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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1906)
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STATE OF OREGON Rich Undeveloped Resources in Every L’ne Endeavor Invite Investment, By Muí'unkt-r. l oithiiid. Oregon. Ih*»«- It is said tliat (ippui'unity I ».... k- once at every man » d* or. Il timi • e true, site is playing a tatuo al the present moil ent • *•» ' lie di i ts III th»* fai mer of nini »*l»*l y • I iiih MI p h western hint»**, win» I* IM'I sh I i -I ih I with the long cold '■liuiei I’erllHp» nini • til Ilei •I| |>» 11 limile» « » F I In »*•♦* upi-n III ( )l » gi 'll b I I ill* till Ii ei. less favored localities. On tliH ih or pat tlcilliill X the li.llHII ol limile.I of every man or unman who desires means, tloin can !••• I< uiii| mix whi le« longer dry and bol sun n 1*1 to better his or her condition phys else, IIS tills Is justly lirined tile pool ically or tiimncmlly. Ou the door of Ilian's paiadl-e. Heli* w»* have a cli everyone who has money to invest, mate that 1» uniformly mild, having and is seeking Io place it’lo the very neither tlie extreme beat nor cold of the east or middle west. best possible advantage: Yoll neither I question if there is another state freeze to death nor die of suustroke, io the union that offers the golden and cyclones are unknown. In win opportUDities for investment where ter we have ram instead of snow, but such large returns are assured as can the rainfall is nut so great as hi the Not only to the eastern be found in Oregon though it covers a states, farmer is the way open to wealth, but longer period. Most of the plowing Coos County Dairy Industry. thè sktiu milk and utlier prndiicts. od ■‘Angora guals The generous slioweis, mild climate, and lespon pre-eminently a sive sull of Coos county peculiarly builder, miner, fruit grower and to such a tiling ns crop failure is un dairy country; its mild climate, abun i adapt it for the Angola goat. any other vocation. and those who known Stock toucan graze the year dant rainfall and wealth of soil mak wliele ts I ri i who more pleut if u I have been so fm lliiiate a- to east then ron nd. ing it ‘specially adapted to dairying . more itoiirishing. ( )|•<••»< »II Is HPHllH I to the banker, manufacturer, railload is done in the winter and spring, and in jot tin* most LiV"ieil -laic* li.iv» “Coos county is I here is a demand for everything attd stock raising. Bitter climatic j in (he lisi of States ut thè pio hi been amply i ■-> id I oi I» ■ u I » .»b I» mi t'o.i »'.»n I • till ed. »iiol ' Ii»' inalkct is I'omlit io || m cannol be fottn I anywhere; of mohair, bill tliis ih oih * »> W ealt 11. * i’tl I ii i rate. I Ii»* f i » I” h I rain take» ’ he | hu e of si.ow in « inter, newei. tini i .tpidly gi "wiag. t Oregon i- <*m* of tin* luge *1 t • | oik pi oi I io I h< ni I he and »hi w• is come near enough to , tries of Caos couiity.” M arket S' I having lilumt ’,».“».»»• »<I squall* n »I. * •■iisieru i 1. ie I . i f l *u ' I- within os burdi r-. or nemlx G2IHM. yhilt (ItHI pel X. • I u h i » 11 w * 111 d <too acres. Of this. 35 00l>.i oti a»u . .,i. mille II.all olle md*h hi timber; mi * sticli timl er! gigantic patches. 1 ■!• ii . i» of goiets forests, com pa i »«i. with which the I i ests of l|,e east and South ii ai i »nt get tier t ■ • minuet' I < > keep the fol 4 hills mid p ion granges green with native o I e see I e ve I lolind. •‘Tin* m.iiieiise fertility of the num < /'hickens, t in lo y - , • ggs and flutti r erous »nmll cal lex h mot river bottoms ale l*ilm are slupped fu ih III • cast ili car loads coilpleci wiili ii mil i climate and fre is said the four comities and all tliese tliings ean he prodllced quent rainfall, male is certain that in Oregon contain tin* 'argesi forests l't‘io I • i er ihau ni i|ie ea»t. Imi tin daily mg iml’i'ii t will Lecoineotiel in the xvi r'it. oxving io olii Itmi'ed popolaimn, par of ih ■ must impot'li'iil of her various Only 3,1 ittll,(MKt m