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great timber belt t the head of
Rogue river and its main tributaries,
and will be the base of operations
of a dozen box factories within the
next two years. The Pacific & East
ern Railway company, which recently
acquired the roadbed and rights of
way of the Medford & Crater Lake
railway, now have construction forces
at work, and will at once extend the
road to the Cratrr Lake region to
the east, and ultimately to the coast
about Tort Orford or Crescent City.
Incidentally they will connect with
a spur to the great Blue Ledge cop
per mine in the Siskiyous, southwest
of Medford, and as a smelter will be
installed at these mines during the
coming fall months, it is a part of
the company's plans to also install
coking ovns at the Medford coal
mines, on the base of the Roxy Ann
mountain, which the company now
has under option. The company has
already applied for a franchise for
supplying fuel gas to the residents
of Medford, which will receive fa
vorable action.
The thing which guarantees rapid
advance in population and develop
ment in the Koinic river vslley is
the fact that orchard lands which
here bring returns in excess of any
other fruit district in the west, have
not been unduly advanced in price,
and anyone who invests at present
can be assured of a winning in the
immediate future.
The Rogue river valley has a score
of fruits which are almost equally
productive and profitable, ranging
from the Yellow Newtown and Spit-
1 SK anv fruit buver on this resoonsible for the situation: and the Conner, iron and other ofei. Its won- xenberg appfes, through the half
A con,'nent what fruit district he fact that the population is almost dcrful capacity for producing fancy dozen varieties of pears which have
I considers the best in America entirely American born, live and pro- fruits of the varieties most in re- proven such phenomenal winners,
and where he would cast his gressive men from the older states, quest in the markets of the world; the delicious peaches and apneots
lot if given the preference, and in a measure accounts for the great its great timber belt, composed which distinguish this valley, table
he will invariably sav that the Med- immigration of homeseekers from the largely of white and sugar pine; its grapes which rival California's best;
ford district in the Rogue river valley bliziard stricken northwest, the pro- stock raising facilities, its dairy pos- cherries which, while not so large
offers more inducements in the line ductive Mississippi valley states and sibilities incident to the production nor so juicy as those of the Willam-
of fine climate, varied productions from farther east. But, after all, it of alfalfa hay; its developing seed ette section, are such fine keepers
and crop certainty than any other is the unparalleled bounty of nature growing features, especially in alfalfa that they will bear transportation to
section known. He will aNo btffcin in this favored valley which makes seed; its mild and equable climate, the most distant markets, and which
to tell how for 10 years past the fancy it so eagerly sought as a permanent combining the best features of both have such firm flesh and solid skins
fruit trade of the world has looked place of residence by men who have northern Oregon and California; its that they are not subject to rain
upon the Medford product in apples thrivn elsewhere but have tired of exemption from asthma, rheumatism, checks; melons which drive those
and pears as beine the best that en- a ceaseless contest with an inclement hav fever and insect pests; its scenic from all other sections out of the
ters any market. The fruit buyer, climate. beauties, soda and mineral springs, northwest markets when the Rogue
however, is only partially in touch In a Commercial club document waters holding in solution the rem- river season sets in.
with the situation, and he can only recently issued by the Medford peo- edy for all rheumatic and scrofulous One element of Medford's growth
to a limited extent comprehend why pie, an open challenge is issued to ailments, and to crown all an artesian which is now becoming much more
the Rogue river valley, and especially the world to show any town which belt, which renders it possible for prominent than it has been hereto
the district surrounding Medford is within a radius of five miles, 10 miles, evtry fruitman to provide his own fore, is the fact that it is the logical
attracting men of means from all por- 20 miles or even 50 miles can show irrigation system, and places Med- center of what was once the leading
tions of the eastern and northern the varied productions, the great ford in the enviable position of the placer mining district of the north
states, as is no other portion of the wealth producing commodities which center of a valley which is even now west coast, and what is rapidly be-
west, distinguish this section. It is a chal- noted as the best on the Pacific coming the leading quartz and cop-
The fact that Medford is today re- lenge which no other community const. per mining section of the west. It
garded as the liveliest town in Ore- would care to accept, for here, with Medford is now being rapidly has been common talk among miners
gon, outside of Portland, is partly its great mineral wealth, its gold, brought into communication with the for a generation past that the ridge
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of mounUiri -Mritt oi. Medfofd con- time to investigate the fruit district can be obtained here, fi'meani that
tains more thartj ! tfrfptjgtfd' Icdjts about Medford. within a decade MedfoW. rill, tak
to pay off the ttMJfC:fi?a.ct l , building age, there is nothing rank as the best built town J the
it is only within that promises more for Medford at state. Within 10 mifet : of Medford
that capital 1)4' ttW ''fewlgW ,n present than the development and are found cement stone ledges' Which i.
