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Tlio riaindoalor BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM 'iil.lt"ln:l Ku ry M"n.liiy and 1litinUy A i k h anil Main mint, HUHH.iit n. ; -nv i nit - ' PLAINDIAUR PUBLISHING COMPANY. MIltlMIMMII IIMIHt j V 1 ill Vol. XXVIII. R03EBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1897. No. 18. The Plaindoalor POSTERH, DOIHJEK8, LETTER HEADS,' DILI. HEADS, ETC.. ETC., ETC. Executed Neatly and at Living Ratst. 1 The Far Northwest and Its Many Advantages. THE UMPQUA VALLEY LEADS Douglas the Matchless County of Southern Oregon Its Unbounded Resources. CLIMATE UNSURPASSED IN ANY COUNTRY Our Beautiful Farms and Garden Homes, Where Luxury Is the Sure Reward of Industry. ROSUbUKQ Ttlll COMING CITY Phenomenal Development and Irresistible Attraction.. OUR AORICULTl'RAL RESOURCES Truthfully Set Forth, IKold of Hven a Shadow of a Exageratlon Fruit Urowlng Is Steadily Becoming a Leading Feature The Beet Sugar Industry-Stock-Ralrdng Is In the Front Rank-Brltf Paragraph on other Subjects. In this report ol our muuy resources, I will state, h aa not to mislead or miaii (orm thoe aeklnK information of our country, tout I have secured dale from people who liuvo personally visited the entire section ol which I have written, ami I havo endeavored to keep safely within the bouuds of roasou. Tho design " to make a lepresenta lion, brief though it may to, an will At tract attention to the merits of this local ity. Tho futility of attempting to make any written exposition lake 'be P'aco ' personal inveiligatloii is reallod. The lolly of making statements which inyea titration will provo to bo untro ia alao appreciated. It Ib hoped that many people into whoso hands Tut ri.usmcAiER may (all, will be led by it to make anexauiiu ation of the premise, and with this Idea in view caro ban been taken to make auch a representation an ia entirely with in bound, o us uot to justify expects lions that must bring dlBuppulnltneut when tho real situation in seen. Tho country ia co mparatively new. What it want more than anything elao to promote it development la capital aud purposeful energy. aMagnllieunt natural advantages lie uulmproved for lack of the necessary capital. There aro alao many opportunities for sober aud iodus trloui ineu who tuay not rank as capital ists. We have a wide field (or huuest, in telligout endeavor, but no room for idlera or the HhidlcHS, improvident aud reck leas. It is a great country, but tigs do uoturow ou thistles hero moro than else where, and prolligacy aud Idleuoee will uot reap the rewards .of virtuu aud industry. Tho people of the I'acitlo slopo are neither desperadoes uor weak duudor beads. Tliey are active, intelligent, ca pable lueu aud women, most of whom havo come from the Eastern states. Cul tivated society is hero us welt as else where in the country, aud tho homes of tho people show aa pun. a btraiu of the typical American civllUatiou us cuu bo fouud elsowbero bctwoou tho two oceans, Tho far North wost is a laud of great promise. I have aluj wiittou several sketches of our busiuess and professional people, and I expect and welcome criticism, realis ing ouly loo well that my little work i incomplete aud perhaps is somewhat crude lu detail. My ouly exuuso is the hurried mauuer in which it baa been prepared, uch being tho euno, I would crave tho friendly iudulgouce of the readers, aud auk of tlioiu, so far aa cou iiiutuut with their good uuture, "to pass uiy imporiectlouu by." Tbaukiug the geuerouu public (or the liberal uupport accorded uio, 1 am, yours truly, (i. 11, A.NpKllaON. These states have many teatures in com mon, and each of thorn presents a great diversity of natural conditions and vari ous stages of development. Oregon and Washington are very nearly alike in many of their characteristics, being tra versed by the same mountain range and divided by it into two divisions, each of which it radically different from the other. Idaho for the most part is a dry, mountaiuoua country, aud its loading in dustries are ruining aud cattlc-raisiog. In Oregon, as in Washington, about one-third of the area of the state lies