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Forest, Agriculture -Products Are Major Assets
Scenery, Recreational Facilities Finest in Nation
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Ortgon, the industrious Beaver, Antelope Refuge, tiahitat of great , cities of Roscburg, Grants Pass,
State, might also be nicknamed herds of one of the fleetest game I Mertford and Ashland. In 1 htm
the Valentine State, since it be- animals afoot. 'area, ton, are the recreation
wmmo n??'S,hVialeifi?evLCrb, The nf Brnd is wnterj"'" fI!orded bJ the Cascade
14, 1859. Less than 100 years , . ..,....,. and Siskivou Mountains and
Ortgon'i terrain h let varitd for any on p9 t portray avtn a gftpd Mmpling. But tha six picture
hrol ar at typical at any. Top toft it th pionttr-roppl Stat Capitol at Salom, matca of thousand
f vUltort; top right, a tky-viow of fort I and, th ttato'a motropolit, with Mt. Hood in th background; '
' abovo, a portion of th highway vitta through majtttic Columbia Rivor Corgt; at tha right, ont of tho
- atato't many prim toattal aroat-tha Hayatack Rock tvitibla) taction of th Northom Orgn bacht
In CUttep County btlow, mirrr4luo Crator Uka in tho 2000-footop crater of now-dormant Mt.
Mauma noar Klamath Fall; and blow at right, Throo Crkt lako noar picturotqu Sittart on th
1 Mat tlop of tho Cattado Rango-typical of much af Oregon' rugged mountain country.
old, young and vigorous Oregon
offers untold opportunity, recrea
tion and happiness to its citizens.
From the top of the state's
highest snow-capped peak in
the Cascade Mountains, ( 11.245
foot Mt. Hood) to the level of
the 400-mile Pacific Ocean coast
line, and from the peaks of the
10,000-foot Wallowa mountains
of the northeast, across hixh
plateau ' rangelands, across 'he
lofty Siskiyous of the southwest
to the sea again, Oregon abounds
in industry, good living and
recreation.
Willamette Valley "Cradle"
The cradle of this great Ore
gon country was rocked in the
Willamette Valley in almost re
cent times May 2, 1843. to be
exact at I'hampoeg. north of
Oregon's capital citv, Salom.
There, Americans and Canadians
met in what is called the famous
"Wolf Meeting" and decided to
bring L'. S government to the
whole Oregon country.
Oregon's logging and lumber
ing industry is her biggest busi
ness. She has one-fifth of all
the standing timber in the nation.
In 1954. the state produced over
8.8K0.0O0.0O0 (billion) board feet
of lumber. During the past year
some 2.700 mills were in opera
tion with a pavroll of near
$350,000,000.
The states' second largest in
dustry is agriculture which
showed farm receipts of $382.
661.000 (million dollars) in
1954 and is expected to approxi
mate that for 1955 when all
figures are in. Cattle and
sheep are the most important
livestock on Oregon's farms
ed in the Cascades, along the - s"ch "ractiona as Oregon Caves
Deschutes River, and lofty Cen-' Na lonal Monument.
tury Drive. Nearby are rem I c J"l fas' of the Cascades, in
able juniper wavsides, awesome ! Sou'ner1n1 "onD ls the .ma,m"
iv. k ,n,i. .u ka4a moth Klamath Basin and the
iWn .nr nf th. rrnnvA nH ' recreational area surrounding th
Deschutes rive
the Metolius
ivers. the springs of ; City of Klamath Falls and Upper
i river, and counties ' Klwiath Lake, Oregon, largest
fishing lakes and streams. I Doay 01 lrr5n wa"'r-
Oregon
Population 1,521,341 (1950)
(32nd).
Area 96,981 q. mi. (9th).
Capital Salem.
Flower Oregon Crape.
Bird Western MeaAowlark.
Tree Douglas Fir.
Admitted to I'nion Feb. 14.
1R59 (33rd).
Larger Cities Portland
(3:3.628); Salem (43.140): F.u
gene (35,879); Medford (17,
305): Corvallis (16.207); Kla
math Falls (15.875)
The backbone of. Oregon, the
rugged and inspiring Cascade
Range is alive with recreaion
the year around. In spring, sum
mer and fall, the rntlsman finds
the watersheds of such strei
as the flackamas, the Santiam.
McKenzie. Willamette and Rogue
sounding the chant of an "off-thc-beaten
track' trek to regions
where recreation fills the desire
of rll.
Coastline Phenomenal
Oregon's coastline is phen
omenal in that it has a highway
fringing the ocean for nearly all
of its 400-mile length. U. S.
Highway 101 carries the Oregon
visitor past miles of smooth,
sandy beaches, to imposing head
lands dominating unforgettable
views for miles up and down th
seashore.
Inspiring toll free coastal
bridges. ' hitoric markers, invit
ing picnic areas, and camping
spot's, surf and deep-sea fishing
and fun on such streams as the
Kogue, t'nipqua. Siuslaw. Sileti.
Alsea, and Nestucca are some of
the reasons why visitors come
back every year.
