Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-01
Dairying, Fruit Growing---Stock
Grazing--SawmiIls and Live
Commercial Organization.

mature at time to market in Cali
fornia when her fruit is out of sea-
son. And, further, they can be put
on the California market cheaper
from here than anywhere in the in
terror, as the saw and planning mills
are here to produce the box material,
and they can Re shipped direct by the
sea, thereby securing the cheapest
and best freights. The same may be
said of other fruits, or anything you
may want to ship. We have a Bay
where vessels have been coming and
going, carrying lumber and other
products, for a number of years.
Seeding time comes here after crops
are well advanced in California, and
person may, by keeping posted on
the conditions of said crop, be en-
abled to take advantage of any prob
able scarcity there. We have never
had failure, and we are far enough
south to insure good crops, and far
enough north to insure good keeping
qualities.
THE opening for cattle and the
dairying business is as good as a per-
son could ask as the range never
dies out in the Summer, or freezes
out in the winter, and stock cattle
will keep fat all the year round ON
the range. Rainy and cloudy wealth
er are the main objections urged
against this country, there being
from so to so inches precipitation in
a year; 80 per cent falling in the
months of November, December. jan
uary, February and March On the
other hand, we do not have extremes
of heat in the Summer, the temper
ature seldom going above 80 degrees.
"The Angora goat was first intro
duced here over twenty years ago.
and has proven a general success.
The hills ere more or less covered
with brush, which is their natural
food, and the quality Of the mohair
is such that it brings the top price in
the market, but at present there is
not more than two or three per cent
of what the range would support.
"Sheep have also been success
ever since the settlement of the
country, and have never been mo-
Tested by wolves or coyotes, dogs
have destroyed more than double the
number of all other animals COM
bined. Bees, hogs, poultry, etc, are
important branches of industry here
In regard to health l would say
that the air is generally off the sea
and pure, while stagnant water is
almost unknown; consequently we
have no malaria or anything of that
kind, while chronic diseases might
compare with the average of other
places.
"The country is traversed by num-
erous streams which are cold and
clear as crystal, and abound in trout
and salmon in their season, Salmon
now form the chief industry here
during their season, and generally
gives employment to all that want it.
Other kinds of marine fishing may
get to be a business of Importance
here. We have some ten school dis
tricts, and daily mail, except ON
Sunday, from two places, and twice a
week from two others.
"In regard to taking up land or
securing a home here, l would say
the choicest places that are handy
to get at, have about all been taken,
though there are some obtainable
yet by going further back But there
we're a number of places taken on
the approach Of the boom times" a
few years ago, houses built and the
places more or less improved, but be-
fore final proof was made on very
many, the boom" began to decline,
md the low prices of stock, together
With no market for agricultural
products which followed, caused a
good many TO emigrate, while good
many who took up land, apparently,
or speculative purposes, have also
zone; the result is there is a good
many places for sale, and in most OF
hem there is good bargains. l now
consider that with the probability
# a good market in the Orient and
It home, with the country adapted
o producing such commodities as
here seems probability OF the most
,rofit I'm, that a person with a mod
rate or small amount OF capital,
ould find as good place along the
oast as anywhere. TO invest.
"In conclusion, would advise the
ontemplatiye homeseeker to come
nd look over the country for him
elf, as / consider no description as
cod as a personal observation"
Pioneer Canneryman.
Henry Nice is the prince Of plo-
eers on Alsea Bay. He Is TO the
.lsea what Hume was to the Rogue