ou the west side of the Cascade mountains. Iu that section the climate is mild and moist, limber of great size abounds, vege tation is luxuriant, and, etclally in Oregon, a more advanced state of level optuent baa been reached than in tbo country cast of tho mountains. Eastern Washington has more moisture, and.cou- .nntljr,ltt((nkaioK iatwrwals have been superseded by farming in a larger degree than in Eastern Oregon, but both states are mostly rolling platoau lands east of the Cascade mountains, subject to ex tremes ol temperature and having a com paratively small amount of moisture. Those are the goners! charaetlstics of the two states, though there are many modifications in different localities. Oregon has an area of 95,274 square miles. It has 300 miles of coast lino and is 350 mi let) east and west. It extends through four degrees of latituJo, from tho 4-d to the 4i.th parallels about the same as Wisconsin and New York. The distinctive Tacitlo slope country ia that region west of the Cascade mouotaios. That part of Oregon lying west of the Cascade mounUius is subdivided into fonr divisions by natural features. These are (1) tho Willamette valley on the north, (2) tho Uinpi.ua valley, (3) the Hogue river valley, aud (4) the coast country west of the Cascado mountains.' Tho Const range of mountains is a rugged chain parallel with the coast aud reach ing an altitude of about 5,000 teet. Ex tending across from the Cascades to the Coast range are the Caiipooia, Unipt.ua aud Kogue mountains, separating tho valleys in the order named. TheWillam ette Is the largest of these valleys and by far the most important. J he others are small and conlined to tho immediate borders of the Btreams aud aro hemmed iu by rough country ou all sides, Utill the cultivatable soil ia rich and agricul ture brings much profit. not produce corn profitably. Late ex periments with the sugar Wet prove that it can be profitably grown, as the yield per aero Is immense arid the quality ex cellent. The agricultural Interests are changing from grain to fruit growing as being more remunerative. Mock rais ing Is also largely engaged in, and im proved stock of all classes Is sow the rule, and, as a consequence, an excellent grade of stork is aitalned. Douglas county stock of all classes hss become proverbially good. Unipqua valley wool In the Boston market commands from two to fonr cents per pound more than any other Western wools on account of the lengtn, fineness, and strtngth of fiber. This is attributed to the equable ness of our climate and the asbence of alkaline properties cf the soil. In addition to its other virtues this soil manifests a deteiminstion to produce the usual large crops with or without moist ure. All crop are grown without irriga tion aud the absence ol rain from May until after harvest, which although not ss a rule, ia sometimes the case, does not materially effect .the jyielJ, the porous Boil having a happy faculty of absorbing from the atmosphere sufficient moisture to insure tho returns for the husband man's work. The relative productive ness of this soil varies according to the nature of cultivation. With ordinary caro in plowing and sowing the yield per acre will bo from twenty to thirty-five bushels, and with a higher cultivation, a yield of (rota .forty to fifty bushels may be obtained, Iu either rase without the aid o artiticial fertilisers. In its natural slate tho land is covered with a Leavy growth of bunchgrass, upon which stock thrive iu all seasons. Agriculture, tho chief iuduatry of the country ia conetaut ly growing in importance, and three lands muHt eventually command a high price, aud now is the right time tor those looking for a home, which can be made uuuoftho most beautiful ou earth, to purchase. The grest depression all over tho country has naturally brought farm ing land down to its lowest ebb, and can never to bought as cheap as it can today I . . ...... I . , , i .l!l.lL..t.J the natoral condltloni for surpassing pensable adjunct lo every table mine are mocu ics wweiy uimi.,cu mau her annoy neighbor in the production of laud. It is well for the consumption of this, whllo a few