GOOD OPPORTUNITIES AT LOANON, LINN COUNTY
HE Willamette valley is by far the industrious men, and thus become
the largest rich vallc in all a double source of revenue to our
the Pacific northwest, ano P"". f T(j- paP" mills shipped last
called "The Oar- -ycar 'H':n'y -,HI c:irs " V ,nns eacn
ot paper and consumed l.i.UOii cords
of wood and 7KH) (cms of straw, the
mills run both day and night, giving
employment I, i about 100 men in the
factory and as many more in getting
may well
den Spot of the West."
Lebanon is situated midway be
tween the north and south limns l
the valley and on the eastern side.
close to the foothills and on the west the straw and wood, and pay out in
bank nf the Santiam river, and m the Lebanon .something like $200,000 an-
center of I. inn county I he nua.lv.
yery
county has 25.000 population, with low
taxes, and has not a dollar of debt
of any kind, and never in its history
issued a bond for indebtedness. Linn
county extends from the Willamette
river on the west to the summit of the
Cascade mountains on the east, a dis
tance of 60 miles, and is 40 miles w ide.
I hiring the past y ear a new sawmill
has been erected m this city with a
daily capacity of .15,000 feet of lum
ber. A new iron foundry and machine
shops have come here during the
year. The latest new enterprise is a
new fruit and vegetable cannery,
which is now being organized by local
capital. I. is the purpose to have this
The part of the county lying west of in operation by next spring. This
Lebanon is of an average of 36 miles will add much to the value of land
long oy 15 miles wide and is as level here.
as a Kansas prairie, and is cut by A-round Lebanon is one of the few
three streams. Oak creek, the Cala- places in the world that 300 and 400
pooia river and Muddy creek, which bushels of potatoes are raised to the
run through this prairie. The land acre in a single year. Clem brothers,
east of Lebanon for ahout 15 miles is who reside two miles from Lebanon,
hilly, with small valleys, and is cut raised 2,8(X) bushels of fine market
by half a dozen streams coming from able potatoes this year on Hl2 acres,
the Cascade mountains, the largest of and Sol Lindley raised 3,500 bushels
these being the Santiam river, which on 13 acres.
is a, clear, beautiful mountain stream The strawberries make the growers
bordering on the eastern side of the from $150 to $250 an acre each year.
vallev for a distance ot 40 miles, ana 1'airying, while almost in its in
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so heavy the medicine manufacturers a year after being gathered and this
purchase a sufficient amount of the is why manufacturers offer several
bark to last them several years. In cents more a pound for bark that is
this way they are able to continue guaranteed to have been peeled sev-
mantifacture even during the periods eral seasons.
when for two seasons at a time labor por j,js reas0n there has been
is scarce and therefore but little bark sonle talk among the larger handlers
is offered in the open market. cf chittim bark to erect a large and
A few years ago when chittim bark suitable storehouse in this city where
went around 20c a pound there was the bark can be sorted, stored and
a great influx of laborers to the aged in a proper manner. I-or well
woods and within a short time the selected bark there is always a pre-
rr.arket was flooded with supplies and :..itim, but up to this time no such
it did not take long for the price to selection has ever been made on the
drop to 5c a pound, or even a lower Pacific coast.
figure than most people would care
to peel in these days of high labor
So important have become a num
ber of Oregon herbs and barks in
the manufacture of medicine that
large plants for their handling have
recently been established on the coast.
While chittim bark forms the bulk of
th. business in this line on the coast,
the Oregon grape is a close second j,oa('
and some assert that it is only a
question of a short time before the
grape root takes the place of chit
tim altogether, because, they say, it
is milder in its effects and has the
same purpose.
In a Class by Itself.
SOURCE OF WONDERFUL
WEALTH.
A glance at the number of saw-mils
in the state shows a total of 457, many
of these running both night and day.
