[or-roots] Why you should settle iin Lane County - 1901

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I thought this might be interesting to some of you whose ancestors came  to
the Willamette Valley early in the 1900s.
Linda VanOrden
 
 
WHY YOU SHOULD SETTLE IN LANE COUNTY
from "Supplement to the Junction City  Bulletin"
Junction City, Oregon, Thursday, May 30, 1901, Vol. III, No. 14
 
Because it is the best country known to man of moderate means.
Because you will find a country of rich soil awaiting the settler.
Because there are uplands, prairie lands, and alluvial river bottoms
Because  you can be certain of profitable returns from whatever you  put in 
the soil.
Because the winter does not consume what the summer produces.
Because there are more and better opportunities for diversified farming  than 
elsewhere.
Because the seasons are regular, and no fear of crop failure.
Because the country is never scourged by cyclones, devastating storms or  
blizzards.
Because everything gown elsewhere can be produced here more  abundantly.
Because there are more chances for the profitable investment of capital  than 
elsewhere.
Because for healthfulness this section is unequaled on the face of the  globe.
Because you have no long winter months to encounter, with no excessive dry 
        heat in summer.
Because you will find as orderly communities as anywhere on this  continent.
Because you will find the most open hearted people in the world.
Because it is in the widest portion of the fertile Willamette Valley
Because as a dairying section it has no equal. It is the ideal home of the  
cow.
Because for livestock, goat and sheep raising it can't be beat.
Because it contains a larger amount of the best merchantable timber than  any 
        county in the United  States.
Because of the great and growing trade with China, Japan, the Philippines,  
Hawaii, 
        Alaska, and every other  port on the face of the globe, this section 
is sure
        of a never failing market  for its grain, its lumber, live stock and 
dairy products. 
        No portion of the United  States has as bright a future before it 
today as the
        Willamette Valley, in  Oregon
Because education is paramount. Public schools and churches are to be found 
        in every  community.
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