tes hi »» and liol all of that in cult i x at ion. We have a population of lilt j»* mine than half a million ami oae fourth are in Portland atoI a huge percent of the balance in smaller low ns, consequent ly those xxho till ilie soil are numer ous, m»tw itbstan ling, fur the popu lation ami area under cultivation we are the largest producers in the world. We are the largest grower of bops, producing nearly as much as the bal ance of the United States. W e are the next to the largest wool growers, the largest producer of mo hair, the largest shipper of lumber, Portland ranks second as an exporter of wheat, and has on several occa sions been in the lead. We rank well on stock, fruit, potatoes, and dairy products, etc., to say nothing of the products of our mines which are quite extensive. W e produce nearly every metal known and 1 believe have the only deposit of nickel on the Pacific coast. All of onr industries, however, are I OSO - “Unos I 'o’tii ty Ims ; “The tiliest Galoots helwo-ti l*’t IIICI-C' i a II I I’llgel Sumid ■'Folli bundled : quali mile» lllelel lililí will) Coi»l "li'tiiii tee I billion feet of melcliii.i' alili* I imbei. "(it,at imtnial »e-oii:ces in iliv»i branvlii* . “¡'alan •»• of trade always largely in its favor. does noi equnl Ih»* di-Hiiiliil, lietico I the winter months when the price of I “I 'heap h eight rati s by sea to all sayllie oppoi I utili Ies fot lite simili dairy products is al the* highest notch Pacific pori ■» fai ilici ale gl al. Coos county d.iiiymeu have a great “Cheap lui'! timi power for mam - The m.'iii from lio- east xilm i- ac- advantage over lheir competitors in fie tin ing |il inti. “lis own lumber, coal, forni, wool Be-*id«s the cnsloiiie l to praiiie oi level land lean favored Heetiou» ami it'41 bel. migh: be Ingh'eio d at our lulls, but | Having in expenses for fee I, the equa '('li»;.I' liind-i in abundance. these »nine hills which can now lie ble climate avoi Is the necessity of “(iood wages fin’ workingmen in had at a nominal tigme, will pay a coestrucimg expensive buildings for cash each moni li. better revenue than land that sells hollaing and sheltering slock, nor ih “Equable temperatine, insuring extra feed required to keep the animal bodily comfort. for $11X1 or 15(1 per acre iii the east, “ lleallbfiilnesH, especially absence for the reason that they xvill produce warm, as is the ease in colder cli of fevers and malaria. as tine a grape as can be found tn mates.” “Cheap lumber, making improve “Thia ia one of the important in any country. At present grape cul meuts inexpensive. ture is conducted iii a very small dustries of the county, as the excel i ■‘Diveisily of products, giving vari way, Imt some day xve will supply the lent pasturage throughout the year, ety in occupations. “Abundant rainfall, guaranteeing world. There are many things which aDd the absence of snow or revere crops and water. I could point out to the prospective storms render the feeding of stuck “Good schools wit hili reach of every bomeseeker that would be to his cattle unnecessary. Besides supply botile. benefit, as I was fora number of years mg tlm local demand, thousands of ‘•Good foniliy government, honestly connected with the Southern Pacific cattle are hhippeii from Cous county admiuistereil. “An honest, peaceful, law abiding Company, and as a consequence aim ually. population. “Hogs— I’he rapici increase ami de gained a knowledge of the country “It lias not ; velopllient iti lbw dairy industry in and its possiliilies, but time and space “i i rigai mn. with its expense and i forbid; nevertheless I will be glad to connection with which the hog is a lit igation. answer any communicaiiou and ini-I by-product, favors the raising aud I- “Spanish grants to clolni titles ami feeding of swine Each creamery has l>ar si 11 lenient part such information as is desired .'