electric from Multnomah Station. It was laid out many years ago, but was not -built up to any extent because of the distance of transportation. Completion of the Oregon Electric afrain aroused interest in the property. Dove & Thompson re cently acquired a large number of lots, and have disposed of many since they have been handling the proposition, and other sales are umlpr vray. $750 PER ACRE .aM. - - A jwpttl- i TC'. ' - - irv' , THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS 60 ACRES OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD ORCHARD BELONGING TO THE DUFUR LAND & DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AT DUFUR, OREGON ni Fi n is K, miles south of The Dalles. The climatic conditions at DIFl It are identical with Hood River. Hood River has made a success of apple growing. We have better soil at IJI FI R than they have at Hood River The above orchard at Hood Iliver would easily cost $1200 per acre. We also have 1400 acres of land adjoinlnjr the above orchard wh.cl.wew. pant orcnaraanu a, ..... i per acre, icruia, i pci -?.. 73 - - from fttSO to 500 per THE HART LAND COMPANY SELLING AGENTS 013 Chamber of Com. Bids. OWN A HOME BY THE SEA at NEHALEM' BAY There is a preat rush of people into the "Decshutes Country." What for? To buy land. These people could have bought this same land for fifty per cent lesa, ..had they gone in there three months ahead of the first train. Just so with the NEHALEM COUNTRY. The rush will begin there about Jqly.,1; then watch prices jump. Owners of beach property along tile Bay have been waiting for the completion of this railroad, knowing that they could double present prices. If von would Drofit by the mistakes of others who have waited, until after trains began to-run into thSie Jew Places, you had better buy a lot in either NECARNEY CITY. SEABRKJHT. NEHA LEM BAY PARK or NEHALEM BEACH NOW. These tracts are the CREAM of all the beach propositions along the Tillamook Coast. All lots are 50x100, and if you prefer a lot in a fine jrrove we have it. If you prefer a fine sand-soil.beach lot, we have it. If you want a front lot on either Ocean or Bay, we have it. We bought this property when we could have the pick of the whole country, and we picked out the best there was in it. July 1 is the time we are told that trains will begin to carry passengers, and you can buy lots now for from fifty to a hundred per cent cheaper than you can buy then. The great value of our beach property is that it now is and always will be the closest beach property to Portland. That is a fact worth remembering. A small payment down and $5.00 per month will start an investment that you will always be glad you started, and now is the best time to start the investment, in order to get the best results. Write or Call at the Office for New Illustrated Folder. Nehalem Bay Land Co. 274 Qak Street, Portland, Oregon.