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14 THE 3IOKNIXG OEEGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1920 M K T MM S1 MEASUR E INDORSED California Farmers Tell Benefits There. of ARGUMENTS ARE STRONG State Body Would Act Both as Ar bitrator and Slediator in Controversies. A barrage of argument favoring Oregon's proposed state market com mission has been directed to the Ore gon State Taxpayers' league from va rious sources in California, coming directly under supervision of the mar ket commission of that state. The league sought the opinion orf Califor nia growers because they were said by opponents of the Oregon act to be bitterly opposed to a market commis sion. Oregon's proposed measure, provid ing for a commission to "foster and encourage co-operation among pro ducers, distributors and consumers of products in the interest of the gen eral public" is modeled much after. the laws governing the California com mission. The committee opposed to a market agent bill, through William H. Trin dle. Its secretary, submitted argument against the measure,-, contending In the main that farmers In states hav ing such a commission failed to de rive any benefit through its existence. Answering this argument alfalfa growers of California, comprising nearly a 100 per cent membership of growers; the California prune and apricot growers, the California Bean Growers' association and the Califor nia peach growers are emphatic in denial. They seek to make it plain in a series of letters to the taxpayers' league that the market commission of California has worked along lines that have benefited the growers ma terially, that it has extensively in creased production and saved the con sumer from "extortion." : rinn H iirhlT Indorsed. On this score the alfalfa growers a v: "We know that we have received vast benefits due to the fact that the state market director succeeded in or ganizing the growers. In fact, it is certain that the acreage in our crop would have been materially reduced this year had it not been for the ex istence of this association. "It is extremely important to grow ers of California that the growers of other states organize under state supervision witli wise and intelligent - leadership and we are sure voters or vour state will indorse such sane legislation, particularly with th recorfl of California, wnere n nas meant so much to the health, happi r .. nunn a1 San Francisco, declare bean growers are "heartily in accord with the state markut rnmmissinn and believe it has accomplished all that was hoped for It" and is In "hearty sympathy with efforts of the growers of Ore ron to obtain valuable assistance available to them through the cre ation of a state market commission.' The prune and apricot growers say "The state market commission has gone everj 111111$ 111 us . vance the farmers' co-operative asso ciations" and that any statement that the people generally have not bene fited through the commission "is un true." It is the opinion of California peach growers that "growers, co-operativ associations and the consumer would be greatly benefited by the passage of the Oregon market commission bill. Mediator and Arbitrator. Principally, the proposed commis ion of Oregon would serve as a med ium between the growers, distributor and consumer, fostering the cause of each as occasion demanded, to act as mediator when requested by either party, or as arbitrator when asked by both parties in any controversy. It Is specifically provided, insofar as the public generally are concerned, that the commission would act on be half of the consumers in conserving and protecting their interests In any -way." Also the commission would promote the sale and distribution of Oregon products abroad; co-ordinate ship ments and facilitate their movement Issue a monthly market survey; su pervise all co-operative associations and examine their books to gauge their profit; work hand in hand with the United States department of agri culture and foster and encourage proper grading, handling, storage and sale of Oregon products. The commission would consist of an executive head at a yearly salary of J4a00 and his secretary, receiving $:t00. The position is appointive, by the governor, for a term of four years, and the commissioner may be removed from office at the will of the governor. r . N. Bigelow. secretary of the state market commission in California, answers the charge that the commis sion has not the good graces of the farmers of that state by declaring "truth will correct any such misim prersions that may be gained from such ill-founded statements." Further, he declares: "When the state market commission In California was created in 1915, there were barely five importan growers' co-operative marketing as sociattons in operation. 