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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1905)
! i I n I j"V,-"... till I. COLUMBIA COUNTY BOOTH, COLUBM1A COUNTY AT FAIR SatnnUy, July SlUh mrk an v oJ in the history of (jolarobia i-ounty. On this day Columbia county enkvrtainwi at the Oregon State bniklinif. : . "Oolunibia county furnlahtHl the larv-1 est log used in the conssruction of the - fiireatry building, was the utateuieut , made by hundreds of our people who were in ittendance at the fair. : "We have on exhibiiion the largeft ralmon cw shown frown In a block of ice," was another boast, as they bointi-d . with pride to a 63 poand Koyal CUmouk caught in the Colombia, alng the bor der of our connty, ami dtaplayetl at the Columbia Omnty booth in charge of . 31 its Nora Conyers of Claiskanle. ' "Most of the late cherries inthed w play of the state in the Agricultural pal ace mere grow u in Columbia county," bear Maygers. - Pwtatoea measuring more than a foot 4 w.ith other enormous vegetable were on exhibition. The homej'eekf r was informed that lamls could be purchased at $' an acr and at a cost of V) to f 100 an acte it nb eardens that would i 14 better ami 1 larger crops than any other country un-) der the san. ' 1 Columbia county told the people of Portland that they are their nearest , neighbors; tbat she spends there annu ' ally $1,000,000; that a railroad tapping the interior is needed and Portland cap iUl should build it, and money thus in vested would bring good returns. It vraa shown that immense deposits of ' coal and iron in the Nehalem valley ' await development, aod tbat practically every acre of timber laud Is fertile and raises abundant crops after it is cleared. Tbe fishing indnstry received its share f attention. - ;Tbe daries were declared to be as good ee any in the West. , Only 7,163 persons live in the county, -, fdtboueh halt amilion could beaupport- ..vere the natural resources brought ino . . se. It was one of the pleaeantest county days that have been given at the ex . ttoaitlon and advertise the comruonities -. ftf worthy of inspection by homeseekers. " Columbia county, situated in the ' aorthwestern part of the slate, begininir miles below Portland, has a 85 mile frontage on the Columbia river' tow aid Aatoria, and extends back over the mils and valleys of the Cascade range toward tJe ocean. It U an undeveloped region wbere settlers can find land in plenty asid where they will be able to make a home and raise a crop a year after set tlement. There is still some govern jaent land still open lo settlement. ' ' Jt baa been heavily timbered in all ! parti, but the valleys along the Colnin 'lis and triputaries have beeq cleared ''4 here a ricU agricultural and dairy- i 4u artinn ifl found.' After the timber ttaa been UJHpoeeu h buuwi wukhv 'land 25 Blue WOin rwwunu, umr rmi- .. . n it l '.li rbad.'can'bo had for 5 n Bcre.' which can be clearea aownuij mi, ,m friat trees at from $75 U- m an, aere, 1 . ! i t u.l ft AT LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR, (BY C0URTK3Y ORKGOS M tlj n Wn ht)I antl is not the life-limn jtibortlymninj Xhtre are unJiv-loicl ro.il. Iron, ,Ki oij prodjta H over tho fountr. TIe prinu'al Imlu-trirt nre loi:iiit, m;inif( fl,injk fanning and dairying. fhe cmmty should be prcn'tui mill); the fftcl far 'n, Vltv tttnt mIiu (urniiihnl uumt f m j. 0f tt,6 ujg (jr n0 fr0U which the Fortery hiiildi iu wiiHtruct- e,l, butsheis a very quiet county and ilft8 verv ij(t0 B8iJ atut it. Thtw o& were got out at CUtsaninnnd wht-n the fact is known that we have 10,0il0,00yx feet of standing timber, it will le