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Astoria Chamber of Commerce : Astoria and Clatsop County, Oregon

Astoria Chamber of Commerce, Astoria, OR

Original publisher's white paper wrappers with staple binding. No date, circa 1911-1920s. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Forty-eight pages, complete. Several black-and-white illustrations throughout and one black-and-white map of Clatsop County on back, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall, but some are lightly soiled and have smudges and a few are loose and laid in. Covers are clean and intact overall but have light to moderate soiling, several tiny spots of foxing or staining, splitting along spine, slight edge wear, and tiny chips along fore-edge. A Good copy. A promotional booklet about Astoria and Clatsop County, Oregon. The booklet encourages settlement in the region. There is much statistical information about various industries' yields by weight and revenue produced by these yields. The principal industries highlighted in Astoria and Clatsop County are agricultural in nature. Among the industries and aspects of Astoria and Clatsop County described herein are dairying; climate and its impact on agriculture and stockraising; creameries; hog-raising; prospects for raising Angora goats, sheep, horses, and poultry; need for more raising of ducks and geese; current undersaturation in the poultry industry; statistics about the weather year-round; lumber industry; land costs; fisheries; salmon industry; availability of many fish including Chinook, Blueback, Steelhead, Silverside, and Tules (Dog) salmon, sturgeon, shad, smelt, catfish, black bass, herring, flounder, perch, sole, halibut, carp, and ling, rock, black, and tom cod; how the fishing industry is based on local, not corporate, interests; cultivation of vegetables, berries, and other fruits; and the ongoing project for the Columbia River jetty.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Soft cover

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