35 Organizations Formed. In 1920, or at the present time there are In existence over 35 such associations organized for the col lecttve marketing of farm products. "The majority of these have been organized under the direction, an, wnn tne assistance of the state market director, and cover an ex ceedlngly wide range of products, - "When It is learned that out of th .total value of California agricultural and horticultural products for th year 1919, amounting to J550. 000,000, tne co-operative marketing associa tlons in California marketed tha; year products valued at more tha J-'oO.OOO.OOO (market value), and ren resenting in most cases agricultural ana nortiou turn f nriiiKt r g th.t rtin io organization were on the verge c bankruptcy, owing to speculative an cnaotic methods of distribution, th successful results of organization of tne growers cannot be Questioned. "The growers have been enabled to j?o on producing, and to increase pro auction, essential in the face of in creasing demand, while the percent 8 i increase in prices to consumers In the organized products has bee less than the percentage of increase tn price to consumers in unorganized products. POULTRY IS NEGLECTE Industry One of Greatest Assets of Oregon Country. LEGE. Corvallis. Aug. 22. (Special.) Poultry, to a greater tor less degree, is kept by the residents of cities and villages as a sideline Industry, on the general farm and by commercial poul trymen as a specif lized business. The poultry products produced in Oregon each year amount to millions of dol lars, and form one of the chief agri cultural assets of the state. Much of this poultry production is haphazard, with little application of true business methods and with slight realization of its wonderful financial possibilities. In spite of the fact that poultry has been neglected quite gen- rally the Industry Is growing by eaps and bounds. interest in better methods of breed- ng, feeding, housing and culling poultry Is greater today than ever be fore in the history of the Industry. The breeding work carried on by Professor Dryden of the Oregon Agri- ultural college has not onlv stimu lated but stabilized the poultry indus- ry in Oregon. The prices received -for poultry roducts. the pries paid for poultry upplies, and the known success of umeroua commercial poultry farms ave all been vital factors in stimu lating an interest in more efficient roduction of poultry and a general desire to discard haphazard methods. The extension service of the college s endeavoring to solve the problems confronting the poultry industry through lines of organization rather than individual assistance or isolated HIGHEST TYPE OF GUERNSEYS JUST IMPORTED FROM ISLAND OF GUERNSEY, WHICH HAVE ADDED MATERIALLY TO OREGON DAIRYING. BY HUBERT E. COSBY. OREGON AtiKlCUITURAI COL, CROPS ON DRY FARMS BETTER THAN USUAL Production Under Irrigation Reported Excellent.' JARDINE GIVES SUMMARY Fifty Farmers and Business Men Make Inspection of Experi ment Station in Burns. OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL LEGE. Corvallis, Aug. 22. (SpeciaL) "Dry farm crops in the great in terior plateau belt are in better than average condition, and crops under irrigation are excellent." says' James bration to be held in the sagebrush metropolis September 6, and the lucky couple are promised a fine supply of valuable articles necessary for house keeping. Members of the committee in charge say that if some bashful young folks do not come to the front by request it will be necessary tto take drastic action. What this drastic action may be, no one has dared to explain. And the worst part of it all is the fact that most of the committeemen already are married. FIVE STILLS ARE RAIDED Arresting Officers Treated by Pris- . oner to Big: Chicken Dinner. BAKER, Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) Tv.