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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT RESOURCES of VIEWS OF CHEESE FACTORIES AND DAIRY FARM. f icilitirs w ith the outside world, where thousands of people will go for recrea tion and r» st. Each of the above named lieaclies has its own peculiar advantage s and of interest. All furnish fine arenery, Lathing and rowing, hunting and fishing, as well aa crubs and clatna in abundance. No grander scenery 'can l»e found anywhere. With the jagged coast range on the east, and the majestic Pacific on the west, here is a panorama of scenic beauty that cannot l>e surpassed. The wild ai'd picturet que aonery, the pure 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. LLAMOOK. Timber. icsouno <•! Tillamook <>un ij^Bits timber is the most exteu ^^■iliialile. The state of Oregoi i^Hne fifth of the timber of th» J^Bt esand Tillamook county con )^BUlh of the timber in the state t^Btliin a very few vears the eyes ^■mereiai world will be turner coast in search of lumber i^Kme idea of the magnitude o it is roughly estimated there B^Bu.OJU,000 feet ol merchant ^Br tributary to Tillamook ba) ^Mni, Kelchis, Wilson, Trask mniook rivers, all loggiiq ^Knptving into the bay. blrha Northern part of the county. ■ greater amount ot standing ^Bat is practically untouched a> ^Bging and manufacturing is con ^Br tributary to Nehalem bay ii ^Ked there are at least 20,000. Hof merchantable timber. Tin ■ Tillamook county is unsurpass ■v. A great many of the lores’ ■sure 15 to 20 feet or tuore it Hn are often free from limbs fot ■ 150 feet. Nearly the whole rompi ised of red and yellow fu Bognized king among lumbers) Bhemlock (Alaska Pine), and roellow fir readily finds a mar ■bvorld over, while the other tirn- |*nol unrecognized for their par ■ses ; spruce being used exten- Bthe manufacture of boxes and ir B lumber ; from the cedar is made Bai the best quality, and hemlock ■Lie for its bark which is used for ■purposes, as well as for lumber. Higher lands is to be found in con Be quantities some of the mag march, prized the world over as a x lumber of the first class, while the streams timber, suitable for re. such as alder and maple, grow I quantities a nd of first quality, len is a vast undeveloped tiinber- ktry presenting vast opportuni tà pi t.a I to invest in saw mills, ills, box factories, shingle mills, Dairying. ■Be from her timber resources, Tilla ^^Htonnty is most noted for its adapt to dairying. The natural grass- t the cool summer breezes blowing Pacific Ocean, the mountain CCMins flow through the valleys, the iltButmosphere. the never failing rain«- -a^these combine to make the county ■BO airy man’s Paradise.” ■nr to 1893 dairying was carried on i IjBatnook county in a primitive way ■Brst factory W is built in Tillamook iljBn the spring of 1893 and was oper iSas a creamery during that season ■¡■following year it was converted in I^Bthevie lactory, marking the begin j^Bot the cheese industry in the conn ffcOwing to climatic conditions, chai- ■ of grasses, and excellent water, it ■rosible to produce cheese here of finer and better keeping qualities than ■Ruiost any other portion of the Uuit- ^Hptates. As cheap feed is essen I m po profitable and successful dairy it is well to state here that tew dairymen buy mill consequently there is greater pro in Tillamook than most sections of Oregon. Grass is king and it affords pasture for herds the year round, keeping in winter and never drying up in White clover grows naturally bottom lands througl out the and is the very best kind of grass herds. One to two acres of land is sufficient to keep a ^B<l properly cultivated. Enormous ol hay are harvested every year, ft *4 this and the green pasture consti- tate the feed on which the dairy heads atVfcept the entire year. To give some ideaici how rapidly the cheese industry isgrjbwiug in the county, it may be stat, ed that in 1898, five years after the prstrfactory was built, there were eight large factories in operation in the county Now there are between twenty and tweety five large factories. besides num crous smaller concerns, producing, a? they did in 1905, 3,200,000 pounds ofcbeex . which is at a premium on iht 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 dispers ed throughout the county that dairy men in remote districts have as good a market for their milk as those living near the center of trade. This !>eing the L but little time is lost hauling the I to i he factories. Tdlamook Count) producing more than 32,000.000 nd of milk annually, and making K),000 pounds of cheese, the value of ch is $350.000 and it is safe to »ny i will double itself in a few years, gross returns to dairymen run from ► to $75 per cow. depending, first hi the cow, and second, upon the fin and muscle u*ed in the business, idea of what some of the factoiie* doing, the amount ol mdk received, . may l>e gleaned from the annual re rt ending Dec. 1905. The factory Jkh received the largest amount ol ilk that season was the Tillamook TRADING POINTS. Creamery, with 2.675,000 pounds, onions are being ra:sed on this Jan and whilejthe 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 cranbcny. Oregon is second in the list of states in 2,600,000 pounds. The average price the production of mohair, and nowhere paid was $1.05 per hundred pounds of is the natural habitant of the Angora milk, or 26c. per pound for butter fat. goat better adapted to its keep and de This would be equal if made into butter The peeling of Chit turn or Cascara velopment than in the mountain ranges to about 30c. per pound. bark is one ot the lesser industries of; uf Western Oregon. The generous Tillamook countv, and is found in more showers, mild climate, and responsive or less quantities all over the couhly. , sod of Tillamook county peculiarly The southern part of the county, how- adapt it foi these animals. Nowhere is Salmou fishing is one of Tillamook eyer, producing by far the greater browse more plentiful or more nourish* County’s important resources. The Ne amount of this article. I iug. Sheep are raised to some extent, halem, Tillamook and Nestucca Bays have excellent runs of Chinook, Silver- ■«ides «and Steelhead salmon. There are ■ hree canneries in tlie county, one on eacli»of the above named bays, the out put from which is valued at from $125, 000 to $200,000 annually. Deep-sea fish ars as yet almost an unknown quantity. Our shore, uniformly shelving, carrying a forty fathom curve well •>ut to sea, .and on this bank have been taken cod, halibut, skulpins, groupers