seen that ilcnf lo ore but a modest sample. f Rainier, Clatskanie, 8f. Helens and lloulton are the largent ttiwnH, and the two firet named having 1,000 each, and the population does not exceed 10,000. A graded school sysiein in in full fore ail over the county. The 57 districts have good school buildings and employ from one to 6 ve teachers each. Scuppoose, Warren and Deer Itdand, in the upper end of the county, are In coming well known for dairy produce and fruit. Three of the Hmtit through bred 10 U found ' oll(i tht.v m b resented at the Lewi and Chirk F.ir When the stock show opens. The Nehalem valley is one of the finest and moat fertile sections in the whole county. Kettlera found their way there 3-" years ago and though from 9 to 20 miles from a railroad, they have some ome of the bent improved farms, dairy herds, hopyards and mills in the .stale, while their forests are Kill untouched. A railroad is in course of construction now, which It is hoped will conect this territory with the outside markets. A . , ' , . . . I tirnail-orfiaira l.hfrr.infV failrnttrl At filurO.) -- Van i a ia wnrkinir toward Nelifllem and will eventually reach there. Well im proved farms can be bought for $ an acre. , ' The Clatskanie and Dearer valleys are dotted with lumber and shingle mills ftnJ big ,,nic campj) woie the same conditions exist in regard to agriculture, dairying and fruitraiaing as in . other parts of the county., '". The Columbia county exhibit at the exposition is showing as far as possible jts varied resources. ' ' From, the Historic town of St. Helens, Mio i-mintv yut otutn ii.inrrv stniii'. English walnuts, fruits and vegetables ' ... ' . ' . , ' .i ,. and an English ivy vice 14 inches in diameter and 25 feet high, planted 35 years ago on the old McBride home. From the cold storage plant at Coble is a pound ltoyal Chinook eajmon frozen in a cake of ice. Kainier has iu intrests represented by .the cedar front of the booth, a sawsd I cedar board 20 feet long and 52 inches .... , , . , . , r If"!. I.. ,!...... .4... I . Inii1 a,a . Wide, fancy doors and a' mineral soap j manuim'L ireu tnerer rCl.t-kH ..e fmnlslied tl.tceiling of the bootli, .;!,;.hjsej!iMl tliedurgest p-ta- joe. in . e rx.iiaiiiir QuiiV y .ind Inilis. oll ihe line of the. l . . , 'i ... , ... ( .. .. ' ' r.?ur ' ClaUkahie,' show ii:elar fo!'tj. ; ,i i ae Mie eoiintv wan ia e . i.f.-wvnrflc l.peciaicn of i . . t . . Ui .i v 1 Oregon fruit anrt were grown a'Kiul l'.tKW ftt't whove the Columbia river. Swjo('e ami Warren Imve on dla p'ay grain, apples, eoni and U ullver enps won ut ll.e Oregon ktate fair on dairy herd. Until ton Iim a eooperngt' exhibit. Other lo'ali'ieti repreaentl ''V irrinj and vrnnt-a an Flulihau k. AHiiry.Keu ben, Yankton, MiKt and Mnnddaud. JUDGrt M cB mo SPEAKS. An Mount Hood t itni o ) symUiUzp I by exhlbithii! n Ihi.mo of ire from In r mighty glacier, nor the U tlutiihU i f wr by 1-tclnjf on view a bucket f wat- r. o the ileitis mid niendown of Columbia County, It's mlgety fret, iia utmioI waterfalia lt fiiheri-, Itn not nn fuel nr ing eKtithlishuteiils etui only he pxrty depicted by any exhihit, h wevereo-tl,v. Her exhibit Is lif tli life of th.grov. ing forest, the life of the waving grain and green meMdoW; the life of the fliiHliing stream and rolilnir river; tlie life of the fu'Mory llmt t be apprei'lut ed liitit I seen. ' "Itut with all our new ne nid un devclolKHt ri'Moitrces we hnve nccii '."' " . '''"'"" ami we have m:mv tliinv w UWU imiure liasHrcomplNhed for iim to whteh, in the language of the poUtkal pl itform we can point Willi pride. "Although a large county ter:i oria'ly. it can he I ruely said that there ur no) 10 acred of wate land , In the w hi le county. From the fertile boitoum of the Colombia acnm the fircovered hll to the Kehalem and down the jSehukiti to tSe North line nf the oonntrv eveiy acre can le cultivated iind w ill repny cultivation when the tlml;ris ttiken oft'. ..... ,. . . . . . .. , Unlike the ptn? lands eaat of the It n-ky j mountains, onr fir land is rich and pro I . ' . 