Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-01-31
ROSEBURG REVIEW
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1885.
ROsEgURG.
The Leading City Of Southern Oregon
a Land Of Prosperity, Sunshine and
Roses


iting Southern Oregon in the winter
season cannot but wonder that this gar
den spot Of natures domain has not
long years ago been more thickly set
tied up and developed, for it would be |
diffieultto conceive of a more pleasant |
or desirable country The climate is q
happy median between the extreme
heat and cold to be found in all the
thickly populated eastern states The
mercury in winter rarely goes below the
freezing point and the average heat inkA
summer is not above 65 to 10 degrees
Then the lover of pleasure and every
one wants some kind of recreation
can find ;oall he wants here. The
varieus, numerous and real attrac-
tons Of city life in the way of amuse-
ments, churches, schools, lodges and all
manner of fraternal societies are af
forded in Roseburg while the field
sportsman who is fond of the rod and
gun could net find more fertile field.
Endless quantities of silver salmon ana
trout are to be found in the north and
south branches OF the Umpqua river
and Deer creek, while within days
walk the mountain forests TEEN with
all kinds Of wild game, including plen-
tiful quantity Of deer. What more
could he wish fora As to the stern real
tiles of life the task Of providing for
ones self and family shelter food and
clothing; and that great goal, pursued
with such avidity by the average Amer
ieaa CITIZEN, the accumulation of the
mighty dollsr, this locality offers the
most fattcring opportunities. Surroun-
ding this little city there are fertile val
leys extending in every direction, along
the north and south branches Of the
Umpqua river and Deer creek, ccm-
posed Of rich black soil which pro-
duces immense crops of oats, corn, pota-
toes, etc., and which is skirted on either
side with table lands with soil of ex-
cellent quality for the production of
fruits and wheat, but more especially
adapted for grazing purposes. An i'm
portant industry of this particular sec
tion is wool growing and stock-raising,
stock being able to thrive without care
the year round. The annual product
! of wool for Douglas county is about
100000 pounds. The wheat product
Of the country which is the principal
crop, is about 5000 bushels. An
other industry that could be made i'm
mensely profitable here is fruit raising.
Prunes apples, peas and peaches thrive
well-pr,pes are remarkably fine, and
the present opportunities for markeing
them would make them very prof
table crop.
RosEBURG
Is located on the line of the Oregon &
California railroad, 1877 miles south of
Portland, and 80 miles FROM the Cali
fornla line. It was founded in 1852
by Aaron Rose, who has done much for
the development Of the place, and is
still living here to enjoy the results OF
his hard work and good fortune.
Among the many generous acts to be
credited to him is the donation of three
acres of land and $1,000 for building
the first court house, and also the land
and $l400 for the establishment Of the
fine public school building which now
adorns the place. At one time the
town of Winchester was a rival of
Reseburg, but finally suceumbed 60 the
superior location and advantages of the
latter, and in 1859 was moved bodily
acress the river. In 1872 the Oregon
and California railroad was completed
to this place, and in October of the
same year the town was incorporated.
These were two most important events
for Roseburg, and since that time the
population has steadily increased, un-
til now it has reached something like
100, and with its various advantages
will no doubt continue to advance
rapidly.
The business establishments embrace
seven general mercantile houses, two
hardware stores, two Touring mills,
four hotels, one bank, three blacksmiths
shops, two drug stores, four variety
stores, Two jewelers., three milliner
shops, two livery stables, two cabinet
shops, three groceries, two restaurants,
twelve saloons, one brewery, two bar
Der shops, two bakeries, six physicians,
two dentists, ten lawyers, Zone foundry,
one photograph gallery, two shoemak-
crs, one marble cutter, one furniture
store and cabinet shop, and two week
ly newspapers
There are three schools, one public