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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT The RESOURCES of TILLAMOOK. VIEWS OF CHEESE FACTORIES AND DAIRY FARM. f icilitks w ith the outside world, where thousNBda of people will go for recrea tion and rest. Each of the above named benches has its own [»eculiar advantag«s and points of interest. All furnish fine scenery, Lathing and rowing, hunting and fishing, a>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 surpassed. The wild and picturet-ijue scenery, 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. -------- - Timber. Of all the rcsoui .c- of Tillamook coun ty that of its litnl>cr is the most extra •Ive and valuable. l li< state ol ()regoi contains one filth <»t the timber of the United Statesand Tillamook county con tains one fifth of the timber in the state so that within a very lew vears the t'e> of the commercial world will be turner1 toward this coast in search of lumber To give some idea of the magnitude o its forests, it is roughly estimated there are 15.000.000,000 feet of merchant » It timber tributary to Tillamook bay Miami, Kelchis. Wilson, Trask d Tillamook I liver?, all logging ptving into the bav. Nr ha i, in the Northern part of the county, as a still .greater amount of standing imber. that is practically untouched a> ir as logging and manufacturing is con Tor tributary to Nehalem bay ii estimated there are at least 20,000. 1000 of merchantable timber. Tin “ in Tillamook county is unsurpass by any. Aureal many ol the tores' measure 15to 20 feet or more ii Ih and are often free from limbs foi first T50 feet. Nearly the whole It is comprised of red and yellow fij recognized king among lumbers) uce, hemlock (Alaska Pine), and ir. Yellow^fir readily finds a mar the world aver while the other tini- are not unrecognized for their par r uses; spruce being used exteiT in the manufacture of boxes and ir umber ; from the cedar is made [thebest quality, and hemlock __¡for Its bark which is used for ¡porposes, as well as for lumber, her land s is to be found in con I quantities some of the mag nt larch, prized the world over as a ¡lumber of the first class, while the st reams timber, suitable for ¡tore, such as alder and maple, grow reat quantities a nd of fu st quality, then is a yast undeveloped timber untry pres, nting vast opportuni- for capital to invest in sawmills, n.iUs. box factories, shingle mills, irying. timber resources, Till« most noted for its adapt The natural grass breezes blowing Ocean, the mountain the valleys, the the never failing rain* to make the county s Paradise.” dairying was carried cr in a primitive way was built in Tillamook ing of 1893 and was oper during that season year it was converted in- le factory, marking the begin Kthe cheese industry in the coun Jpg to climatic conditions, chai- grasses, and excellent water, i* !e to produce cheese here of fine» id better keeping qualities than t any other portion of the Unit es. As «cheap feed is essen profitable and successful dairy ' is well to state here that dairymen buy mill §pnsequentlv there is greater pro in Tillamook than most of Oregon. Grass is king and it affords pasture for herds the year round, keepinc winter and never drying up in White clover grows naturally bottom lands througl out the ind is the very best kind of grass ■ry herds. One to two acres ol Bottom land 13 sufficient to keep a ■ properly cultivated. Enormous ■Pl hay arc harvested every year, ■is and the green pasture consti ■be feed on which the dairy heads Igpt. the entire year. To give some ■ ihow rapidly the cheese industry ■viiig in the county, it may be stat- Lt in 1898, five years after the ■ctory was built, there were eight Bhetories in operation in thecounty No ¿there are between twenty and twi ty five large factories, besides num- erous Lua Iler concerns, producing, a? they di<l in 1905, 3,200,000 pounds of cheese which is at a premium on iht market, there being a great demand foi Tillamook cheese on account of its su pcrior flavor and good keeping qualities Cheeat fa ctories have become so dispers ed thitoughout the county that dairy men in remote districts have as good a market (or their milk as those living near the center of trade. This lieitig lh< cate, but little time is lost hauling the milk to i lie lactones. Tillamook Count) ^^^^■ducing iuoic than I of milk annually, and making pounds ofcheese, the value of I is $350.0(H) and it is sale to Bill double itself in a few years. jro«s returns to dairymen run from Ito |75 per cow. depending, first i the cow. and second, upon the I and muscle u*ed in the business, lea of what some of the lactones loing, the amount of milk received, may lie gleaned from the annual re ending Dec. 1905. The factor) h received the largest amount ol that season was the Tillamook TRADING POINTS. TILLAMOOK CI1Y Hituatnl at the head of navigation on lloquaiton Slough, and ie the county neat, iib well as the largest city in the county. It haa a population of 1000 white people, there lteitig no Negro«-., Chinese or Japanese resident in the county, and but lew Indiana. The Tillamook Pitbl'c and High School building is situated on a Ixautiful nnd commanding eight in the center of the city, and ia surrounded by apacious grounds. The building, which was erected in 1903. at a coat of $8000.0t\ ia a tine modern structure of two stories and a basement. It is heated by steam, and is provided with a good ventilation system. In addition to the public Hchool facilities afforded the people of Tillamook City, there is a splendid |>aro chtal 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, Melhoditts. Christiana, 