-o prisoners, five liquor stills and promise of the arrest of five more persona marked the results of a two- day search in Baker county by Sheriff Price Anderson, William Pierce, deputy sheriff, and District Attorney W. S. Levens. The prisoners were brought to Baker Friday night and lodged in the county jail on a charge of operat ing an Illicit still. They gave their names as Turner and Grahara and were apprehended near Unity. The officers report they found 70 gallons of mash, made from raisins and prunes. The men offered no resistance when PORTLAND MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS Russwin Builders' Hardware, Plumb's Tools, Village Blacksmith Hand Made Butcher Knives AGENTS. WHOLESALE FAILING - McGALMAN GO. 88 - 80 FROST STREET. J. L. Austin Sheetmetal Works Contractors and Constructors of Cornices, Skylights, Steam Tables and General Sheetmetal Work. 385-87 East Alder Street - EAST 5554. Specialty Foundry & Machine Works EAST SEVENTH AND MAIN STS. Small Casting's and Small Machine Work Our Specialty PHONE E 8408. DO YOU KNOW THE BELMONT BATTERY SHOP GRAND AVENUE AT BELMONT, IS GIVING THE SORT OF SERVICE THAT PROLONGS THE LIFE OF VOIR. BATTERY AUTHORIZED W1LLARD SALES STATION TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. EAST 1063. if Pi L- -4TtP fc ft &i III fAm II Iff jB r-.i HLJi-'iip- Ith $ht It It if tiV. wrf- iVs-?-wvJ tUL,k iLIH COMMERCIAL IRON WORKS ENGINEERS FOUNDERS MACHINISTS QUOTATIONS GIVEN ON SPECIAL MACHINERY AND OASTINGSL REPAIR WORJi, GENERAL JOBBINO. PHONES E 7S12 E 7275. WORKS EAST SEVENTH AND MADISON. THE PORTLAND CORDAGE CO. Manufacturers of ALL KINDS OF CORDAGE N. 14th and Northrup Sts., Portland, Or. Phone East 3510 Portland Top Co. Eaat Water and Alder Stm. Expert Auto Top Repairing An to Upholstering of All Kinds. SEAT COVERS, CURTAINS. Si ELECTRIC I STEEL I l.-V CASTINGS and avoid i expensive breakdovms. I ELECTRIC STEEL I ,rtlMa FOUNDRY 0wm Ml "Tb. Csstinr. That Give Too Coa- 1 9 fidence in Vuur Macbinery.' K mm 1:1 J. C. BAYER HOOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK. SKYLIGHTS, METAL CEILINGS, TANKS PHONE MAIN 461 207 MARKET STREET Rasmussen&Co. fliJ 1Mb! Mi Largre conslsnment of fine animals ordered for Clackamas. Tillamook, Coos, AVashlngrton and Clatsop eoantles. Tvnlch recently arrived here, photographed In front of the Pacific International Livestock exposition show building. lectures. The nucleus of this or ganization is the demonstration poul try farm. BREEDERS HOLD SESSION WASHIXGTOX COUNTY CIOTB IS HEADED BY W. A. GOODWIN'. E. Xi. Westover Will Soon Become Field 3Ianager for Organization; Headquarters in Portland. An increasing appreciation for the merits of the Guernsey as a success- ul and profitable breed for this state was reported at the second meeting of the Washington County Guernsey Breeders' association held at Hills boro recently. The meeting was staged at the A. B. Flint farm and he forenoon was spent in inspecting the excellent herd of 22 Guernseys hat are the proud possession of Mr. Flint. W. A. Goodwin was elected presi dent and Mr. Flint was elected vice president. 3. L. Batchelder is secretary-treasurer. The principal speaker of the day was K. Im Westover of Oregon Agri cultural college who' spoke of the merits of the Guernsey breed and of the necessity for dairymen to unite n maintaining the highest standards for dairying. He spoke regarding the advantages of organizations such as the breeders' association. Some of the Washington breeders are planning to exhibit their fine high record cattle at the Pacific In ternational Livestock show and at the county fairs that will be held this fall. Washington county secured some of the purebred Guernseys that were shipped direct from the Island of Guernsey recently, and whose arrival here was of interest to breeders throughout the country. Mr. Westover will soon take up his duties' as field manager for the American Guernsey Cattle club, with headquarters in Portland, and his ter ritory will embrace Oregon, Washing ton, California, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Between the morning and evening sessions of the club the delegates enjoyed an elaborate picnic luncheon served by Mrs. Flint, who also is a member of the association. In fact, many of the women of Washington county are numbered on the member ship list and even some of the chil dren own pure bred Guernseys. T. Jardlne, director of the college experiment station, on his return from an inspection tour of the Harney county branch station and adjoining district. The 22 acres under irrigation on the station farm received closest at tention of the 200 farmers and their friends who attended annual field day, August 8. The water is sup plied by a small pumping plant, which Serves as a model for a large district with a water table rising to within a few feet of the surface. Some farm ers are beginning to establish pump ing plants on their farms. A summary of experiment station work in Oregon was given by Direc tor Jardine in a brief address. Prof. W. L. Powers of the soils depart ment explained results with duty of water investigations. Judge Will R. King told of the marvelous develop ment of irrigation reclamation during his connection with the federal service. Luncheon was served by the ladies of Burns and community. Fifty farmers and business men made an inspection of the station and farmer co-operative irrigation experiments in the Burns, Powell ButteRedmond and Tumalo districts. arrested but treated the law guard ians to an elaborate chicken dinner. The other stills were found in the vicinity of Whitney and these were said to contain about 50 gallons each of cherry, peach and oornmeal mash. CXXAMED BIDDY LAYS EGGS IX 131 DAYS. ihrr fef- mum Hen i o. 96. uDDintfd champion on Crest view farm near Cor vu I lis. thnt reeentlT' mat m J world record. TRAINING COURSE PLANNED Pendleton High School to Fit Young Men for Farm Work. