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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT he RESOURCES of,' VIEWS OF CHEESE FACTORIES AND DAIRY FARM. facilities with the outside world, where thousands of | vople will go for recrea tion and r«Each of the above named beaches lias its own peculiar advaiHagi s and points of interest. All furnish fine scenery, ballin g and rowing, hunting and flailing, as well as crabs and clams in abundance. No grander scenery can be found anywhere. With the jagged coast range on the east, and the majestic Facific on the west, here is a panorama of scenic beauty that cannot be surpass« d. t he wild and picturesque sonery, the re invigorating air, the clear mountain water, lhe virgin forests and the cool summer climate all unite in producing a condition that is bracing, refreshing, and a tome of the best kind to your city- fagged soul. TILLAMOOK. Timber. )f all the resources of Tillamook coun that of its timber is the most exten e and valuable. The state of Oregon ■tains one fifth of the timber of tin Ited Stntcsand Tillamook county con i»s one fifth of the timber in the state, that within a very few years the ejei the commercial world will be turner4 sard this coast in search of lumber give some idea of the magnitude o forests, it is roughly estimated there I 15.00(1,000,000 feet of merchant B timber tributary to Tillamook bay j Miami, Kelchis. Wilson, Trasl Tillamook rivers, all logg i n> •tre ms emptying into the bay. Nrlui km, in the Northern part of the county, lias a still greater amount of standing timbe. that is practically untouched a> fir as logging and manufacturing is con cerned, for tributary to Nehalem bay ii is estimated there are.it least 20,000. 000,000 of merchantable timber. Tin timber in Tillamook county is unsnrpass ed by any. A great many of the forest trees measure 15 to 20 feet or more ii girth and are often free from limbs foi the first 150 feet. Nearly the whole belt is comprised of red and yellow fiu (the recognized king among lumbers) spruce, hemlock (Alaska Pine), and ced ir. Yellow fir readily finds a mar ket the world over, while the other tim- bets are not unrecognized for their par ticular uses; spruce being used exten sively in the manufacture of boxes and ip finishing lumber ; from the cedar is made shingles’ol the best quality, and hemlock is valuable for its bark which is used foi tanning purposes, as well as for lumber. On the higher lands is to be found in con siderable quantities some of the mag nificent larch, prized the world over as a finishing lumber of the first class, while along the streams timber, suitable for furniture, such as alder and maple, grow in great quantities and of first quality. Here then is a vast undeveloped timber- ei country presenting vast opportuni ties for capital to invest in sawmills, pulp mills, box factories, shingle mills, etc. Dairying. Aside from her timber resources, Tilla mook county is most noted for its adapt ability to dairying. The natural grass es, the feool summer breezes blowing from the Pacific Ocean, the mountain streams flow through the valleys, the salty atmosphere, the never failing rains —all these combine to make the county the “Dairyman's Paradise.” Prior to 1893 dairying was carried on in Tillamook county in a primitive way The first factory w is built in Tillamook City in the spring of 1893 and was oper ated as a creamery during that season The following year it was converted in to a checie lactcry, marking the begin ning of the cheese industry in the coun ty. Owing to climatic conditions, chai- acter of grasses, and excellent water, it is possible lo produce cheese here of finer flavor and better keeping qualities than in almost anv other portion of the Unit ed States. As cheap feed is cssen tial to profitable and successful dairy »ng, it is well to stale here that few dairymen buy mill bat feed ; consequently there is greater pro fit in dairying in Tillamook than most other sections of Oregon. Grass is king ill Tillamook and it affords pasture for the dairy herds the year round, keeping green in winter and never drying up in summer. White clover grows naturally ou the bottom lands througl out the county and is lhe very best kind of grass for dairy herds. One to two acres of river bottom land ij sufficient to keep a cow, if properly cultivated. Enormous crops of bay are harvested every year, and this and the green pasture consti tute the feed on which lhe dairy beads are kept the entire year. To give some idea of how rapidly the cheese industry is growing in the county, it may be stat, ed that in 1898, five years after the first factory was built, there were eight large factories in operation iu the county. Now there are between twenty and twenty five large factories, besides num erous smaller concerns, producing, as they did in 19U5, 3,200,000 pounds of cheese, which is at a premium on th< market, there being a great demand foi Tillamook cheese on account of its su perior flavor «and good keeping qualities Cheese factories have become so dfepers ed throughout lhe county that dairy men MBfgniote districts have as good a market for their milk as those living neat lhe center of trade. This lieing lhe case, but little time is lost hauling the milk to rhe factories. Tillamook County is producing