develop this grttmthilfjrpm the extension of the trade in the line of it will be feasible to develop and n -
ledges which lie 'tydd&ffifi' range building stone, especially granite and "'all cement factories, with k Medford
of mountains, the .pfcfers t of early sandstone, of which there are im- as a distributing point, and Jt a Very '
days were fed, nJh'e records-, of m.nse quarries in the vicinity of few years, or as soon as competitive;
Wells, Fargo ExpreflVcompany show Medford, of t character which guar- railway rates are obtainable.' Pdrtl ;
that not less than twenty millions of antees its bcrnf? used all over the Orford will prove to be a second ;
gold dust was shipped' through (his roast, particularly in public build- Newport News and Medford. will' b .V
medium alone from he Jacksonville mgs. The granite which is now pass- the great distributing point for aoXlth-Vr, (
district, which is now included in the jng through the Medford stone yards ern Oregon and northern California
Medford district; and all old miners equal to the best imported Scotch a manufacturing city and the eentet . ,,
know that much dust ioimd the nit- granite, both for monumental use and of the wealthiest fruit and : mining V
side markets through other mediums, building stone and within a very few district on the coast within 10 years. '
With a wonderful crop maturing years it will command the trade of Forty townships of wondetftll . p(nt. ,
on the orchard trees in the Medford the whole coast and constitute one timber will be in market within that j
district, with the certainty that high of the leading sources of income The time, all tributary to Medford; anq
prices for fancy fruit will prevail, it use of electrical power is an import- it is a certainty that within f ive' Jreara '-"
is already known that all records f, r ant factor in the development of this Medford will have a population 6f'V
previous years will be broken in the business and many m?n are already 10,000, and a possible 50,000 within;-.
line of fruit yields, and it is pre- engaged in the quarries and the two years after the completion of tht ' V
dieted that the resulting effect will shops. The handsome appearance of Panama canal and the building of ths)
be an advancement of 50 per cent in the business district in Medford is breakwater at Port Orford. ' ,
present values for orchards and or- owing largely to the reasonable price For information address Medford
chard lands. It certainly is the right at which this magnificent stone finish Commercial club.
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Eosebnrg and Douglas County
OUGLAS COUNTY has lona son has ever been heard to complain weeks earlier than anv other countv
T I since gained for itself the dis- of the Douglas county climate. It in the state of Oregon with its straw
11 tinguished name "The Italy of is because of this charming feature berries and other small fruits; this
Oregon." It one of the that it has acquired the distinguished fact alone insures a high price to all
largest counties, embracing name of "The Italy of Oregon." growers; not infrequently the first
4,800 square miles, and lies next to The resources of the county are strawberries sell at 25 cents per box
and just south of the Calapooia ridge, as varied as the character of its to- and other early fruits in proportion,
which divides the Willamette valley pography. It is the natural home of bile Douglas county is not es-
from southern Oregon. It is bounded all kinds of grains and grasses, but sentially a mining district there are
on the north by Lane, on the east by it is not distinctly an agricultural many successful mines in operation
Klamath, on the south by Jackson county. However, where grain and within her boundaries and thousands
and Josephine, and on the west by grasses are planted an abundant bar- of dollars are annually taken from
Coos county and the Pacific ocean, vest is the result. mother earth for the digging.
The topography of this county might Stock raising is one of the promi- ur manufacturing indus'ries are
be said to be high hills and deep ncnt features of the county's indus- at tn's l'me not extensive. However,
valleys. It cannot be called a -moun- (ry the various wild grasses found we have some excellent sawmills
tainous region, rfeither is it prairie, within and along the timbered belts continuously in operation, shipping
The county is permeated in all direc- arl green almost the entire year, and t0 "'her markets millions of feet of
tions by beautiful streams, having thousands of cattle, sheep and gcats himber annually.
their source in the Cascade moun- practically make their own living on The county embraces about 130
tains and coast range. Among the these ranges school districts and employs about
most important streams are the Dai in is recfiving considerable "chers, and educates more than
north and south branches of the attention during thc past (ew VM 6,000 pupils.
