Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-21

. SsaSU tracts ana Is well worth the
money
No. SIS acres close to town;
ahogt As acres in cultivation, with
good sci Of buildings, fine large barn,
ana splendid house. Fine bearing or
chanl Of 6 acrcS; fine soil, good water,
pt3ce. $500. Terms.
No. $40 acres in the city limits /;
10 acres three-year-old orchard, 10
acres in grain, Price, $4,000. Half
cash,
No. $50 acres of timber land
elaSe to Dallas, for $50 per acre.
For full particulars regarding any
information. write iS, Our list of farm
and city property is constantly chang
lnc hands and if You do not see in
here what Won want, write us. Tell
what you need and We viii get it for
YOU.
CLIMATE
There are few unpleasant days in
Dallas, Rainy days are not unpleasant.
Rain Is generally attended by soft
breezes and is welcomed by residents,
who realize that the richness of Ore
gon Is due to her plentiful rainfall.
There Is rarely any zero weather AMI
almost never a winter storm TO do in
jUTy to live stock. Grass is green all
the YEAR and snow does not linger long
when IL comes. The Summers are
pleasant There are few hot days and
nc hot nights. Oregon is the most
heallhful state in the Union and has
tbe lowest death rate. Dallas is one of
the most healthful spots in Oregon. 1t
has soft. pure mountain water and the
country Is well drained There is no
Stagnant. diseaSe-breeding water in
the locality,
DALLAS CITY
The wisdom Of the early settlers in /
locating a town upon the present site
Of Dallas has been shown by the de-
velopment of the city. 1t is the CON-
meucial metropolis, as well as the cap
ital Of Polk County. There is an air
Of solidity about Dallas that makes an
immediate impression. With a popula-
ton of about 5000. the business of the
city Is carried on upon the scale of
much larger place. The surrounding
forests are being cut by large numbers
Of men, whose trading point is this
city The large sawmills, of which
there are two. employ scores of men
each. The busy switch-engines in the
railroad company's yards handle
more loaded cars for shipment than
are handled in any city in the State
except Portland. Factories and new
are springing up and
meeting with encouragement. Today {
there is in active operation here two {
large sawmillS, one foundry, one tan $
merry. one axe handle factory, one |
Touring mill, one ice plant, one plan /
ing mill, eight prune dryers, eight hop $
iriers, three wagon shops, one cream t
Ply. one soda works, one electric light f
ne plant which supplies not only Dal- Y
as but other towns with light and t
electric power.
The principal streets of Dallas are q
and curbed with stone. q
4 seweF-system has been installed.
Dallas has fine gravity water sys-
EN-. There are two banks with ample
apltal. There are two excellent news
'apers, a free public library, splendid
'uble schools. a high school and an :,
college. There are eight .
lfferent denominations. The roads of -
he county are being surfaced with ;.
rushed rock. making them service .
bic at all seasons. Polk County is
rec from debt, so also is the State of
lregon. as this extract from the State .,
reasurer 5 report will show: =, =,
1.-The financial affairs of the State III
re in excellent condition. There is no
ebt, bonded or otherwise. Warrants
n all the funds have been paid in
ash upon presentation, and there are NJ
nple funds on hand and owing to WI
ay all obligations authorized by law. 81
raetieally the entire principal of the P'
'mmOn school, agricultural college. nc
ld university funds is drawing in bu
rest for the benefit of the public pc
hoolS, the State University and the 90
late Agricultural College respective st
. Cash on hand SG5S, ,320.15."
1t will be seen that there is a large
lployment of labor even at present, rs
hen the total population is eonsid- lai
ed. When the great opportunities for
Vesiment are taken advantage of,
ere will be vastly increased paw
i and a cOrrespondingly larger local XII
lpping business. The growth of Dal- Lii
Is inevitable. What will be the pr,
ice Of lots in Dallas when it has a wr
pnlation of 10000 or 20,0002 What Y.
Il be the price of the rich garden acl
I'd which must supply the city with 25,
jdF The hOmeseeker who visits Dal-
few years hence will heave the
ne old sigh that mankind has been cat
lving for thousands of years and
=: why can't | have am oppor-
nty such as people had there a few J
lrs ago ?" "A
The needs Of Dallas have been set sev
tn in another part of this booklet. bee
e homeseeker should remember that ura
needs Dallas as much as Dallas me
ds him. He should also remember KID
I; tins IS an ever-changing Dallas. For
ere NAV always be opportunities.
they will be different from those A
sented today. The great field offer wei
for a man Of small capital cannot
shrink as the years progress.
he great era of BODYBUILDING upon y
an soil in this country cannot. un- wri
continue much longer trot
atever the opportunity of the man Viii
or twenty years hence, it will not alan
neh, fertile land at from $50 10 also
y Per acre in the United States the
ainly not i'm the Willamette Val ing
ney
MORE SMALL FARMERS wee
ailas needs more small farmers TO OF y
le up her rieh agricultural lands I W,
utilize them in the growing Of Cen
Is. nuts, berries, etc. and the set
ont Of new varieties. adaptable 10 n
climate, but not yet introduced in som
valley.
RE FINE STOCK GROWERS
b take advantage Of the peculiar Tell
attic conditions here existing for Dr.
raising Of the best thoroughbred cour
K Of al kinds. this valley being peor
atural breeding ground for ami Bell