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) A course to fit young men for intelligent farm management will be given at Pendleton high school under provisions of the Smith-Hughes act this year. This general Industrial course will supplant the trade unit course given last year. Woodwork, concrete, plumbing and steam-fitting, blacksmithing, machine shop, gas engines, especially tractors, and mechanical drawing are the sub jects included. They are based upon two trade groups, building and metal. The new course is open to boys who plan to pursue regular high school work with a view toward graduation. HEN SETS WORLD RECORD 131 Fowl Begins Laying March 5, Stops 132d Day, Resumes 133d and Still Laying on on Reunionists Hold Picnic. HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) A large party of alumni of the Pacific university from various Wil lamette valley points, participated Saturday in a picnic at the Devil's punch bowl on the west fork of Hood river. A number of old students of the Forest Grove institution have been spending the past week at Sunshine shanty, the Dee homestead of Albert Tozier and his sister, Mrs. Edith To zier Weathered. Some of the reun ionists hiked to Lost lake. J. C. BAYER ROOFING AND SHEET METAL WORK, SKYLIGHTS, METAL ' CEILINGS, TANKS PHONE MAIN 461 204 MARKET STREET L. P. DUEBER PIUMBER. Successor to William Motrhead. Prompt and thorough attention given to all plumbing, jobbing and repairing. 27 NORTH SIXTEENTH STREET, Near Washington. lltlvry. 56HO. BARRELS AND CASKS And All Kinds of Cooperage at Finke Bros. Cooperage Works 183 Madison. Near Brldee. Main 8143 N.E.Corner SECOND and TAYLOR Sis, KNIGHT'S "ROGIE RIVER BRAND" Tomato Catsup Ventilator and Chimney Top to Order. Kepainnf A General Jubbins JACOB LOSLI TTS, COPPEB AND SHEET-IRON WORK. Tin and Gravel Koof Repairing (10 First Btreet, Portland. Orecoa. Phone: Main 1424. TRl.KS, TRAVELING BAGS, PISTOL, HOLSTKRS A NO CAR TRIDUK BELTS, MEN'S LEATHKH PUTTERS, LADIES' LEATHER LEliUlUS MADE TO ORDER. PORTLAND LEATHER CO, 229 Washington St. Phoenix Iron Works Eni neers, Founders, Machinists, Boilermakers. Repair work given prompt attention. OFFICE AND MACHINERY SHOP COR. HAVTIIORE AND K. 3D. EAST 2l. ALT. 211-45 J. E. Durham The fender man who takes the kinks out while you wait. Radiators Also Repaired. 30 N. ELEVENTH ST. HAND-MADE DOOR AND WIN DOW SCREENS, Store Pronts, Fixtures and ShelT-1ns. M. C. PLANK Cabinet Workers. All Work Guar anteed. East 3290. 102 Grand Ave. PORTLAND TINWARE SHEET METAL MFG. CO. Wholesale and Retail Manufac turers and Repairers of Tin, Cop per and Galvanized Ironware. 47 First St. Bdwy. 3444 WE ALWAYS BUY WASTE PAPER, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES INDEPENDENT PAPER STOCK CO. Office and Warehouse 474 Johnson St.. Cor. N. 13th. Broadway 2003. Phone East 1835. Res. East 1797. D. F. Shope, President and General Manager. SHOPE BRICK CO. FACE AND MANTEL SPECIALTY. BRICK A 361', East Morrison Street. MULTNOMAH SHEET METAL WORKS. Successor to Moore - Measrher Co. Sheet Metal Jobbing Galvanized tron cornices ond sky lights. Restaurant and dairy work a specialty. 228 ASH. BROADWAY 02. BEAVER DQARD fSS BOARD FOR BETTER WALLS SJ3 AND CEILINGS Mj RASMUSSEN & CO. N. E. Cor. Second and Taylor Streets Read The Oreeonian classified ads. Passenger and Freight Elevators PORTLAND ELEVATOR CO. East Ninth and Mill Streets Portland. Oregon. Phone East 31. East Side Mill and Lumber Co. LU3IUER, BOX S1IOOKS. GEN ERAL MILL WORK. Sellwood S97 B lStW ROUNDUP OFFERS PRIZES $6650 INVOLVED IN AWARDS FOR VARIOUS EVENTS. BY L. D. GRIFFEE. Oregon has a new champion. The maker of this new world's record is a hen, and she lives at the Crestview poultry farm at Corvallis. She has just broken a world's record by lay inr 131 eggs in 131 consecutive days. Beginning on March 5 of the pres ent year, this hen decided to make a world's record. In order to do this she produced a rather large white egg each morning. This was nothing unusual, as the hens