are quite local. choice fruits. This ia notably true In frail to be encouraged in every wy,s ill un me oorirs or vrogoo r.u wwum the case of the prone. No Koropean is beneficial to the health of the people, nia these two great loiests ars umieu oy production excels the prunes of Oregon The man who eoijsgee in frnit growing the alpine ridges of the JSiskiyou moun- in quality, and it is one ol the things now is sure ol a market price that will tains. On the bordera of Jackson and n, .t r.n , i..r.lv moducsd bare. No Dav him well for the lime devoted to it. Douglas counties in Oregon they are Industry is developing so rapidly in Ore- There never hss been a time wben a crop again nnlted, this time by the steep and market demands. The city ia growing iron as is the fruit arowlng and canning of froit did not pay well lor all it coe, nroxen ridges oi me nogue river moun- and there are good inducements neia out " . I . . ... it i i iL . . . mm. ss ,i.in. FaeiHLiaa for coring are keen- and now that science baa come to me aid lams, woicn riere again couuec iu m to investors, ine neiu ia aa jsi nan oc in nara wtth iha infiwaaa of Droduction of the frail sTOwer. and taogbt him bow great mountain ranges oi tne taeinciCu pied and toe recounts oil he surround- so there Is no danger of orerdoiog the to combat diseases and the raragee ol in- coast, still further north the Calapooia M0g coontry and the advantages olthe mktter. aects, be ia more certain of a crop than I mountains, anomer system oi transversa town sHord excellent opportunity ior es- rw.t.. ta i.klnir a loailimr avar lMfnr. Tho old wav ol Bettins trees I ridges, but oi mucn less elevation man taollahinz mille and manufactories. ine tioaition in the advancement of the froit and letting them care for themselvee la a the two farther south, again connect the city la among the foremost in fraternal erowlnir interests of the Northwest. Its thing of the past, and progreeehre men two great fortsts oi the coast, in ure- orders, all in good financial atanding. ..n,i .twk tiirenehoat it. miIIm that fruit trees require attention gon tbeee transverse ridgee separate the some of which are the Masons, I. O. O. racific Northwest lucluding British as well as any other crop. An orchard country between the Cascsde mountains I F., K. of P., Maccabees, . A. R Columbia. Msnv cf the large land should be furniahed with the proper and the Coast rsngea into three great Daughters of Rebecca, etc. We cannot claims that have Jain lor yeare largely plant food and the soil kept oder eoiti- l.ydrograpblc basina, each of which, ex- describe Roseborg and tbe lands thai wild or with reiy indiffefeftt cuttlvafloD vation tbe same as U it were a crop Inat cepung tne cenirai vauey region m ku, turround wr. we ran give dm a lew are being divided Into smaller tracts and can be grown ia a year. Tbe day for la covered by the loreste ol one or we i plain facta and tan npowniuf ESStem rlvan over to STBtematic fruit culture, larae orchards is passing, except where other of the two great forest systems at-1 readers to come and see the land en m . - I . I I I f I aa f . t . f Five or ton acres in froit will yield as large companies have them, and Ibe lay inaea 10 aoove. oowea ny naiore wiiu every preciona much profit aa a large farm in grain, the of extensive fruit growing is at hand. The In Oregon the inland or eastern for- Kift, tbe land of bonndlees opportunities. n.t tiroflt usually ranaioz from 1200 to small orchard, say of five and ten acres, eete (those lying east oi me grea vai- tbe land ol progress ana integrity, me w " 1 . I a . t lU. tM la a f 1 I 1 a Siooo tr acre. lis to be oreferrediby the average farmer leyeauuaeu w; average ior w I land woicn can give capuai me oesi, T .1 . ... i t ta a II I. aailJtk I. a . f a a - l. 1 Careful cultivation Las rarely been be- rather than the large one, wbicb cannot aiaio aooui miny-uTo bj iu (Da aaieet mvesiment vo o iouua in auwd on Oreeon froiu and veiteUbles be eiven the proper attention. Ut the In Douglas and Jackson conntiee tney America, tbe city and tbe country that . I " " . . I .it 1 a Tk I til a A i t- .f .n.i ii i. . ,r. that ia nnan