LEXINGTON GROWS WITHOUT WATCHING 37 NO. -2 VOL. II LEXINGTON, OREGON, THURSDAY APRIL 4, 1907 MORROW COUNTY ONE OF THE BANNER COUNTIES OF THE EMPIRE FOR ALL CROPS. INLAND loam, dark ar.d rich,' with a clay sub soil. On the wheat producing plateaus and hills it is a clay loam, very fertile and easy of cultivation.,' It was only a short ago that Morrow county was looked upon as a stock country and nothing else, but a few practical farmers came and demon strated the fact that it is one of the best agricultural counties in the state cf Oregon. Nov the largest part of the tillable soil Is' under cultivation yielding from 20 to 45 bushels of wheat per acre, with a failure never known. from east to west of between 35 and j You may think, from tne above, that The growing scarcity of good lands 40 miles, the surrounding counties are j wheat Is all that is grow.n here, vhich that may ye t be purchased at a low i Umatilla, Grant, Vheeler and Gilliam, is a mistake, as nearly all of the ce flgure has stimulated a desire on the j About two-thirds of the land in the , reals are grown in this county. Along is now, and will continue for several years to be the objective point of thousands from the Eastern and Mid die stales, who find it desirable or nec cessary to establish new homes. Morrow is one of the best counties in Eastern Oregon, or the country east live happily and peacefully, with every want supplied." Morrow county has for its northern boundary the great Columbia River, which forms the seperating line be tween Oregon and Washington. From the Columbia the county extends south of the Cascade Mountains, known as 60 miles and has an average width the "Inland Empire." ing below theizero mark. The sum-jeral merchandise firm of Leach Bros., mers are not so hot that you cannot ' came to Morrow county 22 years ago j vork, none of those hot, sultry days, ; with his parents, who took up Govern with not a breath of air stirring, and ment land. Mr. Leach has worked as the nights are always cool so that the j a farm hand, and as he grew up in the toiler has a chance to sleep after his country he could see the advantages part of many to come to this part of .county is capable of being brought un the country and improve their condi J der cultivation, the remaining one-third tion. One vriter says: "Nature being high hill and mountain lands, modeled Oregon after plans furnished valuable only for pasturage and timber, by the Goddess of Plenty, who sought j The soils of Morrow County are ba to form a land where the tiller of the saltic in their nature, being composed soil and the garnerer of grain might , largely of disintegrated lava nd vol- canic ash. In the valleys the soil is a M. E. Church South Preaching every second and fourth Sundays, both morning and evening. Sunday school every Sunday at 1 0 a. m. Epworth League at 6:30 every Sunday evening. Every one cordially' invited to attend these services. '"Rev T. P. Graham, Paster. Willow creek, which traverses the en tire length of the county, a large amount of fruit, vegetables and alfalfa is grown. The climate of this beautiful county is not to be excelled any place in the United States. Winter, practically speaking, is only a name, seldom go- hard days work. Lexington is situated on the Hepp n'er branch of the O. R. & N., thirty five miles from the main line, is locat on the most beautiful spot on Willow creek and is in the center of the best wheat producing section of the county. Lexington has a population of 350, an excellent graded school, 2 churches, splendid water system, electric lights, creamery, flouring mill, good hotel, newspaper, numerous secret societies and a number of good substantial busi ness buildings. Investors who are seeking profitable and safe investments cannot do better than cast their lot with the people of this little community, as is shown by the following: W. E. Leach, manager of the gen- V nature provided and grasped them. Seven years ago he formed a partner ship with R. A Nichols, under the firm name of Nichols ' & . Leach, and embarked in the general' merchandise business, their stock was small' as well as their capital. As the country grew their business and stock increased, ad ditions were made to their store build ing each year. Two years ago N. A. Leach purchased the interest of Mr. Nichols, and today Leach Bros, own . and occupy a large double front store building and carry a $30,000 stock of General Merchandise. This is only one incident. There are hundreds of others that we can and will cite to the benefit of those seeking safe and profitable investments in the best town in the best county of the test . state in the Union. That s Lexmg'.cn. HAGAZIim EEA3ERS 111 I I II . I a-a---- llll r't. sunset Magazine beautifully illustrated, (rood I'.onrs and articles aliout California and v .11 the F West. CAMERA CRAFT devoted each month to the ar- tistic reproduction of the best 1.00 work of amateur and professional a year photographer!. ROAD OF A THOUSAND W0KDE2S book of 75 pages, containing 120 colored photographs or Q75 picturesque ' spots in California and Oregon. $1.50 Told . . All for ... . 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