Umpqua, Cow creek, Pass creek, and a,rea(Jy m of fhe farmf rs an(J Roseburg, the county seat of
Days creek two Elk creeks, Deer dair nien are r m a rich harveJt Douglas county, and the metropolis
SL Sw . r,Vtr' frk f CW from this source. As a natural home southern Oregon, contains a pop-
cree-Middle erect and numerous for pouitry of aI1 kinds j)oV,gas ulation of something more than 3,000.
other small streams nearly all of county excds Qne railroad statjntl It is most charmingly situated among
which are capable of providing ample ,ying a few miI north of Roseb the scenic Douglas county hills, at
power for great manufacturing con- jn this cou has thc distinction of whose feet placidly flows the beauti-
ccrns- chinni n,- tri,c ,.ii 'l' waters of the winding, limpid
The soil of Douglas is varied in any other one raiiway station in thc Umpqua. Here we have all modern
the extreme. We h.-ive the black Tjnjted States. There is an unlimited conveniences and city improvements,
mud (than which there is none bet- hjgn prjced market for all kinds of tlie c'ty are fount no 'ess tnan
ter), the dark loam, red clay, yellow pouitry here in the west- in fact the 12 church buildings, two fine school
clay, and three distinct types of river market has never been fully supplied houses, one costing, equipped, nearly
bottom land. Nearly all of the soils kv -t.rn nrmltrvmfn anrt h vi $30,000. four hotels, two banks
of Douglas county are extremely rich com(., to ... , nractical ooultrv raiser stea,n la"ndry. a large creamery, city
ran hia anH s..r mnnrv ; that water, electric light, sewer and tele-
busings in Donelas cour.tv Pho.ne Um and an "P to date fire
North l:mpqua river, five miles
north, whose waters are continuously
supplied by the melting snows on the
snow peaks of the Cascade moun
tains. The city is in a healthful and
prosperous condition and new build
ings are being continuously erected
to meet the growing demands. Here
is also found the Oregon Soldiers'
Home, United States weather bureau
service, United States land office, a
commodious hospital under course of
construction, two large fruit packing
houses. Here is also the largest and
most important railroad division in
the state of Oregon, outside of Port
land, fully 300 men are continuously
employed in these yards, creating
and maintaining for Roseburg a
monthly pay roll of many thousands
of dollars, and insuring to her a con
tinuous course of brisk business, not
found in other cities, thus fortunate.
Roseburg is also the home ;nd main
division point of the dispatcher of
trains for all the country south of
Portland and north of the California
line. The Roseburg postoffice shows
larger receipts than any other city
in southern Oregon, and this fact
alone insures her supremacy as a
commercial and population center.
The city is supplied with one daily,
one weekly and two semi weekly
newspapers. Many beautiful homes
are found within the city limits, and
others are being continuously added.
We have room, however, for many
additional industries and manufactur
ing plants. Roseburg is in need of,
and can well support a good fruit
cannery, several electric lines to
reach thc rich outlying valleys, and
a larger population to share in the
benefits of the same. There is now
under way a projected line of electric
road connecting Roseburg with deep
water in Coos county, and to show
the character of the citizens of this
city it may be said that $125,000 was
raised toward this project recently
in about one day's work. The people
are self-asserting and bred of an in
dependent spirit, this fact having
conduced largely to the excellent
condition of the city at the present
time. Nor are the Roseburg people
lacking in hospitality, for here the
new comers will find a glad hand to
meet and to welcome them among us
as our neighbors and friends.
Answering the inquiry as to re
maining public lands in this county,
it may be said that there are still
unclaimed tens of thousands of acres
of rich lands ready to receive the
home-maker, but let none be deceived
for these binds do not lie within a
few miles of Roseburg; neither are
they prairie lands ready for the plow.
They are located in the foothills,
many miles hack from Roseburg, but
the soil is excellent, timber and water
are plentiful, and the same balmy,
equable climate hovers over these
lands that is found at Roseburg.
On the whole we believe that
Douglas county and the city of
Roseburg offer superior induce
ments to the immigrant, whether he
possesses money or not, for the
moneyed men will find ample oppor
tunity for safe investments, and the
moneyless man will find nature with
all her varied capabilities ready to
respond to the touch of the toilers'
hands.