1 ductive, ami Is not worthless when the timler is removed. , , J I wish some of the people here hud J seen an humble, unpretentious trp!e I .l.u Allufr IWKAU I. All . ...i... I I...... t Island. .-Neglected as a luwer's lr.- usally are, that last year produ. . ,1 j: boxea of inerchantiple applea, . bt'oidos small and imperfect ones that V n; re- ! jected.' ' . ' ''I would like to have people from the east go down and see the Columbia rlv er bottoiiM eorlched each year like Uie i Vtilluv .f t l.u Vili litr lli ont.if.il Tut... ';ovtiflow of the river, and eno-'vin i . green and beautiful from Its bosom like a new Atlantis from the sea. 1 would Ilk to have them S"o tlt'cu- f-uo)'. meiitlows flecked with counties herd- of dairy caf.le, the germ and pototiuli- ty of the milk, cieam, and btittcr that gratify nljil' fcatlsfy the apetileof I'.irt-lari.-l, , - ! : .if ...... .11 Illa In loll, ..l.. II H... ....11,... ... .... . ,, . . . ,. of the Neha em. destined U be tho eon. i . ter of it v;iHt Hgrlciiltuntl und )umi)ering j fWninlty, (uodudhg richly evorythin j wlt, rnhwil ''JK ! I. vitV fs. ..'..u.. tit HI .nan W.ilvi 1. ft4li. MWr,.V VI''V'V (I IM ,. WV.. .VT.IJ. IV i. riii-n tlicre is our iron arid onr coh! nn'i,,vei"jic-(i iicua ti noiu i-rti iuii r.i Tr'olt "k "&'rt11 the'' cohnty ?fro'irt cimf 'to lirw.r 'uiiii jrjn'riiii v 1 iiimriinniii.tii inn. ' ' ' Vnuk to Ik, a acorce of future wealth iVandldly Mleve ihal in the rour o( a few yean Columbia County w III h the location of gicat and pru.ltAltltf mil and lru Industry. j "A u.l there U our limber. Invn i'ik joftlmt with thi j-of nt lui'1. Yoit j lu nil tlt U-ni'liful F.m'Hiry ;hiiiMiii Hii't alinlriH. lit ni;iivr il j muim. Wfll lliiirClimJiirt tm.v I likr thorn, ut U-tter ktlll un'iU It) ur j Ti"' "Hil-lnlinil trt"t t'tit' l'v j wltlutut Miuch M'lwtmii nml whi"( tluc : Lvr w-i liittvly la, lnii"iH.rttin pnA vv y u in wiUTt u to iivm tli tk iiitHi'l d-l Wiuiiiful. Tlu'y conM lint :o awiiy Imi k Into, tho iitu ri"n f t!'fr-Ht hikI 'lts't Hit' Iwft nl liiivft ! i'l li!iv lint iKmo o, tiltlioiiU I licy i llllVO tl'il m1!', j r!,( ...Vin'ii"nt fn'ftry rvp .rt t-f , tlmtUi" 1 1 niiu'lin t'int r nf ihi'iMn 'tynt iuv.rl 10 I'M.OOtVW fti. D.yo I rilut li'il tliui mh'hioT I'ul into ftw ' tug It wftoM iiiiit '"'I inlii'lif li law i Till fiut t!in-o limtN Mrminil tli ctmttt. llvi 0ilu,,l oitiy ll riirth 'l !i . ill I. nil. I u I'.'U.it itrmiihl it. Till lii'iliiU fVt hH rtlM tliut wt Imvu notii'li ; tmiilx r ndtn.lhr; in () .lumbiA tv:u.ty to 1 rxf In Ktiti.i IxUn.l itinl lVfiirv. K.iiixijk'U i j ViMiraittt h titli U.iiHl.t NLnul ihIUi m Mf.ll r ntlit lil'i. Knmili to lnul.U IjrHjrU Mc fnotij;!! for j;tii jti juh tult otliT from lit-r to tli ! riiilliplnu Inlun.N, No tlty on rurili ! ! hmim Miu.-li liimHTlit It liuilliiii,i M ; vk ltvo iuiiiliti; In C'ulomlilii runty. 