on the Crestview farm are in the habit of doing that sort or thing, but when her owner, G. B. Coon, noticed that there was a hen on the trapnest record whose col umn stretched out for 20 or more days without a miss he began to notice her more closely. He discovered that hen No. 296 was a fairly large indi vidual with a deep body set squarely on her legs and that she laid her egg each morning at nearly the same time. 8:30 o clock, fane kept up this per formance for 131 days without a break and then decided it was time for a short vacation. She took jst one holiday, and since then has been laying continuously, and the owner Is wondering what her next record will be. If all the hens in Oregon were like hen 296, what a tremendous output of eggs we should have. The eggs laid by this busy fowl in the period of 131 days would weigh about four times as much as the hen herself. Each dozen of her eggs weighs 25 ounces and would go on the Portland market as "selects." . With all her prowess as a producer of high-class breakfast food, hen No. 296 has no name. Mr. Coon has tried several and none seems quite good enough. Cowlitz Timber Value Set. KELSO, Wash.," Aug. 22. (Special.) The Cowitz county board of equali zation held its final meeting today and established the timber land valuations by zones as follows,, each range constituting a zone: 4 - west, 90c; 3 west, $1.10; 2 west, $1.40: 1 west, $1.40; 1 east, $1.10; 2 east, 70c; 3 east, 50c: 4 east, 25c. These valua tions are fixed, so far as possible, at 50 per cent of the cash value of the timber land. The county assessor's office will now complete the tax rolls on .the basis of the equalized values. Preparations Under Way for Tre mendous Crowds From All V Parts of Northwest. 1 PENDLETON, Orv Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Cash prizes amounting to $6650, in addition to the magnificent round-up special saddle, will go to winners of various events in the 11th annual presentation of the epic drama of the" west in Pendleton, September 23, 24 and 25. Steer roping heads the list In amount of cash prizes, $1200 being allotted . for the ropers. One thou sand dollars each is placel on the cowboys' and cowgirls' relay race. The official prize list for the 1920 round-up, as announced today, is as follows: Cowboy pony race Purse $105. Each day $35. divided i;0, $10. $5. 1 Squaw race Purse $150. ach day $50. divided to, $15, 10. Cowgirl standing race Purse 1105. Each day $3.", divided $-'0, $10. $5. Cowbov relay race Purse $$1000, di vided $500. $300. $1'00. Steer bulldogging Purse $550. divided $300, $150. $100. Cowboy standing race Purse $105. Each day $35. divided $'20, $10. $5. Cowgirl bucking contest Exhibition rides for special prizes by five cowgirls daily. Indian pony race Purse $300, divided $ 1 50. imp, S'o. Steer roping Purse $1200. divided $000, $400, $00. Maverick race Prize $10 daily. Indian race, thoroughbreds Purse $150. Each day $50, divided $J5, $15, $10. Cowgirl pony race Purse $105. Each day $.15. divided $20, $10 $5. Pony express race Purse $500, divided $250, $150, $100. Stage coach race--Purse $1S0. Each day $00. divided $40 and $20. Cowgirl relay race Purse $1000. divided $500. $300, $200. Indian war bonnet race Purse $150. Each day $50. divided $25. $15, $10. Cowboy's bucking contest Purse $750, divided $450, $200, $100. Quick-change race Purse $15 daily, di vided $1ft and Wild horse race Purse $225 and jack pot. Each day $75 and the jackpot, di vided $10, $25, $10 and percentage ot jackpot. The round-up management is re ceiving daily requests for seat reser vations which prophesy a monster crowd. Spokane will send a big crowd of business men, a box has been re served for eight prominent San Fran ciscans, and eight Portland grain dealers have ordered a box. Fred Karl, chairman of the special features committee, has signed up several bands and is looking for an other. He is in communication with the newly oreranized Eutfene band of 40 pieces, under the directorship of Albert Perfect, former University of Oregon band leader and orchestra professor and director. Fair Board VisiCs Valley. KOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Members of the Hood River county fair board, accompanied by a party of citizens, participated in a junket yesterday to the valley. They visited stock ranches and representa tive orchard tracts. The party stopped at Lava Bed park in the upper val ley, where a lunch was served. COMMITTEE IN QUANDARY Couple to .Participate in Public Marriage Xot Available. BAKER, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.) 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