Besides these there are many wood
consuming mills manufacturing shin
gles, sash, doors, boxes, veneering,
furniture, broom handles,
matches, and all the necessary arti
cles of civilization of which wood is
primarily the constructive material.
From any point of view we consider
the forests of Oregon, whether from
their magnitude when out in their
seemingly interminable depths, or a
Business Street In Lebanon, Oregon.
All interests agree that chittim sober study of reliable estimate of
bark is alouc in its class as' a medi- the timber they contain, or from
cine. In all spring tonics it is the watching the immense logs being cut
principal ingredient and as it is not ii.to lumber in the most modern mills
OEORf.F. W. CRrSO., Tres
N. M. NEWPORT, Secretary.
has its source at the verv summit of fancy here, is carried on extensively. In ,nr mn h -ol are taught free prompt and courteous answer to any given in other employments and as
the Cascades. These hills in the east- and with a high degree of profit to xhe 12 H')- prescribed by the state inquiry sent to the Lebanon Develop result the chittim bark peel the pres- xcrv C()S,V M)rjnT medicines could be in the world, we can come to the one
cut season is expected to He extreme- manufactured in this city and sold at conclusion, that Oregon's matchless
'v ''I't. a handsome profit with values much forests are to be a source of wonder-
1 luring times when general employ- lower than now. Spring tonic inanu- fill wealth in the future.
mcnt is rather slack there is a- great facturers do not use the bark the
rush of men to the chittim bark cen- first year it is peeled. In fact it is PAPER MILLS,
ters. This always results in a very much better the third year after be- Two paper mills report 789 fin
heavy pee! with corresponding lower ing peeled than rt is the second. It ployes; 635 mill operators; 505 at
values Sometimes when the peel is docs not begin to mature until over $2.15 and 130 at $2.50; 5 boys at $1.25;
40 laborers at $2 00 ; 26 carpenters at
- $.100 to $3 50; 2 foremen at $4.00; 48
loggers at $3.00 to $500; 25 in ad
- . . ministration departmen. at $5.00.
Roth run about 310 days and nine
hours is considered a day's work. The
mills produce 75,000 tons of paper '
annually, worth approximately
$1,000,000. This output requires
many million feet of timber cotton
wood, white fir and spruce that find
a ready market at these mills.
em part of the county produce good the farmers, in fact, it is one of the boar'1 of education and anyone com- ment League
grain and are fine pasture lands, and most profitable farm industries pieting me nign scnooi course is quai-
the small valleys are rich and the Professor Kay of Ames college, ,fie(i h '",cr a,,y college in the coun-
whole makes an excellent dairy and Iowa, and Professor Harrington of r' m ,,,c freshman year. The city is
poultry section. Lebanon is the trad- Wisconsin, who were in Oregon last i"s,l.v Pr'""' of her public schools,
inc- center of the eastern Dart of the fall looking into the dairy interests Tl,c a,ui religious standing of
county and has a population of about here, both say that in their opinion
1.500, has good railroad shipping facil- the Willamette valley and Linn
Ities, and is onTy 90 miles south f county is the most favnrable dairy
Portland. region in the world. They say cows
Lebanon has ever been held high.
There are five churches in the town,
viz ; Methodist, Presbyterian, Bap
tist, Catholic and Methodist South.
There is more rich river bottom can be kept here with less outlay for Re'!" the churches there are a mini
bcr of societies that have for their
land along the Santiam river and in feed than in any section they know
the vicinity of Lebanon than in any of. The land yields more feed to
other locality in the Willamette val- the acre than in other places. There
ley. The same grade and quality of is scarcely a month in the year when
land is cheaper here than in any place green feed can not be had from a cheaper, when its productivent ss is
in Oregon, well kept dairy farm. considered, than in most any part of
THE CHITTIM BARK INDUS
TRY. Few people realize the importance
of the chittim bark industry in the
Pacific tun t b i M. - Practically all
the chittim bark found in the world
has been discovered on the Pacific
aim the elevation and betterment of roaM-.nvisl OI n r,('mK ,n Oregon ami
mankind Washington. In all parts of these
two states the bark is in very heavy
supply.