1 "lir'i tin .r'MT,v rvioru lu-irt? 4 I ttlfr for yourclvi und yoitCotunibin ii-o nii v H..pl look npthtoiigli theoiHMi I iiis in Millar in I he blue heavens above lit at.d tliAiik ti.xl for the heritage he lutth given jou, And when our victor get tired of tix'tnitg of Mir timber wncun taik alemt it.iliii.ni tlieUovidCtriiKMik, lliindivdit of nifi are spreading their oeU In Col umbia county waters to harves' the eio, that is sown on our own river, mature In the cenn, and convlantlr ntiirin in lit uatheretl in when It U j ready for market. Our kIouIih, l.ikt and lurtri-r sire-ins are now a jcked wi'h the black Uis, shad sulmou trout and llm humble hut to)thome catllKh. And irv we ih'n anytlilng wlih llne resource? Yea, verily, we are, A d.'X mi ni'll", Niunll aim great, are cut lintf our timlier into lumlar and supply iig a localdenmiid A wellaa sending A: ' ' i- il MM SCHOOL BUILDING, ST. HKLENrt. OKK. r' If. i) V VI BW 0 F l'ORTION OK.HT ; H K LKNS. . ttt Off Cheap. ''' . He 'in;i v v-n -think; he has gotoff chen) , t iiO Wer having contrudlcted c-ijhi !p;p . r inillKeHtion, Is still able to per! iv;. -ore his health, Nothing vtiubriif3 ,ati"Dr. JilitgalNeW Life i';lU ,,..ft I;. ! I; pleusant and cettuln cure for';.; y.l trite, otiustsputlou etc. 26c ricr; v iMAHAM, great quHnltUs avmy to every jxutoit the IVInV. . , VThe shingle weaver Is abroad In the laud andCtdtiiiibia'viiunty Maud away p 0 the lil a rfprodm-vr of hiogles s.-iii and duT . eiurie a'e Inuklhg iiiV1j oil the t'oIiiHib't tvtnity ir; a stave fai-l''ry r iloin an export blioU m.K; a tollei eo.ip factory U turning out riioitU soi.p racli eek t' ! aaf t!i -io- oi all the )oMiiitS In the L'olied rules, nudiia ttsut U snylag a gucil 1I.H1I; a ild aoi'-.tg" plant U iliip p.n lii-h l nil pitiM tf ll.o worltl. '. ilumiK In Wifi.iim purl of the country, lopieellllOK . Irtvt lUine'll of pevernl hun.lr.-tl thoiidan.l dollars curry cheaply" ami expeditiously the pit-dma of our tire-'t to the great Columhiat losing ruil.oii.l are piercing the nvie of our biita mid we havu oroluirde that yield in more than alund.tnee; tUlri.-s that are innking tl.elrowht ravieli; our cili aei bud I find own-' h"iiia. We have plenty of lo. ul lie cpnp.r, cleanly and tle.enily eondueied and well pat Muixtd. The Juttple are loyid to thelf lio,u i cttt-i)iier, aim in H.liifiluii our p'-ik o.tues will ihow thut tin re la no titht i county wlii-ri. uin"'i'xi.lo pners i.isd itiM.'.i'es 1.1c M U'ii In projtrtloii to itipul.tion, Vi Had i;i CtilnuibU M'.nty aiid Iry to know a lew thlr.g", and tiiink we lo. ' ' 'Our ediieiitiuiiul ai.iMdurd U high. We Imve plenty of good ai h.mls and a Hcilli r lit even tl.e ini.iit remote part of thecounty a ill find lln.v It-' hits fueilUba lor V.hn iit'.rg l.l 1 1 Ji-n. We havt plenty of rimielies i.l fe'lot)n: no poorl oime ur ane nwd lor one We have Mir littV j.dl uUuit lUlit n feet m,uur umI vein rally empty, perbaH abo'lt one I' timlnal tilal a year lit the client ttitirt. Our county Is nut of debt. Don't forget that. A man cun tale his county order and c;o strulglit to the trenaurer und nt' t ll." g'HwU and g'dd for it wlth out the jMtrpoiiiiion of a broker or warrant a..aver. . "Onr poj!e have leanunl from the pioneers the kihhI, .ld-f"ahlned lesona of hospitality and are glad to welcome strangers turning litem, and cordially Invite everylaidy to vlalt our booth at exywlll..ii aid to follow up lli vlait by a longer one to the county iifcif. Come down and see us and what we have to li..wy.ni and you will My as the Qnecn of MieU ai.ld of Jnruaaleiu! "The half loot not lavn UM.' " ! " 11 v . 1 M . "if . "i ..,.,J : i.n Chamberlain's Cough' Itenieiljr Aula , Mature. 'VV. o Medicines that aid nature ure always most elleotuul. Chamberlain's Cough hemedy acta on this plan,; . It, allays the cough, telleves the lungs axpeotor alio n opens the secret Ions ana aids t he nature lir restoring the systeta to a healthy ooudllimi. - Wold by .,"11 PERIIY L GRAHAM,
