CARLTON, ONE OF YAMHILL'S FAST GROWING TOWNS
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Most Modern Lumber Plant In Pacific Northwest Photo by B. E. Wright.
ARLTON is located in the cen- There are now large orchards just s la II country village, but since that
ater of the Yamhill valley, 33 coming into bearing and many others time its phenomenal growth is a sur
miles south of Portland, on are being planted, and it i only a prise to those who have heretofore
the west side line of the South- matter of time until this section will had the most sanguine opinion of the
em Pacific railroad. This be known as the fruit producing sec- future growth and development of
particular section is given up by all tion of the coast. this section.
to be the most prolific of any portion The fruits of this section have been The town now has a population' of
of western Oregon. The land sin- placed on exhibition in competition about 750, and is growing rapidly,
rounding Carlton is rolling prairies, with fruits grown in other localities there having been at least 30 new
traversed by small streams, which af- (which have been and are now more dwellings erected within the last year
ford perfect drainage. The soil in the extensively advertised) and have
valley is a rich, dark loam, miming never failed to carry off their share
to deep red in the foothills. The val- of the premiums.
become one of the leading industries erected a sawmill plant at a cost of The raising of live stock is also an-
in this section, as well as one of the over $250,000, with a monthly pay other leading industry, there being
most profitable. While it takes about roll of $30,000. This mill has a ca- large numbers of cattle, sheep and
seven years for a grove to come into pacity of 200,000 feet every 10 hours, hogs raised and shipped from this
bearing, the grower does not lose the and has an almost inexhaustible sup- point. The Craigielea stock farm,
use of the land for the reason that pjy of timber. When fully completed upon which the cattle (a picture of
smaller fruits, such as raspberries, there will be a sash and door fac- which is shown on this page) took
loganberries, strawberries and vege- tory, a box factory, planing mill, etc., the premium at the St. Louis exposi-
tables can be raised between the rows in fact it is given up to be the most tion, as well as the Lewis and Clark
and as these fruits have a ready mar- modern plant of the kind in the world, exposition, were raised and grown on
ket it can readily be seen that one The Carlton Lumber Co., who own this farm. This is conceded to be the
can make a profit from the land while this immense plant, have gone to finest herd of cattle on the coast if
the walnuts are coining into bearing, great expense in cleaning the river not in the United States.
The ease with which all clovers and
other forage plants can be raised (no
irrigation being necessary) makes
this an ideal dairying section and
there are already a large number of
p.ople engaged in this profitable
work.
The shipment of grain, hops, live
stock and all other farm produce
from this point is as large as any
point on the west side of the Willam
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Until two years ago it was only a
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Carlton Hotel, Cost 135,000. Photo by B. B. Wright.
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Scene on the Craiglela Stock Farm, Near Carlton.
ley land is used principally lor the
growing of cereals, hops, clover, veg
W hile walnut culture in this section
is only in its infancy, there are
etables and small fruits, while in the rvw quite a number of young groves
foothills are grown the hardier grains which are coming into bearing, and
and fruits, this land being peculiarly from the crops already produced from
adapted to the growing of apples, these groves, the fact is demonstrated
pears, prunes, cherries and walnuts, that this is the true home of this
all of which grow in great abundance, delicious nut, and that this will soon
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Carlton's Public School, Under Construction. Photo by B. E. Wright.
There is now a hotel built at the
cost of $35,000, which is up-to-date
in every respect, being fully equipped
with steam heat, private baths and
telephone service throughout.
There is now under construction
the only brick school building in the
county, the picture of which is shown
fn this page. This Is a building of
eight rooms which will cost when
complete about $20,000. The building
is modern in every respect and will
be heated by the most modern meth
ods. It is located on high ground
which affords perfect drainage and
a fine view and the sanitary condi
tions are unequaled. The building
will be completed tn time for the
opening of the fall term of school
and the corps of teachers employed
are the best that can be had.
There are three good church build
ings, namely, Methodist, Baptist and
Christian, all of which have large
memberships.
There is now under contemplation
and there will be at least 50 more and building splash dams for running (and there is no doubt that construc-
erected before the close of this year, logs on the river. This can be done tion work will be commenced on this
The contracts are now out for two readily during the winter months, industry in the near future) the lar-
modern business blocks, construction They are also now surveying for a gest brick and pottery plant on the
on which will begin within the next line of railroad, which they will build coast. The examination of shale and
15 days. Business in nvst every line to the belt of timber now owned by clay has been going on for some
is well represented, there being one them. This plant is fully equipped months and it is now fully demon-
of the largest department stores in with a modern machine shop, where- strated that these have the right con-
the valley located here. in are done all kinds of repair work sistence for the manufacture of brick
Within the past year there has been for the entire plant. and pottery. When completed this
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will nearly double our already large
pay roll.