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 KM) pounds per sqitHie inch at Tillamook City. There is a well organized volunteer fire de|>art- ment, I n l all electric system of lighting. It hss graveled streets and gets! side walks, also local and longdistance tele phone system. It enjoys a daily mail, has two banks, two weekly newspapers, two Hitw mills, two clieeso factories, opera house, as well as the usual number of business houses, restraurants and hotels. I h Creamery, with 2,675,000 pounds, while the Maple Leaf Creamery, a new factory and not a full year’s run, had 2,600,000 pounds. The average price paid was $1.05 per hundred pounds of milk, or 26c. per pound for butter fat. This would he equal if made into butter to about 30c. per pound. onions are being ra sed on this lan and this product promises to become a strong competitor of the cranberry. Cascaia Bark- The peeling of Chit turn or Cascara 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- 1 Salmon fishing is one of Tillamook eyer, 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 ars 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 mil dozens of other varities of fish kt present they are only taken when some vessel happens to be lying off lor a tide or some such occasion, but will some day furnish good employment for a large force of food seekers. Fishing. Mohair. Honey- Oregon is second in the list of states in the production of 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 these animals. Nowhere is browse more plentiful or more nourish ing. Sheep 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 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 from two to three inches to ns 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 Till«, mook 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 lay claim to raising cranberries, and of the vw Tillamook stands as one of the leading counties fitted to monopolize that industry. The vines are well adapted to tins climate, free from insect pests, ¿row 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 and plant the vines, including the cost of plants. The land which has timber I standing on it, is the most expensive to , prepare, although none the less adapted i to the raising of cranberries so long as I 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 1 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 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 thecounty. suitable Land for raising cranberries Timothy, orchard grass, velvet grass, ! in Tillamook county. The land in 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 principle feed, and in many cases the only City gave such promise that a Portland standard varieties of tame cranl^erry, it feed on which the dairy herds are kept 1 company set up a boaring outfit and can la* transformed to a most paying through the winter. Roots’are fed as i are now at work drilling a well. Gas business Peal land is also very valu an extra ration in mosteases, however and oil are already found in small quan able for other crops when properly drain through part of the winter. tities, and indications grow more favor ed and pulverized. Immense crops of able as the drill descends. Hay. "oil. ’ To the lover of nature, Tillamook county presents manv charms. Bound ed on the east by the summit of the Coast range of mountains, on the west bv the Pacific Ocean, and intersected In 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 Hay, which lays midway between 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 Bay. All t Irene streams support several varities of trout. Chief among which are the famous Oregon I rout, which is found in every stream anrl tributary, varying in size from zero upto a length of 20 inches, and a weight <>f 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 of 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 bemhes of Tillamook County, among which the Nehalem. Netarts, Nestucca. and the sandHpils at Netarts and Tillamook Bays, are notable, are destined to be come prosperous summer resorts with the advent of better trans|>ortation HAY CITY Is Jocal*'<i on Tillamook Bay, atsiut seven miles from Tillamook City, and is destined to become the largest iniinu. facturing town in thecounty, 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 ls«y, .linking 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, n fine school building’, two churches, snw-inill nnd b.tnk, besides merchandise stores, etc. CLOVERDALE, On the Nestucca river bids fair to be come one of the leading towns of the county. Here nre located two churches, hotel, cheese factory, drug store, news paper, implement nnd 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 singe lines to Tillamook - City and Sheridan. WOODS is a small town on the Nestusen river tielow Cloverdale. Ocean Pnrk near at hand is a favorite summer resort where hundreds of people spend their outings from all parts ot the state. BEAVER 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 genera! merchandise store are located here also. HOBSONV1LLE Is a small mill town on the bay. Tha Miami Lumber Co's mill is located at thia place, in connection with which, they also conduct a general merchandise store and hotel. GARIBALDI, A short distance from Hobsonville, ia 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, dragstore, hotel, cannery, saw-mill, good schools, etc. Thia place is destined to become a cen ter of industrial activity when the tim. tier on the Nehalem River begins to move. Small vessels are able to enter the Ne halem harbor carrying in supplies ai d taking out the products of that part ol the i ounty.
