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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT RESOURCES of 1LLAM00K. VIEWS OF CHEESE FACTORIES AND DAIRY FARM. J L Dairying. Aside from her timber resources, Tilla mook county is most noted for its adapt ability to dairying. The natural grass es, the cool summer breezes blowing from the Pacific Ocean, the mountain streams flow through the valleys, tin •altjt Atmosphere, the never failing raiin- —all these combine to make the county the •‘Dairyman’s Paradise.” Prior to 1893 dairying was carried cr in TUIam uok county in a primitive way The first factory w is built in Tillamook City ill the spring of 1893 and was oper a ted as a creamery during that season Th« following year it was converted in to a cheese factory, marking the begin ning ot the cheese industry in the coun ty. Owing to climatic conditions, chai acter pi grasses, and excellent water, i* is possible to produce cheese here of fines flavor And better keeping qualities than in almost any other portion of the Unit ed States. As cheap feed is essen tial.profitable and successful dairy ing, it is well to state here that but few dairymen buy mill | feed ji!jt)nsc<|uentlv there is greater pro fit iA dan ' ing in Tillamook than most other flections of Oregon. Grass is king | iu Tillamook and it affords pasture for i the dairy herds the year round, keepinc green in winter and never drying up in summer White clover grows naturally ^^^KLottom lands tbrougl out the tjr nn<l is the verv best kind of grass airy herds. One to two ncies ol Wttom land ¡3 sufficient to keep a .properly cultivated. Enormous m$Bffhay are harvested every year, and tWa nnd the green pasture consti tote the feed on which the dairy heads are kept the entire year. To give tome idea oHtow rapidly the cheese industry ¡•Rrowinu iii the county, it may be stat ed that in 1898. five years after thi first factory was built, there were eight large factories in operation in the county. Now there are between twenty and twenty fi re large factories, besides num erous (mailer concerns, producing, at they did in 1905, 3,200,000 pounds <rfcheese, which is at a premium on lh< market, there being a (treat demand foi fljWHmk cheese on account of its an perior flavor and good keeping qualifies CbeePr factories have become so diapers cd tMinghout the county that dairy M* in remote districts have as good i< ■ for their nnlk as those living the center of trade. This lieing th< but little time is lost hauling th< Kthe factories. Tillamook t'onnty Ibcing more than 32,00*1.OOO of mdk nnnuallv, nnd making 0 pounds of cheese, the value of $350.000 and it is safe to say I double itself in a few years, s returns to dairymen run from $75 per cow. depending, firs* cow. and second, upon the muse!* used in the business. ot what some of the factoiie* . the amount ol milk received, lie gleaned from the annual re ling Dec. 1905. The factory reived the largest amount ot t season was the Tillamook I thousands of people will go for recrea tion and rest. Each of the above named beaches has its own peculiar advantag«s and points of interest. All furnish fine scenery, lathing and rowing, hunting and fishing, as well as crabs and clams in abundance. No grander scenery can I* found anywhere. With the jagged coast range on the east, and the majestic Facific on the west, here is a panorama of scenic lieauty that cannot be surpassed. The wild and picturetque scenery, the ¡.u re invigorating air, the clear mountain water, the virgin forests and the cool summer climate all unite in producing a condition that is bracing, refreshing, and a tonic of the best kind to your city- fagged soul. Timber the resources of Tillamook coun of its timber is the most exten J valuable. The state of Oregon .s one fifth of the timber of the States and Tillamook county con <ne filth of the timber in the slate, t within a very few years the ever commercial world will be turned •d this coast in search of lumber we some idea of the magnitude o’ fests. it is roughly estimated thert 15.000,000,000 feet ot merchant I timber tributary to Tillamook ba) [■ Miami, Kelchis. Wilson, Trask , , Tillamook rivers, all loRK*«» sms emptying into the bay. Nr ha > in the Northern part of the county, i a still greater amount of standing >ber, that is practically untouched a> as logging and manufacturing is con rued, for tributary to Nehalem bay ii estimated there are at least 20,000. J0.000 of merchantable limber. Tin mber in Tillamook county is unsurpass d by any. A great many of the fores’ rees pleasure 15 to 20 feet or more ii jirth and are often free from limbs foi the first 150 feet. Nearly the whole belt is comprised of red and yellow fi-i (th# recognized king among lumbers) spruce, hemlock (Alaska Pine), and ced tr. Yellow fir readily finds a mar ket the world over, while the other lira berfl are not unrecognized for their par tieular uses ; spruce being used exten- sivelydn the manufacture of boxes and in finishing lumber ; from the cedar is made shingles^of the best quality, and hemlock it valuable for its bark which is used for 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, w hile along the streams timber, suitable lor furniture, such as alder and maple, grow in great quantities a nd of first quality. Here then is a vast undeveloped timber ci country presenting vast opportuni ties for capital to invest in sawmills, pulp mills, box factories, shingle mills, etc. ficilitirs with th« outside world, where TRADING POINTS Creamery, with 2.675.000 pounds, [ onions are being ra sed on this Ian >, and while the Maple Leaf Creamery, a new j 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 oaid was $1.05 per hundred pounds of mdk, or 26c. per pound for butler fat. This 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 countv, 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 amount of this article. halem, Tillamook and Nestucca Bays have excellent runs of Chinook, Silver- -ides 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 ish are as yet almost an unknown quantity. Our shore, uniformly shelving, carrying a forty fathom curve well •mt to sea, and on this bank have been taken cod, halibut, skulpins, groupers • nd dozens of other varities of fish \t present they are onlv taken when some vessel happens to be l.xing off for a tide or some such occasion, but some day furnish good employment a large force of food seekers. Cascara Bark- Fishing. Mohair- Oregon is second in the list of states in the production ot mohair, and nowhere is the natural habitant of the Angora goat better adapted to its keep ami 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 these animals. Nowhere is browse more plentiful or more nourish- Slieep are raised to some extent, White clover is claimed by manv 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 lie surpassed for flavor, color, and sweetness. Tile seasons are usually too short, however, to make it profitable to engage in this industry ex tensively, bitt every farmer may have a few stands which, if properly cnred for. will produce all he can use of the finest honey. The southern part of the county is best adapted to the production of this article. Surface croppings of ’coal, varying from two tn three inches to as many feet in thickness, and of the best quality, are found in different parts of the court tv. Surrounding Tillamook Hnv nnd on the Nehalem and Kelchis rivers excellent proapects'have been found. The Tills- monk Coal fields have never been work ed, however, to any extent, but this will in time become an important industry. A Pleasure Resort Cranberries. But few counties in Oregon can claim to raising cranberries, anil of few Tillamook stands as one of leading counties fit ted 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 $200 to $4-00 per acre to prepare the ground tnd 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 cranberries so long as 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 are of a darker color and are much superior in flavor to those in but the goat is the more profitable ol the east, and also weigh more to the the two. bushel. The size of the berry is about the same. There are many acres of Havisthe principal crop of thecountv. suitable land for raising cranberries i Timothy, orchard grass, velvet grass, in Tillamook county. The land in I red top, clover, rye and oats are the Indications of oil have been found in its present wild state is worth nothing, principal varieties grown. This is the several localities. One near Tillamook but properly treated, and planted to the piinciple feed, and in many cases the only City gave such promise that a Portland standard varieties of tame cranberry, it 1 feed on which the dairy herds are kept company set up a hoaring outfit and can be transformed to a most paying* I through the w inter. Roots ’are fed as are now at work drilling a well. Gas business Peat land is also very valu | an extra ration in most cases, however and oil are already found in small quan* able forother crops when properly drain through part of the winter. I tities, and indications grow more favor ed and pulverized. Immense crops of able as the drill descends. Oil. To the lover of nature, Tillamook countv presents manv charms. Bound ed on the east by the summit of the Coast range of monntnins, on the west bv the Pacific Ocean, and intersected by a generous number of mountain streams, every variety of scenery is provided for the appreciative eve. Five