Annually hundreds of car loads of
Land in the vicinity of Lebanon is
Th-T ; nn nlar ,n th. nrtbwrst There is much room for other in- Orecon The nnce of tile foothill Ine )arK arc snipped irom mis Cliy
better adapted to fruit raising, gar- dustries and a few most needed and land ranges from $10 to $25 an acre, a',(1 surrounding country. Most of
denmg and dairying than is found which will find a fine and profitable the prairie land from $25 to $50 an ,hc Mllff eastern states where
here. All these industries are just. in place here is a new flouring mill, a acre and the river bottom land from n made into medicine All over the
their infancy. No better strawberries fruit and vegetable cannery, fruit $'3 to $150 an acre according to state wor,l Oregon chittim bark is known
grow anywhere than on the rich San- packing house, a tannery, an ice fac- of cultivation and improvement and 3,1(1 to ,ms nt' a""ally come people
tiam bottom lands close to Lebanon, lory and cold storage plant, an iron the nearness to town. "Logged off for no other purpose than to take in
Lebanon has probably more manu- foundry and starch factory. There land" in the hills, which makes good a number of cars of this famous pro
facturing establishments than any two are no better openings in the state range, can be had from $5 to $15 an Pnetary article,
towns of like population in the valley, for these and many other industries acre. Bark in Full Swing.
The largest paper mills on the Pacific than are now offered here in Leb- Only a glimpse has been given of At this time the chittim bark peel
coast are located here. Paper is anon. the advantages awaiting the man with is in full swing In the backwoods
made from both straw and wood pulp, That the public schools of Lebanon push, energy and i.ipital along the it sometimes furnishes employment
and hundreds of men find employ- stand at the head of such institutions lines of farming and fruit raising in to every available man, woman and
ment in connection with this enter- is only too well known throughout the vicinity of Lebanon. child in the neighborhood At the
prise alone. Sawmills, planing mills, all Oregon The public schools em- Anyone desiring further or special prices generally ruling it pays to peel
machine shops, sash factory and other ploy eight teachers and maintain one information regarding Lebanon or the bark. Just now there is a scarcity
minor manufactories furnish labor to of the best high schools in the state, vicinity and any industry will receive of men owing to the high wages
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MASONRY.
There are 30 firms in Oregon now
engaged in this line of work that
have plants valued at $205,175, and
pay out for wages to 496 persons
$399,745. They expend for materials
$750,055, and for miscellaneous ex
penses $37,500. The product for 1906
amounted to $1,502,107. Wages are
from $4.00 to $6.00 a day for eight
Ik mrs.
$500,000 Paper Mill Plant at Lebanon, Oregon.
Portland's church buildings number
118, valued at over $2,000,000.
THE CITY OF UNION AND UNION COUNTY
NE of the prettiest, most pros- The eastern Oregon experiment sta-
I perous and thriving cities in tion is located at Union, and it has
J I Oregon is Union, situated in been and will be of great value to
the heart of the Grande Ronde the farmers and stock raisers of the
valley. It has a popula- valley.
tion of nearly 2,000 people, and all Central Railway of Oregon,
the improvements and conveniences Unjon js ,ocaUj on he Centra,
of a well-regulated and modern city. Rai of Oregon, which connects
Its streets are wide, clean and well twQ mj)es wjth (he Q R & N
improved and many of its buildings wA M of the m havj
long been in operation. Recognizing
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and residences would do credit to a
city many times its size. Improve
the immeir tonnage produced in the
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nicui. ...tr y . Grande Ronde valley and the sur
rounding timber belts, the Central
many new buildings are in course of
construction, and the city presents a
bustling, busy appearance noted in
few Oregon cities of like size.
