Purposes of This Progress Number
This Progress Number of The Coquille
Valley Sentinel, the first publication of
similar character ever presented in the Co
quille Valley, Oregon, and giving to the
readers a resume of practically every
e>
re-
source and industry in the valley, , as well
as giving a descriptive and ilhii
jstrative
story of each and every City
_ and
___ eommun-
ity m Coos county, together with
wit several
in Curry county, is issued primarily to fur
nish such localities publicity material of a
nature and Character as is most desired
few hundred copies are being reserved by advantages for recreation of whatever sort
The Sentinel for this purpose. Every sub
* - one may desire, together with hunting and
scriber of the OoquHie Valley Sentinel as fishing to delight one’s heart.
It offers
well as every advertiser represented in also everything desirable to the one seek
these pages is receiving a copy of this ing a spot for a summer, or even a winter
Number.
home, where, in the summer time he may
It is the earnest hope of the publishers escape the depressing heat of the valleys,
of the Coquille Valley Sentinel that this and in the winter, get away from the cold
Progress Number will fully serve the pur and snow.
The Oregon Coast Country, easily ac
poses for which it was primarily intended.
Thanks are herewith expressed for the claimed the moat beautiful of 45 countries
whether it be in a place to spend his re
maining years in comfort and pleasure, or
to engage in business or industrial pur
suits.
Practically every community repre
sented in this Progress Number at the
present time lacks such material as is con
tained in these pages, and since each
Chamber of commerce or similar organiza
tion is being presented with several hun
dred copies, they will thus be enabled to re
spond readily to any inquiries they may
receive as to their particular ktcalities. ~
Because of what the publishers believe
is the completeness of this publication,
doubtless hundreds of copies will be sent
out by individuals to relatives and friends
in various parts of the United States, and
also foreign countries. However, only a
men and others represented in these pages,
for without the loyal support of these it
would 'have been impossible to produce a
publication of this character. To those
who have assisted in the preparation of
descriptive information, thanks are also
extended.
The Coos country, as well as the Ore
gon Coast Highway, is commanding at
tention and interest from thousands of
people all over the United States.
Not
only is it the boast of those living here that
we have the best country to be found any
where, but is also conceded by those whose
opinion is unbiased.
There is no better
country anywhere than southwestern Ore
gon—better because it offers untold op
portunities for men and women in various
endeavors of business and industry, and
better because of its equable climate and
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scenery of blue ocean, timber, valleys and
mountains, and because-it is traversible in
winter just as easily, safely and comforta
bly as in summer.
The cover page of this Progress Num
ber depicts in illustration many of the fea
tures which are fast bringing the south
western Oregon country to the attention
of 'tourists and new settlers. In this illus
tration are Shown leading industries,
dairy herd, beef cattie, the beautiful floral
vistas of rhododendrons and azalées seen
each season on either side of the highway,
beach scenes, the particularly scenic view
of the Coast Highway south of Port Or
ford, fishing on' the Rogue river, commer
cial fishing fleet, the Coquille valley, the
Coquille river,’ Silver Falls, timber and the
attractive Myrtle trees, from whose wood
are made novelties.
Coos County’s Major Industry—Lumbering
It wu Captain A. M. Simpson, father of Louis
J. Simpson of Empire, one of the first settiers of Coos
county, who first realized the possibilities in tim
ber resources of Southwestern Oregon, when, in
1858, he began the operation of the first commer
cial sawmill on Coos bay, with a capacity of 10,000
board feet, this movement leading through to the
present day development, which sees this section
as one of the largest and most acUve lumber regions
of Oregon with its numerous large sawmills, and
dozens of logging camps.
Early day logging was task scarcely understood
by the logging operator of today. While the timber
was located chose to th« waters edge, as compared
with today when it is reached by logging railroad
or truck roads, however the only meaens of trans
porting the logs to the water was in the use of
oxen, over a skid or dirt road, a scene being shown
in the illustration on this page.
Modern day
methods of logging are also shown.
While development of the lumber industry was
slow because of the inaccessibility of this district,
with no highways inland, no rail connections, and
rough shallow water over the bars leading u> the
ocean, yet with the succeeding years Which have
brought all the above, with millions being spent on
harbor improvements, building of railroad line and
highways and bridges, today we find southwestern
Oregon occupying an enviable position with its
vast timber resources, estimated at around 178 bil
lion feet, and consisting of the following: Old
growth fir, second growth fir, spruce, Port Orford
cedar, red cedar, hemlock, sugar and yellow pine,
white fir and myrtle.
These timber resources are estimated as bring
ing a yearly revenue of nearly nine millions of
dollars to this section alone.
With reforestation,
the supply will be unlimited and industries de
pendent upon this resource will ever be a success,
their markets for both lumber and logs, as well as
various lumber products, such as veneer, battery
separator and Venetian blind stock, being world
wide, ships visiting the harbors ot Coos bay, Ban
don and Port Orford, from all points of the globe.
Some ot the rarest, woods in the world, and
found in but one other place in the world, are grown
in this locality. The Port Orford white cedar,
famous for rits durability and safeguarded by na
ture against insect damage, grows in abundance
along the coast in Coos and Curry counties.
The
famous myrtle wood, Douglas coast fir and tall
tall Sitka spruce predominate in this heavily Um
bered section.
Southwestern Oregon is declared to have the
greatest timbered area in the Pacific Northwest,
moat of which is yet untouched.
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