Just at present there is an opening
for a cannery and cider factory to
take care of our surplus of small
fruits and vegetables, also a milk con
denser, which is badly needed to
handle the large supply of milk pro
duced, as well as other small enter
prises, which will sliow good profits
to the investor.
Tor further information address
Carlton Commercial Club, Carlton,
Oregon.
FACTS ABOUT YAMHILL.
Yamhill's large wheat fields are
fast being replaced by dairy ranches
and diversified farming.
Yamhill's soil is fertile and pro
duces forage crops, roots and hay in
large quantities.
Clover and vetch yield from two
and a half to five tons per acre.
Corn is successfully grown in Yam
hill county. It is far ahead of any
other crop for the silo.
Beets of various kinds do well and
are a good winter feed.
There has been quite an improve
ment in the cattle of the county in
the past few years, the tendency being
mostly toward the dairy type, with
the blood of the Jersey largely pre
dominating. The wool and mohair industry of
the county is rapidly attaining flour
ishing proportions, and is proving a
source of big income to Yamhill
farmers.
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Carlton's New Department Store.
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A Hop Farm at Carlton, Oregon. Photo by B. E. Wright.
WOOBBURN, THE QUIXN CITY OT TRENCH PRAIRIE
Why
a Homeseeker Comes
to Woodburn and Goes
No farther
Woodburn's Advantageous Location.
The population of Woodburn is at
present estimated at 1,750 souls. The
city is happily situated in the heart
of rich 1-rcnch Prairie and draws
Magnificent Resources, Advantages and Facil
ities Adding to Growth and Population;
Golden Opportunities; Fine Climate
there has never been a total crop valley. It is surrounded by a rich ful influence in the educational world. $97.70; total, $1,542.86. A house, barn
failure; where prosperity surely reigns and prosperous section, with a re- The farming sections of Marion and green house are on the tract, and
with the hop, fruit, onion, potato, nowned fertility of soil, where a fail- county arc well served with telephone half an acre is used for pasture,
grain, hay, cattle, sheep, goat and ure of crops was never known. The lines and rural free mail deliveries. Flax js grown successfully in Mar
poultry ranches reaping bountiful magnificent climate pleases and holds Watron roads arc excellent all ion countv
hifv.clc an.l tinnnin n ran.' ann ticc( virv nnm c 1 r r i- rr-, , r rr lite .1 1 v. . .
trade from miles distant. What is of 7Z ,u. : 5 . . tnrougn .Marion county. Grape growing for the market and
j Mv.un.u. ... ..u The une jndust is rapidIy de. for wine m;,king is an established in-
Uhat has he dreamed of-peace, and hospitable community. There , . ' ,,, ,j ,0 Aclr, :n M;., r a .-a
111 lilt IdUHU , . 1, ,1 l. l-.'l'HK at.'l lit y VJ K- 1. JIVIU.1 H.W MklOll I ... luai III. vuiiwiu ailU
i .i r p enty and prosperity he finds right are churches, lodges, high schools, , tfr,nnn n j m j c
miles south of J 3 v v 1 3 , , ? . '. B. ; growers nearly $500,000 annually. common varieties doing well and be-
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bv all visitors for its manv attractive Marion county s live siock is vaiuea ' ' .
features and look of solidity. It is at $1.soo.0()-
the second city in size and impor- Marion county produces excellent
tance in Marion county, a county out yields of grain of all kinds.
of debt and with thousands of dollars Stock raising and dairying interests
in the treasury.
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OODBURN, the "Queen City
of French Trairie," is more
than keeping up her admir
able record as the city of
bustle and remarkable pro-
Is it
the fair city down Here is one of
the most sociable communities to be
found in the west, filled with churches,
a good high school, a fine private
school, nearly all civic orders repre
sented, militia company, two banks.
Woodburn's Growth.
any wonder that more brick
gress. Nothing can hold her back; fire company, electric light and water
she forges right ahead, urged forward works, and one of the best equipped
by excellent advantages, gratifying country printing offices in the state,
rail facilities and rich resources. The main business street is an un
Everything with which we are blessed broken line of brick buildings with
has a tendency to strongly back up the exception of half a block, and this
the Queen City and, fortunately, summer what frame business build
there is nothing of material import- ings there are on this street will be
once that serves as a weight to drag substituted by brick structures.
much importance to Woodburn is her
advantageous location in the famed
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Portland, the metropolis of Oregon,
18 miles north of Salem, the capital Welcome Hand to Strangers,
of the state, and at the junction of jt was iMlt comparatively a few
the main line of the Southern Pacific years ago when the pioneer struggled
railway with the Wnodburn-Spring- wjtn a farm f 640 acres. He some
field branch. The Portland Salem now or f,ther managed to get rich
electric line is now under construe- wjtn little help on the farm, and yet,
tion and will give Woodburn the op- for some unexplainahle reason, he in
portunity to reach out in all directions sjstcd on retaining his land and re-
with the products ot her various str( a) efforts to persuade him to blocks are planned for Woodburn
manufacturmg industries, and will hold out the welcoming hand to this summer; that from 100 to 200
swell the crowds that can daily be strangers and divide up his farm; but more residence buildings will be
found in our commodious, well- at that is changed now. The pioneer e:ected before the expiration of 1907;
stocked stores, in which the people at ast recognizes that there is not that the city will have more indus
of this city take pardonable pride. s,, much in isolation as he imagined tries before the year is out?
and he is now as eager as others to
invite and welcome the homeseeker.