more than 32,000.000 pound of milk annually, and making 3,200,00b pounds of cheese, lhe value of which is $350,000 and it is safe to s ii this will double itself in a few years. The gro«s returns to dairymen run from $50 Io $75 per cow. depending. firm npoa the cow. and second, upon the brain and muscle u*ed io the buMnrss. Ao idea ol what some of the factoiie» are doing, the amount oi milk received, etc. maf lie gleaned from the annual re port kdir.n Dec. 1905. The factor? which keened the largest amount ol ■silk tha season was the Tillamook TRADING POINTS. TILLAMOOK CITY Is situated at the head of navigation on lloquarton Slough, and is the county seat, as well as the largest city in the county. It has a population of 1000 white people, there being no Negroes', Chinese or Japanese resident in the county, and but few Indians. Creamery, with 2.675,000 pounds, .onions are being raised on this Ian I, and while the Maple Leaf Creamery, a new | this product promises to become a factory and not a full year’s run, had strong competitor of the cranberry. 2,600,000 pounds. The average price paid was $1.05 per hundred pounds of milk, or 26c. per pound for butter fat. rhis would be equal if made into butter The peeling of Chit turn or Cascara to about 30c. per pound. bark is one of the lesser industries of, Tillamook county, and is found in more | or less quantities all over the county. The southern part of the county, how Salmon fishing is one of Tillamook ever, producing by far the greater County's important resources. The Ne a nount of this article. halem, Tillamook and Nestucca Rays have excellent runs of Chinook, Silver- sides and Steelhead salmon. There are *hree canneries in the county, one on each of the above named bays, the out- put from which is valued at from $125, 000 to $200,000 annually. Deep-sea fish are as yet almost an unknown quantity. Our shore, uniformly shelving, carrying a forty fathom curve well out to sea, and on this bank have been taken cod, halibut, skulpins, groupers ind dozens of other varities of fish Xt present they are only taken when some vessel happens to be king off for a tide or some such occasion, but will someday furnish good employment for a large force of food seekers. Cascara Bark- Fishing. Mohair- Oregon is second in the list of states in the production ol mohair, and nowhere is the natural habitant of the Angora goat better adapted to its keep and de velopment than in the mountain ranges of Western Oregon. The generous showers, mild climate, and responsive soil of Tillamook county peculiarly adapt it foi tlnse animals. Nowhere is browse more plentiful or more nourish ing. Sheep are raised to some extent, Hay. White clover is claimed by many to produce the very best grade of honey, and as it grows naturally on all the riv er bottom landsof the county, Tillamook honey cannot be surpassed for flavor, color, and sweetness. The seasons are usually too short, however, to make it profitable to engage in this industry ex tensive! v, but every farmer may have a few stands which, if properly cared for. will produce all he can use of the finest honey. The southern part of the county Water is brought to the dty from the is best adapted to the production of this mountains through a five mile main, article. having a pressure of 100 pounds per square inch at Tillamook City. There is a well organized volunteer fire depart Surface croppings of ’coal, varying ment, i ndan electric system of lighting. from two to three inches to as many It has graveled streets and grod side feet in thickness, and of the best quality, walks, also local and long distance tele are found in different parts of the c<»un phone system. It enjoys a daily mail, tv. Surrounding Tillamook Bay and on has two banks, two weekly newspapers, the Nehalem and Kelchis rivers excellent two saw mills, two cheese factories, prospects,have been found. The Tilla. opera house, us well as lhe usual number mook Coal fields have never been work <>f business houses, restraurants and ed, however, to anv extent, but this will hotels. in time become an important industry. BAY CITY Is located on Tillamook Bay, about seven miles from Tillamook City, and is destined lo become the largest iiihii U- To the lover of nature, Tillamook facturing town in the county, it having county presents many charms. Bound excellent saw-mill and factory sites, ed on the east by the summit of the convenient to deep water and lo the rail The town is Coast range of mountains, on the west road now building. by the Pacific Ocean, and intersected by situated on terraces overlooking lhe bay, a generous number of mountain streams, making it one of the most beautifully the county. It every variety of scenery is provided for situated towns in the appreciative eve. Five rivers, namely, bus a plentiful supply of pure moun Tillamook, Traslc. Wilson, Kelchis and tain water, also a hotel comparing Miami, flow into Tillamook Bay, which favorably with the best it the county, lays midway between the north and a line school building, two churches, south boundaries of the county- To the saw-mill and batik, besides merchandise notth, the Nehalem River, a still larger stores, etc. stream than those first mentioned, flows CLOVERDALE, into the Nehalem Bay. All t liese streams On the Nestucca river hills fair to be