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.
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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.
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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.