T fti 'nrt.nrw-it(irr -mnT niitfr i .if
to
Railway of Oregon is being con
structed. This line connects with the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation corn-
Union boasts of several important pany's road both at Llnion station and
manufacturing enterprises, among Lot Lake, and regular train service
them a large woolen mill that is turn- has recently been established as far
ing out an excellent quality of blan- as Cove, a distance of 15 rhiles. Grad
kets and other woolen goods that are ing is completed a considerable dis
finding ready sale in all the principal '. ice toward La Grande, and, when
market centers. A well equipped finished, the road will form a belt
creamery is in operation. Other in- line around the entire valley, afford-
dustries include a large flouring mill, ing excellent service for the transpor- Timothy Three Tons
the product of which is shipped all tation of both freight and passengers,
over the country and to the oriental As a direct result of the construction
markets, four planing mills, a sawmill of this road several new industries A wide awake commercial club
and other sawmills arc soon to be have already been located on its line, lvks after the interests of the town,
built. Altogether Union's outlook is and the numerous sidings variously and two excellent weekly newspapers
very bright , the city is growing rapid- equipped for handling lumber, sugar leave no stone unturned to make
Jy, new comers receive a hearty wel- beets, grai.i, hay and fruit, bear testi- known the advantages, resources and
come, and no city in Oregon offers a mony to the volume of shipments al- prospects of Union and Union county.
more inviting field for the man who ready seeking this means of transpor- Country Surrounding Union.
labors or the one who has money to tation. ..... . .
J ,,,,. banning is the greatest industry of
invert. All the Advantages. ., . . ,
the county at the present time, and
The residence section appears like Union enjoys all the resources and jts various phases always will be
one vast orchard, so numerous are the advantages common to the Grande I'be farms at the present time con
fruit trees, and the country immedi- Ronde valley. Transportation facili- sjst 0f holdings from 40 to 2,000 acres
ately surrounding the town is as fer- ties are good, its banking and busi- tnc average farm having about 320
tile as any part of the valley. Cathe- ness institutions are on a solid and TCres Tlc nrinciml nroduct of the
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Thousands of acres are devotefl to
their growth, and furnish agreeable
employment for hundreds at good
wages during the beet season.
Union county is becoming to e
known as one of the best fruit pro
ducing sections nf the state, and dur-
Stretching in every direction the
pine-clad mountains and lulls can be
seen, from whose sides come the
giant pines which keep mir lumber
mills m motion, all seasons of the
year, and which industry occupies the
attention of our people more than any
ing the past few years, thousands of other industry, with the exception of
farming. I he county s shipments of
lumber amount to about 50.000.000
feet. Nature has left the touch of her
wealth-giving hand in forests seem
ingly inexhaustible, and the lumber
ing industry will add much in the
acres have been set out to trees, and
in time fruit growing will become the
second largest industry in the county.
Fruit is successfully grown in all
parts of the county, and our foothill
land produce some of the finest aii-
Mwirnn '"iirtiiiri tmt Mi
pies that are grown anywhere, and coming years toward making tins one
those who are making a specialty of of the wealthiest sections of the west,
fruit, find it a very profitable follow- Values of the products of Union
ing. All fruits of the temperate zone county for 1906 were as follows:
flourish in this section. Peaches, wheat $1,100,000
pears, plums, prunes, grapes, straw- i,un,ber 900,000
berries, blackberries, are all grown s;rKar 290 000
successfully, but apples and cherries , );lts .,, ,arey 2S0.C00
are found to be a more profitable crop ( ,itc , 775 000
than any. Ihere is -io portion of th
OREGON'S EXPORTS.
The principal exports of Oregon are
wheat, flour and lumber, although
fruit, hay, potatoes, hops and other
products are shipped out in large
quantities. Of wheat alone about 22,
000,000 bushels a year are shipped
from Portland. Following are the
exports since 1900:
1900 $ 9,092.493
1901 12.099,990
P02 11,724.256
1903 10,018,984
1904 7,146,644
1905 10,131,949
There was a falling off in exports
during the past two years on account
of the Russo-Japanese war.
