Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-16
THIS COUNTRY
IS DESCRIBED
Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway Advertises
Crays Harbor Country
RICH FARMING VALLEYS
Farming and Gardening Fol-
low Logger and Offers
Great Opportunities

The "Homefinder," monthly pub.
lication issued by the passenger de.
partment of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railway, is doing a good
work in advertising the Pacific coast
country through which it's lines run.
In the current number appears the
following description of the Grays
Harbor Country and Chehalis coun-
ty:
Midway between the mouth of the
Columbia River and the entrance of
Puget Sound lies Grays Harbor. 9th
er than the Sound this harbor is with
out doubt the best in the State
of Washington. That it is to be-
come one Of the greatest harbors of
the Pacific Coast is evidenced by
the fact that the Federal Govern
ment is spending millions of dollars
improving the entrance. Immediate
ly surrounding Grays Harbor lies
Chehalis County. Both from a point
of view of geographical location and
| natural resources it is one of the
richest and most prosperous in the
entire state.
Located at the head of deep water
are the cities of Aberdeen. Hoquiar,
and Cosmopolis, the commercial and
manufacturing centers not only OF
Chehalis County. but the entire south
west section of the state. To the
north stretches the Olympic penin-
sula, rich in timber, agricultural lands
and minerals. Besides the vast stand
of timber on the hills to the south
and east of the harbor are the rich
valleys of the Chehalis and North
rivers. These form the primary ag
ricultural district Immediately tribu.
tary to Grays Harbor, their products
being of high quality and large in
quantity.
| The county of Chehalis which is
entirely tributary to the Harbor
while primarily a timber county, has
many prosperous industries and en-
terprises within it's borders. Among
the principal of these are numbering.
logging, dairying, farming and gar
dening.
Logging operations are carried on
extensively throughout the county.
Thousands of men are employed in
this work, who receive higher pay
than most any other class of labor
doing the same general grade of work.
The harbor section of the county
is advancing each year in the pro-
duction of sea foods. Deep water
fishing is being successfully carried
on, Halibut being the principal fish
caught. The most important fish,
however, is the salmon. There are
a large number of fishermen who
make good living bringing the
salmon to the canneries. While cat
tie raising on large scale has not
been tried here. dairying has beer
found to be most profitable. The
climatic conditions are very we'll
suited to this industry, and the soils
produce the grasses and root crops
that are most valuable to the dairy
man.
Rich Agricultural Valleys
Farming and gardening on our
rich river valleys are attracting set
tiers from every quarter. The eli
mate, the rainfall and the character
of the soil make the county most
suitable for the raising of small fruits,
berries and garden truck of all kinds.
There are large number of farm
ers making successful homes in this
section, and are for the most part
getting the greatest results from the
fruits and vegetables such as already
mentioned.
Directly about the Harbor exists a
considerable area of land that is now
overflowed and also much ;marshy
land. A number of acres of this have
been planted to cranberries and eX'
cellent results have been obtained.
All of this land could be diked and
made into the richest kind of gar
den lands. There is "a rich field
there for any one who understands
that business.
The system of county schools Is
such that all residents are in reach
of some school. Religion also has
its place among the people of the
county. It churches and their in
stitutions have been strong contribu-
tors to the growth Of the country
Besides the number Of denominations
which support their churches. the
Roman Catholics have large hospi-
tai and also an efficient private school
Chehalis county offers to the set
tier. opportunities which only few