The visitor will not want to
miss climbing the Astor Column
at Astoria, seeing aquariums at
Seaside and Depoe Bay. watching
sea lions play at Sea Lion
Caves, watching great ocean-going
lumber carriers load at Coos
Bay, gathering agates at Agate
Beach, watching the spouting
horns at Boiler and Depoe Bays
and countless other spectacles
along Oregon's shore.
Capitol Draws Visitor
Throughout the state are other
attractions that visitors won't
want to miss a guided tour
through Oregon's capitol build
ing at Salem and a trip to beau
tiful Silver Creek Falls Stat
Tark near Silverton. Timbrrl.ne
Lodge at the 6,000 foot elevation
on Mt. Hood: Bonneville. Mr-
today. Her farms total 54442 Manv Recreation Areas
with an acreage of 21.062.340. West of the Cascades are the
Her third largest business is valleys. The fertile Willamette
the tourist industry which in Valley, one of the most temper-;
1955 brought over $127,000,000 ate climatically in the world, is;
(million dollars) into the state, also said hv horticulturists to be1
Food Processing Important one of the most productive in Nary, Detroit and Meridian Dams.
Other important industries are the world. It forms the metro-1 Events and celebrations, too,
food processing which totaled politan section of the state. In j are an important part of OregoT
over $113,900,000 (million dol-, this section are found the larger I activity, such as the Port
lars) in 1952; commercial fish- cities, Portland, at the conflu ' land Rose Festival in June: Al
eries, particularly of Chinook ence of the Willamette and bany Timber Carnival in July;
salmon and tuna: mining and ' Columbia rivers, and Salem, the I Shakespearean Festival at Ash
minerals, refurbished by chroir rapital city: Corvallis, home of n(j jn August and the Astoria
ite mining in Southern Oregon Oregon State College, and Eu-:samon Derbv and Pendleton
and the discovery of uranium in gene at the southern end of the , Round-up in September.
Hospitable Oregon invites
everyone fo come and enjoy its
progress, history, industry ana
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south central Oregon near Lake- valley, home of the University
View and an ever-increasing gen- of Oregon.
eral industrial growth. ! In the southern vallevs of the
Latest manufacturing census j Umpqua and Rogue are the ' variety of recreational areas.
ngures pui uregons 'manufac
turing output in excess of $2,
000,0000,000 (billion dollars).
Proud of Progress
From an historic beginning 110
years ago, Oregon has become
proud of her 7,500 miles of high
ways, her system of public
schools, her governmental "first,"
the initiative and referendum
and her high per capita income
The average weekly wage for
all production workers for 1955
was $88. one of the highest aver
ages in (he nation.
The Oregon visitor marvels at
the great variety of recreation
found thrbughout the state.
Wonders like the magnificent
Columbia River Gorge which
cleaves the Cascade range offer
ing imposing vistas, innumerable
waysides and state parks, 11 loftv
waterfalls in 11 miles and all
accessible by scenic highways
famous the world over.
1 Lake in Ancient Volcano
j Certainlv an Oregon visit would
not be complete without a trip
to marvelous and deep blue Cra
ter Lake in Crater Lake National
Park. This wondrous gem is set
in the cauldron of an ancient
volcano, Mt. Mazama.
In the northeastern part of
the state are the inviting Blue
and Wallowa mountains, the lat
ter ranging to peaks of over
10000 feet in elevation.
In the central phrt of 'he
st. le pre t''C hil'M- hi"'- 'il..ter,ii
are - whrre the t nr 'Vest'Tn
tain of ranch lite coub iys. and
round-ups prevails Here. too. r
several game refuges and the
Malheur National Wildlife
refuge.
Antelope la Large Herds
In the southern part of Central
Oregon are th unusual Steens
Oregon Page Marks End of
Exclusive Statesman Series
This full-page presentation of Orreon, the mate
rial for which vvas provided by the Travel Informa
tion Division of the State Hiphwav Department, marks
the finale of a project bepin by THE STATESMAN 18
months ago.
Farly in 1955 THE STATESMAN' communicated with
officials in all 48 states suggesting it was willing to de
vote a full page spread of pictures and stories to each
commonwealth. Motivating the project was the realisa
tion that this area is attracting thousands ef newcomer
interested in a current portrayal of their former home
states, and the thought that other thousands ef resident
would be interested in a factual portrayal of the other
states' place in the American democracy.
Success of the venture is attested by frequent
references in national trade magazines (o THE
STATESMAN'S exclusive series; inquiries from other
newspapers as to how such a series was acquired;
requests for copies of the special pages from many
parts of the country; the- frequent use of the Infor
mation . thereon In valley schools, and the "thank
you" notes from the executive offices of nearly every
state participating.
Most ef the state cooperated willingly and effective
ly in making material available. Others were dilatory ia
taking advantage of the promotion, some perhaps skep
tical of some obligation they might incur (there was
none) and a few pleading no central bureau from which
piHii'e and u to (he minnte story mMcrHI rnu'd be
ol t-irrit. Rut all e'ennlv (k prt.
. TIM STATESMAN is hopeful the ser.es has been "
interesting, informative and of service to its thou
sands of subscriber-friends.
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