ind dozens of other varities of fish \t present they are onlv taken when some vessel happens to be lying off for a tide or some such occasion, but will some day furnish good employment ÍM a large force of food seekers. Mohair- Cascara Bark- Fishing. Cranberries. But few counties in Oregon can lay claim to raising cranberries, and of the cw Tillamook stands as one of the leadingcountiesfitted to monopolize that industry. The vines are well adapted to this climate, free from insect pests, rrow 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 $400 per acre to prepare the ground and plant the vines, including the cost of plants. The land which has timber I standing on it, is the most .expensive to i 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 i are much superior in flavor to those in I the east, and also weigh more to I lie bushel. The size of the berry is about the same. There are many acres of Havisthe principal crop of thecounty. suitable land for raising cranberries Timothy, orchard grass, velvet gras®, in Tillamook county. The land in | red top, clover, rye and oats are the its present wild state is worth nothing, | principal varieties grown. This is the but properly treated, and planted to the , principle feed, and in many cases the only standard varieties of tame cranberry, it 1 feed , on which the dairy herds are kept canin' transformed to a most paying I { through the winter. Roots’are fed as business. F’eat land is also very valu-1 an extra ration in mosteases, however able for other crops when properly drain- ’ through ( part of the winter. cd and pulverized. Immense crops of Hay. i but the goat is the more profitable ol the two. Indications of oil have been found in several localities. One near Tillamook City gave such promise that a Portland company set up a boa ring outfit and are now at work drilling a well. Gas and oil are already found in small quan* titles, and indications grow more favor able as the drill descends. Honey- White clover is claimed by tnnnv to produce the very best grade of honey, and as it grows naturally on nil the riv er bottom lands of 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 tensively, 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 is best adapted to the production of this article. Coal- Surface croppings of ’coal, varying front two to three inches to as many feet in thickness, and of the best quality, are found in different parts of the coun tv. Surrounding Tillamook Bay and on the Nehalem and Kelchis rivers excellent prospect ■¿have been found. The Tilla. «nook Coal fields have never been work ed, however, to any extent, but this will in time become an important industry. A Pleasure Resort 'fr) the lover of nature. Tillamook countv presents many charms. Bound ed on the east by the summit of the Coast range of mountains, 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 Pay, which lays midway between the north and south boundaries of the county. To the noith, the Nehalem River, a still larger stream than those first mentioned, Hows into the Nehalem Bay. All these streams support several varities of trout. Chief among which are 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 enough to float them. Sometimes one will take a genuine Sal mon Trout, and again a Dolly Varden, and a sprinkling ot half a dozen other varities. The upper reaches of the water courses flow through immense forests of fir and cedar, while on the low. er levels, they run in quieter mood through green pastures where fat cattle gorge themseves. The beautiful hemhes of Tillamook County, among which the Nehalem, Netarts. Nestucca. and the sandspits at Netarts and Tillamook Bays, are notable, are destined to lie- come prosperous summer resorts with the advent of (letter transportation TILLAMOOK CITY In wit Hated at the head ot navigation on lloquarton Slough, and in the county se.it„iia wiII as the largest city in the county. It has a population ot 1000 while |>e<>ple. there being no Negroe., Chinese or Japanese resident in the oounty, and but lew Indians. The Tillamook Publ'c and High School building is situated on a lieautitul and commanding sight in the c-nter of the city, and is suriound.d l>v Hpact ^ h grounds. The building, which wss erected in 1908, at a cost of |80U0.0t', is a tine modern structure of two stories and a basement. It is bested 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 (>aro dual school, now under the manage men: 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, Mel hodtsts. 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 per square inch at Tillamook City. There is a well organized volunteer fire depart ment, i nd sn electric system of lighting. It has graveled streets and gcod side walks, also local and long distance tele phone system. It enjoys a daily mail, I ihs two banks, two weekly nervspapers, two saw mills, two cheese factories, opera house, as well as the usual number of business houses, restraurants and hotels. BAY CITY Is located on Tillamook Bay, about srven miles from Tillamook City, and is destined to become the largest manu facturing town ill thecounty, it Imving 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 Isry, making it one of the most beautifully situated towns in the county. It has a plentiful supply of pure moun tain water, also a hotel comparing favorably with the licit it the county, a fine school building, two churches, saw-mill and b.ink. 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 and feed store, gene ral merchandise store, saw mill and other enterprises. Only small vessels enter the Nestucca harbor and supply the stores regularly, carrying out the products of tha-. end of the county. Daily stage lines to Tillamook City and Sheridan. ________ WOODS is n small town on the Nestusca river below Cloverdale. Ocean Park near at hand is a favorite summer resort where hundreds of people spend their outings from all parts of the stnte. BEAVER Lies about midwey between Tillamook City mid Cloverdale. It is the center of a farming community and supporting a cheese factory and saw-mill. A hotel and general merchandise store are located here also HOBSONVILLE Is a small mill town on the bay. The Miami Lumber Co's mill is located at 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 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 cen ter of industrial activity when the tins, trer on the Nehalem Hirer Ireginato move. Small vessels are able to enter the Ne halem harbor carrying in supplier and taking out the products of that part of the county.