nir hin man whnaaia an orchard now. attend to wiu average aoooi iorn uun. can ana wui aeai aenerousiT wua mo the location and select those varieties coast lorest averages ior me siave, ooa manufacturer, me capitalist or me larm that have proven beet in the section, and thirty miles In wtdtb. in tne nogue river er. Roseborg can provide tbe power, success will crown his efforts every lime, basin it will average about thirty-flye tbe water and the fatilltlee. Th ia no ned to exDcriment on miles : in Douglas county less. Tbe in a large scale, as at one time, land or eastern forest ia about 200 miles wben no one knew just whit to in length from north to south ; the cosst aulct. The experiment stationa have forest, about 300 miles. Togetiier tbey thrse products shall receive the atten tion that ii due them from tbe husband men of tbe far Northwest. Tbe fruits that grow to advantage in Douglas county include apples, pears, plums, teaches, prunes, spricote, quinces, cher ries, blackberries, raspberries, currants, g'joBe berries, strawberries aud grapes. tvon fins reach their maturity in Ibis county, though the climate is not suffi ciently tropical to make them a reliable crop here. Blackberries, huckleberries, strawberries, plums and crab apples grow wild in abundance. Oregon offers to the fruit growers on exceptionally attractive field for the ex erciceof all his facilities in this impor tant aud most attractive branch of the business of the tiller of tbe noil. DOUGLAS COUNTY. Iu a goueral uay, Orok'ou, Wasbluglun aud Idaho cuusiitutu the rcgiou meant By reference to a map of tho State it will annear that Douglas is one of tbe southwestern counties, bounded by Jack sou aud Joeuphiue counties ou the south aud Lane uouuty ou the north, aud ex tends from the summit of tho Cascade mountains ou tho esel to the I'acitlo ocesu ou the west, rcsumblmg iu form that of a mutton hum with the suauk un theucoau. Tho area of Douglas is 1,000 quaro miles. The suifuco i a tcrics ol hills and valleys ," the .latter are of uu alluvial deposit aud very fertile, produc ing all tbe cereals uud vegetables el' this latitude lu abundance aud of thu best quality. H ia the natural homo of all the staple fruits. Apples, pears,' plums, prunes, peaches, cherries, quinces uud grapes grow to perfection uud with com parutive liltlu expense, aud the yield is enormous, lho yield ol a siugio tree when in full bearing in from three to sevou bushels, while teu bushels to a trco is uot uiicouiuiou lur apples, pears, plums, peaches and pruues. AH tlio email fruits grow to per feet iou uud are becoiulug extensively grown. Coru, wbeu properly cultivated, yields well and is quite remunerative but does bett ou bottom lauds. Tho upluudu, ur "beuch lauds" as tbe hllluiJo lauds are v. lieu people cpuuU ul lho Notluwevl, called, uwiug lo the loug, dry ueauou, do ILlMAll:, ' -The tliuittu is proverbially excellent tbe best, all -things considered, on tbe kVkaldo Coast. It is But so wot and cold as the Willamette Valley and Washing ton, nor so dry and parched as Calif or nia. It occupies a happy medium ; and as fust as people become acquainted with thesu natural climatic advantages they become enthusiastic in its prsise, and ftcttlo aiiionjt us permanently. Society having become, as it were, crystallized nto a refined stato, ia attracting tho bet ter class from the Kast to make their homes here, and aid us further in uiak ing Douglas county the first and fore most county in the Jtats, where her sa lubrious aud lovely climate may be en joyed by a prosperous, law-abiding and happy people. Oregon is much libeled in the matter ol its raictall. It is true that the region west of the Cascade mountains bos a gen crous amount of moisture, but that is one of the reasons why it is a favored coun try. It does not rain here all the year around, nor doea it rain incessantly for months or weeks at any season of the year. The winter is tho wet season and tho summer tbe dry. The raiuy season extends from October to June, and moisture does not often fall between June and October. But there are per iods of thu brightest and balmiest weath er, sometimes weeks at a