Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-06

pleasant, beautiful, and prosperous
towns, and the magnificent stretch
OF fertile territory between. are only
waiting for the new electric railroad
to touch them with fits magic wand
and transform them into busy, bust
ling centers OF commerce and manu-
facture.
The proposed new electric line
from this city to Mehama will run
through the center OF the town of
Turner, but It has not been definitely
settled how near It will go to Aums-
Vile.
The Transformation of the country
between these pieces viii NJ doubt
be rapid and wonderful Nature
never smilel On Il better Courgry.
its possibilities as dairying and
fruit growing region are unsur-
passed. Too long II has been lying
dormant. The new railroad will no
doubt do wonders for the country. |
IL will cause the large farms to be |
cut up into smaller tracts and put |
in n high state OF cultivation Where |
rotting worm rail fences now are,
walls and hedges will appear; RAM
shackled sheds will give way to fruit !,
packing houses and good dairy |
barns; old, moss-covered dwellings
will give way to modern villas;
where one new settler year comes
In and ten go out, the population
Will be increased by thousands
The country will wake up from it's
Rip Van Winkle sleep and vii take
on new life.
The writer the other day saw an
old man with whiskors piling up
brush In hundred acre field he has
been clearing for more than twenty
years. He is still working, and he
manages TO keen the brush out near
ly as fast as IL grows. The new
road will cause this splendid tract
to be at once nut In shape where IL
will produce something.
The Town of Turner.
Doctors do not thrive at Turner
because the water Is too pure and
the people have too good health.
Besides its health. Turner Is one
OF the prettiest places on the map.
Portland may be the rose city, but
Turner is the rose town. Turner
came into being when the old Scotch
company put the ditch known as
MIL creek through from the Santi-
am to Salem. and when the main line :,
OF the Southern Pacific was con- !,
structed. The ditch Ii there yet and
II furnishes water power to two big =,
Touring mills and gives guests an
to sit In the hotel win
dow and catch trout :,
The biggest OF these mills is the
Baifour Guthrie mill. This IL the .,
frst mill built by this company aud
Is MIL A." II grinds 800 bushels
u wheat a day and turns out eco
barrels OF high grade nour.
The other mill is the Red Star"
mill. owned by q. r. Robertson. -
These are also roller mills and make -
high grade -four :"
Turner has a good hotel conducted
~ E c. Baker. and convenient :.
livery stable run by A. G. Baker.
One OF the biggest enterprises in
he town IL the Implement house and I,
blacksmith shop OF u, l.. Martin. "
Who years ago pinned his faith To :,
rurner. and he found he made no b
mistake. =,
other stores are Ransom A Co, "
Ienerai merchandise; o. III. p. Cor "
Ielius, drugs H. h. Earl, hardware; le
.ouis sestak. butchers The Hazel NJ
rood creamery has large sklmming Y
tation here that gives market for n,
he milk OF the neighhorhood. II
Turner has good public schools H. n
nd Methodist and Presbyterian q
hurch. s.lu
The most widely known and noted al
nstltution In Turner Is the State NJ
abernaole OF the Christian church. m
his is one OF the largest auditori- M,
ms on the Pacific coast. aud COM pa
,rtahly seats 5000 people, How y
yer. II contains room enough for
,o0o people and thar number has ~
cen within its walls az one time, "a,
This splendid structure was built y. y.
J the heirs OF the late Henry H. 81
urner and named Tnrner Memorial o.