Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-23
County Seat Lincoln County
LAUNDERING Fruit Lands Dalry1ng

and has been at Toledo for II years
Mr.. Hayden has been in the business
for going on three years. They do
general job and book printing
business. They are enterprising
men who are always ready to boost
every good thing that comes along
for Lincoln county and their home
town Of Toledo.
Fruit Lands Piping Up.
There is a great demand for fruit
lands and the quality of the fruit
grown here has been established in
the fairs held here several times and
by exhibits at Portland and the larg-
er expositions of the country. The
apples have a flavor and keeping
quality that cannot be surpassed in
the state. AS fast as lands are
cleared and set to fruit they find Il
ready market at from 800 to $3.50
per acre. There are many beautiful
sites around the bay and up and
down the river for orchards and
homes and dairy farms
Good Public Schools.
Toledo has good public schools,
presided over by Prof. A. H. Web
Der, who has for assistants, Mrs. Go
ins, Miss Sharman and Miss Cope
land. Total enrolment about 200.
There are about 80 students in the
high school grades. The children
look healthy and have good clear
complexions, and are well dressed,
indicating general prosperity of the
people.
Mr.. Weber has taught school
about 10 years, being on his second
year at Toledo. He ranks as one Of
the best teachers in the county.
The Modern Improvement Co.,
incorporated, composed of Hugh
Corrigan, president; c. w. Davies,
treasurer; Geo. G. Walker; secre-
tary and general manager. He was
master mechanic on the ground
work, and built the north jetty. He
run on the Willamette river under
Capt. Newt. Graham. He has near
ly completed small steamer for
passenger and towage business on
the Yaquina river and bay. They
also own the pile-driver and scows
and take contracts for building
docks.
DR.. Mcintyre Of East Portland has
constructed a dock and will build a
sanitarium across the river from
OystervilIe. now called Winaut Sta
ton. This Improvement Co. can
build and handle launches and all
kinds of sea-going vessels.
J. o. Smith, manager of the To-
ledo tannery, has been conducting
this industry for three years past
The hides that are taken from the
cattle in this county are converted
into skirtings and harness leather
Alder, hemlOck and oak are used
to tan the leather. The leather
is then finished and blacked
and worked up into harness and
shoes This industry is one that
Lincoln county can be proud of. A
good stock of harness is kept on
hand. He also tans bearskins, mo-
hair rugs and deerskins.
Shipping and Industries.
w. E. Peterson is agent of the ..
& e. Railroad. The total merchan-
disc shipments in January to Tole-
do were 371,7S6 lbs. Freight sent
out was S1,439 There is also con-
siderable express, In December
there was 5SS,922 lbs. freight sent
in and 5O,S41 lbs, went out. For
passenger business this station sur
passes any on the line between AL
bany and the bay.
The sawmill OF the Fir and Spruce
Lumber Co. is being fitted up for
large operations, Logs enough are
in the booms to run for a year
Two logging camps are running and
a S5-ton Shay locomotive and two
additional donkey engines are on the
road. Two donkey engines are in
the camps now and in all about 100
to 15O men will be employed Lewis
Montgomery of Mann & Montgomery
is manager. The company is using
four miles of logging road and has
three carloads OF rails to extend
the line with, Shipments will be by
rail and sohoOners.
The Altres sawmill managed by
o. h. Altree, cuts about $4,000 a
day and has planers, The mill is
adding an edger, and has a new log
ging camp opened on Depot Slough,
Pning are being driven so as 10 get
the logs out on the tide. A dam to