lime, duriug the wet teasou. While tbe newspapers teem with sccounts of disastrous bliz zards throughout the upper Mississippi valley aud the far Kast, here the people may te plucking roses in their gardens and enjoyiug warm suusbioe aud so't bree.ea. This couutry is also free of cyclonic disturbances, and thunder storms do not often occur. The mean annual precipitation at Koseburg is 44.93 inches. The mild climate of tho Umpqua vat loy baa an important bearing on the value of the Koseburg water power. Tho river never frretee. Bo there is never any trouble here from ice, which is a source of much uunoyance and dam age to the usors of water powor ia the Last, whero ouow uud ice are tho rule duriug tho wiulcr ecu ton. Manufactur ers who have had to battle with the ice will appreciate the great advantage of being wholly exempt from that (rouble While Itoeebarg is justly proud of her business enterprises and the outlook (or the future is certainly good, It is only fair to State that there are sufficient bnsiness concerns ol every size and character fir present bnsiness needs; that there is sufficient labor here to fill been doing work along Ibis line, and Ibe results are open for any one who inquires, and there is no excuse for not knowing just what the lay of Ibe land should be for tbe beet results. Those who have good orchards are reaping great profits from tbem, and those who set orchards in tbe near future msy rest as sured that tbe demand will keep ahead of the supply for a good many years. bCOAK r ROM Till BXEr. cover an area oi aooui jo.vw tquara miles. Tbese large forest areas secure an abundant flow of watrin the streams both summer and winter, even in tbe dryest seasons. Their simple commer cial value, if the timber should be cut from tbem and cent to market, would be sufficient to have paid tbe national debt twice over at its highest figures, That is. at (10 per thousand feet, tbe lowest price at tbe mills of tbe common- ast nine and fir lumber, it would amount Iboee engaged in tne pioneer woia oi to about imr tjl0Utand miUwn of doUart. watem. establishing tbe beet sugar industry in por it ia animated by competent judges, llouiilas county is the best watered Oregon will und uiucn ol interest in me careful survey in detail of tbe county Iu tbe state, the water being ol Hollowing interview wuu juuge inaries hola reeion .that the quantity of mer- tbe best quality. All tbe streams H. Carey. Judge Carey baa devoted a chautable timber yet standing ia tbeee 1 1 1. . .. h ii ina.nn . flwfin. .lnWn I r.r.t H.! nf attention In thS beOt BUZar I . , Af II.. .1.1. imAnntl Id from the mountains arc of the pureet industry, especially with regard to eetab-1 Qt leM than about fmr hvndrcd ihow ' ,W , , , " kind, their rapid movements preventing lishing it in this state. lie regarda it as m;on. 0r ftct. But tbe value of Taxes. As is usal with all new couotiea there bare been large expenditures Ior tbe Construction of roads, bridges, school houses, and necessary public buildings. To pay for tbeee needed Improvements while tbe population was small and the valuation of property low, a high per centum baa been the role, bnt that is all changing now. Popolaiion baa largely increased, lands bave become .taxable, and the public buildings mostly paid for and the value of property enhanced so that tbe per centum ia growing less each year. The per centum of state levy is only about four mills on the dollar, with a downward tendency. The county levy has been as high aa sixteen mills, but it baa dropped to eleven mills, and soon we expect that eereo mills or less will raise all the revenue needed. If proper- ai.onniinn ami honcH ui alar ui bo coin- the oulv relief for tbe farmers irom inie uioo aloug sluggish streams is onknown. present depressed condition ana ex Inuumetablo enrincs issue from tbe presses belief tbat tbe culture of sugar sides of the bills the vear rouud, thus beet Is thoroughly practical in uregon mv!n,r mraiivnt tnHturairrt for stock. I While traveling ibrongh California be Tbe streams also furnish power tor driv ing machinery and manufacturing pur pose. rikJUKU, WUOU Jk-U IX M ILL. The sides of