Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-11-14

III Iuc ISSUE vi 1NONcuiUcI 1SI, luS
Hoquiam Washingtonian has an edi-
torial on "The Way to Settle It," the
editorial in question being discus
sion of the way to settle the controv-
ersy over the possible feasibility of
developing the logged-off lands tribu-
tary to Grays Harbor. From the tone
of this editorial, there must be two
Numerically opposed opinions on this
question. We are at loss to under
stand just why this should be So 1t
is, however, true that considerable
number of citizens of Pacific county
and it is more largely true, we be-
lieve, of Chehalis county, are of the
opinion that the development and the
settling of small farmers on the log
ged-off lands is not practicable prop
osition.
Within the last three years the edi-
tor of the Review has been making
a careful study of this question. The
diversity Of opinion and especially
the fact that quite number of large
holders of timber lands openly ex-
press their disapproval of the move
ment to settle up these lands have
been sufficient to cause US to go into
this matter in detail, and attempt
to arrive at the exact truth in re.
gard to the situation. We certainly
were surprised at the result of our
first years investigation. We found
that within three rifles of the cen.
ter Of Raymond there were more than
forty different examples that were alb
solute proof of the feasibilit, and
practicability Of the clearing and de.
velopment of these lands for truck
farming and dairy purposes. Our in
vestigations on Grays Harbor have
been very similar, except that in Ger.
tain localities north of Grays Harbor
there were considerable areas which
would not pay so we'll, and II cleared
and cultivated must be used largely
for dairy farming. There are, how
ever, thousands of acres of land with
in few miles of Hoquiam and Alb
erdeen which are capable of the high.
est development, and upon which all
sorts of produce can be raised as
we'll as on any lands on the entire
Pacific coast.
Almost every acre of land in Pa.
sific county that is sufficiently level
that it can be plowed, is capable of
development, and we have SO many
examples of what can be accomplish.
ed in this line that there is now, in
our judgment, no excuse for anybody
holding to the poinion that the clear.
ing and development and settling up
of these lands is not only practicable
but profitable, and should receive
the earnest attention of every citizen
of the entire community. There has
been a great increase in the number
of truck farmers in the immediate
vicinity of Raymond. We have ample
room within very few miles of this
city for five hundred truck farmers,
and the land may be obtained at
prices which will return a handsome
profit, after being cleared and cult
waited.
If we could produce in the imme-
date vicinity Of Raymond at least ten
times the amount of produce now be.
ing raised. we would be able to es-
cannery, which would make
certain market for everything the
truck farmer raised, and the expert.
ence of other localities proves that
the prices paid for the different pro.
ducts is sufficient to return a fair
profit to the producer.
There are within a few miles of Ho-
quiam and Aberdeen small truck
farms which have proven beyond any
question Of doubt the practicability
of development of the lands in that
locality. and this result has been &C.
complished under most unfavorable
The number of men
now residing on Grays Harbor who
truck farming and know
how to handle poultry in a profitable
way are astonishingly few in num-
Der. We are well satisfied that out
of possible one thousand men in
the city of Raymond who might at
some time be induced to take up this
class Of work, not to exceed Is would
ever make success of the undertake
ing, for the reason that they have had
no training and have absolutely no
of work of this character.
Every day we hear people say that
poultry will not pay in this vicinity
and yet we have poultry raisers with.