Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-25

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mineral springs. The water from tbess
springs Is as medicinal and almost No
well known as the water from tho
shasta springs. During the sumner as
many as 5000 people visit these
springs in a single day, and with bet.
ter transportation facilities TO and
from this resort it is destined TO be.
come one Of the most popular recrea.
tion places on the Pacific northwest
A few miles to the south Of our citv
we have the Silver creek falls. one Of
which is $50 feet high. Thousands Of
people spend their annual summer out.
ing at these beautiful falls. Aside
from this, these natural waterfalls will
afford abundant motive power for any
factory or industry that may come TO
our town. Indeed, Silver creek. which
flows through our town and from
whence Silverton takes its name. with
"a fall Of over 125 feet to the mile. can
furnish sufficient water power for
many a factory or industry.
silverton proper has two daily trains
each way, an up-to-date fire depart.
ment, a frst.class water system with
a pressure Of $50 pounds. and an cleo.
trio lighting service second to none In
the state.
The private Industries Of our town
and immediate vicinity are many and
varied. Two large Touring mills, one
with a capacity Of 225 barrels per day.
are continuously In operation. Two
sash and door factories within our
town, and eight sawmills within a ra.
dius Of six miles Of silverton will give
you an idea Of the immensity Of the.
lumber industry Of our section Of the
valley.
Two stable banking institutions
with deposits running into The hun.
dreds Of dollars, isan infallable criterion
Of the financial standing Of tho people
Of our community.
Yct with all this no town or city eau
enjoy a lasting prosperity unless the
surrounding country is capable Of sus
tanning Il.
Tho towns and cities of this valley
arc prosperous just in proportion az
tho outlying country from which the
town or city draws Sc ustenance is
prosperous Thus q behooyes Us 20 not
only encourage tho growth Of our
towns and cities, but 20 devote much
Of our energy 90 tho development Of
tho country upon which the town or
city depends FOR its prosperity. No
better illustration of this can be found
than that Of our own town.
OF iate tho farmers Of our vicinity
have devoted much time and attention
to tho culture Of hops, and In return
tho hop industry has brought much
wealth 20 slvertoh. Within radius
Of five miles Of snveTton there was
raised this last year 10000 bales Of
hops This represents one'tenih Of all
of tho hops grown IN the state Of Ore
gon and onethiFtieth Of all the hops
raised In tho United States Of Amer
lea, During tho year 1904 over st00, 900
vas paid to the hop growers Of the Inn
Mediate vicinity Of silveFton. And
nind, this was an accomplished by the
.armers within a radius Of Eve miles
II our town.
Tho production Of potatoes and grain
las been scarcely less phenomenal.
Within this same territory there is
PRODUCED annually 100000 bushels Of
potatoes, 10000 bushels Of wheat and
10000 BUSHES Of oats.
In the matter Of dairy products and
,toek raising. the results are no less /
latteriug. The little creamery, yet in
Is infancy, Of our town brought more
han $4,000 into our community last /
rear from the sale Of butter fat alone.
And the value Of stock shipped from
3ilveTton each year is oonseFyatively |
al $4,000,
With us no year has been 50 pTodue'
i've Of progress as the last one. The
ipirit Of Advancement 50 prevalent
throughout the valley, is no less pro
louneed in SilvertOn. We have caught
he spirit of tho times and everywber@
Improvement is noticeable. With our
Increasing at the rate Of 20
oere cent per year and an annual eE'
oenditure of 100000 In building op-
sratiOns alone, We feel that sifyertOn
s entering upon a new era OF progress
md prosperity.
And in the farming district adjacent
% our town the advancement is no
sss apparent. The farm Of six and