tho mountains to their very summits are covered witb forests of pine, fir and cedar, which make excel lent lumber for building and fencing purposes. There ao also of the hard woods, oak, ash and maple in large quantities, which mako excellent fnrni ture and fuel. iiora a si) 1'or.iTOEs. Many thousand bushels of potatoes are annually tout to market from Doug las county. Even merchantable sweet potatoes are raised here. The soil near the streams are best adapted to potato gtowiDg and with very ordinary care a large yield of tubers may safely be reckoned on. Tbe California market re ceives a large share of the Douglas couuty crop. Tbe rich bottom lauds are to a consid' erablo extent being covered with hop yards. The growing of hops is becom ing one of tbe leading branches of agrl' culture in tbe Urn) qua valley. Douglas county is among tbe first half dozen counties of the United States in the visited the Cbeno factory, and speaks in tbe highest terms ol tbe proeperity it haa brought to the immediate district, tie feirther states that be has taken a great interest in the beet-sugar industry for several years past and Bees in it tbe so lution of the question of what shall the Oregon farmer do to be saved. It seems about time that an effort eboold be made bv the people of the Northwest to be come producers as well as consumers. Nature baa been bountiful in producing climate and soil for the growing of the sugar beet, and every American family are users of sugars. Oregon and Waal ington do not produce a pound of this indispensable luxury and remit into other countries thousands of dollars an' nually for supplies. This money caa aa well be kept at home and paid out to our own people in wagee and the like. Moreover, a beet-sugar factory requires an enormous amount of fuel and lime and tbe by-product of tbe factory is of great value as cattle food, fertilizer, etc eo tbat there are other industries that will be stimulated by the establishing of such a factory. It will require a cultiva tion of from 3000 to 5000 acres of land to supply an ordinary sited factory, and with beets at $5 per ton there is a gold mine in it for the farmer. From the the forests to tbe citizens of tbe state sa conservators of the public health, in abundance and purity of tbo water, in the numerous springs and streams, through their agency as tbe great nato ral storage rerorvoirs of tbe wealth of rain that falls in this region during tbe winter months ; and of the agricultural welfare of the state by preventing exces sive drouth ; and In tbe security tbey afford against devastating floods during the season of heavy rain, and in the general tendency to prevent those sod' den and excessive changes of tempera ture which are of ;so frequent occurence in treeless regions, is beyond price. It is earnestly to be hoped, therefore, that an intelligent provision for tbe manage ment and preservation of these forests will prevail. The future welfare of the state depends so largely upon this that tbe note of warning against their wan ton desti notion cannot now be toe often or too loudly sounded. two mills would be sufficient for county. and one mill for state purposes. OCR BUSINESS AND PROFES SIONAL PEOPLE BRIEFLY flENTlONED. HUB H. JOKEPUSON, Dry Good) and clothing. In every city, we believe, the drv goods business baa the distinction of ranking first in position in mercantile affairs, as tbe goods handled are stapli-s, supplying numberless articles of nae and universally necessary. In the transac tion of this bosioess the largest amonnt of capital is employed and, as a conse quence, tbe best talent and ability ia enlisted. Of the bouses engaged in this line of business in Roseburg, we assert witb confidence, from general report, tbat none occupies a more prominent position witb reference to tho amount of stock carried, extent of business tran sacted, convenience and commodiousneBS of premises occupitd than Mrs. M. Joe ephaon, proprietress of tbe New York Cash Store, and none are superior to her in the high standard of commercial hon or upon which her operations are based. In addition to her extensive stock of dry goods, she bandies