La Junta tribune., 1909-04-24
wesroors IN CLOVER.
Climate Unparalleled. Fruit oaiors,
Roses in Great Profusion. eiuest
Of Blue Hsxy Mountains. and soest-
srs evsry~hees.


uAted. ninety-eight miles up the VIII
lammette river from Portland. and
IL certainly one OF the garden
spots" Of this beautiful Willamette
Valley.
Two parallel lines OF the Southern
Pacific run down the Valley from
Portland. one on the west side OF
the river. ending at Corvallis. and
the other on the east side. extend
ing on down through the state and
on to Frisco.
The east side road takes in many
OF the best known towns Of Oregon.
in the following order from Port
land: Oregon City. where the beau
0ul Willamette Falls are located;
Salem, Albany. Eugene. Roseburg.
Grants Pass. Medford and Ashland.
These towns are all making wonder
full records In fruit growing. and
thousands of letters are pouring in
to them daily. asking for Information
in regard to their wonderful fruit
growing possibilities; and little won
der, for have never before seen as
fine fruit gnown as In the twin states
of Oregon and Washington, and 1t
isn't only beautiful to look at. but 1t
has the flavor, which Is so often
wanting in fine looking fruit grown
elsewhere. These towns. in connec-
ton with Hood River and The
Dalles, are spending immense sums
yearly to advertise their resources.
Hood River is spending in one lump
sum $4,000 for booklets. advertis-
ing the resources Of that valley.
Medford, one OF the best known
towns of the state, is spending rom
ten to fifteen thousand dollars a
year to let the people know what the
Rogue River Valley has to offer:
Eugene is spending $4,000 this year
and with her miles of paved streets
and fine university as valuable as
sets. is demanding that people take
notice; Salem, the beautiful capital
OF the state, and famous as the cher
ry town of Oregon (for she grows
them by the tons, and the most de-
licious in the world. is demanding
recognition also; The Dalles and AL
,hany are each spending $4,000 year
Ashland, $4,000. and Mansfield.
in the extreme western part OF the
state, $4,000; while Corvallis. the
county seat OF Benton county, the
peer. and most richly endowed in
the way OF natural resources. of all.
has sat supinely by and let them
toot their horns and spend their
money recounting their many vir-
tues, Notwithstanding, the stupend-
GUS fact that she has for two years
in succession been awarded flrst
prize on her apples and general fruit
and vegetable exhibit at the Oregon
State Fair In open competition with
Hood River, Medford and all the
above named and much advertised
towns. However, this seeming ieth-
argy is now going to be dispeiled,
as Corvallis has just held monster
"booster" meeting, in which $4,000
was soon raised for publicity pur-
poses, and she is now going to &C
quaint the world with the fact that
Benton county is on the map, ana
has thousands of acres Of this I'M
mensely productive land that is as
yet selling for a mere ptttance IN
comparison with the land In the sec
tions named, and that farm in Ben
ton county makes man tndepend-
ant in a little while. as everything
in the fruit and vegetable line can
he raised in this county Just a lit
he better than anywhere else. and
lat now is the opportune time for
prospective settlers to take advant-
age Of low prices.
She is going to tell them that
while she was saying nothing about
It. she was busily engaged in rails
ing apples and all other farm pro-
ducts better than any other section
OF the country, and that 1t took a
state fair and the most expert judges
to convince her of the fact of her
superiority, and that from now on
she Is going to toot her horn and
announce to the world these super
ior advantages.
She is going to tell prospective
settlers, Of the famous Oregon Agri-
cultural College, with nearly two
thousand students. and many hand
some buildings, that is one Of her
valuable assets. and that she has
eleven churches and q population Of
$500, and not saloon In the town;