support several varitics of trout. Chief among which are the famous Oregon come one of lhe leading towns of the I rout, which is found in every stream county. Here are located two churches, and tributary, varying in size from zero hotel, cheese factory, drug store, news upto a length of 20 inches, and a weight paper, implement and feed store, gene of four pounds. Well up the streams an ral merchandise store, saw mill and Only small vessels abundance of Brook Trout fill every other enterprises. stream large enough to float them. enter the Nestucca harbor and supply Sometimes one will take a genuine Sal the stores regularly, carrying out the mon Trout, and again a Dolly Varden, products of tha*. end of the county. and a sprinkling of half a dozen other Daily stage lines to Tillamook City and rarities. The upper reaches of the Sheridan. water courses flow through immense WOODS forests of fir and cedar, while on the low. is a small town on the Nestu'xa river er levels, they run in quieter mood below Cloverdale. Ocean Park near at through green pastures where fat cattle hand is a fa vorite summer resort where gorge themseves. The beautiful beaches hundreds of |>enple spend their outings of Tillamook County, among which the from ull parts of the state. Nehalem, Netarts, Nestucca. and the sandspits at Netarts and Tillamook BEAVER Bays, are notable, are destined to lie- Lies about midwey between Tillamook come pros|M*rotis summer resorts with City and Cloverdale. It is the center of th? advent of better transportation a farming community and supporting a cheese factory and saw-mill. A hotel and general merchandise store are located here also. Coal- A Pleasure Resort Cranberries. But few counties in Oregon can lay claim to raising cranberries, and of the ew Tillamook stands as one of the leadingcounliesfitted to monopolize that industry. The vines are well adapted to this climate, free from insect pests, grow vigorously, and where the bogs are properly prepared are enormously pro ductive. They have produced by actual measure at the rate of one thousand bushels per acre. It costs from $260 i to $+00 per acre to prepare the ground and plant the vines, including the cost of plants The land which has timber standing on it, is the most expensive to prepare, although none the less adapted to the raising of cranlierries so long ns the land is made up of vegetable muck or peat. A bog, once set in the proper shape, will last indefinitely. The first cost, although quite large, cuts little figure in the long run. The cranberries grown here arc of a darker color and are much superior in flavor to those in the east, and also weigh more to the bushel. The size of the berry is about the same. There are many acres of Ilavisthe principal crop of thecouiity. suitable land for raising cranberries Timothy, orchard grass, velvet grass, in Tillamook county. The land in red top, clover, rye and oats are the its present wild state is worth nothing, principal varieties grown. Tnis is lhe but propei ly treated, and planted to the principle feed, and in many cases the only standard varieties of tame cranberry, it I can be transformed to a most paying! feed on which the dairy herds are kept through the winter. Roots‘are fed as business Peat land is also very valu an extra ration in mosteases, however able forother crops when properly drain- • through part of the winter. ed ami pulverized. Immense crops of Honey- l he Tillamook Piibbc and High School building is situated on a beautiful and commanding sight in the center of the oily, and is surrounded by spacious grounds. The building, which was erected in 1903. at a cost of $8000.00, is a tine modern struciure of two stories and a basement. It is heated by steam, and is provided with a good ventilation system. In addition to the public school facilities afforded the people of Tillamook City, there is a splendid paro chial school, now under the manage ment of the Sisters of St. Mary, occupying a large three story frame building in the eastern part of the city- Churches of various denominations are well represented, the Adventists, Methodists. Christians, Catholics, United Brethern and Presbyterians each having their own buildings. hut the goat is the more profitable of the two. Oil. Indications of oil have been found in several localities. One near Tillamook City gave such promise that a Portland company set up a boaring outfit and are now at work drilling a well. Gas and oil nre already found in small quan tities, and indications grow more favor able as the drill descends. IlOBSON VILLE Is a small mill town on the bay. 1 ha Miami Lumber Co’a mill is located at this place, in connection with which, they also conduct a general merchandise store and hotel. GARIBALDI. A short distance from Hol>sonville, is located just inside the entrance of the Bay. S. Elmore’s salmon cannery is located at this place, also two general merchandise stores and other enterpris* es. NEHALEM. At Nehalem are located two general merchandise stores, drugstore, hotel, cannery, saw-mill, good schools, etc. This place is destined to become a ren ter of industrial activity when the tim. her on the Nehalem River begins to move. Small vessels are able to enter the Ne halem harbor carrying in supplies and taking ont the products of that part of the county.