If you want to profitably invest
money, or if you want such a home
as Mother Nature has provided for
her children who are willing to work,
come to Douglas county. If you want
to spend some money in the line of
manufacture, land or stock specula
tion, come to Douglas county. If
you want to locate a colony, if you
want to mine, or manufacture lum
ber, come to Douglas county. If
you want to be a resident of the
"Queen City" of southern Oregon,
come to Roseburg.
in prpductive power, but, as is the
casthe world over, the application
of water and cultivation proportion
ately increases the productiveness.
Fruit raising has lately received a
great deal of attention. Roseburg is
fighting apparatus, and many other
conveniences too numerous to men-
C rUn 7 J ' C0U"ty ady the home of a Fruit Growers' tl.on- . Theb wa,.er fhat. su?P,,e. tht
is about 22,000, and the county is ca- . , . ... city is taken from the far famed
pable of providing homes for 20
times that number.
association having for its member- Clty
ship nearly 50 practical and success
ful fruit raiire A nnUf nfarhc
Douglas county contains a larger and cherries are here
amount of timber than any other nrrjH in ,Knrinrr and th n.l.
county in the United States, with the it is as d as the best Small
possible exception of one, and this fr;t. f , ..;,,. rr,Arr. , un,;.
ttmber is of the finest quality, em- ful harvest. It IS a wen known fact
bracing Douglas fir, white, yellow r, u nv t
nu uuu "me, spi mc, iicnnocK, ana
white, red and Port Orford cedar;
aside from the above we have plenfy
of white and black oak, myrtle, ma
dron a and other hard woods. There
is enough timber in Douglas county
to male its future population pro
grelffe for half a century to come.
The climate of Douglas is unex
celled the world over. It must not be
understood that it is always absolute
perfection, for Such is not the case;
but our world-wide reputation of
balmy, equitable, semi-tropical cli
mate is too well understood to re
quire repetition here; it may be
truthfully said, however, that no pcr-
Ctpital, rnUy raid, $80,000.00
nrplul, 850,000.00
Jackson County Bank
Sttekllahrt 1888.
Medford, Oregon
Vrly Twaaty Yra Usdar One
BfJUMtgMntat.
ams)OPoS) ova eoo,ooo.oo.
Offloera and Director i
W. I. Vawter President
B. F. Adklns Vice-President
O. R. Llndley Cashier
JL. I Jaeoba Aas't Cashier
A. A. Davts, R. H. Whitehead,
F. W. Hutchinson.
The
Rogue River Valley
Oregon
Offers the best Investments in
orchards and orchard lands on tha
Pacific coast. More Portland capi
tal is invested in Rog-ue river or
chards than In all other sections
combined. We can offer the rifht
klad of young orchards today at
flg-ures which enable us to guar
antee that they will return tha
purchase price In a single crop
within four years from today.
Prices have not been boomed her.
Rogue River Land Co.
Medford, Oregon
Capital S 50,000.00
Surplus $10,000.00
Safe Deposit Boxes ror Kent.
The Medford
National Bank
J. E. Hnyart President
j, A- Parry , . . Vice-President
John U. Orth Cashier
W. B. Jackson Ass't Cashier
J. B. Howard, )
J. D. Olwell.
WE PAY 3i PER CENT
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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
A OBBTIBAXi BABTKIXrO BID" SI
XTH BUB TBAJTSAOTBD.
We Solicit Your Patronage
L A. Marsters
Dealer
in
Real Estate
of All Kinds
Office Near the Depot
ROSEBURG, OREGON
A st National Bank
Capital $50,000
Resources $352,000
OP
MEDFORD, OREGON
8. CBOWBXI President.
X. SEUBXi, Vice-President.
M. X.. AXPOBD, Cashier.
OBIS CBAWrOBO, AMI Casfcle.
TIM BE
LAND)
Bought and Sold
on Commission
We Also Buy ano! Sell
CHOICE
FRUIT LAND
FARM LAND
and
STOCK RANCHES
Correspondence Solicited
W. L. COBB
REAL ESTATE CO.
Roseburg, Oregon
W. U COBB. .Manager
THOS. COBB. ........ .Secretary
BARGAINS
in
farm Lands
Timber Lands
Orchards
Saw Mills
Mining Properly
and City Property
The rarmers Real
Estate Company
Roseburg, Oregon
Brancli Office. Mar.afi.lJ, Orv
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