clothing, gents fur nishings, millinery, boots, shoes, notions and fane irncda in endless varieties. Roseburg, on tbe oaat bank of tbe Mr. j1pf,i1Qna aat auecefa has been South Umpqua river, six miles above ita mgJa by unlforai courtesy snJ general junction with tbe north fork, contains lrealB,eDt 0j visitors and customers, a 3,000 inhabitants, snd is fast assuming DleMant oue with which to have deal- iriBS. and Roseburg haa reason to feel ROSEBURG, The Hub or Center of the Ureat Umpqua Valley. amount of hops produced. Buyers in London, Logland, have agencies in the proceedings of tbe third general conven- distinction of a citv. The site hop ysrds of this county who secure the tiou of the Nebraska Beet Sugar Associa- upoa whioh Ro8eburg is located ia one of in the possession of eucbabouse, bulk of the crop aud pronounce the tion the best farmers m tbat state netted tbe m08t piulare8qae 0n tbe continent. f4ed 301 an)1 303 jacE,0n St. iiiaiu m'v " i ou au u-etnfco v. "- -"---i " i The broad and oeauiiiui expanse oi sea- would mean 7& to 1W pe' cfo a ery surrounding it cannol be aurpaseed Sou. The window openings of every stately The value of sugsr consumed in tnts B,ructl.re lu an(i about the city frame a country is sreater iuau tue value oi product of a excelled. Like uiauy other Ibiugs ou the Pa ci tic elope tbe hop business has suffered from indifferent attention. Especially is this true iu Oregon. Much interest is uow beiug awakened in the industry, however, and the anuual production is increasing iu quantity and improving in quality. Careful estimates, bused ou years of observation, place the actual average cost of producing hops at seven cents a pound. Twenty cents per pound is by uo means au uuusual selling price I Hl'ir UAlBltiU. Fruit turning iu Douglas couuty is uIho aasumiug lurgu proportions, uur iresu fruit goes to Chicago, New York, Boston aud all other large cities iu car loud lots, and bring prices that leave the 1 producer large profits. This fruit varies accord lug to caro and culture of trees, adapt' ubility of soil and locality, maikot prico aud business management, from t50 per acre at five years old to fiOO at lull growth. Iroiu the time that a youug orchard is set uul until it boglns to bear for market the ground botweeu tbe treos cuu bo cultivated to vegetables or small fruits or stocked with poultry to good profit. The profits iu fruit culture here are remarkable, some sioglo trees yield au high as f 10 iu one eessuu. lu some ivvpects Oiegou possei'ttei breadstuffs. Our exportation of grain is less than importation tf sugar. The soil of Oregon is more adapted to beet culture than wheat raising. The proCt on an acre of beets ia from (30 to o0, on an acie of wheat it is from $10 to (12, Does not Ibis illustrate one reason for tbe Dreeent depressed coudition of our farmers, and through tbem of our manu picture of somo scene tbat delights tbe eye. uoeoourg, unuae moat wesiciu tow us, has never experienced the ups and downs of a forced boom witb its de- moralizing effects. The growth of the town has been steady and permanent, based upoa actual doinaod, and what la found here can be accounted lor upon tbe basis of existiug to supply a present iustead of a prospective demand. Aa a trading point, Koseburg ranks with tbe facturers of the country? It is not in although the average is about 12 ccuts. our laws or unaucun uo.ivgr mu or Jinary town oI twice ,t8 liZ9t tbis being Ahn.itHOa acres are cult vatod In this W vue use VUD accounted for by the nature and extent - i . .... . . a.. i - - it o uwu a couuty. pouuds por acre. good bop land awaiting cultivation, to be bought for f'.'O to f )0 per acre. of its tributary couutry. The city is well governed and ecouuin- AI.F.XANDER 4k BTRONO, I-'nrnltnrc and House Fnruiabluita In giving sketches of the rejreeenta- live business firms of Roseburg, iu con nection with the resources ol tbe county, it gives us great pleasure to represent the bouse beading tbis sketch, which from tbe magnitude of its transactions aa well as tbe superiority of tbe good car ried, baa attracted much trads 'o this city. Tbe bouse hss bteu established 8 years, and today