Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-02
BEAUTIFUL
CITY OF
MONMOUTH

A well educated and experienced
man. who has Travelled extensively,
studying soils and climate conditions,
said. when he beheld the surround
ing county from q height just west
OF Monmouth. That is the finest
country have ever seen. Language
fails 70 describe the beauty Of the
landscape or the fertility Of the soil,
which Will produce almost anything
that can be raised In the west
The land surrounding Monmouth
Is a very black, rich, slightly rolling
prairie, dotted here and there with
most beautiful groves Of oak and
fir.
On the west the coast range Of
mountains, with their Intervening
foothills, lie in the lap Of nature
with such beauty as can be found 10
few places on this fair earth; while
on the east, at distance Of seven
miles. lovely range Of hills, which
rise in magesty to a thousand feet,
are cut by the Willamette river
which fertilizes the whole surround
lng country.
The climate is exceedingly fine.
There can be no more healthy place
found anywhere. Apples hang on
the trees while | write. December
2sth, sound and beautiful, and yege-
tables grow in the gardens, while
grain is knee high and roses are in
bloom In our yards; while the birds
twitter and sing as though 1t were
Spring. Men go around without
their coats and everybody is happy,
healthy and goodlooklng.
The country around Monmouth
grows In great abundance, clover,
timothy, oats, wheat, barley, corn,
kale and cabbage, in fact every thing.
There is no easier place to live and
get rich. One prosperous farmer,
born and raised here, and now said
to be worth one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars, has made his
money here. He owns nearly two
thousand acres Of land and none is
more satisfied and happy.
Dalrylng.
II would indeed be hard to find
better place for dairying than Mon
mouth. In the edge of town one
maE has a very large dairy. In this
there are twenty head of cows i'm
ported directly from the Jersey Isles,
and one bull has just been brought
In which cost nearly four thousand
dollars. The writer, few days ago,
saw a fine herd OF imported Jersey
dairy cows, pass through the town,
about sixty In all. The farmers,
especially the dairy farmers, around
here, believe In the very best and
they have II.
Sheep and Goats.
This industry, too, has wonder
fully developed here; many have been
imported from foreign countries at
great cost, and SO well have they
developed here that they are resold
az a great price here and shipped to
All parts OF the world. have never
seen finer specimens OF goats and
sheep. But why shouldn't they be
fine? They are in green fields, knee
nigh at this time OF the year. Hogs
ana chickens do as well here as any
where on earth, and, at the very
nigh price paid for them, viz: ten
cents, live weight, for hogs, and
nifty cent? per dozen for eggs, where
could one 80 to better place to
make money?
Fruit, Grapes, Etc.
Apples pears, cherries, grapes and
All Kinds of berries grow In very
great abundance and the slopine
Wen drained land cannot be excelled
for these.
Game.
Mongolian and native pheasants
Dig grey squirrels, grouse, quail
ducks, geese and brandt, as well as
very fine fishing, make this a very
great place for the boys. So that
tne problem Of keeping the bows on
tne farm has here been solved 10 a
nicely. Walnuts Of every descrin-
noe grow splendldly here. There
are orchards Of hundreds Of acres OF
them near town and the quality OF
snem enables them to command q
higher price than even the English
walnua.
Lumbering.
The lumber Industry here IA vary
great. Ono company, operating on.
y 2 lew miles out of Monmouth, IA
Is large as any on the coast, the rail-
Eoad 70 this cost over million and
one nalf dollars, The pillng indus
try also. Ia one OF great proportIons
eere. Carloads OF Diling, a hundred
rect long, constantly pass throuSh
mere, on their way to the coast ana
more eastern points. These two in-
eastries are practically In their in
fancy There are millions OF acres
" Versin timber adjacent. ana
while II Is cheap now, not far IN ths
tuture, great fortunes will be mada
IN TIMBER here. There is hardly snv
investment that will pay better than
IN timber near Monmouth Thara
-AFe also great banks Of coal that are
untouched as yet ' "'e
heal Estate and Investments
Farmers in aud around Monmouth
arc 80 universally prosperous mar
.ney nave not been offering for sale
their large holdings. hut snlr;t ~
enterprise is upon us and now !
Anow OF no place where such fine
opportunities present themselves for
securing splendid homes az mch
moderate cost, as for instance Tho
monmouth Real Estate ComnsnS
mas for sale in this issue. The pco.
pie around Monmouth are a - SepSr- per-
Gus. wholehearted, people; lust such
people as one would like to make a
home among. "N' d
Come to Monmouth. "The pear, =,
ne FAins and you win neyer@eSn
never regret II. 'Sn
- D, N. MoINTuRFF
49, Monmouth, Oregon.
inis Is one OF the Oldest and mos,
Toiieble real estate firms opsrat,ns .ySs
"a oregon, Its motto, "a sowsrs
Deal for Every MAN., is h,Iy iSSaS
.,p w 70 and anyone seeking informa.
NlOIl can find No 49,. =. 4. $50