Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-03
SITE oVERLooks sNoWcIAp
MOUNTAINS.
AND RIVER AND LAKE
IN Honor of the Great Explorers,
Lewis and Clark, but Intended to
Show the Resources of the Entire
Pacific Region.

booming of the Portland exposition
an event in honor of the great ex.
plorers, Lewis and Clark, and which
IS calculated to disclose especially
the varied resources of Oregon as well
as both shores of the entire Pacific
region. Mr.. Bates reports that many
OF the buildings are completed and
that there can be no delay in the
opening next year. He declares that
The Pacific northwest is the most
interesting section of the United
States. Not only are its people loyal
in this belief" he says, but strangers
visiting us are unanimous in their
praise of its scenery, it's climate. and
most important of all, the natural re-
sources of this portion of our common
republic. When we remember that
barely century has elapsed since
Lewis and Clark explored the region,
the prosperity and improvement on
every hand seem marvellous. The
leading industry of the Pacific north
west is lumber and Oregon has today
more standing timber than any other
state in the union. The amount is
estimated at three hundred billion
feet. The city of Portland annually
manufactures four hundred million
feet, and large mills are scattered all
over the state. For masts, fiagstaffs
and construction of any kind requiring
timbers of extraordinary size and
length the products of Oregon's forest
have long teen famous. Although vast
quantities Of lumber are exported
every year, the timber of the state has
scarcely been touched.
Portland is the first wheat port on
the Pacific coast. With the prices
which prevailed I need not say that
the farmers are more than prosperous.
There were instances where individuals
made more from this single crop than
the market value of the land amount
ed to. Large returns from land are a
characteristic of Oregon farms, par
ticularly in hops and orchards, as well
as all sorts of fruits. Hops were of ex-
cellent quality and commanded very
high prices-in fact, Oregon hops are
being exported to a large extent. The
peculiarly mild climate of Western
Oregon seems to grow and mature
them to perfection.
But if there is one thing of which
we are especially proud it is our fruit
Oregon apples, prunes, cherries and
berries are not excelled anywhere in
the world People have been known to
come to Oregon to live simply as the
result of eating delicious cherries
while our strawberries are shipped
even to New York. A second crop of
strawberries is usually gathered in
October.
"Dairying is an industry which will
attract wide attention when more ex-
tensively carried on. In western
Oregon it is possible to have green
pasture the year around, and every
da:ryman knows what it means to have
grass every month in the year That
our cattle stand at the head in both
beef and milk production has been
demonstrated at the ST. Louis exposi-
ton.
SO includes great mineral wealth, par
ticularly N eastern and southern Ore
gon. Quartz mining is extensively
carried on, while more placer mining
is done than ever before. The latest
improved dredgers are used, and re-
suits obtained which are satisfactory
in the extreme The climate is such
in southern Oregon that mining is pos
sible at all seasons of the year. The
diversity of climate is one of the
things a stranger finds it hard to un-
derstand In that part of Oregon east
of the Cascade mountains the summers
and winters are marked as in the
states of Illinois or Ohio-the western
and southern portions have very mild
winters, and no excessive heat in the
summer Here water-pipes are buried
but a foot or two beneath the surface;
roses. even the tenderer sorts, grow III
the open without protection, and the
magnolia is frequently seen.
"Of course the most interesting
topic at large just at present is the
Lewis and Clark exposition and orien
tai fair. The site occupied is SUI
Terb natural park, overlooking Guilds
lake and the Willamette river, and
commanding at the same time an IN
describably beautiful view of forest
clad hills and snow-capped mountain
peaks. The main buildings are al
ready some forty-five days ahead OF ex-
pectat;ons, owing to an exceptionally
favorable building season. The for
estry building causes perhaps more
comment from visitors than any Of the
others, and is indeed unique. The
logs of this truly immense log cabin
are formed of massive logs, five, six
and seven feet in diameter man
looks Ike pigmy by the side of one
CT these timbers. Hundreds of roses
have been set out and are now being
planted in every available space, and
along the walks, and our visitors of
next year will agree that we have