Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
FALLS CITY
POLK COTNTY
MONTHLY PAY ROLL OF $4,000
Addison Bennett Writes Of the Biz
LAUNDERING Interests and Other Ad-
vantages Around Falls City.

Nesting up in the canyon of the
little Luckiamute River, II miles near.
ly due west of Dallas, is the bustlina
little town of Falls City, its naine
coming from 35-foot fall in the rivei
just west of the town. 1t is reached
via the Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway, which is operated by the
Southern Pacific Company, so it goes
without saying that the town has a
good service. There are three trains
each way every day, and one of these
is operated as far as Black Rock,
few miles up the canyon to the
west of Fells City.
The little Luckiamute flows into
the main Luckiamute a few miles to
the southeast, and the big Luckiamute
then flows in to the Willamette near
Buena Vista. The elevation of the
town is 1856 feet; its distance from
Portland by rail is 73 miles. There is
not much farming land Immediately
adjacent to the town at the present
time, but as the timber is cut off there
will be large area of rolling fruit
land, and perhaps as good land for
such purpose as can be found in or
adjacent to the Willamette Valley.
Indeed there seems no doubt of the
place being thriving agricultural
community within a decade or so.
The cut-over lands are offered at low
figure on easy terms, making it even
now an attractive place, for the hone-
seeker to investigate. .,
Payroll is $4,000.
The present prosperity of the town
and it is most undoubtedly prosper
ous-comes from the lumber indus
try, there being large and wellcon-
Quoted sawmill right in the town, and
two or three logging crews in the
nearby timber. On the payrolls of
these enterprises there are nearly
wv Wv, men constantly einpioyeu' giving
the town payroll of close to $4,000
a month. The population of the
p."'e py 'ne CENSUS ol i'io was 'o''
Since then the growth has been con-
servatively estimated at 25 per ceut,
OF say l-oV people at tne present
'ii,e' 1t VIII oe apparent that pay
ron ol Plo,ooV montn III town OF
una. size gives somethlhg tangible TO
puiio upo,i-ahu, remember, the ell
pioyees Vi 'lie 'linoer interests aiohe
are computed,
"hal struck me most fofclDly as
entered 'lie town was tne great stocks
Oh goods carried by the Tour large
general stores, lne proprietors beihg
's loliows M oing, rails olty Mer-
cantlle company; u. W. brentner and
i ans oltV LUMBER company. dld
hoI inquire speclhcally, Dut judged
'ilese houses, combined carry a STOCK
exceeding $loo'oo0 IN value.
optlmism is frevalent.
Another mighty good omen con-
fronting me-eVery man spoke to IN
me place sad business was good.
urther IMAM tns' every mother s son
pt Them seems to think that Falls
llty VIII go on prosperlng and grow
ing. rartleularly am l indebted to
w. +. Nichols, cashier OF the bank .
)t falls CITY, Tor information rela- e
I'VE TO the town. lie is acting seere- L
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