‘Railroad lami grants to mt»'il' ie by those contemplating coming to continually a band of hogs fattening in farms ticnliiily in tlie country, thè siipply resolp ces. All kinds of fresh and cured meats Lard and tallow, poultry and eggs, fruit and veget ables. Next door to postoffice W illi almlidant feed for WALDVOGEL & SON, Proprietors BANDON, with pii 'gres» “(.’o iling ne ths, lo ¡e-tiiiy apples. ‘Colorado leelliH to destroy pula I « )t»b. “Summer thunder storms to inter fere with harvests. “Long winters when stock must be fed. ■‘Severe frosts Io destroy vegetation. “Crop failures, from any cause whatever. “Cyclones, blizzards, tc’a hi ps or strikes “It needs* “A railroad to connect it with the world. “More manufactures, in nearly all lines, “Capable, energetic settlers, who mean I’llsiness. OCO---- OUI DOOR LIFE. “Coos county IS 11 truly sports ill V the II man's paradise I > this section, elk. as yet in their infancy, and it remains this country. only for capital to come in and de — ooo — velop them and the returns will be magnificent. Portland is rated as the w.eal.lh.iest city of its size in the United States, and it might be asked why she does uot supply the capital for the develop Fishing an Important Industry in Coos County. ment of I lie state in answer I will Salinoli tisbing is one of ('oos say that there is a limit to all tilings, county's important resources Coos and the millions that at« required to Bay amt tlie Coquille river have an finance ttie gieat volume of business excellent nm of Chinook, silveiside ami steelhead salmon of excellent Mowing thieiigh o»n pulls keeps onr quality, ami I lie government hatch money on • I h * jump, bin it is in a very eru*s, xx liicli h.ixe I t i'u estalilished on healthy condition as 11 i- a very poor South Coos iivhi ami Coquille rivei dollar in this i i’iinux that does not insure a contiitii«m*»i of a good mu. I'liere ale at pie»eut three canneries earn seven >r eight per <•*•••♦. ami two coki stor age plants handling There is a great opportunity here tlii-i* tish tn M'iiMin, Large qminti- for outside money; money that in the ties of »teelil“ !»!» ate also »hipped t" east gm h I egging at three ami four Coos lay from the Umpqua mid per cent. I would guárante»* Io earn Ri’gn»* rixi'i- mol packisl bx tin* cohl not less than six and up. In il-ewnx of railroad building there is some a«* tivitx iiox», a*> easleic capital has awakened tn tin* fact that ni I In» par ticulai field nii'iiey can In* ma te. And still thei»* ia room Just look at the map of Oregon and you Will see that tn cenital Oregon there5G.IMN)square miles without a railroad, soma of the tiucal country ia th« world lying idle slot agi* plat I io M .I ** I I liol I...» •' m ,. .,| | I 11 •>! ■ I o » l.iui » amil i '•* mid i«» • ••» a!' » i m ill. ,w tu» I, |*i .| F h H'K i». .»I k» I l»'t • lio i i •. ♦* X I • I I i 11 • Iii Ims r • • o' » • . III 11 l-» f. 'tig I '• or- ¡•■IV I I Illi bHihe manner > ■> eas'em which iii »* i * i wit it ready sal»*. A com» patiy is now preparing to liamile Coos Bay clams in tliis manner on a large scale, with every indication of »ucees». OLD GOVERNMENT WORKS. BANDON. OREGON. | deer, hear, cougar, lynx, coon, beaver, and other wild animals, which are fast becoming extinct, still roam the woods at the beadwaters of the Coos and Coquille rivers in large herds. As many as fifty of these noble ani mals have been seen in a single belli in this locality within the past year. “The various rivers and sloughs ami the sand bill lakes, of which I here are a large number, abound in trout, shad and salmon, while the bays teem with flounder, perch, tom cod. sardines, crabs, etc., while the tidal flats abound with clams of many va rieties Deep sea fishing on the banks outside is beginning to form mi important industry, in addition to af fording excellent sport to daring anglers. “Wild ducks, geese, brandt and snipe are found in countless numbers, in ilie various sloughs ami rivers, as we 11 as in I lie sand hill lakes, where water fowl remain all sumiiier amt rear ttieir young, Quail, grouse and pheasants are also numerous m th»» valleys and foot bills.