A homeseeker from the east stops That and the development of rich ag
off here. He goes no farther. Wood- ricultural and mining resources, the
burn is the ideal spot of which he was growth of manufacturing industries
in search. Here be finds a beautiful and unprecedented railroad building
climate, where tornadoes, cyclones, activity, coupled with the grandest
blizzards, floods and destructive climate in the world and dazzling op
portunities, are what is bringing
homeseekers to Oregon by the thou- miles.
are most staple and reliable sources
of income to the farmer.
A number of large canneries are in
operation in Marion county.
Marion county is the hop producing
center of Oregon. The output is
valued at $2,000,000 annually.
Clover and alfalfa are raised suc-
family use and the local market. For
shipment the Concord, Delaware,
Niagara and Sweetwater are grown
generally on a western or southern
slope. Grapes produce 600 to 800
gallons of wine to the acre, which
sells at 40 to 50 cents a gallon.
Alfalfa four feet high may be seen
in Marion county.
Land sown in June will the next
season produce three tons of alfalfa
to the acre.
Green alfalfa and dry meal are used
Climate and Soil Perfect.
cessfully, and in time will greatly in
crease the county's output of butter, for fattening hogs in Marion county,
Certainly one may be pardoned for cheese, cream and milk. It produces a flavor not found in pork
the display of a little exuberance and Farm lands in Marion average from fed other feeds.
for catching the spirit of enthusiasm $5 to $100 per acre. Cows turned on green alfalfa feed
that prevails in the Queen City of Strawberry growing is well estab- give 5 to 6 quarts more rnilx per day,
French I'rairie. lished in Marion county, several hun-
- dred acres being devoted to the in-
Facts Ahouf Marion ConnM, dustry. As high as $200 to $300 per
electric storms are unknown; where
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Modern School Building In Woodburn.
sands. And they are coming to the
Willamette valley, one of the most
fertile sections in the northwest, to
which not only Portland, but Seattle,
Tacoma and Alaska depend upon and
look for a large share of the pro
ducts. Some of the Products.
The siils of this section are prin
cipally a dark, rich loam and beaver
dam with a little sandy loam on the
river bottoms. The products arc
grains, grasses, fruits, vegetables, and
those engaged in hop, potato, onion
and fruit industries are making con
siderable miniej, Timothy and clover
are grown in abundance. Cattle,
sheep, hogs, goats and poultry are
also extensively raised, many of our
farmers realizing good incomes in the
sale of beef, mutton, pork, wool, mo
hair, butter and eggs, a number also
selling milk to our cream separators,
the vicinity presents an ideal farming
section, where all is prosperity. The
city of Woodburn offers an unex
celled field for investment and a love
ly home. Here, we have peace from
turbulent elements no tornadoes, no
cyclones, little if any snow in winter
and consequently no blizzards, no de
structive electric storms, a mild win
ter, a pleasant summer and a grand .
fall.
A Good Trading Point.
Woodburn is one of the best trad
ing points in the fruitful Willamette
The county contains practically
24,000 acres' of government land.
Marion's standing timber is equal
to 3,551,000,000 feet.
The assessed valuation of Marion
county is over $10,000,000.
The county has a population of
more than 40,000 people.
There are more than 100 public
Marion produced last year nearly
400,000 pounds of butter and cheese.
From Marion last year were ship
ped 250,000 pounds of wool and mo
hair, 500,000 bushels of potatoes,
2,000,000 bushels of wheat, 1,000,000
bushels of oats, and 750,000 pounds
of hops.
.Marion s prune orchards last year
acre has been made on strawberries,
Marion has an area of 1,224 square but $75 to $125 per acre is more
nearly the average return.
One man in Marion county, who
has 165 acres of land and milks 38
cows, states that his cows average
over $200 per month from cream. He yielded 1,500,000 pounds
sold last year $1,338 worth of hogs, All kinds of fruits do well in Mar
aud his place pays him $4,000 a year, ion county and they are unequaled
Scientific farming certainly pays in for size and flavor.
Marion. Marion county produces over one
From a 5-arre tract in Marion eighth of the hops raised in the state,
county the following was produced The culture of the English walnut
schools in Marion county, which elo- last year: Rhubarb, $497.54; aspara- is an assured success in Marion
quently speaks for its silent yet force- gus, $17( 53; celery, $771.09; lettuce, county.
A Street Scene in Woodburn. :
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