PORTLAND'S SCHOOLS.
the Acre On the Line of the Central Rail
way of Oregon.
northwest where apples and cherries
attain a greater degree of perfection
in quality, flavor, size or appearance,
and our best orchard lands at present
rine and Little creeks, which flow firm foundation,
through the center of the town, af- has just been organized and is oc-
ford ample water for irrigating a cupying its own building, erected of
me new bank farm js wheat, which is raised
great deal of land.
brick and stone.
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Portland has 3S public schools, 8
kindergartens, a law school, a medi-
Hogs 225.000 cal school, a dental college, 13 sec
Horses and mules 125.000 tarian schools, a military school, 5
Hay 180 .(XX) business colleges, 3 preparatory
Fruit 150,000 schools, 2 academies of music and
!' igar beets 175,000 ''locution, 2 correspondence schools,
90,000 n school of practical advertising, 34
50,000 private schools, 2 manual training
Dairy products
Poultry
Potatoes 40,000 schools, and a number of other educa-
Wood 35,000 lional institutions.
Flight thousand car loads of pro
ducts are shipped from the county
annually.
abundance, the fertile soil yielding an
average from 30 to 35 bushels per
acre, and of the best milling varieties.
A reduction of the size of farms, and
greater diversity of crops, both of
which are possible and rational, will
make Union county one of the most
densely populated sections in Oregon.
This is a matte that is rapidly being
brought about, many of the farms be
ing divided and subdivided, and made One of the Lumber Shipping Points on the Line of the Central Rail
to support three or four families .
where one lived in the past. For a WBy f rCg0n-
man desiring a few acres. Union various stock farms having been so can be purchased for at least $100 per
county offers great advantages, the improved during the nast that onlv acre and umvard .d ctanet.Ys sh
LEATHER MANUFACTURE.
There are 11 establishments in
One hundred thousand dollars dis- Oregon, with plants valued at $100,-
bursed the past year for school pur- 000, and an annual product of $486,'-
P"scs. 0()0. These 11 manufacturers of
Our assessed valuation in 1906 was leather pay for materials used $370,-
$6,113,173. Union county offers many 000, and have a miscellaneous expense
opportunities to the man with mod- of $12,000. They employ an average
erate means and to the capitalist. Foi of 9( persons, who receive $138,250
the latter many resources lie dormant in wages. Ten hours is a day's work
that with capital will become wealth and employes are paid $2.50 to $3.00
producers.
a day.
soil is of such productiveness, that the best bl
with proper care a few acres will
bring the owner a very profitable re
turn for the labor and money in
vested. All kinds of grain are success
fully grown, and during the 40 years erally rewarded.
tli county has been settling up, there
has been no failure of crops.
Stock Raing and Dairying.
courses through our
stock. It is an appreciable fact that
so much time is being devoted tohis
line, and the efforts of the stock
growers in this respect are being lib-
that an acre of our land planted to
apples will produce more profit to
the owner than an acre of California
oi igc land. Our apple market is
the world, with a ready market for all
fferings. The fruits of this section
I
uairymg is heing rapidly developed have never failed to win a gold medal
at the present time, and many far- at the different expositions that have
mers find this a very profitable line, been held in the past few years.
Foothill and vallev (arms arp c rm
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ills: bUUIilV S VVCcUUl.
Train on Central Railway of Oregon, Leaving Union.
--. 1 otuj.r naiiy anapieu to dairying, and Union
no little attention, the climate and county offers great opportunities in There are 300,000 acres of non
conditions are such that only the this respect. tillable land in this county, but this
hardiest and most desirable cattle Sugar beet culture is another profit- does not signify that the Jand is
.and horses are raised, the herds of the able and solid industry of the county, worthless
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fit
Sugar Beet Field-
-Twenty-Three Tona to the Acre On the Line of th
Central Railway of Oregon.