Lumber Industry Dominates Coquille Valley River Trade
The Coquille River valley relies on timber with a 30 mile river route showing numerous sawmills camps and log rafts. Conlogue's camp employs 125 workers supplying George W. Moore mill in Bandon. other camps serve Menasha Wooded Ware Company logs to Smith mill Marshfield Prosper Mill and more. The region hosts many mills including Parker first steam mill, Prosper Mill, Alfred Johnson operations and the large George W. Moore mill, with shipments to San Francisco and Portland totaling about 100 million feet this year.
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Coquille
Conlogue
John Conlogue
Craine
Seeley-Anderson
Aasen
Robert Dollar Company
San Francisco
Alfred Johnson Lumber Company
Coquille River
Poole-Rink & Gruby Company
J. Parker
Parkersburg
Bandon
Parker
J. Kronenberg
Doe Company
Prosper
Adam Pershbaker
Prosper Mill Company
Whic
Sutter and Christenson
Pershaker
E. E. Toss
Alfred Morris
Carman & Crites
Aberdeen
Wash
Randolph
Alfred Johnson Company
C. McC. Johnson
Johnson Mills
Cody Lumber Company
George W. Moore Company
Stewart Lyons
Alfred Johnson Comany
Lyons-Johnson
Coquille Lumber Company
Cape
Coquille River District
Portland
Portland Journal
Martine Recounts Farm Life in Washington Memories
Senator Martine of New Jersey nicknamed the farmer senator spoke in Washington about his rural upbringing and farm life, remarking on the quaint minds he encountered.
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Martine
New Jersey
Wash
Uoton
Land Grant Land Robbery Warns Public
Secretary Lane warns that land within the Southern Pacific grant is not open for settlement as bogus locators prey on homesteaders. He reports $150 to $200 paid per claim and says prosecutions will follow. investigators are tracing the fraud across the state as authorities consider forest reserve options and future disposal.
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W. i Adand
United States
Reames
Beame
Lane
Congress
Spore Franklyn TK
Laine
The
Popular Horse Breeds Dominant in Oregon Licenses
Oregon Agricultural College report shows Percherons as the state’s top breed with 320 pure bred stallions licensed as of June 30 1918. Belgian and Shire/Clydesdale follow in counts, while Uma tilla Marion Union Clatsop and Hood River counties show varied registrations across pure bred and grade classes.
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Oregon, Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon
Oregon ‘Board
E. L. Potter
Oregon Agricultural College
Shire
Clydesdale
Matilla
Er Bucks
Umailla
Marion
Union County
Umatilla
Clatsop
Hood River
Bridges and rail line progress on Willamette Pacific line
Eugene Oregon October 6 The Register reports Portland bids for Willamette Pacific steel bridges from Eugene to Mapleton with concrete piers all along the line. The project aims to complete the Eugene to tidewater grade within six weeks, weather permitting, and steel for the bridges is ready in Eugene yards.
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Eugene
Ore
Portland
Mapleton
Tide Water
Campbell
iMr
Marshfield
Acme
Mr. Hoey
Long Tom
Noti
Elk Creek
Coyote Creek
Sugene
Tidewater
Alrady
Mr. Campbell
Is It Profitable to Weigh and Test Cows for Profit
The article argues many cows in the state cost owners money through feed and labor. It urges weighing and testing milk over time to identify profitable cows and cull those at a loss. By using tests, dairy farms can operate on a factory basis, keeping profitable cows and improving the herd.
Puzzling Phrase Play on Proverbial Wordplay
A humorous quip lists professions and item needs linked to puns and homophones. It toys with expectations by pairing everyday trades with oddly mismatched requests like a printer needing no rush to a doctor or a bank seeking quoins.
Oregon Mines Output in 1912 Production Totals and Shifts
The 1912 Oregon mine output valued gold silver copper and lead at $669 016 up from 1911. Gold yield rose to $770 041 with an increase of $136 684 and $580 945 of that from a irs. Output rose in hydraulic mining and drift and surface mines. About half of placer gold came from Josephine and Jackson counties. Deep mine gold reached 28 103 21 fine ounces valued at $580 945 with copper ore supplying 616 440 ounces and lead ores 208 84 ounces. Southwest Oregon including Curry Douglass Jackson and Siskiyou formed a gold belt with $217 565 in gold and $10 343 in silver. Northeast Oregon including Baker Grant Wheeler Crook and Malheur reported $552 476 gold, Baker county contributing $484 041. Silver production was 57 081 fine ounces valued at $35 105 $03 061 to 46 221 ounces valued at 1967 in 1911. Ore production rose from 93 136 pounds valued at $11 642 in 1911 to 260 429 pounds valued at $45 971 in 1912. All the
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Oregon
Charles G. Zale
Josephine
Jackson
Creet Codes
Curry
Douglas
Scaephane
Baker, Grant and
Wheeler
Crook
Malheur
Baker County
Lead and copper production figures from Oregon 1912 report
Copper output except 6 049 pounds was derived from ores mined in Josephine county. The production of lead in Oregon in 1912 was 49 347 pounds valued at 1 769. The output came from a small quantity of lead ore mined in Jackson county and from concentrates shipped from Lane county.
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Josephine County
Oregon
Jackson County
Lane County
Apple Anthracnose Treatment Advised By Oregon Professor
Oregon Agricultural College recommends early spraying for apple anthracnose using Bordeaux mixture or 6-0-6 solution. For severe cases, spray before picking. consider two applications three weeks apart and spraying before fall rains. Prune infected branches, burn debris, and treat cankers with grafting wax or paint.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvalis
H. 8. Jackson
Oregon Agricultural, College
Antairé
Gaia
Jackson
Savings From Small Weekday Wages Turned Into Fortune
A York shire rearpenter named John Morrison saved from weekly wages never above 8.75 dollars. He cut beer and tobacco costs saving 65 dollars yearly, raised pay to 8.75, then saved 180 dollars yearly. He bought cottages, rented land, expanded gardening business, and retired at 69 on 750 dollars yearly, leaving 15,000 dollars on his death. Similar cases cited show thrift works.
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John Morrison
Beating the Beef Puzzle and the Bull Fight Payoff
A comical tale shows two travelers failing to order meat until a cow sketch with a 2 signals a bull fight ticket. A second vignette features a Swedish cook and maid confusion over a mystery term hoosit, as a Chicago lady laughs at cross language quirks.
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Spain
Chicago
Hilda
D D D Promises Immediate Relief for Itch
A local drugstore touts D D D as the best cure for itching. The ad guarantees a full size bottle on trial with a money back promise if the product does not stop the itch at once and costs nothing to the customer. It contrasts with other druggists offering substitutes.
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Animal Husbandry
W. P
Southern Pacific
Drain
Railroad
Willamette- Pacific
Coast Range
Twohy Bros
C. A. Harrington
A. A. Leach
CROWN
Myrtle Point
Sieleless
SOUL
Coos Bay
R. A. Annin
Agent Farmers Phone
Salli Nog
Nicco
LOIS
Tion
Myrtle Point Grocery Store
Aikeri Baikiow, Piopketor
Henry G. Ploeger
Henry
Oregon Power Company
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