rivers, namely, Tillamook, Trask, Wilson, Kelchis and Miami, flow into Tillamook I’ny, which lays midway lietween the north and south boundaries of the county. To the north, the Nehalem River, a still larger stream than those first mentioned, flows into the Nehalem Hay. All these streams support several rarities of trout. Chief among which nre the famous Oregon Trout, which is found in every stream and tributary, varying in size from zero upto a length of 20 inches, and a weight of four pounds. Well up the streams an abundance of Brook Trout fill every stream large enongh to float them. Sometimes one will take a genuine Sal mon Trout, nnd again a Dolly Varden, and a sprinkling of half a dozen other varities. The upper reaches of the water courses flow through immense forests of fir nnd cedar, while on the low. er levels, they run in quieter mood through green pastures where fat cattle gorge themseves. The lieautiful lieni hex of Tillaimok County, among which the Nehalem, Netarts, Nestucca. and the sandspits at Netarts and Tillamook Hays, are notable, are destined to be come prosperous summer resorts with the advent belter transportation TILLAMOOK CITY Is situated at tlu> head of navigation on Hoquarton Slough, and is the county seat, ns well as the largest city in the county. It has a population of 1060 white people, there lieing no Negroe-, Chinese or Jnfianese resident in the county, and but lew Indians. The Tillamook Publ'o and High School building is situated on a beautiful nnd commanding sight in the center of the city, and is surrounded by spacious grounds. The building, which whs erected in 1903. at a coat of $8000.00, is a fine modern structure of two stories and a basement. It is healed 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 dual school, now under the manage ruent of the Sisters of St. Mary, occupying a large three story frame building in tire eastern part ot the city- Churches ot various denominations are well represented, the Adventists, Methodists. Christians, Catholics, United Brethern and Presbyterians each having their own buildings. Water is brought to the city from the mountains through a five mile main, having a pressure of 100 pounds |ier square inch at Tillamook City. There is a well organized volunteer fire depart ment, i n.lan electric system of lighting. It has graveled streets and gcod side walks, also I och I and longdistance tele phone system. It enjoys a daily mail, I ihh two lianks, two weekly newsfiaperH, two saw mills, two cheese factories, opera house, as well as the usual number of business houses, rea trau ran ta and hotels. HAY CITY Is located on Tillamook Hay, alami seven miles from Tillamook City, and is destined Io become the largest manu facturing town in the county, it having excellent saw-mill and factory sites, convenient to deep water and to the rail* road now building The town is situated on terraces overlooking the Imy, making it one of the moat beautifully situated towns in the county. It lias a plentiful supply of pure moun tain water, also a hotel comparing favorably with the best it the county, a fine school building, two churches, saw-mill and bank, besides merchandise stores, etc. CLOVERDALE, On the Nestucca river bids fair to be come one of the leading towns of the county. Here are located two churches, hotel, cheese factory, drug store, news paper, implement nnd feed store, gene ral merchandise store, saw mill and other enterprises. Onlv small vessels enter the Nestucca harbor and supply the stores regularly, carrying out the products of that end of the county. Daily stage fines to Tillamook City and Sheridan. WOODS is n small town on the Nestusca river below Cloverdale. Ocean Park nenr nt hand is n favorite summer resort where hundreds of |>eople spend their outings from nil parts of the state. BBAVER Lies about midwey lietween Tillamook City and Cloverdale. It is the center of a farming community nnd supporting a cheese factory and saw-mill. A hotel and general merchandise store are located here also. HOBSONV1LLB Is a small mill town on the bay. The Miami Lumber Co's mill is located nt this place, in connection with which, they also conduct a general merchandise store and hotel. GARIBALDI. A short distance from Hobsonville, is located just inside the entrance of the Bay. S. Elmore's salmon cannery is located at this place, also two general merchandiae stores and other enterprise NEHALEM. At Nehalem are located two general merchandise stores, drugstore, hotel, cannery, saw-mill, good schools, etc. This place is destined to become a cen ter of industrial activity when the tim. ber on the Nehalem River begins to move. Small vessels are able Io enter the Ne halem harbor carrying in supplies and taking ont the products of that part of the rounty. *