baa one of tbe largest stocks, in their line, iu Western Oregon, which embraces a full line of furniture and upholstery goods, wludow draperies, etc., which, iu regard to material aud workmausbip, are not eurpassjd in tbe large cities oi the Northwest. They aie Tl, ai-nraue v ia IMC present couuwou ia vu. TherA la .till i.iueh revolution, uot one against, me govern- uieut, but an industrial ono tuat win ulaco our farmers iu a positiou lo use tboir lauds to better value. woitu iu imij i.itowtiia. I . t V'.k TIMIIL'UIV'i: It ia d mtutuktl III llpllAl-a I liaL Mil Vfltl. I .... .. .. , Tl.a f,ir..aB nl Knill llHMl llrtlDOU . In 1-lnRfl B BCtriC llUht PlaDl . WUU llUeS l(i Sll ...I...... .. I I.. ,...! Ilia nliHH nl trees Will UO CIUallV WCU IU ' ""w ----- euiug a vvut; nuiv.u mt; w jva eties Ol irem win uu viuuiij iivu .in ....ia nf tl.n rlt. furnialiea illumination 1 . " v ' . ..... . - i: in:... all localities. The ploucer who goes mto commou n.wu v,, ---------- otny uorrcCi onBlUai oi rau.o.mjr, ... unsettled valley looks first to the cl of the Rocky mountains, are com- as cheaply as in larger c ties ol tbe toast. I u,a inleility anJ entsipilre. Tnoso ii,fli n, Hil. im fimlinir thai to posed chiefly of coniferous trees. These The city is provided win au -ho desire superior goo Js ia the above iu""M . . . ". I, i i.... :.. ia.. i nii nf Hi,, tu-ii i,ili.-ai'liml. which will be suokeu ol lu .- ..... i... ..u. l.la aiitmfueliou. 10 Proceeds 10 Bet OUl au ioiooio iuiu., ... v., r... . .... - , nine. Will lUNUUr lueu luioioova ujr v,t- ically admiuisterod, has a fiue eystom of .... .,.:... .iBM.tBr. i ai,r and water woras, operaitu oy gravity uu .... fll .,i lha ia,.at -haJ.a and nat. supplying consumers at low raics oesiueo terng Tnf y cond(lcl their busiuess up. affording ample fire protection. A first- uuriifht and liberal baa:s, aod pur- . i . (. . . ... I 1. , .11 , . - . ciasa eiectnc uguv piaut, wu iium w experimental orchard, in which found an aim out endless variety ol trees Three to five years alter war J, wbeu tho trees vouie into bearing, it is uu easy matter to determine what will bo b ...;,, I I irriiat fiirMHtu nf the PaCl Uu coast, uamelv : another coluuiu. a substantial brick wui w - . , , ,. Those of tbe Sierra Neyudu and the Oas- court Uouse, stsverai cuurcuus oi umw cade mountains, lying east of tbo great lent denominations, all creditable edifices, valleys of Oregon, Washington, aud Cal- The city's social advantages are ss uesir ;r.,r,.ia -and those of thu Coast ramies able as can bo louud in auy western I.....I..U Tlma n all iwl uiii ttia ureliurd- lying woo- ui luoog ww 1st who follows the experimental stage to, or nearly to, the borders of tbe Pa ..f itiaUlllt till nut. has a lur eater munoai- cilio oceau !. Imallm nlminer. Tlmro never I the treOI Composing IheBS loiests, UVU IU"" r ------ - . - ----- - I . t ... i . I I,.. Ifl,. a liiuawheii Ihauut ook for IWO or luree vaneues are iueiy horticulluro was better us a busiuess thau ul presout. Tbo people of Ibis couu and exteuding towu.and ber citizeus have takeu held of and are Pressing forward uow euter- leg upou Alexsuder AHirotu. CHl'HCHII.I,, WOOLI.KV MC Haitlwarc, Htovca, TluwHrt-. Tbo house uuder review wss estab lished uearly five years sgo, aud bas ul- dis tributed throughout almoet the eutire regiou west of tbe great pluius, iuclud- try ate rapidly upprcclatiuK the fact tbat lug tbe Black Hil.e of Dakota and the theiusel fruit aa a food la uot ouly wholesome but Kocky mouulalus withiu the- bunts ol develop nutritious, aud Hba become au ludis- wugo. Must of them, however, uial re prises that will, when completed, place ulwj . uUUollaj Iooliug iu iha trade aud a lucrative patronage, Tbo prem ises occupied aie spacious aui well up- paiuted being stocked with a full liue of (oielgu aud domestic hardware, uiocbau ic's tools. ,builders' hardware, sbalf (CoiidimrJ on 1'ajc Roeeburg atuocg the most prosperous and energetic cities iu the state. Her naoiile have faith iu the f'lture possibili ties ol the couutry, uud with faith iu ihemselves are saloukly active iu the mout vi the i ich uud varied uat returnees of lho couuty.