Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-08-22

Home Building in Lincoln
County.


because they are new, 1 place the
fcllowing>at your disposal:
I am here for the purpose not
only of becoming acquainted with
the condition Of orchards in this
county as they are at present, b0t
also 10 form an estimate possible
future development of fiuit growing
as an important means of home
comfort, and, under favorable CON
/ ditions good addition to the di-
versiiied farming which the general
conditions of the settlers within
your borders and the obstacles to be
overcome in opening farms make
an imperative necessity.
To premise, 1 have long been of
the opinion that the coast range of
/ mountains in Oregon as far south
as the Umpqua river will be a dairy
region, mainly a region of small
free-holders who will begin with a
few cows, sheep and goats perhaps,
and laboriously, but successfully
clear out farms NOot ldipg with all
the necessaries to comfortable
independent life. This conception
of mine INDUCED in as a contem.
plation for many years is already
realized by some of the pioneer
settlers of this county and I fee
that they have set worthy example
for very many yet TO begin. /
have often been told in the Viii.
lamette valley when talking of set
Ting amongst these roup', hills ~
h Ha..t>a aAi brncu l.lds near
the ocean, that "it would take a
life's labor 10 make a farm there. "
Now say to those who so think,
"Well, suppose it does; if a life oi
labor is spent hand in hand with a
life's enjoyment, what better can q
man do anywhere" "
Close TO the very summit Of the
Coast range I received entertain.
ment for the night at the freside o.
a man who settled there go years
ago. He has hewed out, may say
a most beautiful farm-is surround.
ed with plenty Of the orchard and
field so that il is true 10 say of him,
butter and horey and fine -four
lie may eat at every meal if he SC
desires. He spoke of the great la.
Dor his farm had cost almost regret.
fully. He said he had come there
to satisfy his wife, whose relation,
had come here. from California
But his trouble, neuralgia of the
stomach, is not the result of his la.
hor life, fancy, and otherwise he
does not look beyond his age. He
spoke with pride of his ten children
seven sons and three daughters
tEat have cost him but little fol
medicine. Seven of them were
horn on the place, and that number
are till there, or near there making
homeS for themselves. The moth
er laughed and chatted with he,
? younglings as if her zest of life wa.
nct yet destroyed. Clear-headec
ard observant, she could and die
give me much useful information
Amongst other things she told m,
OF shipping her surplus Of eggs t
San Francisco and realizing 6 C, mt.
Fer dozen in cash advance on wha
the local merchants offered her il
. barter. She also held the opin OF
that the freedom Of their apple,
from the Goblin moth was owing t
, The sea fogs reaching them; which
] regret TO say, found reason t.
, doubt at the next house ] entered
. which was Mrs. Edward Siroat's
. near Summit, but in the Yaquini
valley. She said she found worms
in the apples this year for the frs
time, and banded ne one which
cit open and verified her words
Lower down tie valley / received
the same statement from Mrs. II
S. Porter and Mrs. M. J. lamar
was iold Toledo by Assesso
Parker that he has bookel ON
hundred additional tax payers il
his rounds this summer Of the on,
building class, that are no. frai,